pierce rachel ireland the people the places the stories
Pierce Rachel Ireland. The People, The Places, The Stories
A stunning celebration of the rich culture and fascinating history of Ireland featuring ten Irish illustrators. Discover everything that makes the Irish isle so special – from its famous landmarks to its myths and legends, from its epic battles to its incredible music ... and everything in between. With a foreword from much-loved Irish comedian Dara O Briain Beautiful, full-colour illustration makes this the perfect gift Showcases the talent of ten of Ireland’s top illustrators.
2488 Руб.
Melmoth Jonathan Sticker Picture Atlas of Great Britain & Ireland
Packed with facts about the natural and cultural heritage of the British Isles. Maps show the capital cities, major towns and natural features. An interactive way to explore Europe and find out about the places, people and wildlife United Kingdom and Ireland. A lively source of information for homework or simply to pore over for fun. Includes links to carefully selected websites via the Usborne Quicklinks website.
2112 Руб.
Ireland
The long-standing Michelin Travel Guides are an ideal travel companion for travelers who really want to connect with the world. Get to know the local way of life through detailed background information on the country, people, and culture. Quickly identify the best places to visit using Michelin's star rating system. The best sites are highlighted on the sites map or you can follow a pre-planned driving tour. With the Michelin Travel Guide to Ireland.
1027 Руб.
Rutherfurd Edward Dublin
The new epic novel from the bestselling author of Sarum, Russka, London and The Forest Edward Rutherfurd's great Irish epic reveals the story of the people of Ireland through the focal point of the island's capital city. The epic begins in pre-Christian Ireland during the reign of the fierce and powerful High Kings at Tara, with the tale of two lovers, the princely Conall and the ravishing Deirdre, whose travails echo the ancient Celtic legend of Cuchulainn. From this stirring beginning, Rutherfurd takes the reader on a graphically realised journey through the centuries. Through the interlocking stories of a powerfully-imagined cast of characters - druids and chieftains, monks and smugglers, merchants and mercenaries, noblewomen, rebels and cowards - we see Ireland through the lens of its greatest city.
2660 Руб.
Hastings Selina The Children's Pocket Bible
A beautifully illustrated children's Bible for families to enjoy together. This collection of influential and inspiring stories from the Old and New Testaments helps children to learn and interpret the messages and meanings of the Bible. The classic stories are retold in simple, accessible language for children, while beautiful illustrations bring the words to life. Children aged 9-12 years will love the colourful photographs and illustrations of key people and places, alongside geographical maps of locations in the Bible, to provide fresh insight and aid understanding. The Children's Pocket Bible also introduces younger readers to sacred sites of religious significance, from the peak of Mount Sinai to the shores of the Sea of Galilee. This family favourite pocket Bible features: - The many stories, events, people, and places in one comprehensive reference book - Clear, accessible text, including helpful quotations, for understanding and enjoyment of the Bible stories - Beautiful illustrations and photography, alongside stories and quotations, to engage a younger audience - Material prepared in full consultation with education experts, scholars, and religious advisers This comprehensive guide to the Bible for kids covers major events to learn about in detail, including the creation, the nativity, and the resurrection. You'll also find important quotations from the King James Bible, with useful references to chapter and verse.
3995 Руб.
Hopkins Andy, Potter Jocelyn A Land of New Hope. Level 5
Children improve their English while exploring and learning about other cultures, science, nature and different places, and people across the world. Activities at the end of the book further explore the topic and aid comprehension. MP3 audio and teachers’ support material available. In 1921, Ronan and Patrick Dooley leave Ireland to start a new life with a better future in New York City, in America. 2,122 words. British English.
2141 Руб.
Le Bas Damian The Stopping Places. A Journey Through Gypsy Britain
'I needed to get to the stopping places, so I needed to get on the road. It was the road where I might at last find out where I belonged.' Damian Le Bas grew up surrounded by Gypsy history. His great-grandmother would tell him stories of her childhood in the ancient Romani language; the places they worked, the ways they lived, the superstitions and lores of their people. In a bid to better understand his heritage, Damian sets out on a journey to discover the stopping places - the old encampment sites known only to Travellers. Through winter frosts and summer dawns, from horse fairs to Gypsy churches, Damian lives on the road, somewhere between the romanticised Gypsies of old, and their much-maligned descendants of today.
2179 Руб.
Shearer Eleanor River Sing Me Home
We whisper the names of the ones we love like the words of a song. That was the taste of freedom to us, those names on our lips. Mary Grace, Micah, Thomas Augustus, Cherry Jane and Mercy. These are the names of her children. The five who survived, only to be sold to other plantations. The faces Rachel cannot forget. It's 1834, and the law says her people are now free. But for Rachel freedom means finding her children, even if the truth is more than she can bear. With fear snapping at her heels, Rachel keeps moving. From sunrise to sunset, through the cane fields of Barbados to the forests of British Guiana and on to Trinidad, to the dangerous river and the open sea. Only once she knows their stories can she rest. Only then can she finally find home.
3730 Руб.
Marsden Philip The Summer Isles. A Voyage of the Imagination
In an old wooden sloop, Philip Marsden plots a course north from his home in Cornwall. He is sailing for the Summer Isles, a small archipelago near the top of Scotland that holds for him a deep and personal significance. On the way, he must navigate the west coast of Ireland and the Inner Hebrides. Bearing the full force of the Atlantic, it is a seaboard which is also a mythical frontier, a place as rich in story as anywhere on earth. Through the people he meets and the tales he uncovers, Marsden builds up a haunting picture of these shores - of imaginary islands and the Celtic otherworld, of the ageless draw of the west, of the life of the sea and perennial loss - and the redemptive power of the imagination. Exhilarating and poignant, Marsden's prose has been widely praised. Bringing together themes he has been pursuing for many years, The Summer Isles is an unforgettable account of the search for actual places, invented places, and those places in between that shape the lives of individuals and entire nations.
1880 Руб.
Thomson David The People Of The Sea
When David Thomson took a journey to the sea coasts of Scotland and Ireland to seek out the legend of the selchies - mythological creatures who transform from seals into humans - a magical world emerged. Men were rescued by seals in stormy seas, took seal-women for their wives and had their children suckled by seal-mothers. Timeless and haunting, The People of the Sea retains its spellbinding charm and brings to life the enchanting stories of these mysterious creatures of Celtic folklore.
2068 Руб.
Woolf Virginia Street Haunting
Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. 'The hour should be evening and the season winter, for in winter the champagne brightness of the air and the sociability of the streets are grateful'. In such conditions, Virginia Woolf takes to London's streets in search of a pencil. The account of her journey - the people, the places, the pleasure - soon becomes one of the great paeans to city life. This collection also includes other wonderful essays, such as 'How Should One Read a Book?' and 'The Sun and the Fish'.
3244 Руб.
The Children's Illustrated Bible
An superbly illustrated new edition of a children's favourite. Retells the stories of the Bible in a clear, lively style that retains the poetry of the traditional text. Colour photographs of people, places and wildlife, together with maps of the Bible lands, provide a detailed background. Features quotations from the King James Bible with reference to chapter and verse. Prepared in full consultation with education experts, scholars and religious advisers - supports National Curriculum at Key Stage 2, making it ideal for school projects. Retold by Selina Hastings.
3556 Руб.
Christie Agatha, Дойл Артур Конан, Дюморье Дафна Ghosts from the Library. Lost Tales of Terror and the Supernatural
A brand new anthology of previously unpublished and uncollected supernatural mysteries by some of the masters of the Golden Age – thrills, spills and chills perfect for Halloween. It is said that books are written to bring sunshine into our dull, grey lives – to show us places we want to escape to, lives we want to live, people we want to love. But there are also stories that can only be found in the deepest, darkest corners of the library. Stories about the unexplained, of lost souls, of things that go bump before the silence. Before the screaming. And some stories just disappear. Stories printed in old newspapers, broadcast live on the wireless, sometimes not even published at all – these are the stories you cannot find on even the dustiest of library shelves. Ghosts from the Library resurrects forgotten tales of the supernatural by some of the most acclaimed mystery authors of all time. From Arthur Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr to Agatha Christie and Daphne du Maurier, this spine-chilling anthology brings together thirteen uncollected tales of terror, plus some additional surprises. Close the windows. Draw the curtains. Just don’t let the lights go out…
2928 Руб.
Binchy Maeve A Few of the Girls
Maeve Binchy's bestselling novels not only tell wonderful stories, they also give an insight in to how Ireland has changed over the decades, and how people remain the same: they still fall in love, sometimes unsuitably; they still have hopes and dreams; they have deep, long-standing friendships, and some that fall apart. From her earliest writing to her most recent, Maeve's work has included wonderfully nostalgic pieces and also sharp, often witty writing which is insightful and topical. But at the heart of all Maeve's fiction are the people and their relationships with each other. A Few of the Girls is a glorious collection of the very best of her writing, full of the warmth, charm and humour that has always been essentially Maeve.
1990 Руб.
Meadows Daisy Rainbow Magic. Lacey the Little Mermaid Fairy
Join Rachel and Kirsty as they help the Fairytale Fairies make stories magical for everyone! Lacey the Little Mermaid Fairy is very upset! Jack Frost has stolen her magical conch shell, and without it the characters from her story have escaped into the human world. Can Kirsty and Rachel help get the Little Mermaid back in her fairytale where she belongs?
1144 Руб.
Doyle Roddy The Deportees
Roddy Doyle's first ever collection of stories. For the past few years Roddy Doyle has been writing stories for Metro Eireann, a newspaper started by, and aimed at, immigrants to Ireland. Each of the stories took a new slant on the immigrant experience, something of increasing relevance and importance in today's Ireland. The stories range from 'Guess Who's Coming to the Dinner', where a father who prides himself on his open-mindedness when his daughters talk about sex, is forced to confront his feelings when one of them brings home a black fella, to a terrifying ghost story, 'The Pram', in which a Polish nanny grows impatient with her charge's older sisters and decides - in a phrase she has learnt - to 'scare them shitless'.
2419 Руб.