Bøger af John Reilly

Ellie Mae's life as a princess pussycat begins when she is rescued from the pound and taken to a loving home. Ellie Mae is adored and pampered until a new human baby, Sarah, comes to take her place, and Ellie Mae is cast out into the garage. As Sarah, grows, Ellie Mae chooses to love her even though love hurts sometimes. One morning Ellie Mae wakes up as a human child and gets to spend the day playing with Sarah. Finally, Ellie Mae can tell Sarah she loves her in words Sarah can understand.

Bedtime made Jammers as grumpy as a bulldog with a toothache. Why should he have to go to bed while everyone else gets to stay up and play? All that changes when his dad teaches him the secret of the flying bed. On his first adventure, Jammers captains a ship, outwits pirates, and rescues his cat Rex. Who knew bedtime could be so much fun? A great story to read as you tuck your children into bed.

This revised and updated edition looks at the future of the Canadian legal and political systems as they relate to this country's indigenous communities.

This revised and updated edition details the latest legal developments surrounding tribal leadership and the state of governance on Canadian reserves.When Bad Medicine first appeared in 2010 it was an immediate sensation, a Canadian bestseller that sparked controversy and elicited praise nationwide for its unflinchingly honest portrayal of tribal corruption in a First Nation in Alberta.Now, in a new, revised and updated edition, retired Alberta jurist John Reilly sketches the latest legal developments surrounding tribal leadership at Morley and the state of governance on Canadian reserves, as well as national developments such as Canada's long-delayed assent to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, currently wending its way through the Senate, and the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.Early in his career, Judge John Reilly did everything by the book. His jurisdiction included a First Nations community plagued by suicide, addiction, poverty, violence and corruption. He steadily handed out prison sentences with little regard for long-term consequences and even less knowledge as to why crime was so rampant on the reserve in the first place.In an unprecedented move that pitted him against his superiors, the legal system he was part of, and one of Canada's best-known Chiefs, the Reverend Dr. Chief John Snow, Judge Reilly ordered an investigation into the tragic and corrupt conditions on the reserve. A flurry of media attention ensued. Some labelled him a racist; others thought he should be removed from his post, claiming he had lost his objectivity. But many on the Stoney reserve hailed him a hero as he attempted to uncover the dark challenges and difficult history many First Nations communities face.

From the bestselling author of Bad Medicine and its sequel Bad Judgment comes a wide-ranging, magisterial summation of the years-long intellectual and personal journey of an Alberta jurist who went against the grain and actually learned about Canada's Indigenous people in order to become a public servant.

This is a study of the narrative techniques and thematic investigations of Hillerman's detective fiction which illuminates the way he has crafted a new and profound method for understanding the conditions of modern life. Areas such as setting, plot, generic conditions and themes are covered.

When and where did the ancestors of modern birds evolve? How did these early birds spread across the globe and give rise to the 10,600-plus species we recognise today? Based on the latest scientific discoveries, The Ascent of Birds sets out to answer these fundamental questions.

Love is in the air when the Cthulhu cult converts its faithful into hideous flesh beasts. In Vienna, Hitler responds to an RSVP from something old. Lovecraft and Houdini find themselves neck-deep in something new. Sonia Greene is hunted for something borrowed. And after reconciling the possibility of never finding Earhart, Tesla is blue.

This volume is the most comprehensive of the existing studies of McMurtry's writings, covering all of his works up to the most recent.