Patrick Gallagher: 12 books

War breeds myths, especially those made up by the vanquished to explain or soften their loss. Occasionally the myths of the defeated center on prisoners of war (POWs) and those missing in action (MIAs) to justify the lost struggle, mute national guilt, and sometimes even reject the reality of defeat...

Made available to mark the centenary of the establishment of George Allen & Unwin Ltd on 4 August 1914, this brief account tells the story of Allen & Unwin from the founding of George Allen Publishers in the 1870s through the arrival of Stanley Unwin in 1914 and the setting up of a Sydney...

Sacred Journey is an ideal Lenten companion. Designed for daily use, this booklet offers the details of each day’s Scripture readings along with a related reflection and brief prayer. This Lent, let Sacred Journey guide you as you travel the road to Jerusalem and to the celebration of new life at Easter!

The follow-on to Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Deployment v10.6 and Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Directory Services v10.6, this volume takes an in-depth look at the many options provided to administrators to secure access to intranet services. System administrators and other IT professionals will...

This is not a traditional or professional book. I have not had any formal training in English or writing, other than a lifetime of reading, correspondence, and writing newsletters. It is written mostly for the benefit of my family and friends. I was born in Grafton, North Dakota, to Farigal Gallagher...

A Handful of Mischief: New Essays on Evelyn Waugh is a collection of essays based on presentations at the Evelyn Waugh Centenary Conference at Hertford College, Oxford, in 2003. There are twelve different essays by authors from various countries, including Australia, Canada, Russia, the United Kingdom,...

The first systematic collaboration between cognitive scientists and sports psychologists considers the mind–body relationship from the perspective of athletic skill and sports practice. This landmark work is the first systematic collaboration between cognitive scientists and sports psychologists...

APRIL, 1921 - GUYRA, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. For over a month in 1921, the tiny town of Guyra in northern NSW was the focus of national attention as events unfolded that would form the basis of Australia's most prominent poltergeist case, as the home of the Bowen family was bombarded by stones from...

In 1933 “Nessie” erupted into the public consciousness with a deluge of sightings of “something” in the waters of the 22 mile long and 700 foot deep Scottish loch.Since then the Loch Ness Monster has captured the public imagination more than any other cryptid creature.Gathered in this book are...

When the right-wing social movement known as "I Trust My Boss" collapses, it's up to Columbia University German-lit PhD students, Radhika and Bradley, to prop up a crashed economy and a barely functional U.S. state by inflating a financial bubble in "Memoirist-Backed Securities" (MBS). Radhika...

This collection of enlightening and stimulating articles, written by some of the most important figures in school librarianship, demonstrates how teacher-librarians, classroom teachers, and administrators can work together to create a 21st century school library media program. With topics that emphasize...

This is Volume 5 of a Handbook that has been well-received by the thermal analysis and calorimetry community. All chapters in all five volumes are written by international experts in the subject. The fifth volume covers recent advances in techniques and applications that complement the earlier volumes....