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An Irish boy with dark, magical powers is approached by three Cuban children recently orphaned seeking help following their parents' murder. An orphan himself, Larry Lir, feels compelled to help them. Up against him are three ruthless Cuban agents led by Valdes Da Silva - another orphan. They will stop at nothing to achieve their aims. Lir must use every trick at his disposal to keep the Cuban family safe, but fortunately he can use his po...

The Nationalists is an Irish story set against the bloody backdrop of the 1916 Rising, the War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. The 1916 Rising wasn't just military, but a cultural revolution too. It tells the story of a doomed love affair between a revolutionary journalist and a headstrong Kerry-born Cumann na mBan girl. The story also explores how the Catholic Church viewed the events of the day. Interweaving both factual and ficti...

Charlie Evans is a troubled teenager living in Gorey, County Wexford. When he falls foul of the law, his parents take radical action and pack him off to India for a year of schooling. At first, he rebels against this treatment and removed from his comfort zone, he continues getting into trouble. Slowly however, he settles into his new way of life in India. He befriends a boy of his own age who introduces him to the world of cricket and he ...

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Herbst 1918: Die Spanische Grippe wütet allerorten - doch die Einwohner der Holzfällerstadt Commonwealth beschließen, sich zu schützen. Sie stellen die Gemeinde unter Quarantäne und riegeln die einzige Zufahrtsstraße ab. Als ein Hilfe suchender Soldat von einem Wachposten erschossen wird, um ihn am Betreten der Stadt zu hindern, breiten sich innerhalb des Ortes Angst, Argwohn und Hysterie aus. Thomas Mullen erzählt in seinem hellsichtigen und ...

A political satire, half Lewis Carroll, half traditional Daoist literature, about a modern-day Chinese schoolteacher who falls into an alcoholic sleep and dreams himself back a thousand years, rising through the ranks of the imperial civil service until he achieves the position of Prime Minister-and then finds himself stranded.

In this heartbreaking chapbook of poems, Paul Robert Mullen charts the demise of relationships through the windows of loss. He navigates from the aching moments of realisation through the crushing introspection that follows, and into a gentle state of acceptance. These words find the delicate heart of our pain and the sensation of cracking apart that comes with losing those we love, and how we can catalogue our grief until we find a place from...

1918: Tief in den Wäldern des Staates Washington liegt die kleine Holzfällerstadt Commonwealth. Charles Worthy hat sich mit der Gründung dieser Stadt und ihren gesellschaftlichen Idealen jenseits von Ausbeutung und Unterdrückung einen Lebenstraum erfüllt. Aber dann bricht die todbringende Epidemie aus, und die Eintracht bekommt erste Risse. Als Philip Worthy, der sensible Adoptivsohn des Stadtgründers, Zeuge wird, wie sein Freund einen halb ve...

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Reveals many little-known facts about the role and treatment of the Black GIs -- Publishers Weekly.

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In a profusely illustrated work, art historian Robert J. Mullen provides an overview of Mexican colonial architecture and its attendant sculpture. Writing both for students and general readers, he places the architecture in its social and economic context, showing buildings in the larger cities closer to European designs, while those in pueblos often included prehispanic indigenous elements. 172 photos. 20 line drawings. 5 maps. 286 pp.

This book relives the best years of a proud franchise. Includes a narrative of key points through important games, player profiles, and stats. Read about Warner's rise from arena league to Super Bowl MVP, Faulk's legacy as one of the greatest running backs of all time, Holt and Bruce as the best receiving duo, and much more.