Gill Books: 392 books
Without Trace – Ireland’s Missing
Profiling the Disappearances of Men, Women and Children in Ireland since 1970
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2010
Without Trace is an informative and heart-stopping read by Barry Cummins, the bestselling author of Missing, back with more cases of Ireland’s disappeared — men, women and children who have vanished without trace while going about their normal lives.
What happened to two young boys who...
The Easter Rebellion
The outstanding narrative history of the 1916 Rising in Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1995
This is a scrupulously researched and superbly written account of the events of that fateful week.
The narrative proceeds almost on an hour-by-hour basis building up a picture which, while immensely detailed, is none the less presented with the greatest clarity. First published in 1964, The...
This is Charlie Bird
The Autobiography of one of Ireland's Best-Known Journalist
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2006
Charles "Charlie" Bird has had a long and distinguished career in Irish Journalism. He joined RTE – The National Broadcaster– in 1974. He has been at the heart of every big news event for over thirty years, breaking exclusive stories and interviewing presidents and prime ministers. He...
The Good Fight
From Bullets to Bylines - 45 Years Face-to-Face with Terror
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
The year is 1969. The start of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. For Jim McDowell, a rookie reporter, it was the beginning of a life at the heart of one of world’s most notorious and bitter conflicts.
His gripping memoir reveals what it was like to live under constant fear of attack and delves...
James Larkin: Lion of the Fold
The Life and Works of the Irish Labour Leader
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2014
This book is a detailed compilation of writings and lectures about the life of James Larkin.
It reviews his influence in history and on various movements across the country and abroad.
James Larkin: Lion of the Fold includes writing by James Larkin and is a timely reminder of the long...
Heal the World
David Icke's Do-It-Yourself Guide to Human & Planetary Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 1999
The Earth is in crisis. Clearly, humanity has lost touch with Nature. We are, every second, committing appalling damage to the environment, to ourselves, to other species and to the home we share.
The answers to environmental decline will not come by trying to persuade politicians and industrialists...
by Viktor Schauberger
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 1999
More energy is encapsulated in every drop of good spring water than an average-sized power station is presently able to produce.
Viktor Schauberger (1885–1958)
Water – all life depends on it. Yet how often do we stop to consider its true significance, its essential nature? The Water Wizard,...
Nature as Teacher – New Principles in the Working of Nature
Volume 2 of Renowned Environmentalist Viktor Schauberger’s Eco-Technology Series
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 1999
Today we are standing helpless and perplexed. With no glimmer of improvement anywhere in sight, we feel hopelessly propelled towards a forlorn future. It is understandable therefore than an increasing number of people, sick and tired of this insane activity, are now seeking ways to return to Mother...
A Short History of the Irish Revolution, 1912 to 1927
From the Ulster Crisis to the formation of the Irish Free State
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2007
The years of the Irish revolution were the crucible of modern Ireland. Richard Killeen's authoritative survey of the period is an ideal introduction to this tumultuous time.
The Irish revolution began with the Ulster crisis of 1912 followed by the Irish Nationalist Party securing the passage...
James Connolly, A Full Life
A Biography of Ireland’s Renowned Trade Unionist and Leader of the 1916 Easter Rising
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
‘Hasn’t it been a full life, Lillie, and isn’t this a good end?’, were James Connolly’s last words to his wife in Dublin Castle in the early hours of 12 May 1916 just before his execution for his part in leading the Easter Rising.
James Connolly, the son of Irish immigrants, was born...
The People's Rising
The Great Wexford Rebellion of 1798
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1995
The Wexford Rising of 1798 was the most bloody campaign in Irish history since the Williamite wars. In little than a month, over 30,000 people died. The Rising, which had been launched on a tide of revolutionary optimism, ended in slaughter. After this, the first republican revolt, Irish history was changed forever.
A City in Wartime – Dublin 1914–1918
The Easter Rising 1916
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
This fascinating history looks at how the lives of ordinary Dubliners were affected by these three major events
Why did so many working-class Dublin men join the British Army? How did the city’s 92,000 Protestants fare in this turbulent time? Dubliners fought on both sides in the Easter Rising....
The History of Gaelic Football
The Definitive History of Gaelic Football from 1873
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
Gaelic football has grown into a massive modern entertainment industry, celebrated on summer Sundays at Europe’s third largest sports stadium. Yet it has retained a unique relationship with the often small local communities which sustain it.
Gaelic footballers and their followers receive...
Haughey’s Millions – On the Trail of Charlie’s Money
The Bestselling Exposé of the Life and Debts of an Irish Taoiseach
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2001
Untangle the financial history of Charlie Haughey, Taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fáil, in Haughey’s Millions, the must-read, bestselling exposé of one of Ireland’s most controversial politicians
Colm Keena, acclaimed Irish Times investigative journalist, examines the extraordinary...