7 best-selling historical books like Old Ireland in Colour by John Breslin

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Old Ireland in Colour

By: John Breslin

4.47

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Old Ireland in Colour brings to life the rich history of Ireland and the Irish through the colour r…

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1. Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1)

By: Colm Tóibín

3.72

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, Colm Tóibín's sixth novel, Brooklyn, is set in Brooklyn and… read more

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  • historical
  • ireland
  • irish literature
"Some people are nice and if you talk to them properly, they can be even nicer."

-Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1)

"And she wondered then if she herself were the problem reading malice into motives when there was none intended"

-Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1)

"It struck her that he might have told no one, not even his brothers, how he felt, and she thought how lonely that might have been for him."

-Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1)

"She thought it was strange that the mere sensation of savouring the prospect of something could make her think for a while that is must be the prospect of home."

-Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1)

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2. Storm of Steel

By: Michael Hofmann , Ernst Jünger

3.50

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

A memoir of astonishing power, savagery, and ashen lyricism, 'Storm of Steel' illuminates not only … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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3. Goblin Market

By: Joyce Carol Oates , William Morris , Laurence Housman , Christina Rossetti , Dante Gabriel Rossetti

3.82

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

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4. What to Say When You Talk to Yourself

By: Shad Helmstetter

3.77

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

Negative programming prevents individuals from becoming and doing exactly what they want. Any amoun… read more

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  • nonfiction
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5. Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Botts, #1)

By: Paul O. Zelinsky , Beverly Cleary

4.39

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Beverly Cleary's timeless Newbery Medal-winning book explores difficult topics like divorce, insecu… read more

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6. The Test: My Autobiography

By: Brian O'Driscoll

4.00

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

This is the long-awaited autobiography of the greatest rugby player of our time: Brian O'Driscoll. … read more

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7. Antarctica

By: Claire Keegan

3.86

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Published to great critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, the iridescent stories in Claire… read more

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  • ireland
  • irish literature
"That's the way it is in our house, everybody knowing things but pretending they don't."

-Claire Keegan, Antarctica

"I run the house now. The last man who said I was old enough got scalded. My mother always said there was nothing as bad as a burn. And she was right. It's turning out that I'm taking no nonsense from…"

-Claire Keegan, Antarctica

"Whatever you say, I'll manage. I will live out of a water barrel and check the skies. I will learn fifteen types of wind and know the weight of tomorrow's rain by the rustle in the sycamores. Make ne…"

-Claire Keegan, Antarctica

8. Amongst Women

By: John McGahern

3.00

Format: 81 pages,

Moran is an old Republican whose life was forever transformed by his days of glory as a guerilla le… read more

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9. Indignation

By: Philip Roth

3.74

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

Against the backdrop of the Korean War, a young man faces life's unimagined chances and terrifying … read more

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10. The Symposium

By: Plato , Christopher Gill

4.09

Format: 90 pages, Paperback

A fascinating discussion on sex, gender, and human instincts, as relevant today as ever. In the … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"The truth about eros is terrifying."

-Plato, The Symposium

"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet"

-Plato, The Symposium

"Ali,srecnice moj,mozda sam ja nista,a ti to ne primecujes."

-Plato, The Symposium

"καὶ οὗτος ἄρα καὶ ἄλλος πᾶς ὁ ἐπιθυμῶν τοῦ μὴ ἐτοίμου ἐπιθυμεῖ"

-Plato, The Symposium

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11. Radium Girls

By: Cy.

4.18

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

New Jersey, 1918. Edna Bolz entre comme ouvrière à l’United State Radium Corporation, une usine qui… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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12. Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World

By: Michael Pollan

3.72

Format: 2 pages, Audible Audio

Listening time = 2h 2m Pollan takes us on a journey through the history of the drug, which was f… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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13. Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other

By: Sam Heughan

4.05

Format: 297 pages, Hardcover

Two Men. One Country. And a lot of whisky. As stars of "Outlander", Sam and Graham eat, sleep an… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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14. So Late in the Day

By: Claire Keegan

4.00

Format: 47 pages, Hardcover

After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the b… read more

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  • ireland
  • irish literature
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15. Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

By: Daniel E. Lieberman

4.18

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

If exercise is healthy (so good for you!), why do many people dislike or avoid it? These engaging s… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"Eating sensibly and exercising don't guarantee long life and good health; they just decrease the risk of getting sick."

-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

"The mantra of this book is that nothing about the biology of exercise makes sense except in the light of evolution, and nothing about exercise as a behavior makes sense except in the light of anthrop…"

-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

"We evolved to be physically active as we age, and in turn being active helps us age well. Further, the longer we stay active, the greater the benefit, and it is almost never too late to benefit from …"

-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

"For generation after generation, our ancestors young and old woke up each morning thankful to be alive and with no choice but to spend several hous walking, digging, and doing other physical activiti…"

-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

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16. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

By: James Patterson

3.92

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"Different books speak to us at different times."

-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

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17. Long Island (Eilis Lacey, #2)

By: Colm Tóibín

3.82

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved, critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author comes a spectacularly movi… read more

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  • historical
  • ireland
  • irish literature
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18. Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography

By: Billy Connolly

4.42

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals … read more

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  • nonfiction
"Blessed are those who yodel - for they shall never be troubled by offers of work."

-Billy Connolly, Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography

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19. The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography

By: Deborah Levy

4.18

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

A searching examination of all the dimensions of love, marriage, mourning, and kinship from two-tim… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Sometimes we want to unbelong as much as we want to belong."

-Deborah Levy, The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography

"It was a big release from the terror of death to finally acknowledge that it is also always absurd."

-Deborah Levy, The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography

"I might one day risk falling in love again, but I was not going to lose my heart to the cardiologist."

-Deborah Levy, The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography

"To unfold any number of ideas through all the dimensions of time is the great adventure of the writing life."

-Deborah Levy, The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography

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20. She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Vol. 3 (Volume 3) (She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, 3)

By: Sakaomi Yuzaki

4.69

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

As Nomoto comes to terms with her feelings, Kasuga worries over her relationship with her family. M… read more

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21. Cat + Gamer, Volume 3 (Cat + Gamer, #3)

By: Wataru Nadatani

4.33

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

GAIN NINE EXTRA LIVES WITH A NEW FELINE FRIEND! A dedicated gamer, Riko discovers what it's like… read more

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22. Champagne Football: The Rise and Fall of John Delaney and the Football Association of Ireland

By: Mark Tighe

4.40

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Over the course of fifteen years, John Delaney ran the Football Association of Ireland as his own p… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • irish literature
  • ireland
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23. Some Things I Still Can't Tell You: Poems

By: Misha Collins

4.11

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

From Misha Collins, actor, longtime poet, and activist, whose massive online following calls itself… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Only schizophrenics See the beauty here."

-Misha Collins, Some Things I Still Can't Tell You: Poems

"I ran toward it all, thinking the destruction might purify me."

-Misha Collins, Some Things I Still Can't Tell You: Poems

"Reading your note, at our table, in my voice, I heard you were ready to accept my love, Which, of course, changes everything."

-Misha Collins, Some Things I Still Can't Tell You: Poems

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24. Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? A Memoir

By: Séamas O'Reilly

4.13

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

A heart-warming and hilarious family memoir of growing up as one of eleven children raised by a sin… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • irish literature
  • ireland
"Ann was as steady as rain and implacable as taxes. The kind of strong rooted Donegal woman you could imagine blithely tutting if her hair caught fire."

-Séamas O'Reilly, Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? A Memoir

"It was this story, delivered in Robert's signature south Derry monotone, that had my dad in literal and figurative stitches in the amputation ward. Despite being a Catholic who loved and admired Pope…"

-Séamas O'Reilly, Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? A Memoir

"It seems blasphemous that my mother's death even existed in the same reality as those moments that subsequently came to define my youth; taking the long way home from Nixon's Corner so I could listen…"

-Séamas O'Reilly, Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? A Memoir

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25. The Rodfather: Inside the Beautiful (Ugly, Ridiculous, Hilarious) Game

By: Roddy Collins

4.28

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

The hilarious memoir from the funniest man in football!Roddy Collins is a football man - now in the… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • irish literature
Cover of Lost & Found: A Memoir by Kathryn Schulz

26. Lost & Found: A Memoir

By: Kathryn Schulz

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Eighteen months before Kathryn Schulz's father died, she met the woman she would marry. In Lost & F… read more

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  • nonfiction
"For now, at least, the world is ours to notice and to change, and that seems to me sufficient. It is true that loss will ultimately part us from it, but it is also true, as I said earlier, that we ha…"

-Kathryn Schulz, Lost & Found: A Memoir

"One consequence of losing a parent—obvious enough, although it hadn't occurred to me beforehand—is that it reconfigures the rest of your family. All my life, it had been the four of us; to the extent…"

-Kathryn Schulz, Lost & Found: A Memoir

"What an astonishing thing it is to find someone. Loss may alter our sense of scale, reminding us that the world is overwhelmingly large while we are incredibly tiny. But finding does the same; the on…"

-Kathryn Schulz, Lost & Found: A Memoir

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27. Factory Girls

By: Michelle Gallen

3.72

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A funny, fierce, and unforgettable read about a young woman working a summer job in a shirt factory… read more

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  • historical
  • ireland
  • irish literature
"I guess failure is like posh,' Maeve said. 'Relative."

-Michelle Gallen, Factory Girls

"No matter how shitty things got for a man, they were always shittier for a woman."

-Michelle Gallen, Factory Girls

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28. Cat + Gamer Volume 4

By: Wataru Nadatani

4.42

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Just when office worker Riko Kozakura is beginning to rank up her Pet Owner skill from Beginner to … read more

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29. Old Ireland in Colour

By: John Breslin

4.47

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Old Ireland in Colour brings to life the rich history of Ireland and the Irish through the colour r… read more

Similar categories in John Breslin's Old Ireland in Colour book and John Breslin's Old Ireland in Colour

  • art
  • history
  • historical
  • photography
  • nonfiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
Cover of Adulthood Is a Gift! (Sarah's Scribbles, #5) by Sarah Andersen

30. Adulthood Is a Gift! (Sarah's Scribbles, #5)

By: Sarah Andersen

4.45

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

With new and classic Sarah's Scribbles comics, essays, stickers, and more, this book is a celebrati… read more

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31. Dublin in Sketches and Stories

By: Róisín Curé

4.32

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Róisín Curé sketches what she sees, wherever she is, from the mundane to the magnificent, and every… read more

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  • nonfiction

9 must-read history books like Old Ireland in Colour by John Breslin

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Storm of Steel

Michael Hofmann , Ernst Jünger

3.50

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The Symposium

Plato , Christopher Gill

4.09

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Radium Girls

Cy.

4.18

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Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World

Michael Pollan

3.72

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15 must-read adult books like The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading by James Patterson

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Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

Transform Your Habits

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

James Patterson

3.92

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The Paris Novel

Ruth Reichl

3.84

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Sipsworth

Simon Van Booy

4.26

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