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  • Sive
    John B. Keane
    Large Text Format: Featuring new notes written by English teacher and daughter of John B. Keane, Joanna Keane O’Flynn. Suitable for both Senior and Junior cycle classes.Sive is a young and beautiful orphan who lives with her uncle Mike, his wife Mena and his mother Nanna. A local matchmaker, Thomasheen Sean Rua, wants Sive to marry an old man called Sean Dóta. Thomasheen convin...
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    22,87 €

  • The Buds of Ballybunion
    John B. Keane
    From the author of internationally renowned author of Sive. The Buds come to Ballybunion for their yearly break before the snows of winter whiten the hills. (Bud is an abbreviation of the Gaelic word, Bodaire, meaning a sort of rough, country person). They bring with them their own eggs, bacon, bread, butter, jam, cabbage, spuds, etcetera. They pay for their lodgings and the la...
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    18,81 €

  • Letters of a Civic Guard
    John B. Keane
    Leo Molair is a member of the guards and here we find him writing to his nephew who is also a guard but of a mere two years standing. Guard Molair is a mine of information about his people and knows more about them than they know themselves. After all he has been their guardian day and night for twenty-five years. Since his job has been created by the follies and weaknesses of ...
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    18,81 €

  • Strong Tea
    John B. Keane
    John B. Keane was born in Listowel in 1928. Educated at St. Michael’s College he has worked as a chemist’s assistant, assistant to a fowl-buyer, furnace-operator and clerk. Son of a widely respected teacher W. B. Keane, John B. started to write seriously when he returned from England in 1953. He owns and runs a public house in Listowel, is married and has three sons. He has wri...
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    28,26 €

  • The Chastitute
    John B. Keane
    ’A Chastitute is a person without holy orders who has never lain down with a woman . . . a rustic celibate by force of circumstance peculiar to countrysides where the Catholic tradition of long-life sexual abstemiousness is encouraged and . . . free-range sex is absolutely taboo . . .’ John Bosco, who hasn’t the ’makings of a dacent sin in him’, is a bachelor farmer and all is ...
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    16,70 €

  • The Highest House on The Mountain
    John B. Keane
    The Highest House on the Mountain examines the tension between brothers, fathers and sons. When Mikey’s son Patrick comes to visit with his new wife, he is quickly followed by his brother Connie, a scheming ne’er-do-well who sets out to destroy Patrick’s marriage and Mikey’s bond with his brother Sonny. The only escape from the final tragedy is to the highest house on the mount...
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    20,06 €

  • The Little Book of John B. Keane
    John B. Keane
    The best and most humorous lines in all John B. Keane’s writings, selected by himself and presented in convenient small format. The book includes the classics:’A play about sex in Ireland is always ahead of its time.'He thought felo de se was a chap from Ballybunion.'The secret of sex is not to take it seriously.'Marriage is a long, difficult confrontation with short outbreaks ...
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    14,07 €

  • Pico-solar Electric Systems
    John Keane
    This book introduces the reader to the world of picosolar-a new category of small solar devices, lanterns and systems which are being used across the world to power the new generation of energy efficient appliances. ...
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    90,71 €

  • Christmas Stories
    John B. Keane / John BKeane
    According to the irrepressible John B Keane, 'When Christmas came to our street it came with a loud laugh and an expansive humour that healed old wounds and lifted the hearts of young and old.'In this collection of Christmas tales, he gives us stories of romance, love, fairies and wise men from the East to entertain and enlighten during the festive season. In these accounts of ...
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    18,69 €

  • After Full Employment
    John E Owens / John Keane
    First published in 1986. This book analyses, at an introductory level, the four main and competing political interpretations of the cause of unemployment and the future of paid work - social democracy, free market liberalism, the disciplinary state, and utopian socialism. Considered together these four interpretations are highly revealing - and challenging. They raise considera...
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    43,71 €

  • Maurice Blanchot
    Christophe Bident / John McKeane
    Maurice Blanchot : a Critical Biography attempts a critical and theoretical biography by drawing on unpublished documents and interviews with those close to the writer. It tracks the life and work of one of the most important novelists and critics of the twentieth century, who influenced many writers, artists, and philosophers, not least those of French theory. ...
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    49,72 €

  • Power and Humility
    John Keane
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    53,04 €

  • Mere Shakings
    John Fryer Thomas Keane
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    21,76 €

  • The Rain at the End of the Summer
    John B. Keane / John BKeane
    An unplanned pregnancy brings disorder to the otherwise amicable O’Brien household and the various characters are torn apart by their beliefs in the best way to deal with the pregnancy.Keen but never unkind, the attention of Ireland’s best-loved writer falls on human vanities and frailties of all kinds. ...
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    18,89 €

  • Many Young Men of Twenty
    John B. Keane / John BKeane
    Many Young Men of Twenty, a musical play, deals with emigration and the lack of jobs at home that forced people to leave their native Ireland for England. It describes the emigrants ’longing for home - ’Everyone is lonesome leaving home’ - their annual homecomings and their return to jobs and places they disliked - ’back to their night shifts, an’ filthy digs ... with their lon...
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    18,83 €

  • Big Maggie
    John B. Keane
    The story of Big Maggie Polpin and her attempts to keep her family together after the death of her husband is an enduring theatre favourite. The dialogue crackles with hilarious, caustic putdowns as the indomitable Maggie deals with her feckless family and unwanted suitors. Everyone wants a part of Big Maggie and her property, but she has other ideas. John B. Keane’s wonderful ...
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    18,94 €

  • Democracy and Media Decadence
    John Keane
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    39,38 €

  • Denominational Schools
    James Gibbons / John Joseph Keane / National Education Association of the Un
    'Denominational Schools: Should Americans Educate Their Children In Denominational Schools?' explores the complex question of religious education in America. Featuring contributions from prominent figures such as James Gibbons, John Joseph Keane, Edwin Doak Mead, and John Jay, this volume from the National Education Association of the United States delves into the philosophical...
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    17,57 €

  • The Short Stories of John B. Keane
    John B Keane
    All human life is here, and Keane tells its story in an astonishing procession of remarkable characters and in rare humorous glimpses of his own career. There are more shades to John B. Keane’s humour than there are colours in the rainbow. Compassion, shrewdness and a glorious sense of fun and roguery are evident in this collection, which brings together John B. Keane’s tales. ...
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    20,98 €

  • Diagnostic and Interventional Catheterization in Congenital Heart Disease
    James E. Lock / John F. Keane / Kenneth E. Fellows
    During the third quarter of this century, cardiac radiologists (among them W. Rashkind, L. catheterization of the infant, child, or adult with Bargeron, K. Amplatz, C. Mullins, R. White, P. congenital cardiac disease was performed to Lurie, Z. Lababidi, and J. Kan) are responsible establish a general diagnosis and an overall for this revolution. asses...
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    135,38 €

  • Two Representative Tribes of Queensland
    A. Keane / AKeane / John Mathew
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    56,71 €

  • Australasia; Volume 1
    Augustus Henry Keane / Francis Henry Hill Guillemard / John Walter Gregory
    Australasia, Volume 1, offers a detailed exploration of the region encompassing Australia and New Zealand. Written by Augustus Henry Keane, John Walter Gregory, and Francis Henry Hill Guillemard, this volume delves into the geography, natural history, and early travel accounts of Australasia.Originally published in 1907, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the physica...
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    34,65 €

  • On Blue-Water, Narratives of Adventure in the Merchant Service
    John Fryer T. Keane
    Embark on thrilling voyages with 'On Blue-Water, Narratives of Adventure in the Merchant Service,' a collection of captivating stories from the life of John Fryer T. Keane. This book offers a rare glimpse into the adventurous world of the merchant marine, recounting daring exploits and remarkable experiences on the high seas. Keane’s narratives transport readers to far-flung co...
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    26,22 €

  • Mere Shakings (1887)
    John Fryer T. Keane / John Fryer TKeane
    Mere Shakings is a book written by John Fryer T. Keane and published in 1887. The book is a collection of essays and articles that cover a wide range of topics, from politics and history to literature and culture. Keane, who was a journalist and writer, offers his opinions and insights on various issues of the day, including the Irish Question, the British Empire, and the state...
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    33,30 €

  • Three Years Of A Wanderer’s Life V1 (1887)
    John Fryer Keane
    ''Three Years of a Wanderer’s Life'' is a memoir written by John Fryer Keane and published in 1887. The book chronicles Keane’s travels and adventures throughout Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa from 1844 to 1847. Keane’s writing is vivid and descriptive, capturing the landscapes, people, and cultures he encounters on his journey. He provides detailed accounts of his e...
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    36,45 €

  • Sive
    John B. Keane / John BKeane
    Featuring new notes written by English teacher and daughter of John B. Keane, Joanna Keane O’Flynn. Suitable for both Senior and Junior cycle classes.Sive is a young and beautiful orphan who lives with her uncle Mike, his wife Mena and his mother Nanna. A local matchmaker, Thomasheen Sean Rua, wants Sive to marry an old man called Sean Dóta. Thomasheen convinces Mike and Mena t...
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    18,94 €

  • Brambles And Twigs Of Song (1910)
    John Augustin Keane
    Brambles and Twigs of Song is a collection of poems written by John Augustin Keane and published in 1910. The poems are varied in subject matter, ranging from nature and the changing seasons to love and the human experience. Keane’s writing style is lyrical and emotive, with a focus on capturing the beauty of the natural world and the complexities of human relationships. The co...
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    40,72 €

  • Civil Society
    John Keane
    At the moment, no other European city attracts so much fascination as the city of Berlin. An unrivalled symbol of modern urban life, Berlin is a dynamic city whose inhabitants, in the course of the past two centuries, have lived through both the rapid growth and the violent destruction of the institutions of civil society, several times over. This volume situates itself within ...
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    44,41 €

  • Violence and Democracy
    John Keane
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    43,24 €

  • The Street
    John B Keane / John B. Keane
    John B. Keane was a spirited, charismatic and generous man who will forever occupy a special niche in the hearts and minds of Irish people everywhere. This is a fascinating collection of many well-known John B. Keane poems and, for the first time, his songs, selected and edited by his daughter Joanna Keane-O'Flynn. It includes; The Street, My Father, The Sive Song, Sweet Li...
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    17,47 €


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