"From inspirational athlete Cora Staunton to world-famous novelist James Joyce, Antarctic explorer Tom Crean to renowned jellyfish expert Maude Delap, trade union activist Rosie Hackett to the greatest hat-maker in the world, Philip Treacy, these are the stories of Irish people, famous and not-so-famous, who followed their dreams, fearlessly striving to be the very best they could be, to discover and explore, to help those in desperate need, or to test the limits of artistic expression." -- Back cover.