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An astonishingly well-plotted mystery with surprises galore set in St. Petersburg, Florida, the first installment in a new series.

Tells the life story of Billy Frank Jr., from his father's influential tales, through the difficult and contentious days of the Fish Wars, to today

With support, humor, and perspective, this provocative book outlines new options for businesswomen. Margaret Heffernan, who has run five different companies in the UK and US, states her case directly and provocatively: women are at odds as to how to find happiness and success at work while remaining true to themselves.

A one-armed young Civil War veteran investigates the death of a troubled fellow soldier in 1860s Vermont and Virginia.

A one-armed young Civil War veteran investigates the death of a troubled fellow soldier in 1860s Vermont and Virginia.

This is the inside story of how Rob Heffernan's dream led him from the council flats of his tough Cork city upbringing to the winners' podium of the Olympic Games. It is also a frank chronicle of the sometimes nightmare-ridden journey it takes to make a dream come true.

Excerpt from The Palmetto I was out to the Palmetto plantation last week. Without doubt, it is the best piece of property in the state. If I owned the Palmetto, I would have all the comforts of life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to...

In Post-Apocalyptic Culture, Teresa Heffernan poses the question: what is at stake in a world that no longer believes in the power of the end? Although popular discourse increasingly understands apocalypse as synonymous with catastrophe, historically, in both its religious and secular usage, apocalypse was intricately linked to the emergence of a better world, to revelation, and to disclosure.In this interdisciplinary study, Heffernan uses mod...

Excerpt from Historical Sketch of the Church of St. Antony of Padua, Brooklyn, N. Y: With an Account of the Rectorship of Rev. P. F. O'hare, Published on the Occasion of His Silver Jubilee, March 19, 1897In the preparation of this brief record, which makes no claim to scholarly completeness, or to anything more important than a sketch, the compiler in his attempt to give the history Of St. Antony's Parish and biography of its present rector fo...

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In this second Dead Detective mystery, Harry Doyle is back and hot on the trail of a killer.

In works of Western literature ranging from Homer's Odyssey to Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? This book traces this leitmotiv through the history of our greatest writings, including Christ's Last Supper, Macbeth's murder of his royal guest, and Camus' short story of French colonialism in Arab Algeria.

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Addresses the needs of teachers and advanced students who are preparing classes on the Middle Ages or who find themselves confounded in their studies by reference to the various liturgies that were fundamental to the lives of medieval peoples.

A particle of dirt transforms into a pearl with the ability to seed an entirely new planet. What happens when a clairvoyant, a mutant poet and a shape-shifter discover its power? And how do they stop an evil prophet from planting it first?

Rag Water, by Christopher Heffernan, is a book of poetry highlighted by several pieces of flash fiction that help tell the story of our lonesome sometimes brutal path through our hopes and dreams to our loses and hard won triumphs. A book that uses at times a tough language to find the delicate balance between our everyday gutters and the further reaches of where we end as human beings and begin to see and even touch what is greater. The light...

Excerpt from When Buckingham Met the Queen: A Play in 6 Acts and 8 Scenes Med. You shall be honored at the proper time. But let me ask if you are not appearing in the role of a clown rather than of an English nobleman! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-th...

Naveed is sick of war. He's had to grow up quickly to take care of his widowed mother and little sister. When he befriends Nasera, a street dog with extraordinary abilities, he has a chance to help rebuild his country. But will a new friend's betrayal crush his dreams of peace forever?