Supremely Partisan: How Raw Politics Tips the Scales in the United States Supreme Court by James D. Zirin (Rowman and Littlefield. $28 – €26 approximately)
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Impressive Irish footprints in the Alps
Courtney McGrailThe World of Books
Native transplants
From Laois to Kerry by Michael Christopher Keane (Beechgrove, Ovens, Cork €20 + P&P; contact: mjagkeane@gmail.com).
Croagh Patrick: A mountain at the heart of the world
Peter CostelloAtlantic Tabor: The Pilgrims of Croagh Patrick, text by Patrick Claffey, photographs by Tomasz Bereska and Tomasz Szustek (Liffey Press, €19.95)
Pandemonium: Playing the Brexit card in Britain
Unleashing Demons: the Inside Story of Brexit by Craig Oliver (Hodder & Stoughton, £14.99)
The extraordinary spirit and soul of Jean Vanier
The Gospel of John, The Gospel of Relationship Jean Vanier (Darton, Longman & Todd, £9.99 pb)
A strong leader in a time of Irish turbulence
Thomas Hussey (1746-1803): Bishop of Waterford & Lismore by Liam Murphy (Kingdom Books, €20)
Fessing up to financial disaster
Hell at the Gates: The Inside Story of Ireland’s Financial Downfall by John Lee and Daniel McConnell (Mercier Press, €16.99)
Dylan’s Nobel prize awards many cultures
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Heavenly heroes of the Faith
The Saints: A Short History by Simon Yarrow (Oxford University Press, £10.99)