Joseph O'Connor Book order (chronological)

1878- The Lyceum Theatre, London. Three extraordinary people begin their life together, a life that will be full of drama, transformation, passionate and painful devotion to art and to one another. Henry Irving, the Chief, is the volcanic leading man and impresario; Ellen Terry is the most lauded and desired actress of her generation, outspoken and generous of heart; and ever following along behind them in the shadows is the unremarkable theatre manager, Bram Stoker. Fresh from life in Dublin as a clerk, Bram may seem the least colourful of the trio but he is wrestling with dark demons in a new city, in a new marriage, and with his own literary aspirations. As he walks the London streets at night, streets haunted by the Ripper and the gossip which swirls around his friend Oscar Wilde, he finds new inspiration. But the Chief is determined that nothing will get in the way of his manager's devotion to the Lyceum and to himself. And both men are enchanted by the beauty and boldness of the elusive Ellen. This exceptional novel explores the complexities of love that stands dangerously outside social convention, the restlessness of creativity, and the experiences that led to Dracula, the most iconic supernatural tale of all time.

The darkly comic story of how far a lonely boy will go to find what he's looking for, and how in searching for what we've lost, we risk losing sight of what we have.

Robbie und Fran kennen sich schon seit der Schule. Robbie lernt drei Akkorde auf der Gitarre, Fran ist unberechenbar. Die beiden hängen rum und gründen eine Band, The Ships. Jahre später, nach kometenhaftem Aufstieg und bitterem Fall plant die Band ihr Comeback, das alte Rechnungen begleichen und Robbie wieder auf die Beine helfen soll. Mitten aus dem Herzen einer Rockband kommt dieser herrlich komische und tief bewegende Roman über die Tonspur unseres Lebens: Musik, Freundschaft und versäumte Liebe.

Joseph O'Connor en John Seymour werden beiden in het neurolinguïstisch programmeren getraind door vooraanstaande psychologen die deze richting openlegden, John Grinder, Robert Dilts, Judith DeLozier en Richard Bandler, en hebben met hun cursussen en publicaties een belangrijke bijdrage aan de groei van NLP geleverd. De auteurs leiden met deze gids ook de lezer die geen voorkennis op dit gebied heeft, binnen in de enorme, boeiende wereld die voor iedereen dankzij NLP kan opengaan. Daarbij staat centraal, zo benadrukken zij, dat het om zowel een wetenschap als een kunst gaat. De methodiek van het ontdekken en leren beheersen van patronen die door zeer begaafde mensen worden toegepast, wordt door elk individu in een persoonlijke stijl in praktij wordt gebracht. Dankzij de voorbeeldfunctie van zelf te kiezen talenvolle personen, zal elke lezer met deze gids leren zijn eigen weg te vinden naar een verbetering van communicatieve vaardigheden, die van belang zijn om anderen te begrijpen en door anderen begrepen te worden. De mogelijkheden van NLP blijken in de praktijk van deze nog steeds groeiende vorm van toegepaste psychologie van onschatbare waarde te zijn voor persoonlijke groei en optimaal functioneren in de hulpverlening, het onderwijs, het bedrijfsleven en in het prive-leven.

"I've had thousands of problems in my life, most of which never actually happened." Mark Twain.As never before, our lives are bombarded with daily events that stir fear - real or imagined - in both our individual and collective psyches. From financial worries to social anxiety, from public speaking to personal safety, " Free Yourself From Fears " show us how to 'unlearn' our unreal fears and find emotional freedom.Applying the power of psychology, O'Connor goes inside the mind and shows you how to deal not only with such common anxieties as fear of heights and flying but also fear of other people's opinions and even of our own success. This immensely practical, hands-on book will help know when to trust and when not to trust, develop your intuition to stay safe when there is real danger, defeat socially created fears in this age of anxiety, deal with change and worries about an uncertain future, and be in the here and now - true emotional freedom.One of the first books to address how to help children deal with fear and to deal with the all-pervasive and insidious feeling of "social anxiety," " Free Yourself From Fears " includes dozens of helpful exercises and practical techniques to help you achieve your best without anxiety and live without worry.

A serial novel by 15 of the brightest talents in Irish writing (including Marian Keyes, Pauline McLynn, Gina Moxley and Frank McCourt), telling an elaborate tale of murder, mayhem and literary shenanigans in present-day Dublin. Approximately £1 from every copy sold will go to Amnesty International.

In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by injustice and natural disaster, the Star of the Sea sets sail for New York. On board are hundreds of fleeing refugees. Among them are a maidservant with a devastating secret, bankrupt Lord Merridith and his family, an aspiring novelist, a maker of revolutionary ballads, all braving the Atlantic in search of a new home. Each is connected more deeply than they can possibly know. But a camouflaged killer is stalking the decks, hungry for the vengeance that will bring absolution. The twenty-six day journey will see many lives end, others begin afresh. In a spellbinding story of tragedy and mercy, love and healing, the further the ship sails towards the Promised Land, the more her passengers seem moored to a past which will never let them go.

The last instalment in the Secret World trilogy, Joe O'Connor shares his insights into such topicms as interpersonal communication (successful chatup lines); theology (that Jesus dude); and comparative studies (is football actually better than sex?).

The author of Desperadoes and Cowboys and Indians directs his acid humour upon contemporary Irish life at home and abroad. The result is a headlong, love-struck, end-of-millenium, coast-to-coast tour of the frustrations, contraditions and giddying glories of being Irish in the 1990s.