Sean O : 129 books

As all her avid readers will know, the course of true submission for Emma has never run smooth, but even they will be shocked at her revelations in this, the final instalment of her autobiography. Established back in London once more and with a master, Emma seems set fair to enjoy life as a...

The turnkey has finally returned with the writing tablet, quill and ink bottle so I can commence composing my testament. I hold no illusions that this, my last work, should ever fall under mortal eye, or, if by some miracle it does, that the reader--whoever you might be, highborn or low--should believe...

Painting for Performance removes the mystery from painting and gives beginners the terms, tools, and techniques to approach their unpainted set with confidence. Covering the mechanics of paint and its many implementations in set design, this book provides simple and effective step-by-step instructions for painting a variety of surfaces to look great on stage.

Classroom management is key to a successful teaching career. This book has survival advice for NQTs as well as ideas to develop the skills of more experienced teachers. It should: appeal directly to the reader with engaging examples from real classrooms; help readers to cope with every aspect of school...

A collection of seventeen short stories by novelist Sean Patrick O'Mordha to give you reason to cry, shout, laugh, and make you look under the bed.

Re-Viewing the Past: The Uses of History in the Cinema of Imperial Japan analyzes the complicated relationship between history films, audiences, reviewers and censors in Japan for the critically important years from 1925-1945. First contextualizing the history of the popular "Bakumatsu†? period...

Manny Guzman's mother died when he was six. That's when his father started to hit the bottle -- and him. To escape the abuse, he roamed the streets of his California coastal home. He would have become another kid living from one garbage can to the next except for three people. Benny "The Duce",...

In Your Face = Trigger Warnings This book contains twenty-two original and reprinted speculative fiction stories dealing with provocative themes. These stories are confronting, but with a firm purpose. They will make you uncomfortable, because they are a bit too hard-hitting or close to the bone....

Although told that Hassan should never leave the island of El Hierro, there is no explanation. Then Arab slavers appear, first to capture natives as slaves, but instead kidnap Hassan and take him to an Arab sheik to be killed. The true reason becomes exposed why the sheik wants him dead as Francois,...

During last summer’s vacation, David Dolephene discovered his pirate ancestor's treasure on El Hierro in the Canary Islands. Returning to America he is both rich, and famous, and a target. On the surface, the problem was the paparazzi seeking compromising pictures of the famous teenager. When a...

Jake Bershinsky's mother moves to an isolated Forest Service station where he befriends Henry Riley, a local Indian boy. When his mother is called away for weeks at a time on fire suppression duties, he stays with Henry's family, becoming a member of the tribe. It is a idyllic life until the boys...

In Book 1 of A Pirate's Legacy David Dolephene learns of his connection to the notorious 16th Century Pirate, the Dolphin. Here, is the story of how a six year old boy grows up to become that pirate. The year is 1592 and Francois is a six year old orphan living on the streets of Saint-Nazaire,...

Philippe has no memory why he piloted a boat in a very empty ocean ahead of a typhoon. He has no memory of the wave lifting his boat high into the air before slamming it onto reef known as Kahuna's Teeth to shatter like a crystal bowl. He remembers little more than his first name. If not for the dog,...

A wandering hired gun. A mysterious train robber. A relentless private detective. An out-of-work prostitute. A knife-throwing feral woman. A genius scientist. And a former President of the United States. What do they all have in common?In 1914, they’ll all be founding members of America’s...