Descargar Libros y Ebooks (PDF / EPUB)

The Irish Attack on Christianity - The Case for the Defence

Autor: Eugene Jordan

Número de Páginas: 330

During the biggest scandal ever in Irish history, feminists attacked women, the Irish attacked the Irish, the politicians attacked the electorate, and all sides attacked Christianity. They accused Christian women of killing hundreds of babies and of perpetrating a holocaust. The allegations are not true, but many people believe them despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Why should the Irish nation have behaved in such a way? What purpose was served in falsely scapegoating religious women? Why did they attack their mothers, grandmothers, and all their relations, accusing them of the full gamut of reprehensible behaviour from ignorance to holding ‘a perverse religious morality’. The reality is that these women were like stars in the sky; they deserve to shine. The real story needs to be told. The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes has dismissed many of the scandal propagators’ notorious claims but has made several significant errors of their own. However, the Irish media continues cherry-pick from its findings to perpetuate many of their previously created myths. For the first time, this book exposes the 21st century Irish mindset, revealing...

Southern Ireland and the Liberation of France

Autor: Gerald Morgan , Gavin Hughes

Número de Páginas: 258

This collection is intended to correct the view that the Irish Free State did not take part in the Second World War. It argues that the 9000 Irish casualties sustained during the conflict came more or less equally from the Southern and Northern parts of the island.

The Humanitarians

Autor: Joy Damousi

Número de Páginas: 363

Spanning six decades from the formation of the Save the Children Fund in 1919 to humanitarian interventions during the Vietnam War, The Humanitarians maps the national and international humanitarian efforts undertaken by Australians on behalf of child refugees. In this longitudinal study, Joy Damousi explores the shifting forms of humanitarian activity related to war refugee children over the twentieth century, from child sponsorship, the establishment of orphanages, fundraising, to aid and development schemes and campaigns for inter-country adoption. Framed by conceptualisations of the history of emotions, and the limits and possibilities afforded by empathy and compassion, she considers the vital role of women and includes studies of unknown, but significant, women humanitarian workers and their often-traumatic experience of international humanitarian work. Through an examination of the intersection between racial politics and war refugees, Damousi advances our understanding of humanitarianism over the twentieth century as a deeply racialised and multi-layered practice.

Once Upon a Time in the West

Autor: Lorna Siggins

Número de Páginas: 458

'All I want is to stay where I am . . . My heart and soul are in this place.' (Willie Corduff, one of The Rossport Five) In a remote, beautiful part of the west of Ireland, a David and Goliath struggle rages between multinational oil company, Shell, and some of the local community of Rossport, County Mayo. In 1996, Enterprise Oil, subsequently bought by Shell, found a major source of valuable gas offshore in the Corrib gas field. In the attempt to build an onshore pipeline and refinery the oil giant has come into conflict with a small group of locals who, anxious about the safety of their families, the environmental impact of the project and the future of their community, are resisting Shell's plans. The eyes of the nation fell on this tiny community when, in 2005, five of the residents were jailed for refusing to allow Shell onto their land, in contempt of court orders. These men have become known as The Rossport Five. Irish Times correspondent Lorna Siggins has been covering the controversy from the beginning. No one is better placed to unravel the twists and turns of this fascinating human drama and its political, cultural and environmental shockwaves. In a new Ireland where...

Ireland's Burning

Autor: Paul Cunninghan

Número de Páginas: 231

How Will Climate Change Affect You? Climate change is the biggest threat to the world today. Rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns are already creating havoc in parts of the world. The issue has been hotly debated by experts and policy-makers; it is now widely accepted that human activity has played a crucial part in climate change. Nobody now denies the urgency of the situation. But how will climate change affect Ireland? What do we know about climate change? What is happening now? What will happen in the future, and what can we do about it? RTÉ’s Environment Correspondent Paul Cunningham takes us on a tour of Ireland, meeting people whose lives and livelihoods have already been affected or will be affected in the future – farmers whose lands have been flooded and who find their crops threatened by unseasonal weather; coastal residents whose homes are in danger of collapsing into the sea; and ordinary parents whose children will bear the cost of our actions today. He also speaks to Ireland’s leading weather and climate experts and campaigners, who paint a realistic picture of what lies in store for us over the coming decades; businesses whose responsibility for ...

Assembly

Autor: West Point Association Of Graduates (organization).

Número de Páginas: 828

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Register

Número de Páginas: 42

GPU Pro 2

Autor: Wolfgang Engel

Número de Páginas: 500

This book focuses on advanced rendering techniques that run on the DirectX and/or OpenGL run-time with any shader language available. It includes articles on the latest and greatest techniques in real-time rendering, including MLAA, adaptive volumetric shadow maps, light propagation volumes, wrinkle animations, and much more. The book emphasizes te

Decoding the Digital Church

Autor: Stephanie A. Martin

Número de Páginas: 281

A nuanced look at the rhetorical narratives used by conservative Republicans and evangelicals to make both personal and political choices

Lethal Guardian

Autor: M. William Phelps

Número de Páginas: 500

The complex true-crime story of a Connecticut lawyer who had her brother-in-law killed, by the New York Times bestselling author of Perfect Poison. On a cold spring night in 1994, passing motorists discovered the bullet-riddled body of Anson “Buzz” Clinton along an interstate's exit ramp in Connecticut. Buzz, a former exotic dancer, was married to Kim Carpenter, whose family believed he was an unfit guardian for Kim's daughter, Rebecca. Kim's parents had unsuccessfully sued for custody. Kim's sister, Beth Ann Carpenter—a bright, beautiful real-estate lawyer—became convinced that only Buzz's death would ensure Rebecca's safety. Investigating detectives soon uncovered a twisted trail of murder for hire, obsession, manipulation, and secrets that would tear more than one family apart. The aftermath of this brutal crime would set investigators and prosecutors on a long and twisted path strewn with lies, treachery, and deceit that would cross the Atlantic Ocean before finally bringing justice home. Praise for Lethal Guardian “An intense roller coaster of a crime story . . . complex, with a plethora of twists and turns worthy of any great detective mystery, and yet so well-laid ...

To Deprave and Corrupt

Autor: Catherine Scott

Número de Páginas: 200

Thousands have run afoul of Britain's Obscene Publications Act--from Victorian erotica presses to 21st-century dominatrices. At a time when the internet has made sexually explicit material ubiquitous, why are British traditional media still regulated by a vaguely worded law from 1857? This comprehensive analysis of obscenity in British culture explores what is considered obscene, who gets to decide, and how class, race and gender inform laws regarding adult content. The author describes how obscenity laws disproportionately affect the BDSM subculture, the LGBT community and feminist porn performers.

Fast And Furious: A Comprehensive Collection Of U.S. Government Documents To 2017

Número de Páginas: 26260

Over 26,000 total pages .... Background: The Fast and Furious operation was responsible for allowing approximately 2,000 firearms to illegally flow into the hands of criminals, including Mexican drug cartel associates. On December 14, 2010, Customs and Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, a United States Marine, was killed while on patrol just miles from the Mexican border. The firearms found at the scene were semi-automatic rifles that were allowed to walk as part of Operation Fast and Furious. Congressional Republicans have investigated Fast and Furious since January 2011. Over the course of the investigation, the Justice Department has provided false information, stonewalled document requests, produced scores of blacked-out pages and duplicate documents, and refused to comply with two congressional subpoenas. In August 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives Office of General Counsel filed suit against the Justice Department. On January 19, 2016, United States District Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued her opinion and ordered DOJ release documents previously withheld under the President’s executive privilege claim. On April 8, 2016, DOJ complied with the Judge’s order, delivering ...

The Irish Civil War and Society

Autor: G. Foster

Número de Páginas: 327

The Irish Civil War and Society sheds new light on the social currents shaping the Irish Civil War, from the 'politics of respectability' behind animosities and discourses; to the intersection of social conflicts with political violence; to the social dimensions of the war's messy aftermath.

Preventable Death

Autor: Phil Mac Giolla Bhain

Número de Páginas: 292

PREVENTABLE DEATH By Phil Mac Giolla Bhain This timely book explores the appalling death toll of young Irishmen over a twenty-year period. Campaigning journalist Phil Mac Giolla Bhain travelled the length and breadth of the island of Ireland hearing the stories of heart broken families who have been devastated by suicide. Phil also spoke to experts in the field who, despite years of research, cannot answer why the suicide rate among our young men is so high. Finally, Phil develops an analysis why this is a killer of men and not women in modern Ireland and what can be done to neutralise this "tolerated serial killer."

Who's Afraid of the Easter Rising? 1916-2016

Autor: James Heartfield , Kevin Rooney

Número de Páginas: 155

One hundred years ago, Easter 1916, Irish revolutionaries rose against the British Empire proclaiming a Republic from the steps of the General Post Office in Dublin. The men and women of the Easter Rising were defeated by the overwhelming force of the British Army, in five days of intense fighting. Their leaders were executed. But the Easter Rising lit a fire that ended with the whole country turning against Westminster’s rule, and founding a nation. But today, the heirs to the Irish state are embarrassed about 1916. They are ashamed that their state owes its origins to a revolution. Along with academics and other commentators in the press and on television they dismiss the Rising as the work of violent fanatics, and the defeat of constitutional politics. Who’s Afraid of the Easter Rising? explains why today’s Dublin elite are recoiling from the origins of their state in a popular struggle. Where the critics paint the Rising as an armed conspiracy, we explain that it was in fact a revolt against war; not a militaristic upsurge, but the first challenge to the awful slaughter of the First World War. The Statesmen of Europe sacrificed millions upon the altar of war. Their...

BUENOS LÍDERES HACEN GRANDES PREGUNTAS

Autor: John C. Maxwell

Número de Páginas: 209

A #1 New York Times bestselling author and leadership expert answers questions from his readers about what it takes to be in charge and make a difference. John Maxwell, America's #1 leadership authority, has mastered the art of asking questions, using them to learn and grow, connect with people, challenge himself, improve his team, and develop better ideas. Questions have literally changed Maxwell's life. In GOOD LEADERS ASK GREAT QUESTIONS, he shows how they can change yours, teaching why questions are so important, what questions you should ask yourself as a leader, and what questions you should be asking your team. Maxwell also opened the floodgates and invited people from around the world to ask him any leadership question. He answers seventy of them--the best of the best--including . . . What are the top skills required to lead people through difficult times? How do I get started in leadership? How do I motivate an unmotivated person? How can I succeed working under poor leadership? When is the right time for a successful leader to move on to a new position? How do you move people into your inner circle? No matter whether you are a seasoned leader at the top of your game or a ...

¡Vive tu sueño!

Autor: John C. Maxwell

Número de Páginas: 273

Autor de éxitos de librería de New York Times y Business Week, John C. Maxwell, ayuda a la gente a contestar diez preguntas poderosas que revelan un futuro en el que se cumplen sus sueños. La mayoría de la gente con la que se encuentra John Maxwell tiene un sueño. De hecho, él ha preguntado a miles acerca de las aspiraciones más grandes que tienen. Algunos describen su sueño con gran entusiasmo y detalle. Otros se muestran reacios, casi avergonzados de hablar de ello. Independientemente de su celo o temor, la misma pregunta impulsa a cada persona que tiene un sueño: ¿Lo podré alcanzar? Tristemente, la mayoría de la gente no tiene idea de lo viable que su sueño es. Espera alcanzarlo, pero la esperanza no es una estrategia. Lo que la gente necesita es una manera de poner a prueba su sueño. En ¡Vive tu sueño!, Maxwell trae a la realidad el tema del sueño personal. Brinda a los lectores dirección poderosa y práctica para sus vidas guiándoles a través de diez preguntas que les ayudarán a crear un camino claro y convincente hacia su sueño. 10 Preguntas que te ayudarán a verlo y obtenerlo: La pregunta de la posesión: ¿Es este sueño realmente mi sueño? La...

Practical experiments in school science lessons and science field trips

Autor: Great Britain: Parliament: House Of Commons: Science And Technology Committee

Número de Páginas: 116

Additional written evidence is contained in Volume 3, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/science

Indiana

Número de Páginas: 445

Piense, para obtener un cambio

Autor: John Maxwell

Número de Páginas: 181

Once formas en que las personas altamente exitosas enfrentan la vida y el trabajo En el corazón de este brillante e inspirador libro por John C. Maxwell, yace una premisa sencilla: Para desempeñarse bien en la vida, primero se debe pensar bien. Pero ¿en verdad podemos aprender nuevos hábitos mentales? Piense, para obtener un cambio, responde con un sonoro "sí", y muestra cómo al cambiar su manera de pensar puede efectivamente cambiar su vida. Le enseñará paso a paso los secretos de: · El pensamiento global — Vea el mundo más allá de sus propias necesidades y obtenga como resultado poder procesar grandes ideas. · El pensamiento concentrado — Elimine las distracciones y el desorden mental para alcanzar su máximo potencial. · El pensamiento creativo — Salga de los límites y sea innovador. · El pensamiento compartido — Trabaje con otras personas para obtener resultados enriquecedores. · El pensamiento reflexivo — Observe el pasado para obtener un mejor entendimiento de futuro. ...y mucho más.

Mentor 101

Autor: John C. Maxwell

Número de Páginas: 128

El autor de best sellers John Maxwell les brinda a los lectores los pasos necesarios para ser mentores y transmitir de manera eficaz sus consejos para el éxito. Otro gran librito lleno de sabiduría e instrucción para añadir a la exitosa serie 101 de John C. Maxwell. Basándose en muchos de los éxitos de librería de John Maxwell, este libro explora los principios eternos que se han convertido en el estilo característico del doctor Maxwell. Con voz concisa y franca, Maxwell se enfoca en las cualidades esenciales y probadas por el tiempo que son necesarias para el desarrollo de relaciones de mentor que marcan la diferencia en la vida de sus colegas y de su negocio.

Sin límites

Autor: John C. Maxwell

Número de Páginas: 322

#1 New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell's latest book will enhance the lives of leaders, professionals, and anyone who wants to achieve success and personal growth. We often treat the word capacity as if it were a natural law of limitation. Unfortunately, most of us are much more comfortable defining what we perceive as off limits rather than what's really possible. Could it be that many of us have failed to expand our potential because we have allowed what we perceive as capacity to define us? What if our limits are not really our limits? In his newest book, John Maxwell identifies 17 core capacities. Some of these are abilities we all already possess, such as energy, creativity and leadership. Others are aspects of our lives controlled by our choices, like our attitudes, character, and intentionality. Maxwell examines each of these capacities, and provides clear and actionable advice on how you can increase your potential in each. He will guide you on how to identify, grow, and apply your critical capacities. Once you've blown the "cap" off your capacities, you'll find yourself more successful -- and fulfilled -- in your daily life.

Texas on My Mind

Autor: Roberto Carlos Alvarez-galloso

Número de Páginas: 69

Texas On My Mind is a series of articles and interviews with the nominees of the Texas Music Awards for 2010. It stands as a testimony to the existence of true music in the face of mediocrity. Texas is the key to true American Rock and Country Music. The artists as well as Radio Free Texas are an example of this revival of good music.

Edna O'Brien and the Art of Fiction

Autor: Maureen O'connor

Número de Páginas: 181

Edna O'Brien and the Art of Fiction provides an urgent retrospective consideration of one of the English-speaking world's best-selling and most prolific contemporary authors. This study considers the pioneering ways O'Brien represents women's experience, family relationships, the natural world, sex, creativity, and death, and her work's long anticipation of movements such as #metoo.

"Celebrating Confusion"

Autor: Kenneth Nally

Número de Páginas: 311

Though widely lauded as one of the most creative and challenging forces in Irish theatre Frank McGuinness’s plays have often met with a tempestuous reception. This new work details the significance of key productions of his plays in the context of Ireland’s culture and society. Charting McGuinness’s development as a dramatist from The Factory Girls through to Gates of Gold it combines cultural, political and theatrical analysis to position McGuinness as the most significant Irish playwright of his generation. Textual analysis supports considerations of theatrical performance to show how visual art, stagecraft, sculpture and song are central to our understanding of McGuinness’s theatre. Drawing forth the range of sexual, familial and national identities found in McGuinness’s work this book shows the significance of symbols in theatre that often seeks to confuse the simplicities of absolutes in order to show the complexities of difference. Wide-ranging, theoretically astute and written in a lucid and engaging style, Celebrating Confusion will appeal to all readers who are interested in Irish Theatre and its intersection with the politics and culture of contemporary Ireland.

Great Irish Reportage

Autor: John Horgan

Número de Páginas: 505

Reports and dispatches from Ireland's finest writers: the first-ever anthology of Irish reportage. Alongside its world-famous tradition of great fiction, Ireland has a less well known but thrilling tradition of reportage: journalism, dispatches and eyewitness accounts. From Elizabeth Bowen to Colm Toibin, from Flann O'Brien to Maeve Binchy, some of Ireland's greatest writers have produced first-rate journalism. And from R.M. Smyllie and Conor Cruise O'Brien to Eamon Dunphy and Olivia O'Leary, Ireland has also produced a remarkable number of journalists who can really write. Now, for the first time, the best of Irish reportage - some of it legendary, some of it unjustly forgotten - is gathered into a single volume. Whether it's Kate O'Brien on the reinterment of W.B. Yeats or Emily O'Reilly on the election to Westminster of Gerry Adams, whether it's Hubert Butler on the Fetherd-on-Sea boycott or Joseph O'Connor at the 1994 World Cup, the pieces in Great Irish Reportage illuminate Irish life in a way that no other form of writing can. 'There is so much to admire and digest between the covers ... All of them put you right there, right on the frontline, right in the moment' RTE Guide...

Threads of Wisdom

Autor: Caroline A. Mendez Pcc Ccf

Número de Páginas: 96

What if you could interview top Christian women leaders and ask their advice on how to be successful (eternally significant) and glorify God with your work? THREADS documents the journeys and best advice of ten women that lead marketplace and non-profit organizations, in their own words. Discover the nine unique attributes these faithful women leaders all have in common Follow their paths to leadership Learn the most powerful lessons from their mentors Uncover the specific ways they learned leadership Study their management approaches and philosophies Find out who influenced their leadership most Observe and consider their faith at work practices Gain insight into what they would like to have known at the beginning of their careers Hear what they want other Christian businesswomen to know Wisdom and advice FROM Christian businesswomen, TO Christian businesswomen

Four Shots in the Night

Autor: Henry Hemming

Número de Páginas: 330

NOW UPDATED WITH A NEW CHAPTER HOW THE DEATH OF A SPY IN THE IRA LED TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST MURDER INVESTIGATIONS IN BRITISH HISTORY WINNER - Historical Writers'' Association Non-Fiction Crown 2024 SHORTLISTED - CWA ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2024 SHORTLISTED - True Crime Awards Book of the Year 2024 Top 10 Irish Non-Fiction bestseller, April 2024 On 26th May 1986, the body of an undercover British agent was found by the side of a muddy lane, with a rope tied around its wrists and tape over each eye. Years later, it was reported that this murder might have been carried out by another undercover British agent, known as 'Stakeknife'. In 2016, a detective began to investigate this case, and would soon find himself running the largest murder investigation in British history. In a compulsive blend of investigative journalism and true crime thriller, Henry Hemming exposes the parallel worlds of the IRA and British intelligence through the lives of those inextricably bound up in both. He reveals the bravery of those who were crucial in ending the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the bloodiest and longest-running conflict in recent British history, and the determination of one detective ...

Girl Long Gone

Autor: Danielle M. Haas

Número de Páginas: 213

She feels a flutter of excitement from meeting and flirting with the interesting man she’d met online—and sharing details of her weekend plans. They had so many things in common...but sometimes one little mistake can have deadly consequences. NYPD Computer Crimes detective Connor Mitchel’s sister is missing. As he combs through her life, he has a terrible suspicion that she isn’t this killer’s first target—or his last. Now Connor’s caught up in a twisted game of cat and mouse. Just as he thinks he’s on the trail of the man responsible for his sister’s disappearance, Connor runs into an obstacle—shy, distrustful Evelyn Price. He’s almost certain Evelyn could be the killer’s newest target. But he’ll have to convince her to help him catch a killer before she becomes the next victim. But even if Connor and Evelyn can close in on their quarry, the killer has one last trick up his sleeve... one that could trap them all.

The 'desegregation' of English schools

Autor: Olivier Esteves

Número de Páginas: 172

Dispersal, or ‘bussing’, was introduced in England in the early-1960s after white parents expressed concerns that the sudden influx of non-Anglophone South Asian children was holding back their own children’s education. It consisted in sending busloads of mostly Asian children to predominantly white suburban schools in an effort to ‘spread the burden’ and to promote linguistic and cultural integration. Although seemingly well-intentioned, dispersal proved a failure: it was based on racial identity rather than linguistic deficiency and ultimately led to an increase in segregation, as bussed pupils were daily confronted with racial bullying in dispersal schools. This is the first ever book on English bussing, based on an in-depth study of local and national archives, alongside interviews with formerly-bussed pupils decades later.

The Millionaire Journey

Autor: Patrick M. Green Mba

Número de Páginas: 91

The Millionaire Journey intertwines an easy to follow 7 step process to help ANYONE make the journey to Financial Freedom with a charming allegory. It is wisdom from a regular guy who made it before he was 55, to inspire EVERYONE not only to make the journey for themselves but also to leave a legacy for others! The Steps of the Journey are: 1. Make up your mind to go: Think for yourself. Dont be normal! 2. Get to the train station: Take only what you need. Leave the rest behind! 3. Pick the right track: three legged stool: passion, skills and value in the marketplace. 4. Pick your train: Job train, Career train, or Entrepreneurial Express? 5. Fuel the engine: Invest continuously to keep the train moving. 6. Look at the landscape: Enjoy the ride, find new opportunities, and explore the world. 7. Leave a legacy: Impact the world by leading and giving. Are you ready for the ride? If so, buckle up with me as we begin the journey. All aboard!

Schooling and Equality

Autor: Dave Hill , Mike Cole

Número de Páginas: 289

This text covers the range of equality issues in school level education from the perspective and needs of educators, trainee teachers and students of education. It uses a blend of issues, concepts, facts and research to open up key issues and consider policy developments in the field.

Refugees in Twentieth-Century Britain

Autor: Becky Taylor

Número de Páginas: 329

A timely history of the entry, reception and resettlement of refugees to Britain across the twentieth century.

Key Topics in Second Language Acquisition

Autor: Vivian Cook , David Singleton

Número de Páginas: 163

This textbook offers an introductory overview of eight hotly-debated topics in second language acquisition research. It offers a glimpse of how SLA researchers have tried to answer common questions about second language acquisition rather than being a comprehensive introduction to SLA research. Each chapter comprises an introductory discussion of the issues involved and suggestions for further reading and study. The reader is asked to consider the issues based on their own experiences, thus allowing them to compare their own intuitions and experiences with established research findings and gain an understanding of methodology. The topics are treated independently so that they can be read in any order that interests the reader.

The Enduring Crown Commonwealth

Autor: Michael J. Smith , Stephen Klimczuk-massion

Número de Páginas: 383

The controversial Netflix series The Crown covers the tumultuous period from the Queen’s accession in 1952 to the present day, and so does this book, which explores the rise, decline and—to some—unexpected rebound of the historic UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand alliance. While a post-Brexit and post-Elizabethan Britain seeks a new role in today’s volatile world, its traditional partner countries also recognise the logic of reinvigorating their relationship, based on a multitude of still-strong cultural, economic, political, and military ties, including the monarchy as a uniquely shared global, and not merely British, institution. But this wasn’t always the case. Although in the 1950s commentators spoke of a new "Elizabethan Age" with much postwar hope across the Commonwealth, that optimism quickly faded. By the 1970s, many thought Britain washed up and that Crown and Commonwealth ties and allegiance were becoming obsolete. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the four countries increasingly went their separate ways. So, a groggy time-traveller from that period appearing in London, Toronto, Sydney, or Auckland today would be taken by surprise by the durability of the Crown,...

History, Memory and Migration

Autor: Irial Glynn

Número de Páginas: 259

By conversing with the main bodies of relevant literature from Migration Studies and Memory Studies, this overview highlights how analysing memories can contribute to a better understanding of the complexities of migrant incorporation. The chapters consider international case studies from Europe, North America, Australia, Asia and the Middle East.

Texas on My Mind, Heart, and Soul: Articles about 2010 TMA Nominees and Interviews by the Author

Autor: Roberto Carlos Alvarez-galloso

Número de Páginas: 76

This is a compilation of articles and interviews of various Texas Artists that were nominated for the TMA [Texas Music Awards] in 2010.The examples of artists mentioned are Brenda Kay, Chip Murrey and Texas Underground as well as Vanessa Peters and Ice Cream On Mondays

Burning the Big House

Autor: Terence Dooley

Número de Páginas: 367

The gripping story of the tumultuous destruction of the Irish country house, spanning the revolutionary years of 1912 to 1923 During the Irish Revolution nearly three hundred country houses were burned to the ground. These “Big Houses” were powerful symbols of conquest, plantation, and colonial oppression, and were caught up in the struggle for independence and the conflict between the aristocracy and those demanding access to more land. Stripped of their most important artifacts, most of the houses were never rebuilt and ruins such as Summerhill stood like ghostly figures for generations to come. Terence Dooley offers a unique perspective on the Irish Revolution, exploring the struggles over land, the impact of the Great War, and why the country mansions of the landed class became such a symbolic target for republicans throughout the period. Dooley details the shockingly sudden acts of occupation and destruction—including soldiers using a Rembrandt as a dart board—and evokes the exhilaration felt by the revolutionaries at seizing these grand houses and visibly overturning the established order.

Irish Voices from the Great War

Autor: Myles Dungan

Número de Páginas: 329

This pioneering study, first published in 1995, retains its rank as one of the most powerful histories ever written about Irish involvement in World War 1. This year, the centenary of the war, sees its timely re-publication as the Irishmen who fought in that war re-enter the national memory after decades of indifference and hostility. The gradual softening of attitudes over the last twenty years amid great historic change on the island of Ireland, is due in no small part to the efforts of historians, such as Myles Dungan, to tell thousands of forgotten stories. Drawing on the diaries, letters, literary works and oral accounts of soldiers, Myles Dungan tells some of the personal stories of what Irishmen, unionist and nationalist, went through during the Great War and how many of them drew closer together during that horror than at any time since. This volume deals with a selection of the most important battles and campaigns in which the three Irish Divisions participated.