Catalog: Spring 2008 Trade Catalog
Company/Brand: Dufour Editions
generator spring in Spring 2008 Trade Catalog by Dufour Editions
new titles 1 spooky action at a distance and other stories tom noyes the stories in this new collection from tom noyes show us everyday characters coming to simple epiphanies the beauty of each story comes from the human connection that makes each realization possible a man who has just lost his father is able to see his son as a man for the first time a new mother finds appreciation for her family in the face of a neighbor s illness a boy cannot learn to read yet instinctively knows how to comfort his grandmother a wife calmly supports her husband s dream to ride a barrel over niagara falls a ...

4 welsh fiction alcemi is a new quality fiction imprint from wales publishing original contemporary fiction with an intelligent twist editor gwen davies brings her established record of developing new fiction writers to a host of upcoming and exciting welsh authors rhiannon katy cawkwell a compelling tale drawn from the fragmentary brilliance of the great welsh mythological cycle the mabinogion a woman goes on a great journey from her world into our own from eternal youth to mortal suffering from passionate first love to the strength of love rediscovered from vision to understanding intertwined ...

biography 13 arthur s round the life of brewing legend arthur guinness patrick guinness ireland s best-known irishman his name and signature in every household and village in ireland is also the least known part of dublin life for over two centuries both family and brewery have passed into legend but their origins have been obscured here for the first time the story of the man and his background told of a generation with edmund burke and richard brinsley sheridan this wily businessman built an empire that endured and expanded family and social history combine with an account of the brewing process ...

16 drama modern death the end of humanity carl-henning wijkmark translated by dan farrelly modern death is written in the form of a symposium in which a government agency brings together a group of experts to discuss a strategy for dealing with an ageing population the speakers take up the thread of the ongoing debates about care for the aged and about euthanasia the theme of a `final solution is mentioned though the connection with hitler is explicitly denied the most inhuman crimes are discussed in the symposium as if they were a necessary condition of future progress the fiercely ironical treatment ...

34 veritas harm not the earth megan mckenna this book is a wake-up call to start bearing fruit for the good of all it examines why we are on this earth and what it means to live and be responsible for creation in the image and likeness of god epiphanies moments of grace in daily life mary murphy a series of short reflections on the times of joy laughter deliverance forgiveness and growth that are available to all in and through the events of ordinary living with faith insight and humor the author draws together the threads of tragedy birth loss and new beginnings into a beautiful tapestry celebrating ...

mercier backlist 43 i signed my death warrant michael collins and the treaty t ryle dwyer published to mark the 85th anniversary of the treaty on 8 october 2006 2006 isbn 978-1-85635-526-1 1-85635-526-8 paper $19.95 the legacy of history martin mansergh a collection of thought-provoking historical pieces by a leading player in north-south relations and the peace process isbn 978-1-85635-389-2 1-85635-389-3 paper $30.95 cromwells revenge a true story peter mcloughlin cromwell s revenge is the true story of one family s struggle for survival through one of the darkest periods in irish history 2004 ...

46 mercier backlist state violence northern ireland 1969-1997 raymond murray a chronicle of the abuse allowed by the british state of emergency laws established in the north isbn 978-1-85635-235-2 1-85635-235-8 paper $19.95 stone mad for music the sliabh luachra story donal hickey account of music and traditions of this distinctive region of county kerry isbn 978-1-86023-097-4 1-86023-097-0 paper $19.95 reasonable doubt the case for the udr four ian paisley 1991 156 pages isbn 978-0-85342-962-3 0-85342-962-6 cloth $30.00 true crime death on a country road desmond fahy the story of how two derry ...