A fundamental tenet of the GAA is under threat in a manner that has not happened in its 140-year history.For generations, the GAA club has been the beating heart of Irish communities - rooted in the parish, sustained by volunteers and inseparable from identity. But today, that foundation is under threat.In this deeply personal and sharply observed memoir, journalist Mick Clifford traces the seismic shifts that have brought the GAA to a crossroads. From his ...

' There is something very special about finding a spectacular objective, looking forward to it for a long time and then achieving exactly what one has set out to do.'Newly retired and immersed in the logistical and bureaucratic maze of planning an expedition to Chombu – an unclimbed Himalayan peak in the Indian state of Sikkim – Mick Fowler's life is turned upside down by a cancer diagnosis.In Eternal Alpinist, his fourth volume of climbing memoirs followi...

Deeply personal and inspirational, All Heart is the definitive memoir of one of Australia’s greatest sporting heroes: Mick Fanning.Most people know Mick Fanning as the surfer who won three world titles. Some know him as the bloke who punched a shark. But that’s only part of the story.All Heart is about growing up in a loud, loving family. It’s about chasing a dream and experiencing the highest of highs. It...

Discover the Wildest, Weirdest, and Most Wonderful Animals on Earth (and their surprising quirks)!Get ready for a mind-bending adventure through the animal kingdom — packed with incredible trivia and jaw-dropping facts that will amaze the whole family.From strange species you've never heard of to the shocking secrets of the animals you thought you knew, this book is bursting with fascinating discoveries that will make you say, "Wait, what?!"...

*Now an award-winning Apple TV+ series starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jack Lowden*'The most exciting development in spy fiction since the Cold War' The TimesSlough House is the outpost where disgraced spies are banished to see out the rest of their derailed careers. Known as the 'slow horses' these misfits have committed crimes of drugs and drunkenness, lechery and failure, politics and betrayal while on duty.

*A COLLECTION OF NOVELLAS SET IN THE WORLD OF SLOUGH HOUSE FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SLOW HORSES*'Mick Herron is our best and most topical spy writer' Ian Rankin'An authentic megastar of the genre' Guardian'No one can rival Mick Herron' The Times***On spook street, snow is falling, hiding memories and secrets.A double agent on the lo...

My Leading ManShe came to Hollywood to become an actress. She never expected to fall in love with her leading man.Jessy has spent years chasing the right role, but everything changes when she meets Nikola, a talented Serbian actor chosen to star opposite her in the romantic drama Between Two Hearts. Their chemistry is undeniable from the very first audition—and soon, the feelings between them become impossible to keep inside the script.As filming begins, Je...

Artificial intelligence is changing the workplace. The question is not whether today's students will work with AI—but whether they will be prepared for it.Preparing Students for the AI Workforce: The Human Advantage helps students, parents, educators, and school leaders understand how artificial intelligence is reshaping careers and what young people can do today to prepare for tomorrow's workforce.Rather than focusing only on how to use AI tools, ...

What if the Robin Hood idea were redesigned for modern America—not by stealing from the rich, but by changing the system that keeps people poor?Robben's Hood: A Blueprint for Raising the Lower Class is a provocative work of social fiction that explores wealth, poverty, opportunity, and the widening economic divide through a distinctly modern lens.At its heart is a challenging question: Can society raise those at the bottom without simply te...

DRINK UP WITH THE DREAMERS, THE DESPERATE, AND THE DAMNED Welcome to The Liz: a legendary Oakland punk bar with a fiercely loyal clientele of skull-cracked musicians, aspiring comedians, fans, hangers-on, and vampires. Learn its sordid history; set some banks on fire; skirt a little too close to radical new film technology; volunteer for experiments that make you physically crave art— and the people who make it; and hear the joke that kills every cop who hears it (don' t worry, you'll be f...

A high-stakes treasure hunt through our world . . . and the one beyond.Estranged twin brothers Logan and Landon Flint couldn't be more different. Logan—a daredevil Casanova—lives for the rush, while Landon—a brilliant but reserved archaeology professor—clings to the safety of academia. The only thing they share is the shadow of their late father, a legendary and controversial treasure hunter who died with his greatest mystery still unsolved.When Landon's lif...

Aelira was supposed to be dead.For ten years, the last heir of Ashwood has hidden beneath a false name, carrying the memory of a murdered family, a ruined kingdom, and the general she believes helped destroy them both.Seren was supposed to be a hero.When villages begin vanishing without blood, bodies, or warning, Seren is sent North and forced into an alliance with a beautiful, dangerous woman who knows far too much about the ancient roots waking beneath the Earth.