Banville, John
Summary: "Born and bred in a small town a train ride away from Dublin, author John Banville ... saw the city as a place of enchantment when he was a child. It was first a birthday treat, the world his beloved, eccentric aunt inhabited. When he came of age and took up residence there, the city was a frequent backdrop for his dissatisfactions as a young writer (James Joyce had 'seized upon the city for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.18 BANO'Carroll, Brendan
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2000
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC OCAJoyce, James.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JOYSummary: Disc 1 is a documentary that includes new material, songs from four of the bands albums, and a producer's commentary. Disc 2 includes the bands performances, extras, and tour diary.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: XL Recordings Ltd. 2007
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC HEIMASummary: A powerful and stirring reinvention of the show, celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award-winning music and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and international dance.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC RIVJobling, John
Summary: "John Jobling takes readers beyond the myth in this unauthorized biography to present the first comprehensive account of the illustrious Irish rockers in 25 years. Drawing on extensive interviews with insiders including record label scouts, studio presidents, politicians, music critics, and childhood friends, Jobling investigates the U2's most personal relationships and controversial business...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.7 JOBSummary: A former heavyweight boxing champion comes out of retirement to fight a 10 round exhibition bout against an opponent who is thirty years younger than he is.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ROCRyan, James G.
Contents: Adminsitrative divisions -- Civil registration -- Census and census substitutes -- Church records -- Commercial and social directories -- Wills and administrations -- Gravestone inscriptions -- Newspapers -- Land records -- Family names and histories -- Further reading and miscellaneous sources -- Library, archive and society addresses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3415 RyanBono
Summary: "Bono, artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2, has written a memoir: honest and irreverent, intimate and profound, Surrender is the story of the remarkable life he's lived, the challenges he's faced, and the friends and family who have shaped and sustained him. 'When I started to write this book, I was hoping to draw in detail what I'd previously only sketched in songs. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BONO BONCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio BonoHamilton, Hugo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fourth Estate 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.914 HAMSummary: Van Morrison's long and illustrious career has included many appearances at the Montreux Festival. This two disc set brings together two of his finest performances from 1980 and 1974, featuring classic tracks such as Wavelength, Moondance, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Eagle Eye Media 2006
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC VANSteele, Shelby.
Summary: Award-winning author Steele attests that Senator Barack Obama's groundbreaking quest for the highest office in the land is fast becoming a galvanizing occasion beyond mere presidential politics, one that is forcing a national dialogue on the current state of race relations in America. Says Steele, poverty and inequality usually are the focus of such dialogues, but Obama's bid for so high an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 STESummary: This isn't your ordinary travel guide. You won't find Temple Bar and Trinity College in these pages, because that's not where Dubliner's hang out. Instead, you'll meet the locals at secret basement dens holding after-hours poetry slams, buskers serenading kayakers along the Liffey, and seafood shacks plating up freshly caught oysters, and that's where this book takes you.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Limited 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.18 DUBSummary: "Home to world-class museums, irresistible coastal scenery and a buzzing nightlife scene, Ireland's capital encompasses the very best of the country, with the friendliest set of locals at its heart. Make the most of your trip to this sociable city with DK Eyewitness Top 10. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the very best that Dublin has to offer and ensuring that you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Eyewitness Travel 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.18 DUBLowry, Beverly
Summary: "In 1948, in the most stubbornly Dixiefied corner of the Jim Crow south, society matron Idella Thompson was viciously murdered in her own home: stabbed some hundred and fifty times with pruning shears, she was left face-down in one of the bathrooms. Her daughter, Ruth Dickins, was the only other person in the house. She told authorities a Black man she didn't recognize fled the scene, but no...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 LOWKavanagh, Julie
Summary: "One sunlit evening, May 6, 1882, Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Burke, Chief Secretary and Undersecretary for Ireland, were ambushed and stabbed to death while strolling through Phoenix Park in Dublin. The murders were funded by American supporters of Irish independence and carried out by the Invincibles, a militant faction of republicans armed with specially-made surgeon's blades. They...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.5 KAVHart, Mickey.
Summary: More than 350 photographs and illustrations capture and illuminate the global primacy of percussion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 1991
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyon's Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.5082 GLESummary: Martin Scorsese's pseudo-documentary film, composed of both fictional and non-fictional material, about Bob Dylan's legendary 1975 tour, which featured a band of troubadours including Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg, and Joni Mitchell, and blends behind-the-scenes archival footage, interviews, and narrative mischief.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ROLSummary: An exploration of Sinead O'Connor's rise and fall and her enduring cultural impact. By the age of 20, O'Connor was one of Ireland's brightest rising stars but her decision to use her fame as a platform to speak out on several controversial issues shifted her narrative from global stardom to worldwide condemnation. In a new interview, O'Connor reveals the abusive upbringing that left her feeling...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC NOTConnolly, Jim.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mercier Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.1835 CONKealing, Bob.
Summary: A view of the music and life of Gram Parsons and his influence on country rock.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Florida 2012