O Donnell: 351 books
by Darren O'Donnell
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Theatre doesn’t have much relevance anymore. Or so acclaimed playwright Darren O’Donnell tells us. The dynamics of unplanned social interaction, he says, are far more compelling than any play he could produce. So his latest show, A Suicide-Site Guide to the City, isn’t really a show; it’s...
The Men of the Deeps
A Journey With North America'sOnly Coal Miners' Chorus
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
The Men of the Deeps has been engaging with audiences around the world since 1966. Formed with a goal of representing Cape Breton and Nova Scotia at the 1967 World’s Fair in Montreal (Expo ’67), the Men of the Deeps has lived on as North America’s only coal miners chorus. They have performed...
Die Geheimnisse der Welt
Roman
Language: German
Release Date: July 22, 2015
Der elfjährige Michael Murray lebt mit seiner Familie auf einer kleinen schottischen Insel. Jeder kennt hier jeden, und alle glauben, alles über den anderen zu wissen. Doch es gibt auch Geheimnisse - und Michael muss bald herausfinden, wie gefährlich sie sein können. Vor allem, wenn es dabei um...
by Daniel O'Donnell
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
In Ireland, Daniel O’Donnell is more than just a singing star: he has reached the status of 'national treasure'. It has been a long journey for the boy from Kincasslagh, County Donegal, and in Living the Dream he tells his story with his customary sense of humour and down-to-earth charm.
Much...
by P.O. Aircrewman Jay O'Donnell QGM, Humphrey Price
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2011
'The sky had gone: in its place was a wall of water, white horses on the top, readying itself to fall on me.'
What kind of man throws himself out of a helicopter in a storm?
Or dangles by a thread over mountainous waves?
Or strikes a panicking sailor to save his life?
Aircrewman Jay...
by Elliott O'Donnell
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013
Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Ghostly Phenomena. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print.
This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Elliott O'Donnell,...
Bienensterben
Roman
Language: German
Release Date: October 4, 2013
»Unglaublich spannend. Da stockt einem der Atem.« CHRISTINE WESTERMANN Heiligabend in Glasgow: Die fünfzehnjährige Marnie und ihre kleine Schwester Nelly haben gerade ihre toten Eltern im Garten vergraben. Niemand sonst weiß, dass sie da liegen und wie sie dahin gekommen sind. Und die Geschwister...
Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs
The Unknown Story of the Men and Women of World War II's OSS
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2004
The battles of World War II were won not only by the soldiers on the front lines, and not only by the generals and admirals, but also by the shadow warriors whose work is captured for the first time in Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs. Thanks to the interviews and narrative skills of Patrick O'Donnell...
Playing with Fire
The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
From the host of MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, an important and enthralling new account of the presidential election that changed everything, the race that created American politics as we know it today
The 1968 U.S. Presidential election was the young Lawrence O’Donnell’s...
The Ruin of the Roman Empire
A New History
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
“Anexotic and instructive tale, told with life, learning and just the right measure of laughter on every page. O’Donnell combines a historian’s mastery of substance with a born storyteller’s sense of style to create a magnificent work of art.” — Madeleine K. Albright, former U.S. Secretary...
Washington's Immortals
The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
By the award-winning author of Dog Company: a historic account of a Revolutionary War unit’s “tactical acumen and human drama . . . combat writing at its best” (The Wall Street Journal).
In August 1776, little over a month after the Continental Congress had formally declared independence...
"Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye"
Memories of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
This classic New York Times bestseller is an illuminating portrait of JFK—from his thrilling rise to his tragic fall—by two of the men who knew him best.
As a politician, John Fitzgerald Kennedy crafted a persona that fascinated and inspired millions—and left an outsize legacy in the...
The Gates Flew Open
Peader O'Donnell and the Irish Struggle for Independence
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2013
Peadar O'Donnell became involved in Irish Republicanism through his initial involvement in socialism, as an organiser for the ITGWU. When he was unsuccessful in establishing a branch of the Irish Citizen Army in Derry he joined the IRA and led Guerilla activities in Donegal and Derry during the War...
by Darren O'Donnell
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
A cultural planner's immodest proposal: change how we think about children and we just might change the world.
We live in an ‘adultitarian’ state, where the rules are based on very adult priori- ties and understandings of reality. Young people are disenfranchised and power- less; they understand...