After thirty years of retirement, a New Jersey police detective sergeant takes you on a journey through some very interesting homicide cases. Yet it is his background as a retired New Jersey police officer and detective sergeant that has legitimized the background of his newest work, Dolan: Murder Cop. He answered the calls, combed through mountains of evidence, made countless inquiries, worked the midnight shift, and sought closure for families in his search for truth. Join him through th...

The incredible true story of how one man turned his life around through the companionship of his best friend.For years, John Dolan had been living rough, trying his best to get by. Born and bred on the estates of east London, his early life was marked by neglect and abuse, and his childhood gift for drawing was stamped out by the tough realities outside his front door. As he grew older, he found himself turning to petty crime to support himself and ended up in pris...

John Dolan aka The War Nerd presents a unique anti-travel book, an unheroic Odyssey, in which and his wife bounce reluctantly between historical war zones as they relocate every few months for reasons varying from tourist-visa expiry to veiled death threats. Every destination offers a different war or (more often) several, which inspire essays meditating on everything from Tuol Sleng to Rwanda to the Troubles. The personal occasionally intrudes on the political in the form of anxiety, near...

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They Should Have Been Hanged is a collection of essays presenting a stimulating revisionist view of the U.S. Civil War. Gary Brecher aka John Dolan rejects both the Lost Cause myth and insipid mainstream histories. Instead, he relies on the testimony of contemporary figures like Mary Chesnut, Mark Twain, John A. Logan, and Adam Gurowski to show the American Civil War had its share of treachery, criminality, and error.Referring to primary sources (letters, diaries, speeches...

The "uplifting, humble, and moving" true story of a troubled, East London artist and a twice-abandoned Staffordshire bull terrier who rescue each other ( ForeWord Magazine).John Dolan grew up rough on the estates of east London. His early life was marked by neglect and abuse, and his childhood gift for drawing was stamped out by the tough realities outside his front door. A life of substance abuse and petty crime eventually landed him in prison. And when h...

This book is a collection of nine essays exploring the Irish-American experience in the New Jersey and New York metropolitan area, both historically and today. The essays place the local Irish-American experience in the wider context of immigration studies, assimilation, and historical theory. Using case studies, interviews, scholarly research in primary historical documents and theory, and first-hand experience, the authors delve into what it has meant, and means, to be Irish American in ...

Wild at Heart helped men get their hearts back. Waking the Dead will help us all find the life Christ promised. Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” That’s the offer of Christianity, from God himself. Just look at what happens when people are touched by Jesus—the blind see, the lame walk, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life. In other words, to be touched by God is to be restored. To become all God meant you to be. That is what...

'A dazzling modern mythology of our oldest stories, richly imagined by the very best of Irish writers' DOIREANN NÍ GHRÍOFA, author of A Ghost in the Throat'Dark, lyrical and exhilarating, these stories feel both timeless and urgently modern' LOUISE O'NEILL, author of IdolFeaturing new and original stories from:Jane Casey Sunday Times bestselling author of Cruel Acts | Naoi...

Get the most from your table saw and router while displaying your craftsmanship wth these 26 ingenious projects from the pages of Woodworker's Journal.

Recentemente, o artista John Dolan organizou sua primeira exposição de galeria no outro lado da rua onde costumava sentar no chão para desenhar durante três anos. O evento foi um sucesso e todas as suas ilustrações vendidas. Como John gosta de dizer, ele levou três anos para se deslocar dez metros. E, sem o seu cão George, isso nunca teria acontecido.John passou muito tempo sem moradia, fazendo o melhor possível para sobreviver. Seus primeiros anos de vida foram marcados por negligê...

Child well-being, which covers everything from family relationships to their material well-being, is now increasingly being talked about in policy and practice nationally and internationally. However, a lack of clarity remains about what the idea really means and how it can help children.This book brings together contributions from international experts in order to define child well-being and to further understand how it can improve children's lives. Issues covered include how the ...