McCarthy's Bar - by Pete McCarthy (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this hilarious and affectionate homage to Ireland, McCarthy recounts his rollicking adventures around the Emerald Isle in search of his Irish roots.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>The #1 Irish Bestseller</b> <p/>Despite the many exotic places Pete McCarthy has visited, he finds that nowhere else can match the particular magic of Ireland, his mother's homeland. In McCarthy's Bar, his journey begins in Cork and continues along the west coast to Donegal in the north. Traveling through spectacular landscapes, but at all times obeying the rule, never pass a bar that has your name on it, he encounters McCarthy's bars up and down the land, meeting fascinating people before pleading to be let out at four o'clock in the morning. <p/>Written by someone who is at once an insider and an outside, <i>McCarthy's Bar</i> is a wonderfully funny and affectionate portrait of a rapidly changing country.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><b>The #1 Irish Bestseller</b> <p/>Despite the many exotic places Pete McCarthy has visited, he finds that nowhere else can match the particular magic of Ireland, his mother's homeland. In <i>McCarthy's Bar</i>, his journey begins in Cork and continues along the west coast to Donegal in the north. Traveling through spectacular landscapes, but at all times obeying the rule, never pass a bar that has your name on it, he encounters McCarthy's bars up and down the land, meeting fascinating people before pleading to be let out at four o'clock in the morning. <p/>Written by someone who is at once an insider and an outside, <i>McCarthy's Bar</i> is a wonderfully funny and affectionate portrait of a rapidly changing country. <p/>Praise for Pete McCarthy and<i> McCarthy's Bar</i>: <p/>[McCarthy] is a worthy addition to the ranks of P.J. O'Rourke, Bill Bryson and Peter Mayle...He narrates a series of hilarious and surprising adventures with an acerbic eye and a comedian's gift for timing...This wonderful debut will appeal to readers who are looking for a well-observed travel guide, or simply for its incisive hilarity. -<i> Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>[McCarthy's] chronicle of what he heard in these neighborhood gathering places/social clubs/confessionals was quintessentially Irish, which means hilarious, sentimental, surprising and revealing. - <i>The Dallas Morning News</i> <p/>McCarthy makes an amiable traveling companion - witty, affable, with an endearing knack for meeting, or attracting, the most eccentric characters...With self-deprecating wit and a sly sense of the absurd, he makes even the most mundane experience entertaining. - <i>Booklist</i> <p/>Unfailingly sharp, good-humored, and offbeat: sure to please Celtophiles of every greenish hue. - <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/>Fans of Bill Bryson will enjoy reading McCarthy's droll narrative of his rediscovery of his family's roots in Ireland. -<i> Library Journal</i> <p/><i>McCarthy's Bar</i> is as far removed from the staid, traditional travel guide as one likely could get and still learn where to go, what to see, how much it might cost and what to expect. - <i>San Antonio Express News</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"The funniest book I've read this year." --<i>John Walsh, The Independent (U.K.)</i> <p/>"A travelogue of Ireland told through great set pieces and jokes...The author seems to have a natural aptitude for meeting funny, strange, and fascinating people. This book will make you laugh out loud." --<i>The Irish News (Belfast)</i> <p/>"<i>McCarthy's Bar</i> is so unrelentingly funny it needs to be taken in small doses...When it comes to playing stooge in ridiculous travel situations, he makes Michael Palin look shy and Bill Bryson positively somber." --<i>The Australian</i> <p/>"[McCarthy] is a worthy addition to the ranks of P.J. O'Rourke, Bill Bryson and Peter Mayle...He narrates a series of hilarious and surprising adventures with an acerbic eye and a comedian's gift for timing...This wonderful debut will appeal to readers who are looking for a well-observed travel guide, or simply for its incisive hilarity." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>"[McCarthy's] chronicle of what he heard in these neighborhood gathering places/social clubs/confessionals was quintessentially Irish, which means hilarious, sentimental, surprising and revealing." --<i>The Dallas Morning News</i> <p/>"McCarthy makes an amiable traveling companion - witty, affable, with an endearing knack for meeting, or attracting, the most eccentric characters...With self-deprecating wit and a sly sense of the absurd, he makes even the most mundane experience entertaining." --<i>Booklist</i> <p/>"Unfailingly sharp, good-humored, and offbeat: sure to please Celtophiles of every greenish hue." --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/>"Fans of Bill Bryson will enjoy reading McCarthy's droll narrative of his rediscovery of his family's roots in Ireland." --<i>Library Journal</i> <p/>"<i>McCarthy's Bar</i> is as far removed from the staid, traditional travel guide as one likely could get and still learn where to go, what to see, how much it might cost and what to expect." --<i>San Antonio Express News</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Pete McCarthy</b> was born in England to an Irish mother and an English father. He was the writer and performer of many travel series for radio and television in the United Kingdom. <i>McCarthy's Bar</i>, his first book, was a bestseller in Ireland, England, and Australia.</p>
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