A wealthy woman is dead in Hartford, CT, and the cause of death is anyone's guess. Suicide? Murder? Natural causes? The manner of death will determine the payout of her estate and there are as many possibilities as suspects. Motives abound--greed, envy, anger, lust, pride--but who really had the means to pull it off? Could it have been the woman's estranged niece? Her driver? Or was it the young Matthew Wyman? Equally devoted to racing plot and stunning craft, Burial of ...

A comprehensive examination of the profound impact of religion and religious rivalries on the development of Australian society from the convict era onwards.Academic, author and former Catholic priest, Michael Hogan’s research focus is religion and politics. He’s written and edited more than twelve books. His most recent work is Cradle of Australian Political Studies: Sydney’s Department of Government (2015). The Sectarian Strand was first published in 1...

Island life can be deadly.For Ollie Arias, owning an island in Micronesia is beyond his wildest dreams. Moving his best friends from college to share his dream…priceless. A little urban exploration of the abandoned military lab unearths strange, dark secrets. And awakens a slumbering beast that has gone decades without food. Ollie and his pals have unwittingly unleashed a deadly infection above, and a prehistoric killing machine below. The storm of the century is h...

There is a part of Mexico, the west-central area encompassing the state of Jalisco and its capital, Guadalajara, which is the cradle of many significant cultural traditions that most of us associate with that great country: mariachi music, tequila and charreada (rodeos) to name a few. And Jalisco is Michael Hogan's intellectual inspiration for this bird's eye view of Mexico and elsewhere.Hogan writes with deep affection for his adopted country, mixed with an insider's keen interest ...

This book by a noted Ph.D. historian is one of the best books available about historical relations between the United States and Mexico. It shines new light on reasons for the US invasion of Mexico in 1846, opposition by Abraham Lincoln and other politicians to the unjustified and unconstitutional decision by President Polk to go to war, the importance of the ensuing war against Mexico, the resulting territorial seizures by the United States, the impact both nationally and...

This compact book and it's associated workbook are a one-stop-shop for preparing for surgery anchored in the latest research on prehabilitation and written by a surgeon with 20 years of experience. Dr. Hogan writes like he talks to his own patients and guides you through all you need to know about doing your part to improve your chances of a good surgical outcome.Step Into Surgery Prepared.Step out Stronger.The Prehab Advantage gives you Surgeon-approved strategies ...

In his new book, Michael J. Hogan, a leading historian of the American presidency, offers a new perspective on John Fitzgerald Kennedy, as seen not from his life and times but from his afterlife in American memory. The Afterlife of John Fitzgerald Kennedy considers how Kennedy constructed a popular image of himself, in effect, a brand, as he played the part of president on the White House stage. The cultural trauma brought on by his assassination further burnished that image and began the ...

This is the story of three unlikely friends: Froggie, a lonely frog; Birdie, a baby bird kicked out of its nest, and a bear called Bungler who has problems doing things right. Birdie, just two days old faces dangers from a fox and a pack of nasty rats. Bungler Bear tells how he failed at things and left home as a young cub. Then as grown bear, he returned home to face Kangaroo King in a boxing match, hoping that if he won his father and all the other bears would be proud him. Once more, Bu...

When Michael Hogan started writing, he never set out to pen a poetry collection. He simply told stories of his dad and, over time, the stories became confessionals in rhyme. Watching someone suffer through the terrible disease of alcoholism taught Michael many life lessons—ones he never wanted to learn. The only way to exorcise those old demons was to write.Simply Free is a collection of words that ring true to any child, spouse, or family member of an addict. In “Something’s Wrong...

One young boy, two species of feuding and shape-shifting extraterrestrials, a cantankerous long-lost female aviator, a prehistoric amphibious Ichthyosaur, and a Polynesian warrior all stuck on an uncharted atoll that's been cloaked in invisibility. What could possibly go wrong?Sebastian and the Invisible Island magically combines the raw innocence and splendor of old classic tales of the sea with contemporary themes that will captivate today's young readers. The author artfully unf...

This volume includes historiographical surveys of American foreign relations since 1941 by some of the country's leading historians. Some of the essays offer sweeping overviews of the major trends in the field of foreign/international relations history. Others survey the literature on US relations with particular regions of the world or on the foreign policies of presidential administrations. The result is a comprehensive assessment of the historical literature on US foreign policy that hi...

A longtime classic in its first and second editions, Explaining the History of American Foreign Relations, 3rd edition presents substantially revised and new essays on traditional themes such as national security, corporatism, borderlands history, and international relations theory. The book also highlights such innovative conceptual approaches and analytical methods as computational analysis, symbolic borders, modernization and technopolitics, nationalism, non-state actors, domestic polit...