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  The Press Gang - Tales from the...

  David Kenny

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  In September 1931, Pádraig Pearse's mother started a revolution in Dublin. She pushed a button, and the presses began rolling at Éamon de Valera's legendary Irish Press Newspaper Group, changing the landscape of Irish journalism forever. In The Press Gang, for the first time, fifty-five of its former writers and editors celebrate its glory days, from the 1950s to its closure in May 1995 - when the pub was the real office, and newspapers were full of insane, and insanely talented, people. There are stories of IRA gunmen in the front office, the reporter who broke his leg in two places (Mulligan's and the White Horse), Mary Kenny challenging the old boys' network, tea with Prince Charles, Johnny Rotten in a Dublin jail cell, and the hunt for Don Tidey.
  The Press Gang paints a poignant and hilarious pen-picture of an industry that has changed beyond recognition, and recalls an age of characters, chancers, geniuses, and above all, brilliant journalism.

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  Jimi Hendrix Emissary of the...

  Geoffrey Giuliano

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  It is now well known and generally accepted Jimi Hendrix was the premiere virtuoso guitarist of the 20th century. We know the music, but how much do we really know about the man? This exciting, one-of-a-kind, original, audiobook presentation narrated by actor, singer, songwriter Kris Kristofferson takes us inside the unlikely and exciting world of James Marshall Hendrix of Seattle, Washington. From his humble roots as the quiet, awkward son of a struggling yardman, to the heady heights of international and timeless superstardom, here is the real Jimi laid bear for the world, and history, to finally know and understand. Featuring exclusive interviews with Hendrix and the people who knew him best, here is a unique, original, audiobook presentation for the ages. Perfect for all library, school, and university collections.  Music by AudioNautix.

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  Hanged for Murder

  Tim Carey

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  Between 1923 and 1954 the Irish state executed twenty-nine people convicted of murder. Almost all executions were carried out in the hanghouse of Mountjoy Prison by members of the Pierrepoint family. The often shocking and fascinating stories of these men and one woman have been largely forgotten. Their remains lie behind prison walls as strange testaments to an abandoned form of punishment. Among those buried in Mountjoy are Bernard Kirwan, convicted of killing his brother, though a body was never conclusively identified. Kirwan's presence in Mountjoy Prison and his execution inspired Brendan Behan's play 'The Quare Fellow'. Also there lie Henry McCabe, convicted of killing six people in a house in Malahide, and Annie Walsh, convicted of murdering her husband for compensation money. Few had ever been convicted of a crime before each was convicted of the most serious of all. The voices of some seem to whisper from the unmarked graves that it was not they who carried out the crime as doubts remain about the safety of some of the convictions. 'Hanged for Murder' tells their stories, some in graphic detail, for the first time.

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  Micky Adams

  Micky Adams

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  Micky Adams has a football CV as long as your arm, having put in 438 appearances as a full-back - for teams such as Gillingham, Leeds, Fulham and Southampton, followed by a management career that took in over a dozen clubs at every tier of English football.
  As a manager, Adams took the helm at some of the biggest clubs in the English football, including Leicester City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Nottingham Forest, Coventry City, Port Vale and Fulham, winning four promotions and a league title, as well as a reputation for bringing success and stability in often difficult environments.
  In this extraordinary autobiography, written with veteran sports writer and long-time friend Neil Moxley, Micky Adams reveals the truth behind incidents on and off the pitch, including what really happened at La Manga, where three Leicester City players were accused of sexual assault during a mid-season training break, and what it was like to play with Alan Shearer and Matt Le Tissier in one of the most enduring careers in football.

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  Summary of Casey Wilson's The...

  Falcon Press

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  Buy now to get the main key ideas from Casey Wilson's The Wreckage of My Presence 
    
  Casey Wilson is an actress, comedian, mother, and above all, lifetime fan of The Real Housewives of Orange County.  
  Wilson’s book, The Wreckage of My Presence (2021), is her unflinching thoughts and feelings about a smattering of subjects, from cults and spin classes (which aren’t all that different) to the reality of spiritual healers in Hollywood. But the book also dives into much deeper and intimate issues, like Wilson’s never-ending struggles with her weight as an actress, the pressures with raising children, and most prominently, the death of her mother.  
  Wilson hopes that, if nothing else, her book makes you realize that the life of a Hollywood actress can be as shallow, insignificant, riddled with guilt and paranoia, and comically bizarre as everyone else’s.   
   

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  Personal Recollections of Joan...

  Mark Twain

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  Mark Twain's work on Joan of Arc is titled in full "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, by the Sieur Louis de Conte." De Conte is identified as Joan's page and secretary. For those who've always wanted to "get behind" the Joan of Arc story and to better understand just what happened, Twain's narrative makes the story personal and very accessible. 
  The work is fictionally presented as a translation from the manuscript by Jean Francois Alden, or, in the words of the published book, "Freely Translated out of the Ancient French into Modern English from the Original Unpublished Manuscript in the National Archives of France.

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