Byrne: 544 books
The Real Jane Austen
A Life in Small Things
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
In The Real Jane Austen, acclaimed literary biographer Paula Byrne provides the most intimate and revealing portrait yet of a beloved but complex novelist.
Just as letters and tokens in Jane Austen’s novels often signal key turning points in the narrative, Byrne explores the small things...
The Genius of Jane Austen
Her Love of Theatre and Why She Works in Hollywood
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
Perfect for fans of Jane Austen, this updated edition of Paula Byrne's debut book includes new material that explores the history of Austen stage adaptations, why her books work so well on screen, and what that reveals about one of the world's most beloved authors.
Originally published by Bloomsbury...
by David Byrne
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
**Updated with a new chapter on digital curation*
How Music Works* is David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social or technological. Utilizing his incomparable career and...
Adventures of a Wonky-Eyed Boy
The Short Arse Years
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
A hilarious childhood memoir from one of Ireland's funniest comedians.
'"Mrs Byrne, you've a beautiful, very pale, ginger-haired baby boy with a wonky eye." As she was handed me by the midwife, my mother wept for all the wrong reasons. She could have shagged a platypus and I still...
Secrets of the Secret Service
The History and Uncertain Future of the U.S. Secret Service
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller CRISIS OF CHARACTER comes an explosive new exposé of the Secret Service.
The United States Secret Service is tasked with protecting our Presidents, their families, and the complex in which they live and work. Given this important mission,...
The Lean Turnaround Action Guide: How to Implement Lean, Create Value and Grow Your People
Practical Tools and Techniques for Implementing Lean Throughout Your Company
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
This companion to The Lean Turnaround shows exactly how to use “lean leadership” to eliminate waste while increasing profitability and driving sustainability
While many companies have attempted to become Lean, few have captured the full promise of this better way of business. In this compelling...
Cómo El Secreto cambió mi vida (How The Secret Changed My Life Spanish edition)
Gente real. Historias reales.
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Desde la publicación de la primera edición hace una década, El Secreto, el best seller de Rhonda Byrne, ha creado infinidad de lectores que han compartido historias reales sobre cómo sus vidas han mejorado de forma milagrosa. Cómo El Secreto Cambió Mi Vida reúne una selección de las historias...
Conquer Your Fear of Flying
How to Overcome Anxiety and Panic Attacks with the Fearless Flying Programme
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Fear of Flying? Fear no more! Read this life-changing bestseller and look forward to a positive flying future.
Post 9/11 and following events like the MH17 Russian Plane crash and the mystery of 'missing flight MH370' even the most intrepid air-traveller would be forgiven for feeling anxious...
by Harley Byrne
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2012
Time-travelling ex-postman Harley Byrne's ongoing mission is to capture and make available for download “all the world’s music, ever.” In this newly rediscovered chapter from his lost memoirs, Byrne describes in full his mission to Manchester, 1952, to record the secret computer music of Alan Turing - war hero, mathematician, inventor of hands-free umbrella.
The Ethics of Discernment
Lonergan's Foundations for Ethics
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2016
In The Ethics of Discernment, Patrick H. Byrne presents an approach to ethics that builds upon the cognitional theory and the philosophical method of self-appropriation that Bernard Lonergan introduced in his book Insight, as well as upon Lonergan’s later writing on ethics and values.
Extending...
The Meaning of Life with Gay Byrne
Conversations on Love, Beliefs, Morality, Grief and Everything in Between
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
On RTÉ’s The Meaning of Life, Gay Byrne has spoken with public figures about these questions and many others.
Here, for the first time, Gay recollects the most insightful discussions on the big themes: childhood, love, faith, disbelief, morality, grief – the universal themes that bind...
by Peter Byrne
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Peter Byrne’s study of God and realism offers a critical survey of issues surrounding the realist interpretation of theism and theology. Byrne presents a general argument for interpreting the intent of talk about God in a realist fashion and argues that judging the intent of theistic discourse should...
Aesthetic Sexuality
A Literary History of Sadomasochism
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2013
To understand why the concept of aesthetic sexuality is important, we must consider the influence of the first volume of Foucault's seminal The History of Sexuality. Arguing against Foucault's assertions that only scientia sexualis has operated in modern Western culture while ars erotica belongs to...
White Lives
The Interplay of 'Race', Class and Gender in Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2006
This revealing book explores the processes of racialization, class and gender, and examines how these processes play out in the everyday lives of white women living in London with young children. Bridget Byrne analyzes the flexibility of racialized discourse in everyday life, whilst simultaneously...