Calling all people with an affinity for Irish culture and heritage! Looking for a book about the places we love to call home? 'Booking Passage: We Irish and Americans' will surely bring a touch of nostalgia to the table. Part memoir, part cultural study, Thomas Lynch's book is the perfect guidebook for those "fellow travelers, fellow pilgrims" eager to discover more about their ancestral homeland. The book, published on june 5th 2006, follows the author's numerous visits to Ireland and his connection with the people, family, faith, and home place - it will transport you to Ireland's cottages, where the diversity strikes - from spinsters and small farmers, local heroes and poets, clergy, to corner boys. Filled with up to 342 pages of heart-warming poems, travel notes, cultural observations, and stories, this memoir book promises to delight - just like a fine ol' whiskey after a long working day. A reviving journey home, the book invites anyone - Irish or not - to contemplate, in a witty, insightful way.