The concept of “fandom” has been revolutionized over the past 20 years because of various technological, cultural, and communicative advancements. Evolution of the Modern Sports Fan: Communicative Approaches explores the elements of the sports fan that have markedly changed since the turn of the century. Inherent within these investigations is the role of communication in a multitude of forms (mediated, relational, etc.) as the prototypical sports fan has most heavily shifted within this d...

This innovative scientific reference and clinical tool is virtually two books in one. Part I thoroughly yet succinctly reviews the literature on binge-eating disorder, covering diagnosis and epidemiology, clinical features and course, links to obesity, medical risks, and current treatment data. Part II provides an evidence-based cognitive-behavioral treatment manual. Session-by-session guidelines address how to help individuals or groups change their eating behavior, cope with emotional tr...

Penniless Irish immigrant Michael Devlin arrives in New York City, USA, in 1864, the third year of the American Civil War. With a group of friends from his home in County Galway, he enlists in a cavalry regiment. After basic training, they are thrown into the Union Civil War against the Confederate South. On a reconnaissance mission, Michael discovers he is unable to fire on Confederate soldiers. To avoid the taking of human life, he volunteers for duty with a special unit of cavalry in De...

In this unique and engaging collection, twelve essays celebrate the legacy of one of America's most important playwrights and investigate Williams's enduring effect on America's cultural, theatrical, and literary heritage.Like Faulkner before him, Tennessee Williams gave universal appeal to southern characters and settings. His major plays, from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Glass Menagerie to A Streetcar Named Desire and Night of the Iguana, con...

Indulge in this decadent collection of Teasers and Tastes from some of today’s hottest romance authors in a variety of romance genres.This catalog includes excerpts from more than 20 bestselling and award-winning romance authors. If you enjoy the excerpt, you know you’re going to love the book! Follow the links to snag a guaranteed good read and sign up for the author’s newsletter so you never miss future releases, contests or appearances.Please share with ...

It was to become known as the most daring enemy mission of the entire war: Operation Eagle, SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler’s audacious plan to kidnap Winston Churchill on British soil in November 1943.But, despite spectacular secrecy, there was to be no surrender without a fight.…For in a remote corner of Norfolk, an elite unit is gathered together. Ready to do battle for a nation against the most ruthless task force ever assembled.“100 percent proof adventure.” —...

Malcolm Devlin is the lonely and superstitious son of a forgotten circus daredevil. After a run-in with some bullying locals in a remote northwoods town, Malcolm makes a desperate, magic wish which brings the legendary movie hero Rex Carson to life right off the silver screen!But real life isn't quite like the movies. When Malcolm and Rex start digging into the mysterious death of the town's favorite son and enter a treacherous mountain motorcycle race, things turn deadly, forcing ...

This book provides scholarly perspectives on a range of timely concerns in Irish diaspora studies. It offers a focal point for fresh interchanges and theoretical insights on questions of identity, Irishness, historiography and the academy’s role in all of these. In doing so, it chimes with the significant public debates on Irish and Irish emigrant identities that have emerged from Ireland’s The Gathering initiative (2013) and that continue to reverberate throughout the Decade of Centenarie...

The hero of The Eagle Has Landed returns in a Cold War adventure that pits two IRA veterans against a ruthless mercenary whose only ideology is greed.Terrorist-for-hire Frank Barry has been wreaking havoc in Germany and France, with backing from the KGB. His next mission might be his deadliest, as Barry plans to steal a state-of-the-art missile and sell it to the highest bidder.Only Barry’s longtime rivals, retired IRA gunman Liam Devlin and his al...

This book examines the impact of the digital deluge on employees and organizations and sets out the leadership actions needed to create a corporate culture fit for the digital age.In the digital world executives are presented with exponentially more information than their predecessors were a generation ago – and yet we’re not exponentially more productive. Why? Because we’re using twenty-first century technology with a twentieth century mindset.Excessive working hours, emai...

The man with the best chance to save humanity from a mortal otherworldly threat is dead. Freelance intelligence agent Cord Devlin had been endowed with god-like abilities after the discovery of ancient and possibly alien artifacts made him nearly invincible. Unfortunately, his similarly endowed foes were able to ambush the weakened agent after a titanic struggle in the bowels of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. But as any student of Star Trek knows death can be just the beginning...

Als Ray Logan und seine Leute den Absturzort des havarierten Ktoor-Schiffes erreichen werden sie von Angehörigen der Verbrecherloge M3 gefangen genommen. Ihr Anführer, ein skrupelloser Mensch, der sich'Colonel' nennt, will die Technik der Außerirdischen für sich gewinnen. Er ist geleitet von der Vorstellung, dass er die Welt beherrschen kann, wenn es ihm gelingt, an das Wissen der Außerirdischen zu gelangen. Colonels Gefangene werden deshalb dem Einfluss des sogenannten'Telepators' ausgese...