A chilling noir novel set in the Belfast of The Troubles in which Pat Gray introduces us to the flawed but dogged and honourable policeman McCann. It is a welcome return to fiction after an eighteen year silence by one of Ulster’s finest novelists. Eight years in C Division was a long stretch for any man to be in one of the worst posts. That would break the toughest fellow. That would make you wonder if McCann was really the man for the job. Inspector McCann is called to investigate the br...

Gray's reworking of the Animal Farm concept brings in a post-Thatcherite twist. Having peacefully co-existed with his friends Mouse and Rat (the latter carries a briefcase and wears Italian suits), the Cat's owners suddenly leave him to fend for himself. He then has to fall back on feline instincts, placating the furry packed lunches which surround him with promises of consumer goods and burrow ownership. A stylish and witty parable for the Nineties.
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'Absolutely wonderful! There's a strange tension about it, almost like a melodrama.....Beautiful, the way it links the history of Ireland with the troubles in the family. I loved it.' Lynn Barber in The Sunday Times 'This convincing and evocative novel may lack the terrors of involvement and love across the sectarian divide, none the less, it explores the universal confusions and complexities of adolescence from an original perspective.' C.L. Dallat in The Times Literary Supplement 'Pat's ...

This book considers some recent and spectacular failures in policy-making and asks what is meant by policy 'disaster', the different forms that they can take and why they have occured. These issues are explored in nine contrasting cases drawn from both the European Union and its member states. These include: the devastating crisis in the Belgium political system following the exposure of a paedophile ring; the crisis in the Dutch fight against drugs; 'Mad Cows', the 'Arms to Iraq' affair i...

Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset, returns with his contemporary adaptation of The Federalist Papers with the inclusion of his own commentary and annotations to help readers interpret and understand the Constitution.Glenn Beck revisited Thomas Paine’s famous pre-Revolutionary War call to action in his #1 New York Times bestseller Glenn Beck’s Common Sense. Now he brings...

Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset, provides the ultimate handbook for tackling and winning life’s most important arguments.FUNNY. FRIGHTENING. TRUE.The #1 New York Times bestseller that gives you the right answers when idiots leave you speechless!It happens to all of us: You’re minding your own business, when some idiot* informs you that guns are evil, the Prius will save...

Seven key principles that have helped radio and television host Glenn Beck through adversity—and how you can apply them to your own life.Includes bonus audio recording of Glenn’s 8/28/10 “Restoring Honor” speech, recorded live on the National Mall in Washington, DC.Radio and television host Glenn Beck has experienced the rollercoaster of life like few others. From the suicide of his mother when he was just thirteen, to his ...

Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset, revisits Thomas Paine**’**s Common Sense in this **political commentary on American freedom, government, and common-sense solutions.In any era, great Americans inspire us to reach our full potential. They know with conviction what they believe within themselves. They understand that all actions have consequences. And they find common-se...

Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset, tackles some of our country’s biggest problems in this funny, outrageous, and entertaining book.Glenn Beck believes that the reason why some of our biggest problems never seem to get fixed is simple: the solutions just aren’t very convenient. And as the host of a nationally syndicated radio show and a prime-time television show on CNN Headline N...

#1 New York Times bestselling author and renowned radio and television host Glenn Beck delivers an instant holiday classic about boyhood memories, wrenching life lessons, and the true meaning of the gifts we give to one another in love.If you could change your life by reversing your biggest regrets, sorrows, and mistakes...would you?When Eddie was twelve years old, all he wanted for Christmas was a bike. He knew money had been tight since ...

**Internet journalist and entrepreneur Andrew Breitbart shares his outspoken views about the liberal media machine, the federal government and how he sees that Americans everywhere are being misled."Brash, funny, fiery, and irreverent." —Rush Limbaugh, American conservative political commentator and host of The Rush Limbaugh Show**Known for his network of conservative websites that draws millions of readers everyday, Andrew Breitbart has one main goal: to make sure...

Say Nothing is the moving true story of four neglected siblings who were taken into care following the breakdown of their parents' marriage. Sent to a small croft in the north-east of Scotland, they endured an onslaught of physical and mental abuse at the hands of an elderly, inexperienced foster mother.For ten years the children's cries for help were ignored and misunderstood in the naive social-work climate of the late 1950s, and this heartbreaking personal account of cr...