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“owen o'shea”

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  • One Man's Ireland

    Memoirs of Dan Mulvihill, Maverick Republican

    by Owen O'Shea ...
    In this revealing memoir – which remained unpublished for almost fifty years – Dan Mulvihill, a leading figure in Irish republicanism recounts the fight for Irish independence over the course of several decades and his central involvement in key events throughout the twentieth century.Dan Mulvihill was a leading Irish republican who was at the centre of many of the most iconic and tumultuous ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • The Call of Coincidence

    Mathematical Gems, Peculiar Patterns, and More Stories of Numerical Serendipity

    by Owen O'Shea ...
    Strange happenstances and chance encounters have puzzled us for centuries. This fun and fascinating book takes readers on a journey through the mathematics behind coincidences both famous and never-before-examined. From peculiar patterns in geometry and calculus to the famous Waring Problem, and other astonishing numerical curiosities, The Call of Coincidence begins by examining the mathematical ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Call of the Primes

    Surprising Patterns, Peculiar Puzzles, and Other Marvels of Mathematics

    by Owen O'Shea ...
    This sampler of entertaining mathematical diversions reveals the elegance and extraordinary usefulness of mathematics for readers who think they have no aptitude for the subject. If you like any kind of game at all, you'll enjoy the amazing mathematical puzzles and patterns presented here in straightforward terms that any layperson can understand. From magic squares and the mysterious qualities of ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Book of Proposition Bets

    Using Mathematics to Reveal the Odds of Friendly (and Not-So-Friendly) Wagers

    by Owen O'Shea ...
    In the modern world the theory of probability is used extensively in mathematics, science, engineering, medicine and, of course, gambling. A proposition bet is one that involves the use of probability –both estimated and actual –where an individual makes an apparently attractive bet to someone who is easily deceived by the odds, which are at first glance in his favor.The Book of Proposition Bets ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • No Middle Path

    The Civil War in Kerry

    by Owen O'Shea ...
    The violence and divisions caused by the Irish Civil War of 1922–23 were more vicious, bitter and protracted in County Kerry than anywhere else in Ireland. For generations, the fratricide, murder and executions that occurred there have been synonymous with the worst excesses of the brutality which followed the split over the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921.In this compelling new history of the conflict ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • Ballymacandy

    The Story of a Kerry Ambush

    by Owen O'Shea ...
    On 1 June 1921, at the height of Ireland’s War of Independence, a cycling patrol of members of the RIC was ambushed by members of the IRA at Ballymacandy, between Milltown and Castlemaine in County Kerry. After an hour of fighting, four police officers lay dead and another died a day later, among them a father of nine children.The group of IRA assailants included some of the most high-profile ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Mathematical Brainteasers with Surprising Solutions

    by Owen O'Shea ...
    Proves that math can be serious fun! If you like any kind of game at all, you'll enjoy the amazing mathematical brainteasers in this entertaining book. No special mathematics training is needed. With an emphasis on puzzling word problems with surprising solutions, the author presents his mathematical hurdles in order of increasing difficulty. Many appear deceptively simple, such as: How many ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Century of Politics in the Kingdom

    A County Kerry Compendium

    by Gordon Revington, Owen O’Shea ...
    In the 100 years since the establishment of Dáil Éireann, rarely has politics been so divisive, turbulent, engaging and entertaining as in County Kerry. A Century of Politics in the Kingdom captures the exhilarating highs and lows of politics in Kerry, featuring tales of scandal, punch-ups, election-campaign shenanigans, bitter inter-dynastic contests, as well as the stories of the ground-breaking ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

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    A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity

    by Steven Strogatz ...
    “Delightful . . . easily digestible chapters include plenty of helpful examples and illustrations. You'll never forget the Pythagorean theorem again!”—Scientific AmericanMany people take math in high school and promptly forget much of it. But math plays a part in all of our lives all of the time, whether we know it or not. In The Joy of x, Steven Strogatz expands on his hit New York Times series ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Michael Collins

    by Vincent McDonnell ...
    ?Michael Collins is one of the most famous figures in Irish history. He became the most wanted man in the British Empire, a minister in the first Irish government and Commander-in-Chief of the army. This is an action-packed biography of a great Irish hero. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Calculus Story

    A Mathematical Adventure

    by David Acheson ...
    Calculus is the key to much of modern science and engineering. It is the mathematical method for the analysis of things that change, and since in the natural world we are surrounded by change, the development of calculus was a huge breakthrough in the history of mathematics. But it is also something of a mathematical adventure, largely because of the way infinity enters at virtually every twist ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • Michael Collins

    A Biography

    by Tim Pat Coogan ...
    When President of the Irish Republic Michael Collins signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921, he remarked to Lord Birkenhead, 'I may have signed my actual death warrant.'In August 1922 during the Irish Civil War, that prophecy came true – Collins was shot and killed by a fellow Irishman in a shocking political assassination.So ended the life of the greatest of all Irish nationalists, but ... Read more

    $8.99 USD