Watching the Door: Drinking Up, Getting Down, and Cheating Death in 1970s Belfast Joseph P. Zwack listening to an owl

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Watching the Door: Drinking Up, Getting Down, and Cheating Death in 1970s Belfast Joseph P. Zwack listening to an owlKevin Myers was a young, wide eyed, and naive outsider thrust into the thick of the conflict in Northern Ireland as it teetered on the brink of civil war. Quickly absorbed into the local community and privy to the secrets of both the Protestant and Catholic paramilitaries, Myers gained a unique perspective into both sides of the sectarian violence. Devoid of any political agenda, Myers describes the streets of Belfast at its bloodiest with searing