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A familiar adversary dealt the first blow for the Seattle Seahawks on their way to a comeback victory over the New England Patriots in Week 6 Braylon Edwards touchdown catch against Alfonzo Dennard...
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The New England Patriots travel to Seattle today looking to earn much more than just another regular season victory Over the past few weeks, in games against the Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills, the...
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Dante Scarnecchia the American football offensive line coach and assistant head coach for the New England PatriotsAfter rushing for over 200 yards in each of their last two games, the New England...
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New England Patriots v Denver BroncosAfter last season's absence as a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Peyton Manning leads the Denver Broncos into Foxboro today to renew his rivalry with the New...
View ArticleWhen Ireland Fell Silent by Harolyn Enis
Harolyn Enis’s When Ireland Fell Silent tells the fictional story of the Reilly family of Mayo, Ireland through the eyes of 18-year-old Liam Reilly Spanning the years 1845 to 1847, the tale follows the...
View ArticleJohn Barry-An American Hero in the Age of Sail by Tim McGrath
As most school children know, John Barry was an American Revolutionary War hero who is generally recognized as the “Father of the US Navy,” but after that, the details get fuzzy A serious biography of...
View ArticleTabloid City by Pete Hamill
Tabloid City is the latest iteration in Pete Hamill’s series of love letters to New York City His books, which also include Snow in August, Forever, and North River, may not be tied together by time...
View ArticleSolace by Belinda McKeon
Belinda McKeon's debut novel, Solace, begins right in the middle of things Not in a fast-paced way, but slowly, with a sense of sadness and the implication that something has happened We find Tom...
View ArticleSemi-Sweet by Roisin Meaney
Hannah Robinson is opening a cupcake shop just as her relationship with boyfriend Patrick turns sour Semi-Sweet, Irish author Roisin Meaney’s first US release, traces seven months in the lives of the...
View ArticleA Death in Summer by John Banville
Writing as his more accessible nom de plume Benjamin Black, Irish novelist John Banville has added a fourth installment to his acclaimed and well-received series of suspense novels about Dr Quirke, a...
View ArticleOn Canaan's Side by Sebastian Barry
Sebastian Barry, one of Ireland’s most successful playwrights and novelists, is at his best when he is writing about those who find themselves marginalized in the new Ireland as it emerges from under...
View ArticleIreland’s Animals: Myths, Legends & Folklore by Niall Mac Coitir
Ireland’s Animals: Myths, Legends & Folklore by Niall Mac Coitir Niall Mac Coitir’s Ireland’s Animals: Myths, Legends & Folklore is a lovely, informative book dedicated to “the animals that...
View ArticleEating for Ireland by Tom Doorley
Eating for Ireland by Tom Doorley Loath as I am to admit to judging a book by its cover, at first glance I was drawn to Irish food writer Tom Doorley’s latest book, Eating for Ireland Not by the...
View ArticleThe Linen Queen by Patricia Falvey
The Linen Queen by Patricia Falvey Following her highly praised debut novel, The Yellow House, comes Patricia Falvey’s second work of historical fiction, The Linen Queen Falvey, who grew up in Northern...
View ArticleMaine by J. Courtney Sullivan
Maine by J Courtney Sullivan With the publication of her debut novel, Commencement, in 2009, J Courtney Sullivan adeptly proved her ability to inhabit multiple consciousnesses simultaneously, slipping...
View ArticleMinding Frankie by Maeve Binchy
Minding Frankie by Maeve BinchySet in modern-day Dublin, Maeve Binchy’s Minding Frankie chronicles Noel Lynch’s dramatically changing life as he learns that a former fling is pregnant with his child...
View ArticleBullfighting by Roddy Doyle
Bullfighting by Roddy DoyleThose who read to escape reality, to immerse themselves in a fictional world more interesting and more exciting than their own, probably won't be very taken byBullfighting,...
View ArticleIn Search of the Craic: One Man’s Pub Crawl Through Irish Music by Colin Irwin
“Just what the world needs: another bloody book about Ireland” Maybe not the best way to start off a book about Irish music, but Colin Irwin seems to make it work In his book In Search of the Craic:...
View ArticleThe Bottom of the 33rd by Dan Barry
The Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption and Baseball’s Longest Game Dan Barry, renowned New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, saw something in the longest game in the history...
View ArticlePioneers: The Frontier Family of Barack Obama by Stephen MacDonogh
In his book Pioneers: The Frontier Family of Barack Obama, Stephen MacDonogh writes a hypnotic account which pulls readers directly into the tales of wigmakers and pioneers, creating a historical arc...
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