Describes some of the principles that are the basis of karate and offers suggestions on ways to avoid fighting.

Facing the double-edged sword: The art of karate for young people (Education for peace series)

WEBSTER-DOYLE, Terrence

Sports & Outdoors

Atrium

Over one-hundred sumptuous recipes allow you to create at home the experience of Ireland's most celebrated vegetarian restaurant. Denis Cotter is the co-founder and chef of Cork city's Cafe Paradiso and has an international reputation for innovation. He uses the finest seasonal organic produce to create dishes bursting with flavor and richness, food created purely for pleasure. Restaurant critics have waxed euphoric about the experience of eating there, and now with `The Cafe Paradiso Cookbook' you can enjoy the atmosphere of the restaurant and the pleasure of eating Cotter's dishes at home. The recipes include appetizers, entrees, and desserts that range from the simple and comforting to the exotic and extravagant. The pleasure which Cotter derives from food and cooking is obvious in the sensuous descriptions and recipes; recipes that are fun to read as well as delicious. A best seller in Ireland, this book is popular with non-vegetarians as well as vegetarians. A conversion guide for measurements and ingredients is included.

The Cafe Paradiso Cookbook (Atrium Press)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Denis Cotter

Regional & International

Captures the unique spirit of these sites through a series of color photographs. Holy wells are places of popular religious devotion. At many of them the waters are believed to have healing powers; some are even supposed to have power over the weather. There are hundreds of these wells all over Ireland, many of them still in use. They vary greatly in appearance-some are very simple, decorated only with rounded river pebbles, while others are highly ornate and adorned with holy statues, medals, rosary beads, flowers, and candles. This book captures the unique spirit of fifty wells (of the 200 visited by the authors) through stunning photography and illuminating text, exploring the individuality of each well, their many forms and setting, and the assorted personal offerings that decorate them. Many are endangered archaeological sites. The authors visited the wells on their special days of devotion, "pattern days," to record the activities at those shrines. A map and glossary are also included.

Fish Stone Water: The Holy Wells of Ireland

Rackard, Anna

Religion & Spirituality

Laced with history, wildlife, antiquities, and politics, this book offers captivating insights into memorable locations, experiences, and moments during walking tours of Ireland. Through a selection of articles, excerpts, letters, and journal entries, we experience the beauty of high moors and mountains, see the conditions of the peasantry improve from poverty to wealth, mark the evolution of politics and society, and, most of all, enjoy the pleasures of exploring Ireland on foot. Here one will find Samuel Johnson's hilarious description of a walk that ended with a fall into the River Liffey, and Eric Newby's account of a pilgrimage ascent of Croagh Patrick. Here are tales by such authors as John Keats, Paul Theroux, and Colm Toibin about the antiquities of the countryside, drinking and singing, botany, the delights of mountain climbing, superstition and folklore, and the quality of inns. This anthology will take the reader on a colorful and eventful journey through time and the lovely and sometimes harsh Irish countryside.

A Walk in Ireland: An Anthology of Walking Literature (Atrium Press)

Travel

Europe

This is the story of the life and times of a West Cork farmer, Jack Sheehan who lived all his 80 years on the same farm. He recounts growing up and struggling to survive in the 1920s and 1930s, managing his farm through the 1950s and adjusting to new forces in the 1970s. It illustrates how the traditional farm has changed from a valued family inheritance to the commodity of consumerism and property speculators today. The book draws on unique source materials, including Jack's diaries, and is illustrated with original color photographs.

Jack's World: Farming on the Sheep's Head Peninsula, 1920-2003

Sheehan, Seán

History

Examines the history of the Irish Landscape since the last Ice Age until now. The book also celebrates the life of Irish naturalist, Robert Lloyd Praeger, and the Clare Island survey which was completed in 1913. The latest scientific theories are used to bring readers up-to-date on the remarkable, and until recently, little understood Irish flora and fauna ecosystem.

Secrets of the Irish Landscape: The Story of the Irish Landscape Is the Story of Ireland

Science & Math

Matthew Jebb

Nature & Ecology

This book charts the growth of one man's journey in relation to psychiatry and human development. Ivor Browne was a central and controversial figure in Irish life up until his retirement as Chief Psychiatrist of Ireland's Eastern Health Board in 1994.

The Writings of Ivor Browne: Steps Along the Road - The Evolution of a Slow Learner

Biographies & Memoirs

Browne, Ivor

Professionals & Academics

Kinsale ? Light and Time is a unique photography book featuring the collected and written work of photographer John Collins. Spanning four decades of life in the iconic Irish coastal Cork region of Kinsale, the collection features compelling documentary, landscape and underwater photographs, narrated by engaging personal essays by the author.

Kinsale - Light & Time

Arts & Photography

COLLINS, John.

Photography & Video

How does our social identity and the workings of the wider society have an impact on our self-esteem, our self-confidence, our sense of empowerment, our leadership, our social visibility, and the quality of our relationships? This book presents a model for understanding people?s feelings and behaviour in a social as opposed to an individual context. It looks at these through the lens of diversity and social identity, i.e., class, gender, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, and so on. In particular, it makes a distinction between ?oppressed? or ?minority? identities and ?oppressor? or ?dominant? identities. How oppression and domination operate and their effects on the well-being of people individually and collectively are examined and specific attention is paid to how this affects relationships between people of different identities. This all underpins an understanding of how people can deal with feelings and heal from their hurts. The final sections of the book look at how people can take charge of dealing with their struggles including the processes of human liberation and social change and the place of leadership in bringing about a sustainable and egalitarian future. The book is aimed at a general readership, at those who wish to understand the origins of the personal struggles they experience. It is also aimed at social, educational, community and mental health workers and health service providers who work with such people.

Personal Struggles: Oppression, healing and liberation (MindYourSelf, 1)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Ruth, Seán

Mental Health

A Quiet Man Miscellany

John Ford’s The Quiet Man (1952) is the most popular cinematic representation of Ireland, and one of Hollywood's classic romantic comedies. For some viewers and critics the film is a powerful evocation of romantic Ireland and the search for home. This book contains new and original information and photographs about the film The Quiet Man. Des MacHale has found a range of unexpected new information about the film. The book opens with the letters of John Ford’s secretary, Meta Sterne, giving authentic information and commentary about what went on behind the scenes on location in Ireland. There were many rumours of a sequel to The Quiet Man but they never came off. However, a belated sequel Only the Lonely starring Maureen O’Hara was produced in 1991 and it is described and analysed. The emergence of the screenplay of The Quiet Man is a long and complicated saga. The book examines the initial rejected screenplay by the Welsh novelist Richard Llewellyn which contained much of the inspiration for the final cut of the movie. The memoirs of Maureen Coyne―Cashman, who lives in Brooklyn, New York, are published here for the first time. She is one of the few surviving bit players and she describes her experiences on set with Wayne, O’Hara, and Ford. The real-life incidents on which the ecumenical scenes in the film are based are discussed.The final part of the book covers more recent events including the Quiet Man conference held in Galway in 2004 and the opening of Pat Cohan’s bar in 2008 which featured in the film as a real bar. The book also contains dozens of previously unseen stills from the movie and many unseen photographs of locations and personalities.

Humor & Entertainment

MacHale, Des

Movies

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