Mercier Press

In his latest commentary, author David Burke reveals that the tone of The Puppet Masters is even more sinister than that of his first book Deception and Lies.

'This is the extraordinary story of a musical vision that changed the trajectory of traditional Irish music. A seminal work that belongs on every music lover's shelf.' - Martin Hayes

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was a prolific dramatist, critic, essayist, pamphleteer and social reformer.

Author David Ross has written an engaging and accessible biography of W.B. Yeats. Given the huge range of Yeats' interests - poetry, philosophy, history, mysticism and politics - and his eventful personal and public lives, Ross has deftly captured the spirit of the man and his work, relationships and beliefs.

'Favourite Poems We Learned at School' and its companion volumes 'More Favourite Poems We Learned at School' and 'Favourite Poems We Learned at School as Gaeilge' are enduring bestsellers in Ireland.