"Go on, say "T'ree tins of turpentine!", you bogtrotter!" was one of many jeers towards Irish families settling in Leicester in the 1950s, and is the inspiration behind the title of Tim O'Sullivan's debut book.In 2008, after realising he was the family storyteller at Christmas gatherings, weddings and wakes, O'Sullivan picked up a dictaphone and began verbally recording his memories. Originally a passion project destined to be read by the wider O'Sullivan family, Tim was i...

This concise guide covers all the practical skills that students need to work effectively in a group in higher and further education. Using a variety of interactive teaming activities, students can practice the main principles. A number of case-study and real-life examples are also included.

This fully photocopiable teaching resource provides tutors with a varied and lively range of learning activities and exercises to use with students to help equip them with the skills needed to plan for a research project in higher education.

Sport is an integral part of British culture and an important aspect of modern life. Although its importance has been recognised by academic historians, sport has yet to be fully appreciated in the growing and related fields of heritage and museum studies. Sport and heritage have operated as seemingly separate spheres, yet together they can convey powerful messages; convergence between them is seen in the rise and popularity of sports museums, the collecting of sporting art and memorabilia...

Betrayed and broken, Eala Duir has sworn vengeance against the Faeries who destroyed her life.Once a promising folklore scholar in the human realm, her destiny with the Fae kingdom of Tír na nÓg, has cost Eala everything—her academic career, her position, her best friend Colleen, and most painfully, her soulmate, Sionnach. Torn from him by the treacherous Faerie king, Finnbheara, Eala will stop at nothing to reclaim what was stolen from her.With her untamed...

Being tied to the Fae is no guarantee the folk will open their gates to welcome you in.Believing they've earned a place in the Faerie kingdom of Tír na nÓg, Eala, a folklore academic, and her time traveler soulmate, Sionnach, are about to face the harsh reality that mischief and misdirection lurk at the very core of Fae bargains.When Finnbheara, King of the Connacht Fae, confronts the pair on the threshold of his domain, he declares only Eala, by virtue of ...

The first book in Tim Sullivan’s bestselling series starring the brilliant Detective Sergeant George Cross, with over 1,000,000 copies sold, now published for the first time in the USGeorge Cross is on the autism spectrum. He struggles with simple daily interactions but his single-mindedness, attention to detail and fierce persistence make him the most successful detective in the Bristol station with a 97% conviction rate.When the body of an elderly homeles...

A CrimeReads Book of the Month“A perfect detective for our time and for all time.”—Stephen Fry“One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century . . . a delight.”—Daily MailDetective Sergeant George Cross returns to solve the case of a mangled body on a construction site and uncover a life of illicit drugs in the second book in Tim Sullivan’s internationally bestsellin...

**“**A perfect detective for our time and for all time.”—Stephen FryA ransacked room. A dead politician. A burglary gone wrong – or a staged murder?DS George Cross loves puzzles – he's good at them – and he immediately spots one when he begins investigating the death of former mayor Peggy Frampton. To most, the crime scene looks like a burglary that went horribly wrong. But George can see what others can't: This was murder....

Aliens have been a major theme in science fiction literature from the very beginnings of the genre...though they seem to have morphed over the decades from humanoids (six-limbed and blue though they might be!) to the utterly incomprehensible to noncorporeal energy beings -- and everything in between! This collection focuses on aliens as depicted in many different forms over many different decades. While in no way comprehensive -- I'm not sure a "definitive" book of alien stories could ever...

“An extremely accomplished, traditional mystery in the PD James mode... an absolute treat.”—Irish TimesTo find a murderer, you need a motive . . .When a beloved yet mysterious monk is brutally murdered, Detective Sergeant George Cross faces a case with no leads, while his personal life is thrown into disarrayDS George Cross has always wondered why his mother left him when he was a child. Now that s...

“Every generation has its iconic detective—Holmes, Poirot and Morse—but Cross is emerging as the one for now. Treasure him.”—Daily MailHe's a victim. But is he innocent?Detective Sergeant George Cross has always been a good student—attentive, methodical, and careful to double-check his work. So when an elderly schoolteacher is found dead at home in southwest England, Cross knows the math isn’t adding up. The angle of the m...