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  • Durango

    by John B Keane ...
    Durango is an adventure story about the great October cattle drive of Tubberlick. Set in rural Ireland during the Second World War, this novel features the themes of love, sex, money and betrayal. Durango has been produced as a film starring Brenda Fricker, Patrick Bergin and Pat Laffin. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tom Paine

    A Political Life

    by John Keane ...
    "It is hard to imagine this magnificent biography ever being superseded . . . It is a stylish, splendidly erudite work." —Terry Eagleton, The Guardian"More than any other public figure of the eighteenth century, Tom Paine strikes our times like a trumpet blast from a distant world." So begins John Keane's magnificent and award-winning (the Fraunces Tavern Book Award) biography of one of democracy ... Read more

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  • Sive Accessible eBook

    A Play by John B. Keane

    by John B. Keane ...
    Accessible eBook: Sive is a young and beautiful orphan who lives with her uncle Mike, his wife Mena and his mother Nanna. A local matchmaker, Thomasheen Seán Rua, wants Sive to marry an old man called Sean Dóta. Thomasheen convinces Mike and Mena to organise the marriage. They will receive a sum of two hundred pounds as soon as she marries him. However, Sive is in love with a young man, Liam Scuab ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Teapots Are Out and Other Eccentric Tales from Ireland

    by John B. Keane ...
    A short story collection epitomizing the late Irish author's folkloric imagination and storytelling arts.In these tales, literary legend John B. Keane views the foibles and fallibilities of Irish country folk with abundant compassion as well as a shrewd, sometimes sardonic eye. Add to that his glorious sense of fun and roguery that will make readers relish all the more how and why, in "Fred Rimble ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Demagogues and Despots

    Democracies on the Brink

    by John Keane ...
    We live in troubled times, marked by a sinister trend gaining the upper hand everywhere: a new despotism for the twenty-first century. John Keane's latest book rings out boldly with a powerful warning: the keyword for understanding the new threats to democracy is despotism. This peril arises not only from regimes as different as Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, but also from popularly ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • The Shortest History of Democracy

    4,000 Years of Self-Government—A Retelling for Our Times

    by John Keane ...
    Series series Shortest History
    The full chronological sweep of democracy, from the assemblies of ancient Mesopotamia and Athens to present perils around the globe. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.This compact history unspools the tumultuous global story that began with democracy's radical core idea: We can collaborate, as equals, to determine our own futures. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • An Irish Christmas Feast

    The Best of John B. Keane

    by John B. Keane ...
    This bountiful collection of more than fifty tales by one of Ireland’s liveliest and most popular writers offers holiday charm and Gaelic humor by the Christmas stockingful. Drawing on the rich folk culture of County Kerry, John B. Keane brings new life to old customs in his portrayals of not-so-ordinary country people during the Christmas season.Keane revisits the Christmases celebrated by ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • A Moggy for Michael

    Lost Pet Chronicles, #1

    by John Keane ...
    Series Book 1 - Lost Pet Chronicles
    A Moggy for MichaelOriginally published in Reader's Digest and delivered to 40 million readers worldwide in 13 languages across 40 countries. Also featured in Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul.When ten-year-old Mike Cunningham's cat disappears, he does something most kids wouldn't dare—he calls a pet detective, even though his father says it's a waste of time.Sam wasn't just a cat. He was a ... Read more

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  • Fueling Mechanics: 6 Classic Books on Gas, Oil, and Petrol Engines

    The Petrol Engine, The Gasoline Motor, Practical Hand Book of Gas, Oil and Steam Engines, Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained, etc.

    by Rodolphe Edgard Mathot, H. de Graffigny, Walter C. Runciman, John B. Rathbun, Harold Whiting Slauson, Francis John Kean ...
    Fueling Mechanics: 6 Classic Books on Gas, Oil, and Petrol Engines is a comprehensive anthology that delves deep into the technological advancements and mechanical intricacies of internal combustion engines. This collection deftly merges historical insight with technical analysis, offering readers a well-rounded view of the evolution of gas, oil, and petrol engines. Each work within this anthology ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Musician's Guide to Pro Tools

    by John Keane ...
    "I'd recommend this book to anyone, whether beginner or expert." --From the Foreword by Peter Buck of R.E.M."Because everything is explained so concisely, you spend less time wading through pages and more time recording music." --Sound on Sound magazine"An excellent book for any engineer or home recordist just getting into Pro Tools." --Tape Op magazine ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • The Shortest History of Democracy

    by John Keane ...
    'DEMOCRACY HAS A LONG, EVENTFUL PAST. DOES IT HAVE A FUTURE?The roots of democracy stretch back beyond Athens to Syria- Mesopotamia and the Indian subcontinent, where citizens' assemblies held privilege and power to account over 3,000 years before the French Revolution. In this timely and illuminating new global history, John Keane ('one of the world's leading political thinkers' ,The Times) gets ... Read more

    $15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Contractors

    by John B Keane ...
    This is the story of Dan Murray, who emigrated to England in 1952. He finds work as a building labourer and in time he becomes a building contractor.John B. Keane captures the turbulent, bawdy, anarchic life of Irish contractors and labourers as they try to make it big in England. Told in his usual hilarious and bulls-eye accurate style. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus