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Lost in Translation

Foley, Michael P.
Lost in Translation
At every celebration of the traditional Latin Mass, one of the greatest achievements of Christian culture passes by virtually unnoticed. The orations of the Roman Rite-the Collect, Secret, and Postcommunion-are literary masterpieces: a unique species of rhetoric, they ingeniously combine tight structure, poetic rhythm, literary order, succinct imagery, and a panoply of human experience. These brilliant gems are underappreciated because much of...

CHF 47.90

Lost in Translation

Foley, Michael P.
Lost in Translation
At every celebration of the traditional Latin Mass, one of the greatest achievements of Christian culture passes by virtually unnoticed. The orations of the Roman Rite-the Collect, Secret, and Postcommunion-are literary masterpieces: a unique species of rhetoric, they ingeniously combine tight structure, poetic rhythm, literary order, succinct imagery, and a panoply of human experience. These brilliant gems are underappreciated because much of...

CHF 37.90

The Whole Thing

Foley, Michael
The Whole Thing
Everything is connected. So, to understand anything one must understand everything. So too, when a 69-year-old man decides to comprehend the minutiae of an ordinary day it is necessary for him to understand his life also, which in turn entails understanding the history of the universe, though only from the big bang on. Michael Foley weaves together these three strands in the story of a transformation from youthful despising through mid-life fa...

CHF 18.50

Pioneers of Aerial Combat

Foley, Michael
Pioneers of Aerial Combat
More than 100 photo illustrations, evoking the early days of aerial development. Images of craft are included alongside those of the men and women who populated the scene.

CHF 26.90

Random Sequences

Foley, James Michael
Random Sequences
Consider a set of k elements. Let the elements be the first k positive integers. Consider the permutation set that corresponds to the first k positive integers - and let each element's order equal that element's value. At every line of the permutation set, there exists an element or there exist the elements of the greatest order so far while doing a left-to-right scan. As a consequence, six permutation set properties exist. Expectations and e...

CHF 29.90

The Children of Croke Park

Foley, Michael
The Children of Croke Park
Through the lives of three children who died on 21 November 1920, relive the story of Bloody Sunday, when a gaelic football match in Croke Park was the scene of slaughter by British forces. Gripping historical fiction.

CHF 21.50

Why We Kiss under the Mistletoe

Foley, Michael P.
Why We Kiss under the Mistletoe
The definitive guide to every question you've had about the Christmas holiday-and many more you've never thought to ask! In Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe, bestselling author Michael Foley dives deep into the history of Christmas and the customs that surround this beloved holiday. Learn about the fascinating origins of your favorite Christmas food, drink, observances, and songs. Discover how Saint Nicolas, a fourth-century Catholic bishop, be...

CHF 39.50

American Credo: The Place of Ideas in American Politics

Foley, Michael
American Credo: The Place of Ideas in American Politics
If America has a claim to exceptionalism, American Credo locates it in a little understood ability to engage in deep conflicts over political ideas, while at the same time reducing adversarial positions to legitimate derivatives of American history and development.

CHF 219.00

Drinking with the Saints (Deluxe)

Foley, Michael P.
Drinking with the Saints (Deluxe)
Raise Your Spirits and Toast the Saints! It's the full-color edition of Drinking with the Saints! Recipe for a liturgically correct cocktail: mix Bartender's Guide and Lives of the Saints, shake well, garnish with good cheer. Drinking with the Saints is a concoction that both sinner and saint will savor. Michael Foley offers the faithful drinker witty and imaginative instruction on the appropriate libations for the seasons, feasts, and s...

CHF 49.50

Citizen Cash

Foley, Michael S
Citizen Cash
Johnny Cash was an American icon, known for his level bass-baritone voice and sombre demeanour, for huge hits like "Ring of Fire" and "I Walk the Line." He's one of the best-selling musicians of all time, and his crossover appeal earned him inductions into the Country Music, Gospel Music, and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame. But he was also the most prominent political artist in the United States, even if he wasn't recognized for it in his own lif...

CHF 44.50

Swimming Upstream

Foley, Michael F
Swimming Upstream
In 1898 a 16-year-old immigrant with a sixth-grade education and not much more than the clothes on his back landed in Boston. By 1906, this immigrant, Michael Foley, had started a fresh fish company. In 2005, Michael Foley's great-granddaughter, Laura, together with Peter, her co-owner husband, became the fourth generation to own and operate the Foley Fish Company, the seafood industry's standard for quality, consistency, and integrity. Swimmi...

CHF 34.90

Swimming Upstream: Four Generations of Fishmongering

Foley, Michael F.
Swimming Upstream: Four Generations of Fishmongering
In 1898 a 16-year-old immigrant with a sixth-grade education and not much more than the clothes on his back landed in Boston. By 1906, this immigrant, Michael Foley, had started a fresh fish company. In 2005, Michael Foley's great-granddaughter, Laura, together with Peter, her co-owner husband, became the fourth generation to own and operate the Foley Fish Company, the seafood industry's standard for quality, consistency, and integrity. Swimmi...

CHF 21.90

The Bloodied Field

Foley, Michael
The Bloodied Field
Bloody Sunday. A gaelic football match in Dublin's Croke Park became the scene of a massacre of 14 people by the Royal Irish Constabulary, following the IRA assassination of British military agents. Updated edition of this exceptional and prizewinning book.

CHF 27.50

Order and Random Sequences

Foley, James Michael
Order and Random Sequences
Consider a set of k elements. Let the elements be the first k positive integers. Consider the permutation set that corresponds to the first k positive integers - and let each element's order equal that element's value.At every line of the permutation set, there exists an element or there exist the elements of the greatest order so far while doing a left-to-right scan. As a consequence, six permutation set properties exist. Expectations and exp...

CHF 28.50