Harry Doyle, known to his peers as the Dead Detective, finds himself faced with what many consider the most powerful and secretive cult in the country-Scientology. Clearwater, Florida, the spiritual c
Harry Doyle, known to his peers as the Dead Detective, finds himself faced with what many consider the most powerful and secretive cult in the country-Scientology. Clearwater, Florida, the spiritual c
This is the inside story of how Rob Heffernan's dream led him from the council flats of his tough Cork city upbringing to the winners' podium of the Olympic Games. It is also a frank chronicle of the
Keep your hands busy and your mind relaxed as you crochet this inspiring collection of 50 repeat patterns—some designed as small geometric motifs, others conceived on a larger scale. By focusing on th
The guerilla war waged between the IRA and the crown forces between 1919 and 1921 was a pivotal episode in the modern history of Ireland. This book addresses the War of Independence from a new perspec
Just as Susan Sontag did for photography and Marshall McLuhan did for television, Virginia Heffernan (called one of the “best living writers of English prose”) reveals the logic and aesthetics behind
Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, public debates about Islam and the veil have become increasingly divisive. Yet few acknowledge that this fascination with veiling goes back more than th
Heffernan explores sensory differences for people with autism spectrum disorder and different strategies that may be employed to manage those differences. In the process he addresses connections betwe
A powerful manifesto for CEOs and employees alike: Influential and award-winning business leader Margaret Heffernan reveals how organizations can build ideal workplace cultures and create seismic shif
Competition has run amok. Social Darwinism, survival of the fittest, is crudely understood as justifying a winner-takes-all culture. If you want get into the best school, land the right job, buy the c
New in paperbackBilly Frank Jr. was an early participant in the fight for tribal fishing rights during the 1960s. Roughed up, belittled, and arrested many times at Frank's Landing on the Nisqually Riv
The fourth edition of this very popular guide to studying psychology remains an invaluable tool for students at both undergraduate and pre-degree level.
Michael Heffernan's poems occupy a space in his ordinary life and the world he enters in company with his own multifarious first person singular, who is often talking. When he stops doing that, someth
"A solid historical from Edgar-winner Heffernan."--Publishers Weekly"Sliding back and forth in time?before, during, and after the Civil War?William Heffernan creates a powerful, intriguing, and comple
"A solid historical from Edgar-winner Heffernan."--Publishers Weekly"Sliding back and forth in time?before, during, and after the Civil War?William Heffernan creates a powerful, intriguing, and comple
Directed both at students of international finance and practitioners in the field, the book stresses the importance of treating the analysis of sovereign risk in a more general framework than is typic
Why, after every major accident and blunder, do we look back and say, How could we have been so blind? Why do some people see what others don't? And how can we change? Drawing on studies by psychologi
Billy Frank Jr. was an early participant in the fight for tribal fishing rights during the 1960s. Roughed up, belittled, and handcuffed on the riverbank, he emerged as one of the most influential Nort
In At the Bureau of Divine Music, award-winning poet Michael Heffernan combines serious ruminations on the passage of years, on love and infidelity, and on remembrances and regrets with meditations on
The surprising reasons we turn a blind eye to problems---and how to see more clearly to prevent pitfalls and disasters in our personal, professional, and civic lives.How could the Catholic Church not
After being murdered as a child and brought back to life by two cops, Harry Doyle grew up to become a homicide detective who has the uncanny ability to hear the whispers of murder victims, and he must
More women are starting successful businesses than ever before. But what makes women leaders different? And how can others learn to capitalize on their strengths? Through interviews with hundreds of w
Tucked away in the northwestern corner of Bergen County, Oakland was for years a peacefully undiscovered outpost. Yet as Kevin Heffernan chronicles in A History of Oakland, the town's placid, easygoin
When her brother enlists in the Canadian army in 1916, Hattie faces family struggles as her mother retreats into depression, her younger brother becomes violent, and her father despairs running the fa
“A superior crime drama . . . Edgar-winning Heffernan once again shows himself a craftsman of the hardboiled style, as well as a seamless handler of shifting viewpoints and emotions.”—Publishers Weekl
In the main section, arranged alphabetically from Agapanthus to Zinnia for quick access, magnificent full-page photographs depict each flower at its finest. Smaller images offer handy visual guides, s
"Funny, sad, clever, original, heartwarming, timely, and terrific . . . A must-read."—Nelson DeMille"Highly recommended . . . Heffernan is masterly in -examining the scruples of corporate downsizing w
"The whispered revelations that come spilling out of -Beulah Hill are like ghostly voices you sometimes hear in the atticsoft, sad and disturbingly urgent."New York Times Book Review"Mesme
In the tradition of Mike Davis and Fredric Jameson, Nick Heffernan engages in a series of meditations on capital, class and technology in contemporary America. He turns to the stories we generate and
