Irish Biography

Re-print - originally published in 2018. Auto-Fiction. "Powers' work is immediate, credible and authentic.... It's a journey that the reader won't want to stop. This is a fresh powerful new voice in new literature.....This book is essential clobber.Get it, read it, wear it!" Mannix Flynn, Dublin Politician, Author and Playwright. Story of a cocky yet innocent youth in the cauldron of Dublin in 1972.

Power’s extraordinary journey, from Irish immigrant to human rights activist to United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Power began her career as a war correspondent and as a vocal critic of US foreign policy, and then put her ideals into practice while working with Obama in the Senate, on the campaign trail, and throughout his presidency. Power’s perspective on government is unique, as she takes us from the streets of war-torn Bosnia to the Situation Room and out into the world of high-stakes diplomacy.

'Her highly personal and reflective memoir ... is a must-read for anyone who cares about our role in a changing world' Barack Obama THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR A TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR

A funny and insightful memoir about one woman's attempt to discover if saying 'no' is the key to being happy

"What Stefanie Preissner captures so beautifully is that our value and worth are not tied to being agreeable and saying yes to everything that's asked of us. As she shows, we'll be much more likely to succeed on our own terms when we set boundaries and clear priorities." - Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global

Hilarious and honest, Why Can't Everything Just Stay the Same? is a coming of age story, about one woman's journey from childhood to adulthood, Cork to Dublin, and not coping to coping (sort of) with the inevitability and beauty of change. Irish Author. Bestseller in Trade.

First book from the creator of hit TV series Can't Cope/Won't Cope

While Terry Prone is a seasoned writer, Caution to the Wind is the first book she has written about her personal life, and it proves to be thoughtful, evocative and engaging.

Traces Vincent de Paul's life in the grandeur and the misery of seventeenth century France.

Roz Purcell is the founder of The Hike Life community and one of Ireland’s leading voices on the value of getting outdoors, and the mental and physical benefits of a life lived in harmony with the natural world.

The artist Frances Georgiana Chenevix Trench, better known as Cesca, kept a detailed diary of her involvement in the nationalist movement as a member of Cumann na mBan, as well as a personal account of her presence in the Howth gun-running incident and the events of Easter Week 1916.

Described by Yeats as 'the nearest ... they have to a true poet' Mitchell (1866-1926) rebelled against privileged society and the Protestant Church. Dublin from the Easter Rising, the signing of the Treaty and the Civil War is seen through her eyes. Objective despite her republican views, she lampooned contemporary politics and the literary world.