Book of the Month-April

Book of the Month
Adamson's compelling debut novel tells the wintry tale of 19-year-old Mary Boulton and her frantic odyssey across Idaho and Montana in 1903. The details of Boulton's sad past slowly emerge as she reluctantly ventures into the mountains, struggling to put distance between herself and her two brothers-in-law, who track her like prey in retaliation for her killing of their kin. As she moves further away from civilisation, her path from retribution to redemption slowly unfurls. The Outlander is the haunting tale of one woman’s journey deep into the wild.

Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize
Longlisted for the IMPAC Literary Award

Copies available to borrow from Goldsmith Library

Book of the Month
March


Steve Toltz's debut novel, A Fraction of the Whole, takes the form of Martin Dean's confession of his failures and hopes to his son, Jasper. It’s a story that takes them from the Australian bush to the cafes of Paris, from the Thai jungle, asylums, labyrinths and criminal lairs, and from the highs of first love to the lows of failed ambition.

Short listed for the Man Booker Prize 2008

Copies available to borrow from the Goldsmith Library

Book of the Month February

In The Road Home, Tremain tells the story of Lev, an Eastern European migrant worker who has left his village and travelled to England so that he can finance a better life for his mother and daughter. The book takes a compassionate look at Lev's experiences as an Eastern European worker in Contemporary Britain.

Winner of Orange Prize for fiction 2008
Long listed for Impac Dublin literary award 2009

Book of the Month January

Book of the Month January

Book of the Month
December



Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2008

A tale about three boys from Florence in the age of Lorenzo de' Medici, and a story of Akbar, greatest of the Mughal emperors, who established both the wondrous and shortlived city Fatehpur Sikri and a wondrous and shortlived policy of religious tolerance.

Copies available from the Goldsmith Library
Tel: 090 642 4561
Email: library@ait.ie

Book of the Month-November

Winner of the Man Booker Prize October 2008
Meet Balram Halwai, the ‘White Tiger’: servant, philosopher, entrepreneur, murderer. Over the course of 7 nights, Balram tells his story.
The White Tiger is a tale of two Indias. Balram’s journey from darkness of village life to the light of entrepreneurial success is utterly amoral, brilliantly irreverent, deeply endearing and altogether unforgettable.
Copies available from the Goldsmith Library
Tel: 090 642 4561 Email: library@ait.ie

Legal Databases on Trial

We have the following databases on trial for the month of October. Passwords will be given in class or can be requested from the library desk or by emailing fmorrissey@ait.ie

Justis-(Includes the Irish Reports dating back to 1838). Expires the 18th of Oct.
Lexis Nexis-The most comprehensive legal library in the UK containing an unrivalled collection of case law, expert commentary, and primary and secondary legislation as amended. Trial ends 31st October 2008.
Westlaw UK-Used extensively by law firms, the public sector, academic institutions, the bar and the judiciary, Westlaw UK is the UK's online legal information service.
Murdoch's Irish Legal Companion-This general Irish legal resource contains: Murdoch's dictionary of Irish law, The Acts of the Oireachtas and The Law Reform Commission Reports.
Index to Legal Periodicals