Since the 1980s, Ireland has gone through a profound social, demographic, and religious disruption, the impact of which has been seen across recent fiction from Irish writers. Companion to the Contemporary Irish Novel traces this cultural shift and its impact by examining how modern novels have reckoned with a new conception of Irishness.Despite the heady mix of cultural and social destabilization, reform, and economic successes and challenges, this period of relentless di...

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Some people believe in fate.Others believe only in control.Luna Jackson is kind-hearted, optimistic, and convinced that everything happens for a reason. After months of struggling to find work, she finally catches a break when she's hired as the live-in nanny for Oliver Walters - a brilliant billionaire lawyer whose icy reputation is matched only by his obsession with privacy.Oliver has built his life on rules, routine, and control. As the guardian of his younger br...

This book examines China’s maritime strategy, which aims to dominate and leverage the world’s oceans to secure its national interests.Offering a comprehensive assessment of China’s initiatives across the various domains of national power, the work addresses the various actors – countries, companies, councils, and commissions – involved in, and affected by, China’s machinations. This includes all the relevant regions, commercial sectors, legal frameworks, trade relationships, and di...

Fourteen years ago, one hot Dublin summer, a little boy was snatched from his garden. Six weeks later, a girl was abducted from her mother's car. The case of these stolen children has haunted DS Lucy Golden ever since.But now, a breakthrough...DNA recovered from a recent robbery is matched to the missing boy. Lucy begs to reopen the case, even though it means returning to Dublin, which she left in disgrace over a decade ago. She'll have to ...

Fourteen years ago, one hot Dublin summer, a little boy was snatched from his garden. Six weeks later, a girl was abducted from her mother's car. The case of these stolen children has haunted DS Lucy Golden ever since.But now, a breakthrough...DNA recovered from a recent robbery is matched to the missing boy. Lucy begs to reopen the case, even though it means returning to Dublin, which she left in disgrace over a decade ago. She'll have to ...

A pioneering study of the Cold War military-industrial complex shows how defense leaders reorganized the US armed forces in the image of commercial enterprise.The strategic landscape of the Cold War generated political support for a permanent US military force of unprecedented scale. Faced with the problem of managing this behemoth, leaders of the defense bureaucracy looked to private industry for inspiration: since the military now resembled a huge industrial cong...

An enchanting guide to living more in tune with ourselves, our community, and our planet by embodying the innate qualities of the wondrous mycelial world.The more we start to live like mushrooms, author Madison Murphy Barney argues, the more healthy, just, and abundant our lives will be. Unlike other mushroom-focused books, Our Ancestors Want Us to Be Mushrooms isn't a foraging guide, a scientific examination of fungi, or a glimpse into the powers of psilo...

From the artist and social media sensation, featuring original artwork never seen before, explore the absurdity and silliness of everyday life - the habits and thoughts that guide each one of us, from growing up to surviving work, from cultivating friendships to marrying your best friend.Why are the hardest battles given to the silliest sausages?How can we do more of the things we love?And, most important...

The Inheritors - Journey to Vahana follows the Chen family through the generations, from Sarah Chen, who kept humanity's biological heritage safe while hiding terrible secrets, to her great-granddaughter Maya, who must choose between evolution and extinction when faced with the choice of what humanity should become. It's a story about what we're willing to give up, or become, to save not just our species, but the world.The integration you'll read about, consciousness shari...

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Monica Murphy comes a sweltering summer romance you won’t be able to put down. Includes a gorgeous foiled cover and sprayed edges.Twenty-two-year-old heiress Rachel Henderson has one goal this summer: hide out at her family’s lake house and recover from the most mortifying breakup Manhattan society has ever witnessed. Sun, swimming, and ze...

A brilliantly funny, relatable romance set in Ireland from BESTSELLER Clodagh Murphy.☘️ Perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane, Beth O’Leary and Sophie Cousens.Two former almost-somethings. One very messy reunion. Could this finally be their time?As teenagers, Ella and Roly were an unlikely duo with big dreams and even bigger plans for the future.Ten years later? Not so much.Ella was supposed to be building a brilliant academic career. Ins...