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Title: Ireland: True Stories of Life on the Emerald Isle (Travelers' Tales) by James O'Reilly, Sean O'Reilly, Larry Habegger ISBN: 1885211465 Publisher: Travelers' Tales Inc Pub. Date: April, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: A great book!
Comment: I really enjoyed this book on Travler's tales from Ireland. It had some great stories. You really got to know about the country, and it's people from reading this. I highly recommend it.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Sub-title says it all.
Comment: This book consists of a wide variety of stories from the humourous to the profound to the historical. There are stories that you want to sit down with a friend and read it to them: specically, "A Pub Fairy Tale" by Pamela Ramsey tells of a visit to an Irish pub by the author who wanted to take in the "ambiance" of the music and dancing. She hoped that she would be asked to dance, but as closing time drew near, her hopes seemed slim. Then an energetic old gentleman finally asked her, and she describes it this way: "I could feel the other dancers watching us, nodding, laughing, giving us encouragement, but the old man and I had eyes only for each other. We were two odd strangers caught in a moment of tenderness. A moment of magic. I was Cinderella, the belle of the ball, dancing with my Prince - an old, almost-blind man, wearing a black beret." Beautiful. Another story tells of the estrangement of a son and his father when he married outside the faith, and how, when the father died, a reconciliation of sorts was established with his brother with they go hiking on the hills where there father had hiked with them, and how he came to understand his father's secret strength and connection with the isle: "Walking the Kerry Way", by Tim O'Reilly. This brief description of Mr. O'Reilly's story does it a gross injustice, because there is a depth of feeling that only the author can convey. The brief biographical descriptions at the end of each story are informative and to the point. At the end of the book, there is an extensive, "The Next Step" which includes a number of websites, and a good bibliography. The book is well put together, and succeeds very well in conveying "true stories of life on the emerald isle."
Rating: 5
Summary: Descriptions pull you into the landscape
Comment: Like other books in the Travelers Tales series - this book gives excellent insight into the Irish way of life and provides excellent reading (I am slightly biased, having written one of the short pieces that is included - titled Cycling to Dun Aengus). The overall quality of the book is excellent and the descriptions pull you right into the landscape and geography of Ireland - from sitting in smoky pubs to driving past weather beaten coasts. Some of these pieces are also hilarious. Highly recommended not only as a prerequisite to a visit - but for a great read. [email protected]
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Title: McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery in the West of Ireland by Pete McCarthy ISBN: 0312272103 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: February, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Round Ireland With a Fridge by Tony Hawks ISBN: 0312274920 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: March, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: For the Love of Ireland: A Literary Companion for Readers and Travelers by Susan Neunzig Cahill ISBN: 0345434196 Publisher: Ballantine Books (Trd Pap) Pub. Date: 13 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Travelers' Tales Spain: True Stories (Travelers' Tales Guides) by Lucy McCauley ISBN: 1885211783 Publisher: Travelers' Tales Inc Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: No News at Throat Lake by Lawrence Donegan ISBN: 0671785400 Publisher: Pocket Star Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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