| The Curious Mind: Twenty-Five Years of John Quinn Radio Programmes Contributor(s): Quinn, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1847302009 ISBN-13: 9781847302007 Publisher: Veritas Books (IE) OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Radio - Reference |
| Dewey: 809.222 |
| LCCN: 2009415929 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 355 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Quinn presents a comprehensive selection of entertaining, thought-provoking and insightful programmes taken from many of his RTE radio series, spanning a twenty-five-year period. Writers, philosophers, entertainers, educationists, activists, politicians, business people, John has interviewed some of the most interesting personalities. Seamus Heaney, Spike Milligan, Maeve Binchy, Peter Ustinov, Bernadette Greevy and many, many others have offered up personal anecdotes in conversation with John, with a plethora of topics ranging from childhood, to education, to economics, to place and landscape. Also included are excerpts from a number of documentaries on topics ranging from Eskimoes to All-Ireland Final Day. Every short essay a perfect story in itself, this surely is a gem of a book. |