The Little Green Book Of Irish Wisdom

Author : Dermot McEvoy
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781628739244

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The Little Green Book of Irish Wisdom by Dermot McEvoy Pdf

Wit, craic, and maxims from the Emerald Isle’s most famous descendents including JFK, Ronald Reagan, St. Patrick, William Butler Yeats, Oscar Wilde, George Carlin, Brendan Behan, Michael Collins, de Valera, Tug McGraw, and many more! In this lively and wide-reaching collection Dermot McEvoy gathers together some of Ireland’s most famous lines from its most famous (and infamous) residents. But just who are the Irish, exactly? They are freedom fighters (the British call them “terrorists”), slave-owners, master politicians, relentless defenders of their religions, gay, straight, liberal, reactionary, victims of a famine, and mercenaries in the name of imperialism. They are expert businessmen, singers, outlaws, movie stars, writers, poets, priests, highwaymen, beggars, gypsies, gangsters and athletes. They are drunkards, teetotalers, modest, extravagant, and always shocked by the whole thing. They are inspirational and infuriating. They are funny and they are cynical. They are extraordinarily talented and remarkably venal. They are tough, adaptable, and the ultimate survivors. They are bewildering. They are infuriating. And whatever they are, there is a certain wisdom to it all. So dive in and discover new lines and classic quotes from your favorite Irish men and women!

Author : Ruth Cullen
Publisher : Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781441300225

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The Little Green Book of Blarney by Ruth Cullen Pdf

We're all just a wee bit Irish, don't you think? Indeed, some 40 million Americans claim Irish ancestry, and many more than that line the streets each March in leprechaun hats, green beer in hand, declaring "Kiss me, I'm Irish!" But what, exactly, does it mean to be Irish? Consider The Little Green Book of Blarney your very own pot of gold, a treasure trove of facts and wisdom about the Emerald Isle, its people, and our collective Irish past. You'll explore Irish history, culture, and literature, as well as folklore and fun. And that's no blarney! A great book for St. Patrick's Day!

Author : Sanford L. Jacobs
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781632200297

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The Little Black Book of Political Wisdom by Sanford L. Jacobs Pdf

Politics. It’s a word that carries a great deal of weight, and there have been many words spoken about it ever since human beings decided it might be a good idea to come down from the trees and form some kind of government. The Little Black Book of Political Wisdom is an engaging collection of the wisest, funniest, and most insightful words ever said about the world of politics. Gathered here are hundreds of quotations from statesmen and stateswomen, philosophers, foreign leaders, journalists, and other politically astute observers from ancient times to present day. Here are some examples: “Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.” —Henry Adams “I have learned that one of the most important rules of politics is poise—which means looking like an owl after behaving like a jackass.” —Ronald Reagan “Politics are almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can be killed once, but in politics many times.” —Sir Winston Churchill “We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.” —Aesop “Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” —P. J. O’Rourke

Author : Barbara Burn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781629141626

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The Little Green Book of Gardening Wisdom by Barbara Burn Pdf

Surprising as it may seem, the first place an experienced gardener looks for advice and ideas is not the local gardening store or even the nearby botanical garden, but a good library. Gardeners have been sharing their wisdom for thousands of years, and their books and treatises still provide a rich resource for growers and landscapers today. Here in this volume is a bouquet of quotations that will strike a responsive chord with anyone who has ever worked the soil or just admired nature’s handiwork. Areas that are covered include the metaphorical… - Some men like to make a little garden out of life and walk down a path. Jean Anouilh, The Lark (1952) words of encouragement… -Then seek your job with thankfulness and work till further orders, If it's only netting strawberries or killing slugs on borders; And when your back stops aching and your hands begin to harden, You will find yourself a partner in the Glory of the Garden. Rudyard Kipling, “The Glory of the Garden” (1911) reflection… - To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure, is the most perfect refreshment. Jane Austen, Mansfield Park (1814) and the practical… - Three fundamental aspects of border design—site, shape, and size—have at least as great an effect on the ease of garden maintenance as does the actual selection of plants. Frederick McGourty, The Perennial Gardener (1989) and much more. Drawing on sources ranging from the earliest agrarian civilizations to the present, The Little Red Book of Gardening Wisdom is a treasury of great ideas that will delight amateur and expert gardeners alike.

Author : Conor MacDari
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789128321

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Irish Wisdom Preserved in Bible and Pyramids by Conor MacDari Pdf

The solution of the mystery of the pyramids of Egypt has been a problem which has not only puzzled mankind in general during the ages of the past, but which has as well mystified the minds of scholars and thinkers even to this our present day. In Irish Wisdom Preserved in Bible and Pyramids, which was first published in 1923, author Conor MacDari begins with the origin of the Great Pyramid and continues to explain the reasons for its existence, its message and significance. He then traces history from the time of the ancient Phoenicians through the Roman era, illustrating the part the Irish race took in these important times.

Author : Bert Preiss
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783643911919

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Conflict at the Interface by Bert Preiss Pdf

More than two decades after the Northern Ireland peace agreement, conflict still flares between deprived Protestant/Unionist/ Loyalist and Catholic/Nationalist/Republican working-class interface communities, who remain divided by numerous 'peace walls'. In light of Brexit, the Irish border issue and the power-sharing impasse progress in local peacebuilding has stalled. This might even jeopardise the overall peace process. Within this context, this book explores, largely empirically, the nature and causes of conflict at the interface. An attempt is also made to provide an outlook on peace in Northern Ireland and to highlight potential lessons for other conflict-ridden, divided societies.

Author : Nancy Rider Hunt
Publisher : Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1593598645

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Bitch? Moi? by Nancy Rider Hunt Pdf

In this celebration of the bitch within, retro women bust down the walls without breaking a nail or mussing their hair. Nancy Rider Hunt, whose cards and magnets are sold nationwide, illustrated Bitch? Moi? With campy photo collages.If you find yourself wondering if he's worth shaving your legs for, if your inner diva just wants to get down and dirty once in a while, if you prefer your men tranquilized and tagged, make this book your manifesto and join the audacious sisterhood of women who know what they want and how to get it. Serve up some attitude with a twist as you tell the world: "It's Ms. Bitch to you!" Illustrated with photos or winsome artwork, Keepsakes are books to treasure and share. 72 pp, hardcover. 6 1/4" square.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Peter Pauper Press fine gifts since 1928 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Joan Larson Kelly
Publisher : Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0880880686

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Irish Wit and Wisdom by Joan Larson Kelly Pdf

Folklore, humor, proverbs, toasts -- and blarney!

Author : David Slattery
Publisher : Orpen Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781871305418

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How to Be Irish by David Slattery Pdf

From the quintessential Irish Mammy to love for all things GAA, the Irish have a particularities – and peculiarities – that make us different from our neighbours. Social anthropologist David Slattery takes us through the rules of being Irish with deadpan humour, from how to approach an Irish wedding or funeral to the Irish attitude to health, business, politics, death, Christmas and being cool. For his research, David canvassed undercover for a major political party during the recent election campaign, attended opportune weddings and funerals, and interviewed doctors, psychiatrists, and a bunch of builders: "I have begged, spied, knocked down my house, got a job, dressed in drag and drank in many pubs – all in the interest of science." A unique popular anthropology book about being Irish, not only will this book prove instructive to the tourist or foreigner who wants to blend in without a fuss, but the Irish will find it interesting as a mirror to how we are.

Author : Andrew Walton
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-09
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781291939071

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Little Green Poetry by Andrew Walton Pdf

This collection of poems - some playful, others serious - is intended to highlight the destruction of our environment at the hands of capitalism. I have also put forward the alternative, a society where wealth is shared, rather than hoarded, and used for the common good. A planet where the vast majority of its citizens - the 99% - are in control, not a tiny elite, to allow us to plan our economy to solve environmental threats.

Author : Niall Williams
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781635574210

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This Is Happiness by Niall Williams Pdf

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST and REAL SIMPLE A profound and enchanting new novel from Booker Prize-longlisted author Niall Williams about the loves of our lives and the joys of reminiscing. You don't see rain stop, but you sense it. You sense something has changed in the frequency you've been living and you hear the quietness you thought was silence get quieter still, and you raise your head so your eyes can make sense of what your ears have already told you, which at first is only: something has changed. The rain is stopping. Nobody in the small, forgotten village of Faha remembers when it started; rain on the western seaboard was a condition of living. Now--just as Father Coffey proclaims the coming of electricity--it is stopping. Seventeen-year-old Noel Crowe is standing outside his grandparents' house shortly after the rain has stopped when he encounters Christy for the first time. Though he can't explain it, Noel knows right then: something has changed. This is the story of all that was to follow: Christy's long-lost love and why he had come to Faha, Noel's own experiences falling in and out of love, and the endlessly postponed arrival of electricity--a development that, once complete, would leave behind a world that had not changed for centuries. Niall Williams' latest novel is an intricately observed portrait of a community, its idiosyncrasies and its traditions, its paradoxes and its inanities, its failures and its triumphs. Luminous and otherworldly, and yet anchored with deep-running roots into the earthy and the everyday, This Is Happiness is about stories as the very stuff of life: the ways they make the texture and matter of our world, and the ways they write and rewrite us.

Author : Rashers Tierney
Publisher : Ulysses Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-31
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781612434063

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F*ck You, I'm Irish by Rashers Tierney Pdf

"Those interested in Ireland and its history and people will find interesting reading here, sometimes humorous, sometimes serious, always informative."—Foreword Reviews AN IN-YOUR-FACE COLLECTION OF TRIVIA THAT'S SURE TO INSPIRE CHEST-THUMPING PRIDE IN EVERYONE OF IRISH DESCENT From battling oppression and famine in Ireland to overcoming poverty and discrimination in America, we Irish gained our fightin’ moniker by standing up for our rights and earning the respect we deserve. Now, the amazing feats, astounding people and incredible facts in this fascinating book of Irish trivia will make you proudly say, “F*ck you, I’m Irish” because we’re... •SMART (from ancient monks to James Joyce) •TOUGH (from boxing champs to Liam Neeson) •SEXY (from redheaded lasses to Colin Farrell) •TALENTED (from step-dancing troupes to Bono) •INVENTIVE (from tech companies to the Model T) •FUN (from raucous wakes to St. Patrick’s Day) and sometimes. . . •BANJAXED (thanks to great whiskey and Guinness)

Author : Fergus Kelly
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1997-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1884822738

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The Big Little Book of Irish Wit & Wisdom by Fergus Kelly Pdf

A delightful look at Irish culture and experience and at the inimitable Irish way with words, this treasury includes triads dating from the ninth century, 28 riddles of traditional Irish life, 32 prayers and blessings for all occasions, 50 proverbs, the best of Ireland's toasts and 50 early "Brehon" laws. A full-color illustration adds enchantment to each spread.

Author : George Wharton Edwards,Hamilton Wright Mabie
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Music
ISBN : IND:39000005857714

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A Book of Old English Ballads by George Wharton Edwards,Hamilton Wright Mabie Pdf