2 mystery by any name katherine john a bloodstained man runs half naked down a motorway at night dodging high-speed traffic admitted to a psychiatric ward suffering from amnesia he has a detailed knowledge of sophisticated weaponry and military techniques all evidence of terrorism when his armed guards are murdered and his psychiatrist dr elizabeth santer is abducted a desperate hunt begins for a dangerous killer he drags elizabeth to wales where a violent and bloody confrontation exposes treachery and political cover-up is he a terrorist kidnapper or murderer elizabeth s life depends on the answer hunted down the detective stories of charles dickens peter haining while the characters in charles dickens novels have settled themselves in the public imagination he has also had a profound effect on the development of crime fiction his innovative detective characters were based on dickens s observations of the fledgling police detective force when he was a reporter he accompanied detective
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6 fiction peter owen modern classics madonna from russia yuri druzhnikov this is the story of lily bourbon a beautiful mysterious russian woman recounting her ninety-six years newly arrived from the provinces the young lily becomes a prostitute in petrograd she is acquired by the bolsheviks to service the communist elite at the age of twenty-three she marries andrei bourbon a poet with important friends bourbon shows lily s poems to a children s newspaper and with the aid of a suitably revolutionary biography her poems are immediately published as children s books bourbon disappears and lily becomes the ideal symbol of the soviet era praise for druzhnikov s previous work this stunning work of genius as scathingly funny as it is unrelentingly deadly review of contemporary fiction ambitious epic satire druzhnikov captures the essence of russian life before the collapse of communism publishers weekly the oblivion seekers isabelle eberhardt isabelle eberhardt s life was one of the mos
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history memoir 9 return to patagonia by way of the falkland islands rosemary goring here is rosemary goring s personal account of returning the the land of her childhood puerto san julian and her memories of the nearby ranch where she spent her early years return to patagonia includes both childhood memories of the farm community and the recollections of her family who owned and managed it for over eighty years it also breaks new ground exploring the english and scottish sheep farmers who crossed from the falkland islands to colonize the barren mainland further south the book explores the links between patagonia and its neighboring islands having met people who were caught up on both sides in the falklands war rosemary goring is able to offer another perspective on the conflict october 5½ x 8½ 212 pages peter owen isbn 0-7206-1260-8 978-0-7206-1260-8 paper $28.95 brigadista bob doyle bob doyle was born in dublin s inner city in 1916 after a poor childhood he joined the ranks of the un
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12 music art u2 an irish phenomenon visnja cogan the sheer longevity and worldwide success of u2 with no change in line-up or manager continues to confound the critics visnja cogan delves into the personal story of u2 starting with the early days in dublin and the arrival of paul mcguinness it describes the eight features central to u2 s success which has allowed the band to conquer the world they broke the mold remaining well-behaved and stable avoiding the `rock star scene constantly struggling to improve this book pays homage to a band that has given a voice to each generation since the 1970s my contemporaries jean cocteau until his death in 1963 jean cocteau held a unique place in french culture to commemorate his friends and contemporaries cocteau wrote intimate portraits of celebrities from the fields of his many talents theatre cinema art ballet and literature gathered in this collection his descriptions illustrate everything that is accessible sympathetic memorable durable
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travel 15 through writers eyes is a new series from eland gathering the best travel writing from exciting trendy new tourist destinations here are the first four titles in the series syria marius kociejowski this collection of travel writing explores syria the tourism capital of the middle east it is designed to stand beside ross burns s monuments of syria as the other bible of travel in syria sicily horatio claire this collection explores the never-ending historical interest and rich and fascinating literary culture of sicily stretching back thousands of years november 306 pages eland isbn 0-907871-84-4 978-0-907871-84-2 paper $28.95 november 306 pages eland isbn 0-907871-94-1 978-0-907871-94-1 paper $28.95 marrakesh barnaby rogerson compiled by leading north african travel writer barnaby rogerson this collection includes work from george orwell winston churchill gavin maxwell and peter mayne it has enough wit spice glamor humor and cruelty to inspire the most bewildered tourist croa
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18 poetry moon wheels ruth fainlight images of the moon however interpreted whether stern and stony presence or protective maternal symbol recur throughout ruth fainlight s work each poem is a balancing act between thought and feeling revealing otherness within the everyday often measuring subtle shifts in relationships ruth fainlight has published poetry short stories translations and libretti she was born in new york city but has lived in england since the age of 15 of fainlight s earlier work this gorgeous unrhymed sonnet describes the dip and bend in a country road the hudson review extreme of things jenny joseph this is a large collection combining new poems with a thematic selection from recent books it explores the duality of existence a track which runs through all joseph s work in poetry or prose of jenny joseph s earlier works a moodier collection of reflective poems about the dead and lost publishers weekly she is in fact deeply feminist honoring women s traditional
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poetry 21 cicada selected poetry prose tatiana voltskaia translated by emily lygo tatiana voltskaia is one of russia s leading poets and a distinguished journalist and essayist she belongs to the generation who first wrote poetry in the last decade of the ussr reacting to the profound and disturbing changes of that time to emerge as poets of the new russia at the center of her poetry there is a woman trying to escape from her condition of isolation seeking communication through dialogue reflections shadows echoes letters and sex many of her poems are set in her native city of st petersburg tatiana voltskaia has worked as a radio journalist since 1987 and a correspondent for radio svobody radio liberty since 2000 russianenglish bilingual edition -273.15 peter reading peter reading s latest book 273.15 absolute zero is a lament a tirade a disaster warning and an anthropologist s catalogue of our final expedition addressed to an earlier survivor of global catastrophe noah the bitter soci
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24 literary criticism a poet s journal and other writings padraic fallon a powerful and authoritative selection of critical essays and reviews by poet padraic fallon skillfully compiled and edited by his son brian fallon this book marks the centenary of his father s birth padraic fallon was one of the foremost irish poets of his generation and a prolific writer of radio plays who was also an active essay-reviewer in the leading periodicals of his day his literary criticism was incisive and witty his erudition lightly worn unearthed from old files of the bell the dublin magazine and the irish times his work remains fresh and readable decades later wordgloss a cultural lexicon jim o donnell words and phrases are the common currency of our lives we use them exchange them discard them drawing on a wordhoard accumulated over thousands of years but often we use them carelessly what exactly do we mean for example when we refer to a draconian measure an apocryphal story or laisse faire policie
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business economy social science 27 the importance of being branded an irish perspective john fanning the critical importance of brand management in business success is now universally acknowledged branding has rapidly moved up the business agenda and is now taken very seriously by all businesses it is a concept that has wide ranging applications not just for businesses but political parties churches countries regions and even individuals trade aid and development essays in honour of helen o neill edited by majda bne saad and maura leen this book examines the theory and practice of development co-operation over the past half century it discusses key trends in development policy and analyzes the links between development policy and other aspects of countries external and domestic policies the range of analyzes presented will stimulate and challenge readers ideas and perspectives on development in a globalizing world october 6 x 9 300 pages liffey isbn 1-904148-93-x 978-1-904148-93-7
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30 paperback backlist fiction poetry houseboating in the ozarks gary forrester isbn 0-8023-1342-6 $14.95 tideland mitch cullin isbn 0-8023-1340-x $12.95 the dream emile zola isbn 0-7206-1253-5 $21.95 poems jeremy h prynne isbn 185224-656-1 $37.95 riverfall simmons buntin isbn 1-903392-47-0 $19.95 dark pool ben howard isbn 1-903392-32-2 $18.95 yielding ice about to melt richard penna isbn 0-8023-1339-6 $14.95 gothic tales of the marquis de sade marquis de sade isbn 0-7206-1251-9 $23.95 city of light kerstin ekman isbn 1-870041-54-2 $23.95 love life micheal o siadhail isbn 1-85224-707-x $22.95 double crossing eva salzman isbn 1-85224-661-8 $23.95 brendan kennelly john mcdonagh isbn 1-904148-44-1 $22.95 behold faith and other stories tom noyes isbn 0-8023-1338-8 $14.95 meet me in mozambique e.a markham isbn 0-9547913-7-1 $15.95 red stilettos ruth joseph isbn 0-9544899-7-7 $16.95 the moscow and voronezh notebooks osip mandelstam isbn 1-85224-631-6 $24.95 modern irish poetry patrick crott
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