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Everyday life is often devalued as banal, especially in our culture besotted with fantasy and celebrity. Yet many writers and artists have celebrated ordinary life, and many philosophers, psychologists and neuroscientists have offered insights into the rewards of paying attention to the here and now. With characteristic wit and earthiness, Michael Foley - author of THE AGE OF ABSURDITY - draw on the work of these artists and thinkers, and with...

Full-colour guide to the towers built to defend England's coastline. Built to defend against Napoleon's forces, the Martello towers have played a part in both the First and Second World Wars and many are still visible along the coasts of Kent, Sussex, Essex and Suffolk.

Those Were the Times takes the reader back into another era when growing up meant children experienced a lot of hands-on life skills. Follow Jack Foley as he learns that alligators are not necessarily creatures to tangle with and wild hog hunting sometimes goes awry. The stories of Jack Foley, set in the beautiful Greater Gulf Hammock region of the Florida, give the reader a special peek back to a simpler day. You will enjoy the personable sty...

The first guide to the Catholic roots of everyday things--from red wine to Santa Claus

Justice Marshall once remarked that if people knew what he knew about the death penalty, they would reject it overwhelmingly. Foley elucidates Marshall's claim that fundamental flaws exist in the implementation of the death penalty. He guides us through the history of the Supreme Court's death penalty decisions, revealing a constitutional quagmire the Court must navigate to avoid violating the fundamental tenant of equal justice for all.

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Witty philosopher Michael Foley investigates the concept, history and meaning of fun in this accessible and funny book. Looks at dancing, sex, holidays, sport, gaming, comedy and more. From the author of "The Age Of Absurdity".

In 1978, San Francisco plunged from a summer of political tension into an autumn cascade of malevolence that so eluded human comprehension it seemed almost demonic. The battles over property taxes and a ballot initiative calling for a ban on homosexuals teaching in public schools gave way to the madness of the Jonestown massacre and the murders of Mayor George Moscone and city supervisor Harvey Milk at the hands of their former colleague, Dan ...

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The award-winning and bestselling account of the classic 1982 final. An epic story of triumph and loss, joy and tragedy. Boylesports Irish Sports Book of the Year 2007

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The premiership of Tony Blair has not only reaffirmed previous trends towards leader-centred parties and governments, it has provided a decisive sea change in the development of a genuine British presidency. The array of strategies and techniques designed to secure and expand Blair's public outreach, together with the priority attached to the prime minister's personal pledges and individual vision have propelled the office into new dimensions ...

Is het leuk om met velen te zijn? Of het nu gaat om een dancefestival, een vol strand, het carnavalsfeest of een pretpark, veel mensen genieten ervan en het wordt in reclames vaak als hoogst aantrekkelijk voorgesteld. Toch zijn er ook altijd mensen die zich in zo'n situatie alleen maar afvragen: hoe kom ik hier weg? En op dat moment is er altijd wel iemand die zegt: 'Leuk hè?' Michael Foley wil begrijpen waarom mensen zich graag in grote groep...

But the Famine did take place, and the ways Irish journalists found to tell the story of unprecedented horror conditioned the evolution of journalism, not alone in Ireland, but abroad.

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which London's Docklands have changed and developed over the last century.

A history of front-line Essex

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Reading this book revives the spirit of civic action today for those who are unjustifiably forlorn about overcoming injustice."-Ralph NaderAn on-the-ground history of ordinary Americans who took to the streets when political issues became personalThe 1960s are widely seen as the high tide of political activism in the United States. According to this view, Americans retreated to the private realm after the tumult of the civil rights and antiwar...