Liam: 412 books

It is 1969 and Glasgow is in the grip of the worst winter in decades yet it is something else that has Glaswegians on edge: a serial killer whose name alone is enough to make them tremble with fear. The Quaker has killed another victim, snatching a young woman from a nightclub and dumping her body...

The D-Day landings on June 6th 1944 were part of the largest military operation in history. An airborne assault in Northern France was followed by amphibious landings on five Normandy beaches: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. The Allied invasion was designed to breach the fearsome defences of the...

By 1938 a second war in Europe seemed inevitable. It had only been twenty years since the war to end all wars, and the horrors of conflict were still fresh in the mind, but that didn’t stop all sides re-arming and preparing for yet more bloodshed. The settlement at the end of World War One...

Un inno all'amore per la lettura e al coraggio che sanno infonderci i libri. Perché, a volte, vivere come in un romanzo è l'unico modo per ritrovare la felicità. Leah Eady è abituata alle assenze del marito. Ogni volta che lavora a un nuovo romanzo, Robert scompare per qualche tempo, lasciando...

This book will investigate and analyse the pertinent conspiracy theories to decide once and for all if Oswald was involved, whether he was a lone gunman, or if there were other assassins in Dealey Plaza in November 1963

Reading the Contemporary Irish Novel 1987–2007 is the authoritative guide to some of the most inventive and challenging fiction to emerge from Ireland in the last 25 years. Meticulously researched, it presents detailed interpretations of novels by some of Ireland’s most eminent writers. This...

The first comprehensive history of a largely ignored area of the conflict Offers fresh analysis and research into the war Follows the war from before the conflict began to the truce Strong local history interest

At once a literary biography of a fascinating and influential American writer and a case study that reinvigorates scholarly engagement with other Genteel writers, this work is the first book-length study of Taylor in forty years. This critical reconsideration of Taylor’s life and works demonstrates...

'Hugely memorable, The Toymaker is an unflinching examination of the dark instinct for survival that lies in all of us.' Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites A person is defined by the secrets they keep . . . Adam Kulakov likes his life. He's on the right side of middle age; the toy company...

This book examines the phenomenon of the independent politician, believed to be extinct in most political systems. It is very much alive and well in Ireland, and has experienced a considerable resurgence in recent years. Independents won a record number of seats in 2016 and had three ministers appointed...

The follow-up to the critically acclaimed My Fire's Gone Out, the Fire Philosophy is an inspirational and common sense parable for coping with change. Using real life examples of people who have overcome adversity in their lives including redundancy, illness and addiction, this book examines the choices to keep your spark alive.

In an age when few ventured beyond their birthplace, André Palmeiro left Portugal to inspect Jesuit missions from Mozambique to Japan. A global history in the guise of biography, The Visitor tells the story of a theologian whose travels bore witness to the fruitful contact—and violent collision—of East and West in the early modern era.

Donaldsons’ Essential Public Health has been in continuous print for 35 years, evolving through successive editions. This unrivalled record of success for a textbook of public health shows the enduring appeal of its content, style, and accessibility to generations of students and practitioners....

A comprehensive collection of profiles of the best riders to have raced at the prestigious Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. From the legendary racers at the beginning of the 20th century like Charlie Collier to the stars of modern TT racing like John McGuinness, Ian Hutchinson and Michael Rutter,...