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Bless the Bride
Rhys Bowen - Minotaur Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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With Molly Murphys wedding to NYPD Captain Daniel Sullivanquickly approaching, the Irish sleuth heads to the Westchester County countryside,where his mother can lend her a hand and advise her onabrides proper place. And shockingly, Mollyseems to be agreeing. Shehas already promised that... |
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Broken Irish
Edward Delaney - Turtle Point Press
Format: Paperback
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Fiction. BROKEN IRISH is a passionately written novel about revenge, redemption, and alcoholism. It's a story driven by character, community, and coincidence set in south Boston in the late 1990s, a time when even the local parish church is party to a scandal about to unravel. With tight... |
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Galway Bay
Mary Pat Kelly - Grand Central
Format: Book
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Here at last is one Irish family's epic journey, capturing the tragedy and triumph of the Irish-American experience. In a rousing tale that echoes the myths and legends of Ireland herself, young Honora Keeley and Michael Kelly wed and start a family, inhabiting a hidden Ireland where... |
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The Girl on the Cliff: A Novel
Lucinda Riley - Atria Books; Original edition
Format: Paperback
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From the author of the #1 international bestseller The Orchid House, the mesmerizing story of two Irish families entangled by a tragic past that seems destined to repeat itself To escape a recent heartbreak in New York, Grania Ryan returns to her family home on the rugged, wind-swept coast... |
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The Gods of Gotham
Lindsay Faye - Thorndike Press; Lrg edition
Format: Hardcover
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New York City, . Timothy Wilde tends bar near the Exchange, saving every dollar in hopes of winning the girl of his dreams. Then his dreams are incinerated in a downtown fire, leaving Timothy disfigured, unemployed, and homeless -- until his older brother obtains him a job in the newly... |
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May the Road Rise Up to Meet You: A Novel
Peter Troy - Doubleday
Format: Print book
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An engrossing, epic American drama told from four distinct perspectives, spanning the first major wave of Irish immigration to New York through the end of the Civil War. Four unique voices; two parallel love stories; one sweeping novel rich in the history of nineteenth-century America.... |
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The Song of Achilles: A Novel
Madeline Miller - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan... |
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Tales from a Greek Island
Alexandros PapadiamanteÌs - Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Print book
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Set on the author's native Aegean island of Skiathos, these twelve stories capture the folkways of Greece. With acute observation of daily activities and loving descriptions of land and sea, Papadiamantis portrays the beauty and harshness of traditional island life. His prose captivates... |
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The Harp and the Eagle
Susannah Ural Bruce
Format: Book
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On the eve of the Civil War, the Irish were one of America’s largest ethnic groups, and approximately 150,000 fought for the Union. Analyzing letters and diaries written by soldiers and civilians; military, church, and diplomatic records; and community newspapers, Susannah Ural Bruce... |
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Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide. Fourth Edition
John Grenham - Genealogical Publishing Company; 4 edition
Format: Paperback
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Genealogical research in Ireland has always depended on records that are more fragmented, localised and difficult to access than anywhere else. The internet is changing that. More and more records are coming online and this book is an indispensable guide to what these records are, where... |
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The Genesis of Science: The Story of Greek Imagination
Stephen Bertman - Prometheus Books
Format: Hardcover
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Historians often look to ancient Greece as the wellspring of Western civilization. Perhaps the most ingenious achievement of the Greek mind was the early development of the sciences. The names we give to science's many branches today—from physics and chemistry to mathematics,... |
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Greek Revival: Cooking for Life
Patricia Moore-Pastides - University of South Carolina Press
Format: Hardcover
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Take eighty-seven ambrosial recipes designed for the needs and appetites of everyday cooks, leaven with delectable anecdotes about the Greek lifestyle, then pepper with revealing scientific insight, and the result is Greek Revival: Cooking for Life--an appetizing introduction to wonderful... |
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Green Suede Shoes: An Irish-American Odyssey
Larry Kirwan - Thunder's Mouth Press
Format: Paperback
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This rock 'n' roll Angela's Ashes begins in County Wexford, Ireland, in the late 1950s, a now unrecognizable, priest-fearing backwater suffocating in superstition and strangled by sexual fevers. After an escape to the Bronx, Larry finds himself, like a musical Zelig, side by side with the Ramones... |
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The Irish Americans: A History
Jay P Dolan - Audible Studios for Bloomsbury
Format: Audiobook
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Jay Dolan of Notre Dame University is one of Americas most acclaimed scholars of immigration and ethnic history. In The Irish Americans, he caps his decades of writing and teaching with this magisterial history of the Irish experience in the United States. Although more than 30 million... |
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North of Ithaka: A Journey Home Through a Family's Extraordinary Past
Nicholas Gage - St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Leaving behind a sparkling social life and a successful journalism career, Eleni Gage moved from New York City to the remote Greek village of Lia. Lia is the same village where her father was born and her grandmother murdered, and which her father, Nicholas Gage, made famous twenty years... |
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Teacher Man: A Memoir
Frank McCourt - Scribner; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Nearly a decade ago Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of sixty-six, he burst onto the literary scene with Angela's Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize -- winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. Then came 'Tis, his glorious account of his early years in New York.... |
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Where to Find Your Arab-American or Jewish Genealogy Records: Also: Mediterranean, Assyrian, Iranian, Greek & Armenian
Anne Hart - ASJA Press
Format: Print book
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Find out how and where to find your Arab-American or Jewish genealogy records. Also Mediterranean, Assyrian, Iranian, Greek & Armenian for all faiths. Are you a Christian or Moslem person from the Eastern Mediterranean, Iran, Armenia, Turkey, Greece, Iraq, or Central Asia? Or are your... |
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Ancient Greece : an interactive history adventure
William Caper - Capstone Press
Format: Print book
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"Describes the life and times of ancient Greece. The readers' choices reveal the historical details of life from the perspectives of a resident of Athens and a resident of Sparta"--Provided by publisher. |
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Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, Book 1)
Eoin Colfer - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Book
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Twelve year old Artemis Fowl is not your typical Irish kid. He is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. With two trusty sidekicks in tow, he hatches a cunning plot to divest the fairy folk of their pot of gold. Fantastic stuff from beginning to end, the Artemis... |
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The Cooking of Greece
Matthew Locricchio - Benchmark Books; 2 edition
Format: Book
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''Introduces the different culinary regions of Greece and presents many kids of recipes for traditional Greek dishes''--Title: The Cooking of GreeceAuthor: Locricchio, Matthew/ McConnell, Jack (PHT)Publisher: Marshall Cavendish CorpPublication Date: 2011/09/01Number of Pages:... |
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Horse Diaries #10: Darcy
Whitney Sanderson - Random House Books for Young Readers; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Ireland, 1917. Darcy is a light gray Connemara pony with silver dapples. Shes fast and tough, whether shes pulling a load of peat from the bog or riding around the rugged countryside with Shannon McKenna, her human familys eldest daughter. But when Mrs. McKenna needs a doctor, Darcy discovers... |
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Girl to the Core
Stacey Goldblatt - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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What kind of person is at your core?Molly O'Keefe's boyfriend, Trevor, is moving too fast, but when she catches him kissing his ex, Molly thinks it might be her own fault. After all, it was her idea to take things slow. In fact, her best friend, Vanessa, recently talked her into... |
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I Have an Olive Tree
Eve Bunting - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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The day I was seven, my grandfather gave me and olive tree...At first, Sophia thinks the tree is an odd gift, but when Grandfather dies and her mother travel to Greece to see the tree, she discovers that what he discovers that what he has given her is far greater than she'd ever imagined.A... |
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Irish Immigrants: 1840-1920
Megan O'Hara - Blue Earth Books
Format: Print book
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Discusses the reasons Irish people left their homeland to come to America, the experiences immigrants had in the new country, and the contributions this cultural group made to American society. Includes activities. |
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Nobody's Prize (Princesses of Myth)
Esther Friesner - Random House Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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In this rousing sequel to Nobody’s Princess, young Helen of Sparta is not about to be left behind when her older brothers head off to join the quest for the Golden Fleece. Accompanied by her friend Milo, and disguised as a boy herself, Helen sets out to join the crew of heroes aboard... |
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The Odyssey
Gillian Cross - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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A bold re-envisioning of The Odyssey, told with simplicity and style perfect for fans of graphic retellings and mythology enthusiasts alike.Odysseus faces storm and shipwreck, a terrifying man-eating Cyclops, the alluring but deadly Sirens, and the fury of the sea-god Poseidon as he makes... |
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The Orphan: A Cinderella Story from Greece
Giselle Potter - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover
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Once upon a time in Greece, fate left a young girl an orphan. Her stepmother was so hateful that she counted every drop of water the orphan drank! But with the help of Nature's blessings, the orphan was showered with gifts: brilliance from the Sun, beauty from the Moon, gracefulness... |
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Poseidon and the Sea of Fury
Joan Holub - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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A young Poseidon must triumph over aquatic terrors in this Heroes in Training adventure. The merciless Cronus and his Titan buddies are in hot pursuit of Zeus, Hera, and Poseidon, who plan to travel across the treacherous boiling sea in order to save a fellow Olympian. They have a boat,... |
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Albert Nobbs
Glenn Close - Lionsgate
Format: DVD
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Nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) gives a "powerhouse performance" (New York Post) as a woman who passes as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning... |
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Five Minutes of Heaven
Liam Neeson - MPI HOME VIDEO
Format: DVD
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Product Description From the Oscar-nominated director of DOWNFALL, the BAFTA-winning screenwriter of OMAGH and star Liam Neeson comes a startling new thriller inspired by true events: In 1975, 17-year-old Irish-Protestant Alistair Little assassinated... |
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The guard
John Michael McDonagh; Chris Clark; Brendan Gleeson; Don Cheadle; Liam Cunningham; et al; All authors - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD
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"Two cops... one an unorthodox Irish policeman and the other a straitlaced FBI agent, must join forces to take on an international drug-smuggling gang"--Container. |
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My Life in Ruins
Nia Vardalos - Fox Searchlight
Format: DVD
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Immerse yourself in this sunny, uplifting romantic comedy starring Oscar® nominee Nia Vardalos* (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) and Academy Award® winner Richard Dreyfuss. Vardalos delivers a charming performance as Georgia, a recently laid-off — though anything but laid-back —... |
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Captains and the Kings
Richard Jordan - Koch Vision
Format: DVD
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NBC's First Mini-Series Event - Starring Richard Jordan in his Golden Globe Award-Winning RoleThe Rags to Riches Story of an American Dynasty - Based on the Best-Selling Novel by Taylor CaldwellWinner of Two Emmy Awards including Outstanding Lead Actress (Patty Duke) and CinematographyDetermined... |
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Empires - The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
Liam Neeson - PBS
Format: DVD video
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The story of ancient Greece's Golden Age is told through the lives of its prominent figures, including Cleisthenes, Themistocles, Pericles, and Socrates. Topics covered include the building of the Acropolis, the Battle of Marathon, and the philosophers of the Academy. |
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Mamma Mia! The Movie
Meryl Streep - Universal Studios
Format: DVD
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Sophie has just one wish to make her wedding perfect: to have her father walk her down the aisle. Now she just has to find out who he is. Join the music, laughter and fun of the irresistibly charming Mamma Mia! The Movie. Academy Award-winner Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast, including... |
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Joel Zwick - Hbo Home Video
Format: DVD
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It's not surprising that My Big Fat Greek Wedding grew more popular over the course of its theatrical release (whereas most blockbusters open big and then drop precipitously)--not only does it have believable situations and engaging characters, but these characters (particularly our romantic... |
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Out of Ireland
Format: DVD
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Examines the history of the seven million Irish who emigrated to America in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries including the causes of the exodus and the immigrant experience in the United States. Uses photographs, archival footage, manuscript material and interviews with Irish immigrants... |
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