Bøger af Thomas Kennedy

Something is afoot in the small inner city parish in Dublin City, Ireland. There is the scent of a horse racing scam and the betting Syndicate of the Teacher, the Garda Sergeant, the Parish Priest and the Barman in Mulligans pub, are in the loop. Life becomes complicated when The European Union Commissioner for Cultural Harmonisation is kidnapped while on a visit to Mulligans Pub where he has just appraised locals that a movie, 'Souls, lost in Cities' is to be made in the parish starring Tracy, an Australian rumoured to be a porn star. Who were the terrorists and what do they want? Suspicion falls on a local group of Arabs were holding a coffee morning in Mulligans at the time of the kidnap. When the Searcher asks the Teacher to prepare a report on the locality, the Syndicate is drawn into a mesh of international intelligence with Renditions and the CIA in the background. Meet Tracy, the Australian actress, the Tramp and both Bruisers, Senior and Junior, together with Dwyer the Bookie and the Red Kelly, Rockette the Garda recruit, nephew to Stephenson the Garda Superintendent and others in this warm tale of kidnap and conspiracy. A comic and satirical look at the modern world from the confines of the snug in Mulligans pub.

Jeremy ran away to London from his studies to be a priest. Now he is wealthy and in a gay relationship with his partner David. But Jeremy is back in Ireland, ostensibly to open a new store but with an agenda around his mother and his need for an heir. he meets Dorothy O'Byrne, whose domineering manner turns him on. The O'Byrnes are a prosperous Irish Business family but are under threat as they are targeted by a London based hedge fund. Janet is sent as lead on the project and becomes involved with Jeremy O'Byrne. Meanwhile she has to keep her boss Crawford at bay as his agenda in sending her to Dublin includes getting the beautiful Janet into bed.

The San Francisco Leprechauns. Recognising that Leprechauns are an endangered species, plans are put in place to restock the population. In doing so two twins, a brother and a sister, are accidently recruited and due to technical magic difficulties they have to be returned to modern San Francisco. But they need new bodies. This is arranged by Venus, the strategic planner and former cat of the Druid Lochlain. However all does not go smoothly. In modern Sann Francisco Druid Lochlain arrives as does the mythical Grey Man with the 'embrace of death.' Druid Lochlain has failed in an attempted coup and is biding his time for the next attempt. Here you will meet the druid, Venus the cat, Puca the poodle, drug cartels, Vampires and the undead, and Gentle Michael the Leprechaun who has come on vacation to check out the twins, his former students. A mixture of modern urban life and fantasy as Irish Mythological creatures clash in the chaos of modern San Francisco.

Industrial Research Department Wharton School Of Finance And Commerce, University Of Pennsylvania Research Studies, V34.

Something magical sets apart those of us who dream of an overseas life, working to make it a reality and those who remain content to stay in their home country. Not to imply that one group is superior to the other, but the curiosity of far off places has been a strong influence on my life and I became determined to follow that curiosity to fruition. The dream of living and working overseas is held by many but experienced by only a few; the excitement of following one's profession in some exotic foreign land is certainly a strong lure for many people. There is the issue of adjustment is to life in a foreign country, but what about when they come home? This is often the most difficult adjustment to make yet is greatly misunderstood and ignored by many "overseas enthusiasts" as well as the companies that send them to these exotic lands. My curiosity and lack of contentment to "stay home" burned strongly in my soul. I was one of the lucky ones. I made for myself the opportunities to live overseas for thirty years. I felt comfortably "at home" in my adopted country, but I began to feel a stranger during short return trips to the USA, comfortable only in the knowledge that soon I would return to my safe haven overseas. I even had a feeling of superiority, knowing that I did not have to stay here and soon would be winging my way across the South Atlantic Ocean to my seaside refuge at the tip of South Africa where the two oceans meet. This book "The Return" describes my life abroad and the difficulties when faced with repatriation back to the United States. Many expats returning from extensive overseas assignments encounter this difficult adjustment process; "home" has changed, the expat has changed and often the perspective of the "home country" has changed. I don't think that I, or anyone else, has a cure for this condition; I have written these pages to demonstrate that it is indeed real, how deeply it has affected me and that other expats should recognize it and be prepared, in the best way they can. I have had a passion for railways from a very early age and this became an important feature of my life, prompting my urge for overseas adventures and of my thirty - year stay in South Africa. I describe this passion in some detail in this book as it provides the key to why the "overseas life" became so ingrained in me; it had become the "drug" that sustained my existence. There were also significant political events unfolding in South Africa during my stay that needed to be included in this book as they affected many peoples' perceptions of that country and the everyday life of its residents. I have also added many personal anecdotes regarding my life in that country and some of the more notable political intrigues that have shaped the former "land of Apartheid".

The doorbell went at dawn. The police were there to arrest Edward for rape.When the case is dropped due to insufficient evidence, policewoman Kelly is outraged. She decides Edward will not get away with rape.Kelly, and her housemate Maeve, were childhood victims of abuse. Now, as catharsis for their trauma, they search out and castrate men who get away with rape. Janet, his rape victim, helps them set the trap to blackmail Edward. But Janet wants a different punishment for Edward. Trapped, Edward is forced choose between ten to fifteen years in jail or becoming Kelly's naked slave for six months.Edward signs up for domination and feminisation, but is promised earlier release if he helps kidnap a pernicious child abuser. Janet suffers from Dyspraxia, affecting her ability to form friendships and deal with the world at large. She lives in prosperous circumstances with her two aunts. But all is not well. Aunt Elizabeth is slipping into a schizophrenic world of illusions. Aunt Julia has started an affair with Paddy, a married man with three children. Sarah, a long-time family friend, is falling on hard times due to her gambling alcoholic husband. Sarah offers to help Julia manage her sister at home if Julia will agree to a lesbian relationship with Sarah as her mistress.Janet, pregnant as a result of the rape, has decided to leave this household and comes up with a surprising solution.

The Chicago Druid and the Ugly Princess is a story that moves from a time of Irish folklore to modern-day Chicago. The mix of this mythological Irish background with contemporary American life is one of the novel's strengths and provides many instances of humour and contrast. It follows the adventures of Fionnuala, a beautiful princess transformed into the ugliest women imaginable by the druid Lochlain, before being sent into the future. In modern Chicago, she encounters madcap characters, such as the crafty Patience, who uses Fionnuala's powers to make money gambling, and implicates them in gang warfare. She is hunted down by the magical characters from her past, who are searching for the mythological Salmon of Knowledge. In between she is also targeted by the police as a suspect in a terrorist case, and is on a mission to regain her former beauty by finding her one true love. The tone moves from the seriousness of the prologue to something altogether quicker and more irreverent as the novel progresses, keeping the story modern and the reader interested.

It was during a late July night in Southern Finland as our Helsinki - Leningrad Express rumbled towards the Russian border when Misha somberly warned us: "We are about to enter the land of the enemy". Misha's expression turned stern and foreboding as Lee, Bernie, Betty and I sat dumfounded in our compartment, wondering what to expect next. We were on an organized professional railway tour of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe during the height of the "cold war" and Misha was our guide/interpreter, leading us to this forbidden land. But that was my second trip to the USSR, the first was a Trans - Siberian escapade in 1974 and the third, took place during July, 2016, which included a long - awaited reunion with the Trans - Siberian Railway. These pages include a description and my impressions of that first rail trip 42 years ago in contrast with my most recent trip to ride that same iconic train, just a couple of months' ago. Soon after my first Trans - Siberian rail adventure, rail journeys became the focus of my travel excitement and since then I have logged thousands of miles on both rickety and modern railways, bone - shattering roads, tranquil and wind - swept waterways of South East Asia, Central Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and North America. Each of these trips provided mind-expanding experiences and an irresistible urge to do more. I soon began to realize that I was somehow different from most other people when it came to travel choices. My travel pleasures were other people's pain and discomfort. I planned trips to places from where others were escaping. I rode trains other people shun with disgust; one such train was the Limbe to Monkey Bay rattletrap operated by the Malawi Railways. Coaches were filthy, the condition of the toilet unspeakable (use only when holding your breath) as we endured the nine-hour slog through central Africa - "the worst day of my life" my wife exclaimed with disgust. I thought the trip was exhilarating, though one had to step carefully when entering the loo. I traveled through war zones with keen anticipation, not out of a sense of bravado but just to capture the experience, looking for that special moment of satisfaction, which perhaps has been shared by few others. The romantic lure of the Trans - Siberian Railway became a powerful travel urge tugging strongly ever since I read and re-read the travel agent's brochures in early 1974. I had never been overseas and had no great interest to travel, but somehow, the Trans - Siberian was different. I loved to ride trains, and this one certainly appeared worthy to become my first international rail adventure. In December of that year, I took the plunge that hooked me on overseas travel for the rest of my life. This book describes that first trip and the second journey during 2016 as well as several other interesting Russian rail adventures. Russia has been transformed from a country of many state - subsidized services to a market economy where people must pay their share for all commodities. This clearly has caused some upheaval in the economic system of the country, and Russian citizens needed to become accustomed to the new "order". These events have had both positive and negative impacts on rail travelers. But I would conclude that Russian rail adventures are just as exciting and dramatic experiences as they were 40 years ago.

The story opens as Brian is caught by a troll and unintentionally ends up as Champion to the Faerie Queen and betrothed to Maedbh, a teenager he rescues along with some Vikings. Brian is 16 years old and lives with his mom and dad and older brother in a deprived suburb of Dublin city, Ireland. He goes to school where he is the target of bullies. His mother is an alcoholic and his dad is a gambler. At school gets into a fight with Robbo, the school bully, a grandson of the local gangster. He is also running his band with his other 'nerd' friends. His brother, who is his band manager, is using the band as cover to make deliveries for Polar Bear the local gangster. As Champion, Brian is required to do battle with the Engapmahc, a good humored monster that is eating sprites. When the Engapmahc captures the Faerie Queen, Brian must undertake the rescue. Druid Lochlain is on the run in Boston USA where he is located by the Drimnagh Witches. How does the Faerie Queen end up as his prisoner while still a prisoner of the Engapmahc? and why does Lochlain call upon the dark forces of Underworld to invade Otherworld? How does Brian the Queen's champion resolve this? His normal life complicates when Brian has to bring Maedbh home. Also Robbo's grandfather decides Brian should be killed as Robbo's first hit as a trainee gangster. How will Brian handle the demands of both a normal teenage life and double jobbing as Champion to the Faerie Queen of Otherworld?

In the warmth of Mulligans, a cosy Irish pub where the Barman knows everything there is to know about serving pints of Guinness, as well as everything there is to know about nearly everything else, one might have supposed that the dramas of real life could be left behind. NoT so. From the comfort of Mulligans "snug", all the problems of everyday living are presented, debated, and resolved. Whether it's the traumas suffered by Fitzer the Flasher, Kathy the Dominatrix, Crazy Mary, the Burglar, the Builder, the Corporation Man, the Green Man, the Curate, the Priest, the Sergeant or even the fearsome Chapter of Mothers of Seven or More Children, a division of the Legion of Irish Catholic Mothers, it will find its solution over a pint or three of dark drink. "Dark Drink and Conversation" may be the funniest book of the decade, and yet behind the humour there are compelling stories and more than a grain of truth and reality in the characters, the mysteries, the triumphs and the disasters

Sonia and Ivan work in the sex industry. Sonia wants out and Ivan wants his own string of girls. He is prepare to use violence and kidnap. Megan is a gypsy who meets Adizua an illegal Nigerian immigrant. Ann must escape from her abusive father. Lives meet in a romantic thriller of love and darkness.

The God of death is allowed to take a holiday, conditional on completing a task.Eamon the Handsome Ghoul deputises but grows to like the job.Mason, a violent misogynist detective agrees to let the God of Death assume his identity. As Mason he must deal with his feelings for Pauline, Mason's submissive wife. And as a detective he is sucked into the machinations of a Chicago gangster who is looking to expand into New Orleans and Las Vegas. He meets the Grey man and his partner, Dearg, a vampire, and enlists their help to find Oengus, the Celtic God of Love who has gone off the grid and is freelancing, fighting evil in America.Meanwhile Eamon the Handsome Ghoul plots his downfall.

Trains are the greatest dream machines. From the moment I step aboard I feel transformed into another dimension. Views of the outside world sliding by my window, some familiar, some new are soon swept away as the train glides out of the station, snaking through the city limits, leaving forever, bound for magical places with exotic landscapes and the promise and at the same time, the dread, of the unknown. My passion for riding trains and tracing their historical roots began at an early age, when I diced with death while playing on the tracks of the high - speed (at that time) main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad's New York - Washington line; and I have been riding the rails ever since throughout Africa, Asia, South East and Central Asia in search of new adventures. My early interest in railways naturally prompted my passion for travel, first domestically following many childhood rail trips in the US. After those early days of domestic travel, when my financial resources became sufficient, travel borders fell away, opening up a world of possibilities. The subject of my previous books has focused on railway travel in exotic places - in Africa from Cape to Cairo; Russia on the Trans - Siberian, Japan, China and Central Asia. Temporarily, at least, I have decided to depart from these exotic "third world" settings for my rail travel stories and focus on locations in Europe and following some investigations, found myself on the slopes of the Harz Mountains of northern Germany. These mysterious Harz mountains, located about 130 km to the southeast of Hannover, in addition to being the source of witchcraft and countless folk tales in norther Germany, are also the home of a 140 - km narrow - gauge (1.000 meter) railway network known as the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen largely powered by a fleet of 25 elderly steam locomotives that regularly smoke up the region, (some built as far back as 1897) which is the real reason the region sparked my interest. This was to be my first candidate of the tour of the "secret railways of Europe". Also, tucked in the northern slice of the Netherlands jutting out into Lake Ijssel (formerly known as the Zuiderzee), a closed off bay bordering on the North Sea, a tiny 20 - km standard gauge rail line meanders through the Westfrisian countryside from Hoorn to Medemblik, offering a combination steam train/boat experience, all located some 45 km from Amsterdam. After exploring these two gems of steam railways I made my way to England, burrowing under the Channel on the Eurostar, and contrasting this totally boring transit of "La Manche" with the traditional ferries that plied the route for so many years. While somewhat out of place in this description of European rail stories, riding on "The Canadian" from Vancouver to Toronto has been a long-time ambition of mine and it serves to complete this set of varied rail experiences just before Covid effectively shut down international journeys. This proved to be an excellent rail experience, with full dining car and lounge service; unique in North America as Amtrak has all but trashed these amenities.

Brendan, a quiet trainee accountant, naively agrees to carry a suitcase for Aftab, his boss, who has invited him to his wedding in India. He is plunged into the strange feudal world of a remote palace in rural India, together with, smuggled currency, man-eating tigers and arranged marriages. When he realises that Amaal and Benita are being forced into marriages, to frustrate this, he offers to marry them and take them to England where he can set them free to make their own lives. A group of 'honour killers' seek his death and that of the two women. He has to escape from India.And back in London the criminals from whom Aftab stole the money Brendan unknowingly took to India, are awaiting his return.A tale of romance and suspense based in rural India and cosmopolitan London

The Irish police owe the French Gendarme a favour. When Capitaine Trouvenon requests an Irish policewoman with, amongst other qualifications, big boobs and an ability to shoot, for an undercover job at the Cannes film festival, they select Madeline Curtis (Maddie), a detective sergeant who speaks fluent French and who meets their criteria.Maddie, a single mother, is just back from maternity leave and reluctantly takes the assignment. She also decides to take her baby to France (without permission). Don Gatos, an Italian Mafia chief, has gone into film production and has made his paramour, young beautiful Lollie, the star of his movie. The movie has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival and he wishes to attend as the film producer. Don Gatos does a deal with the French police to enable him to attend at Cannes. Brayden is the chief of an Irish crime cartel based in Spain. He is in business with Don Gatos.To coincide with the film festival, Brayden and Don Gatos set a meeting with a Balkan crime cartel in Cannes. Ostensibly the meeting is to discuss a peace agreement. The Balkan crime cartel has been growing more powerful and they want to assassinate Don Gatos as part of a move to increase their reach in Europe. They send a team to Cannes. There is concern that the Balkan cartel may kidnap Lollie to pressurise Don Gatos. The French police assign Maddie to protect Lollie. She is required to work undercover as an actress.Brayden asks Paddy, an Irish assassin, to use his skills to protect Don Gatos.Howlett, consiglieri to Brayden, suspects that Brayden may be plotting a double cross so as to align with the Balkan cartel. But he has been left out of the loop and now fears for his own safety.There is romance in the air. Paddy has fallen for Kate, a receptionist on Brayden's yacht, the Blue Boat.Alex, the male star in the movie falls for Maddie. Maddie is drawn to the handsome Capitaine Trouvenon. The main action takes place against the background of the red carpet at the Cannes film festival.

In Irish Mythology, Otherworld is a happy land and Underworld is a foul land. These worlds exist alongside Earth.Wizard Drowe is sentenced to be a swan, but he escapes. He has tricked Ciarán, his apprentice into becoming the swan.Granny and Aoife pursue the swan because Granny believes it will lead her to her lost village.Hunted by Wizard Drowe and the vampire Dearg-due, Ciarán and Aoife move from initial dislike to romance.These in turn are pursued by Venus and the Drimnagh Witches, servants of the Faerie Queen.Behind the scenes Druid Lochlain manoeuvres to replace the Faerie Queen.The finale takes place in the O'Cinnéide Village, accessed through a capstone on the remote Eagle Mountain.List of principal characters: * Faerie Queen -ruler of Otherworld.*Venus- a magic cat, set the task of solving the mystery of the lost O'Cinnéide village.*Druid Lochlain - current Chief Minister to the Faerie Queen.*Wizard Drowe - former Chief Minister, sentenced to be a swan for sedition.*Ciarán - trainee wizard, tricked into becoming a swan by Wizard Drowe.*Aoife - Eighteen year old maiden who must kiss the swan to break the spell.*Granny to Aoife -witch member of the O'Cinnéide coven. Seeking her lost village.*The Drimnagh Witches -powerful coven faithful to the Faerie Queen.*Dearg-due- Legendary Irish vampire, associate of Wizard Drowe

In Accountancy every debit has a credit. Kevin McAteer, twenty-three, living in London, is about to discover that real life is different. Just qualified as a Chartered Accountant after years of penury and study, he is flying high with a new Bedsit and a new girlfriend, Paula. An audit investigation in Maidenhead leads him into danger, with fraud, people smugglers, murderers, and money laundering. His co-worker, twenty-year old Abagail, asks Kevin to ruin her reputation to enable her to avoid an arranged marriage within her religious community. Abagail's domineering father seeks lethal retribution for the perceived ruination of his daughter. And Paula wants to know what is really going on.And a lethal Italian hitman is looking for a missing five million.Kevin has to stay afloat in his work and in his love life in this romantic thriller.

Liam, a quiet unassuming Accountant, depressed, with marriage difficulties and recently made redundant, impulsively rescues two people from a knife attack. The consequences change his life forever. His action brings People Trafficking and Drug smuggling to his door. The man he rescued is an International Criminal and the girl he rescued is given him as a reward for his actions. He must navigate this and his normal life including his rocky marriage.

Connor is a young, successful, conservative, tax accountant. His life changes when a short man in a leprechaun suit seeks his tax assistance in the matter of gold mines. Conned into visiting Ireland, Connor meets the beautiful Megan and her attractive witch of a mother Morag. He is ritually murdered, suffocated, kidnapped and revived. On his return to New York he is in the power of Live Corporation, a hedge fund seeking niche markets in evil. They require, as part of his management development, that he recover fifty million dollars from the son of an African Dictator. In addition he is required to provide cremated remains of ten happy people so that he can complete a ceremony to become an evil Druid. Megan reveals that she is madly in love with Connor and Megan's attractive mother wonders why, if he won't sleep with her daughter, he won't try her. How will Connor cope with all this disruption to his normal peaceful life?

The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists, including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames Stephen, Frederic William Maitland, John Marshall, Joseph Story, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal Treatises includes casebooks, local practice manuals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and other works of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value to researchers of domestic and international law, government and politics, legal history, business and economics, criminology and much more.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Harvard Law School Libraryocm29819344Title from Harvard Law School Library cataloging. Microfiche version lacks t.p.[London: s.n.], [1843]. vi, iv, 334 p.; 19 cm.

Burnout chronicles the experience of a new Teach for America corps member placed in one of New Orleans' toughest neighborhoods. As an elementary school teacher, Kennedy discovers how his students (and himself) process the full range of inner-city problems. Kennedy tackles the obstacles head-on, but his no-excuses mentality eventually reaches a boiling point and snaps. He is then forced to reevaluate his own limits as a teacher and reconcile the mistakes that he made while operating under an unsustainable mindset.

Title: Poems.Author: Thomas KennedyPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP01806100CollectionID: CTRG95-B4499PublicationDate: 18160101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Collation: 334 p.; 18 cm

A History of the Irish Protest against Over-Taxation from 1853 to 1897 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

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