Celtic Lives: Inspiring Biographies and Memoirs
Discover the stories of notable Celts in our Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs section. Experience personal journeys and historical impacts through these compelling narratives. For more on Celtic culture, consider browsing our Art and Body, Mind and Spirit collections.
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The Endless Tide
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781912476589
Pub Date: 2025-11-07
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
416 Pages
In The Endless Tide, Iain R. Thomson turns his attention to the Hebrides, and the collection of stories that permeate the area. Meeting a vast cast of characters, he ranges from personal anecdotes of...
A Croft in the Hills
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 9781780279282
Pub Date: 2025-06-03
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
192 Pages
A Croft in the Hills, first published in 1960, is now acknowledged as a classic among Highland books. It captures, in simple, moving descriptions, what it was really like trying to make a living out...
Night Train to Odesa
Covering the Human Cost of Russia’s War
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781846976940
Pub Date: 2025-04-06
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Polygon
288 Pages
“Relentless in its narrative fortitude, the memoir Night Train to Odesa is filled with detailed reportage from the front lines of Russia’s war against Ukraine.” - Foreword ReviewsWhen Russian...
Gatsby
Death of an Irishman
Price: $17.99
ISBN: 9781916742659
Pub Date: 2025-03-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Wordwell Books
200 Pages
To tie in with the 100 year anniversary of The Great Gatsby, Gatsby: Death of an Irishman delivers a compelling and new insight into the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald and the genesis of The Great Gatsby.Fitzgerald...
Lockerbie
A Father’s Search for Justice
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 9781780279206
Pub Date: 2025-02-05
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
304 Pages
The Lockerbie Bombing is co-written by Dr Jim Swire, whose daughter Flora died when Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed. This is his searing story, which has taken over three decades and across several continents to find the truth behind the atrocity.
Cage Eleven
Price: $18.99
ISBN: 9781788495547
Pub Date: 2025-01-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Brandon
208 Pages
Long before he became President of Sinn Féin, Gerry Adams was a civil rights activist who led sit-ins, marches and protests in Northern Ireland. Along with hundreds of other men, Adams was interned...
The World of Mr Vincent
The Life of St Vincent de Paul
Price: $18.99
ISBN: 9781847309556
Pub Date: 2024-12-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Veritas
238 Pages
In the third book in this successful series by Fr Lorcán Kenny, we hear from seven characters. Each voice is unique. Each voice has a different tempo, feeling and resonance. Each contains comfort and inspiration.
A Valleys Legend
The extraordinary story of a Welsh Miner
Price: $14.99
ISBN: 9781912631544
Pub Date: 2024-12-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Y Lolfa
208 Pages
Christopher Davies, aka Gyp, is a former miner from the Maesteg area in south Wales. It recounts the tale of a working-class man who has led an extraordinary life of hard, dangerous work allied to heavy...
The Endless Tide
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781912476589
Pub Date: 2025-11-07
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
416 Pages
A Croft in the Hills
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 9781780279282
Pub Date: 2025-06-03
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
192 Pages
Night Train to Odesa
Covering the Human Cost of Russia’s War
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781846976940
Pub Date: 2025-04-06
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Polygon
288 Pages
Gatsby
Death of an Irishman
Price: $17.99
ISBN: 9781916742659
Pub Date: 2025-03-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Wordwell Books
200 Pages
Lockerbie
A Father’s Search for Justice
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 9781780279206
Pub Date: 2025-02-05
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
304 Pages
Cage Eleven
Price: $18.99
ISBN: 9781788495547
Pub Date: 2025-01-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Brandon
208 Pages
The World of Mr Vincent
The Life of St Vincent de Paul
Price: $18.99
ISBN: 9781847309556
Pub Date: 2024-12-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Veritas
238 Pages
A Valleys Legend
The extraordinary story of a Welsh Miner
Price: $14.99
ISBN: 9781912631544
Pub Date: 2024-12-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Y Lolfa
208 Pages