Hattie Jacques was a middle aged woman living in a small town in New Mexico One morning she came from her bed to find a strange man seated in her kitchen.  Returning to the room she took  a gun and put it in the side pocket of  her dressing gown. When she came back to the kitchen, the fellow was still there. In spite of his appearance he projected no sense of threat. In fact he seemed more nervous of her than she was of him. That much was evident from the way his eye...

Carmen's Legacy tells the story of a family's journey of tragedy and hope. At Age forty-two, John Maher was involved in a fatal car crash in which he was severely injured and, the eighteen-year-old driver of the other vehicle was killed. Thankfully, John was not at fault. His injuries were so severe that doctors informed him he would never work again. Married with four daughters in either secondary school or university, this was a tremendous blow to this young family.Ange (John's w...

Can it be that the human brain possesses an in-built faculty for language?Noam Chomsky, one of the most brilliant linguists of the 20th century, believes that it does- that there exists a 'universal grammar' common to all languages. Around the world children learn, in very similar ways, languages that seem entirely different. This is possible, Chomsky argues, because all human languages and their grammatical structures are linked in the human brain.Chomsky is controversial ...

Carmen's Legacy tells the story of a family's journey of tragedy and hope. At Age forty-two, John Maher was involved in a fatal car crash in which he was severely injured and, the eighteen-year-old driver of the other vehicle was killed. Thankfully, John was not at fault. His injuries were so severe that doctors informed him he would never work again. Married with four daughters in either secondary school or university, this was a tremendous blow to this young family.However, there ...

They say human life is the most precious thing. The Collector doesn't agree.When world renowned archaeologist Philip Carlton suddenly and unexpectedly commits suicide, the police are called to investigate. Heading up the investigation is Detective Lucy O'Hara, a Forensic Linguist – and she immediately sees something is wrong with the suicide note. In her gut, she knows this was cold-blooded murder.Battling sceptical superiors and the Irish establishment, Lu...

Her name is Fearless.Her given name is Hattie Jacques.She hears voices.She ignored them for most of her life. Everything changed the day her husband diedThe voices take her to a ramshackle town in the American desert. Jerusalem Landing is in New Mexico. It is an odd place in a state where odd places abound. Different kinds of Magic collide there. Some years it is peaceful. Some years it is hell on earth. It occurs between October and November. When Scorpio r...

I have always been interested in Myth, Magic, Psychology, Romance and History. When I began as a writer it was inevitable that these passions would find their way into the writing.Freud believed that the Irish was the only race on which Psychoanalysis would be wasted. The Irish live close to what Jung referred to as the Numinous.. It is.the uncanny, the sacred and mysterious..

The languages of the world can be seen and heard in cities and towns, forests and isolated settlements, as well as on the internet and in international organizations like the UN or the EU. How did the world acquire so many languages? Why can't we all speak one language, like English or Esperanto? And what makes a person bilingual? Multilingualism, language diversity in society, is a perfect expression of human plurality. About 6,500-7,000 languages are spoken, written and signed, throughou...

From a Church that once enjoyed devotional loyalty, political influence, and institutional power unrivaled in Europe, the Catholic Church in Ireland now faces collapse. Devastated by a series of reports on clerical sexual abuse, challenged publicly during several political battles, and painfully aware of plunging Mass attendance, the Irish Church today is confronted with the loss of its institutional legitimacy. This study is the first international and interdisciplinary attempt to conside...

This is a book of prayers, with reflections on the act of praying. The prayers are scenes from daily life touching upon different topics: a prayer for animals; a prayer before a Christmas Tree; a prayer of the agnostic, of the unemployed, and of a college student; and a prayer against pessimism. Prayer is a rapport between heaven and earth, between God and humanity. There is no certified method of praying but some prayers offer a methodology, like the psalms. Your prayers are just you. Lea...

Poems of Strength, Love, and Inspiration.This book will take you on a thought-provoking journey alongside a group of young authors as they celebrate life and open their souls to share their struggles, triumphs, and wisdom through captivating poems coming from the heart.An unforgettable collection of poems that remind us that we are not alone and that there is hope for the future.Immerse in these poems to warm your soul:Just A Bunch of Jersey Girls - Race for...

Created by Lean practitioners with real-world, results-proven track records, this book is designed to help struggling managers and leaders, interested in the benefits of Lean but bereft of budgets to hire full-time consultants, start substantial change in their enterprises and begin to reap the benefits of Lean.At once a how-to manual and a strategic management guide, the book lays out, in simple English, all the steps for implementing Lean, from formulating a strategy and managing...