by bookadmin | Jun 7, 2012 | Fantasy, Featured, News, USA
With the death of Ray Bradbury (August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012) , it would be great to share a letter he sent to the Fayetteville Public Library in 2006. Bradbury was the author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles. He was often inspirational and outspoken...
by bookadmin | May 29, 2012 | Commerce, Featured, Ireland, News, Technology, UK
A new book entitled Intellectual Property: From Creation to Commercialisation has been launched at NovaUCD, the Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre, by author Dr John P. Mc Manus. The professional management of intellectual property (IP) is critically important...
by bookadmin | May 17, 2012 | Featured, History, Ireland, News
Lovers of Irish history will be in for a treat as 2012 sees the unveiling of a new Irish history book imprint from Irish Academic Press. Named Merrion, and using a Dublin doorway as its logo, the new imprint seeks to produce exciting and powerful popular history in...
by bookadmin | Apr 25, 2012 | Africa, Biography, Featured, News, South Africa
The If Man: Dr Leander Starr Jameson, the Inspiration for Kipling’s Masterpiece Dr Leander Starr Jameson, the inspiration for Kipling’s masterpiece A rollicking biography of Dr Leander Starr Jameson—hero, rogue and rascal of Empire and the man who inspired...
by bookadmin | Apr 20, 2012 | Africa, Education, Featured, News
The Maasai of East Africa is a strange and mysterious tribe. Mostly known for their brightly colored clothes, shaved heads and houses made of animal dung, they are a semi-nomadic people whose very existence helps sustain the wildlife of East Africa. Michael Leaf...
