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Joseph OConnor

    20 september 1963

    Joseph O’Connor is een gevierde Ierse auteur wiens werken de complexiteit van menselijke verbindingen en historische gebeurtenissen met diepe gevoeligheid onderzoeken. Zijn schrijven wordt gekenmerkt door rijke proza en diep psychologisch inzicht, waardoor lezers worden meegezogen in meeslepende verhalen. O’Connors vermogen om persoonlijke verhalen te verweven met bredere maatschappelijke thema's vestigt hem als een belangrijke stem in de hedendaagse Ierse literatuur. Zijn romans en essays bieden een reflectieve verkenning van identiteit, geheugen en de zoektocht naar betekenis in turbulente tijden.

    My Father's House
    Where Have You Been?
    The Comedian
    Coaching the Brain
    Sweet Liberty
    Doodslag in Dublin
    • Doodslag in Dublin

      Een roman door vijftien Ierse schrijvers

      • 239bladzijden
      • 9 uur lezen

      Vijftien Ierse auteurs. Moord en doodslag, onveilige seks, schoonmaakartikelen en een gestolen manuscript. En een goed doel. Doodslag in Dublin is een zeer bijzondere, geestige en briljante literaire thriller; als ook een combinatie van satire en hilarische serie-roman. Het goede doel: een belangrijk deel van de opbrengst van het boek zal naar Amnesty International gaan. Vanaf het eerste hoofdstuk. geschreven door niemand minder dan Roddy Doyle, tot en met het laatste, van de hand van Frank McCourt, wordt de lezer in Doodslag in Dublin meegevoerd op een onvergetelijke speurtocht naar een literaire schat met een geheime formule.

      Doodslag in Dublin
    • Sweet Liberty

      • 384bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen
      5,0(1)Tarief

      In this tour across America, the author discovers how Irish the seven Dublins within seven different states are. The book also investigates how much Irish music, from its traditional ballads and folk songs to the band U2, has influenced American popular culture.

      Sweet Liberty
    • Coaching the Brain

      • 224bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen
      4,4(11)Tarief

      This practical book clearly explains how to apply the insights of neuroscience to coaching practice. Explaining how the brain works, the book explains how neuroscience ties into the principles of coaching, how neuroplasticity can be used to change actions and how coaches can challenge automatic thoughts to encourage development.

      Coaching the Brain
    • The Comedian

      • 68bladzijden
      • 3 uur lezen
      3,9(7)Tarief

      It is 1975 in a small town near Dublin. The Bay City Rollers are topping the charts. Starksy and Hutch rule the TV screen. In Northern Ireland, bombs are going off. And here, in this little town on the sea, a young boy's life is about to change forever.

      The Comedian
    • Where Have You Been?

      • 336bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen
      3,9(11)Tarief

      Ranging from urgently contemporary London and Dublin to New York's Lower East Side in the nineteenth century, from dark comedy to poignancy, from the wryly provocative to the quietly beautiful, this title includes stories that offer a gathering of dreamers and lost souls who contend with the confusions of living.

      Where Have You Been?
    • **AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4**THE NUMBER ONE IRISH BESTSELLER** When the Nazis take Rome, thousands go into hiding. One priest will risk everything to save them. September 1943: German forces occupy Rome. SS officer Paul Hauptmann rules with terror. An Irish priest, Hugh O'Flaherty, dedicates himself to helping those escaping from the Nazis. His home is Vatican City, a neutral, independent country within Rome where the occupiers hold no sway. He gathers a team to set up an Escape Line. But Hauptmann's net begins closing in and the need for a terrifyingly audacious mission grows critical. By Christmas, it's too late to turn back. Based on a true story, My Father's House is a powerful thriller from a master of historical fiction. It is an unforgettable novel of love, sacrifice and what it means to be human in the most extreme circumstances. 'A spectacular, thrilling novel...suspense crackles...celebrates triumphant against-the-odds camaraderie' Sunday Times 'A masterwork... so urgent, so incredibly alive... A searing and beautiful example of storytelling's infinite importance' Donal Ryan 'Impressive and pleasurable...the diverse ventriloquism of O'Connor's novel evokes a city in peril with wonderful vitality' Financial Times

      My Father's House
    • Dublin 1994. Billy Sweeny is about to commit murder. Following a violent robbery at her workplace, his youngest daughter lies unconcious. Devastated by the event, his very sanity seems to be slipping away until fate takes a strange turn and plunges him into a blood-curdling act of vengeance.

      The Salesman
    • At college in 1980s Luton, Robbie Goulding, an Irish-born teenager, meets the elusive Fran Mulvey, an orphaned Vietnamese refugee. Together they form a band. Joined by cellist Sarah-Ther se Sherlock and her twin brother Sean on drums, The Ships in the Night set out to chase fame. But the story of this makeshift family is haunted by ghosts from the past. Spanning 25 years, The Thrill of it Allrewinds and fast-forwards through an evocative soundtrack of struggle and laughter. Infused with blues, ska, classic showtunes, New Wave and punk, using interviews, lyrics, memoirs and diaries, the tale stretches from suburban England to Manhattan's East Village, from Thatcher-era London to the Hollywood Bowl, from the meadows of the Glastonbury Festival to a wintry Long Island, culminating in a Dublin evening in July 2012, a night that changes everything. A story of loyalties, friendship, the call of the muse, and the beguiling shimmer of teenage dreams, this is a warm-hearted, funny and deeply moving novel for anyone that's ever loved a song.

      The Thrill of it All. Die wilde Ballade vom lauten Leben, englische Ausgabe
    • Principles of NLP

      • 224bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen
      3,9(73)Tarief

      A clear and concise introduction to the basic concepts and practical uses of Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

      Principles of NLP
    • A practical, creative guidebook to achieving the results you want using Neuro Linguistinc Programming techniques Neuro-Linguistic Programming is based on the idea that the human mind is a sort of computer our verbal and body language are the programmes which allow us to change our own thoughts and influence other people e.g. using body language and speech patterns to create instant rapport with someone else. We already use such techniques on a sub-conscious level NLP simply helps us crystalise what we already know. This work book is a basic, at-home NLP course, providing easy-to-follow exercises and reflections to which the reader can return time and again. It addresses topics such as How to Change Emotional State, the Power of Language and Getting Results, and can be applied to all kinds of different areas e.g. business, sport, health. The NLP workbook is designed to be a basic manual for the beginner in NLP, and also a clear and easy reference manual for practioners and trainers.

      The NLP Workbook: A Practical Guide To Achieving The Results You Want