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Notes from a Lost Tribe - The Poor Ould Fellas (Paperback): Declan Lynch, Arthur Mathews Notes from a Lost Tribe - The Poor Ould Fellas (Paperback)
Declan Lynch, Arthur Mathews
R210 Discovery Miles 2 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Combining the razor-sharp wit of writer Declan Lynch with illustrations and contributions from Father Ted co-creator Arthur Mathews. Since Declan Lynch and Arthur Mathews first shone a light into this darkest corner of the darkest living room in all of Ireland over a decade ago, things have actually got worse for that almost-forgotten species we call the Poor Ould Fellas - impossible though it seems. Further confined to their unhappy dwelling places by the drink-driving laws, a new range of challenges have emerged to torment them in a baffling post-analog world, where emails seek to release them from the few remaining shillings that weren't stolen by bankers during the crash. Now they must negotiate a universe full of new words (falafel, bitcoin, Spotify) and concepts (texting, sexting, going away for the weekend, composing a tweet, growing a beard, online banking) that mean absolutely nothing to them. Notes from a Lost Tribe is a hilarious road map through a world of forgotten men and their equally forgotten dogs, who ask for so little - yet it is denied them. And still ... somehow ... inexplicably ... they go on.

Tony 10 - The Astonishing Story of the Postman who Gambled EURO10,000,000 ... and lost it all (Paperback): Declan Lynch, Tony... Tony 10 - The Astonishing Story of the Postman who Gambled EURO10,000,000 ... and lost it all (Paperback)
Declan Lynch, Tony O'Reilly
R300 R245 Discovery Miles 2 450 Save R55 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Tony 10 was the online betting username of Tony O'Reilly, the postman who became front-page news in 2011 after he stole EURO1.75 million from An Post while he was a branch manager in Gorey, Co. Wexford. He used the money to fund a gambling addiction that began with a bet of EURO1 and eventually rose to EURO10 million, leading to the loss of his job, his family, his home - and winning him a prison sentence. This is his story. 'Remarkable.' The Sunday World 'Incredible.' The Guardian 'Read it in a day ... it pulls you in and traps you in a mix of high tension, disbelief, and sadness.' Michael Foley 'Tony 10 is probably the most compelling read of the year ... a chilling, jaw-dropping bruiser of a book.' The Irish Times 'Picked it up one Sunday morning and could not put it down - absolutely blew my doors off.' Paul Kimmage 'Gripping and insightful. Easily one of the best non-fiction books of the year.' Hot Press 'I cannot think of a more important book ever written on any aspect of Irish sport.' The Irish Examiner 'There is more drama in Chapter 10 of this book alone than you'd find in an entire year's subscription to Netflix.' Brian Boyd 'A spine-tingling tale, beautifully told.' The Irish Independent 'A brilliant, nerve-shredding account of one man's gambling addiction - and every word of it true. I highly recommend it.' Paul Howard 'A startling illustration of the silent devastation that gambling can inflict.' The Racing Post 'A stupendous piece of work.' The Sunday Independent

Notes from a Lost Tribe - The Poor Ould Fellas (Hardcover): Declan Lynch, Arthur Mathews Notes from a Lost Tribe - The Poor Ould Fellas (Hardcover)
Declan Lynch, Arthur Mathews
R332 R291 Discovery Miles 2 910 Save R41 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Combining the razor-sharp wit of writer Declan Lynch with illustrations and contributions from Father Ted co-creator Arthur Mathews. Since Declan Lynch and Arthur Mathews first shone a light into this darkest corner of the darkest living room in all of Ireland over a decade ago, things have actually got worse for that almost-forgotten species we call the Poor Ould Fellas - impossible though it seems. Further confined to their unhappy dwelling places by the drink-driving laws, a new range of challenges have emerged to torment them in a baffling post-analog world, where emails seek to release them from the few remaining shillings that weren't stolen by bankers during the crash. Now they must negotiate a universe full of new words (falafel, bitcoin, Spotify) and concepts (texting, sexting, going away for the weekend, composing a tweet, growing a beard, online banking) that mean absolutely nothing to them. Notes from a Lost Tribe is a hilarious road map through a world of forgotten men and their equally forgotten dogs, who ask for so little - yet it is denied them. And still ... somehow ... inexplicably ... they go on.

The Ponzi Man (Paperback): Declan Lynch The Ponzi Man (Paperback)
Declan Lynch
R241 R211 Discovery Miles 2 110 Save R30 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"All I have is a mobile home and a wife somewhere up in Dublin who despises me, and this strange feeling that I am on the brink of discovering the meaning of life ... " John Devlin has lost all that he owned, and all that a lot of other people owned, through internet gambling. His once-celebrated financial genius has now made him notorious. They are calling him the Ponzi Man. Waiting to stand trial for stealing his clients' money, he goes back to live in a caravan in a seaside resort in which he spent the summers of his childhood, where memories and living reminders of better times taunt him. John's young solicitor James tries to persuade him to embark on a programme of rehabilitation, to reduce his jail sentence. He is just a gambler, he insists, a gambler who ran out of time. But even with his trial less than a month away, he is contemplating one last big play. Richly insightful, deeply humorous, often poignant, The Ponzi Man skilfully reveals the inner-world of a man who knows every maddening thing about gambling, except how to give it up.

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