Mac Johnston's Books

Astronomical Applications of Astrometry

Ten Years of Exploitation of the Hipparcos Satellite Data

By: M. A. C. Perryman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Astronomical Applications of Astrometry

Ten Years of Exploitation of the Hipparcos Satellite Data

By: M. A. C. Perryman

An authoritative account of the contributions to science made by the Hipparcos satellite, for astronomers, astrophysicists and cosmologists.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

695

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0521514894

ISBN 13

9780521514897

The Southern Textile Basketball Tournament

A History, 1921-1997

By: Mac C. Kirkpatrick,Thomas K. Perry

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Southern Textile Basketball Tournament

A History, 1921-1997

By: Mac C. Kirkpatrick,Thomas K. Perry

In 1905 Lawrence Peter Hollis went to Springfield, Massachusetts, before beginning his job as the secretary of the YMCA at Monaghan Mill in Greenville, South Carolina. While there, he met James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, and learned of the fledgling game. Armed with Dr. Naismith's rules of the game and a basketball he bought in New York, Hollis returned to the mill and changed the face of athletics in South Carolina. Lawrence Peter Hollis was one of the first to introduce basketball south of the Mason-Dixon line, and the game quickly gained popularity in the textile mill villages throughout South Carolina. In 1921 Hollis and others organized a tournament to determine the best mill team, and thus the southern Textile Basketball Tournament was born. Over the years, some of the south's top cage talent played in the tourney, including "Smokey" Barbare, Lucille Foster Thomas, Bert Hill, Earl Wooten, Billy Cunningham, Pete Maravich, Sue Vickers and Tree Rollins. Decade-by-decade, the history of one of the longest running basketball tournaments is provided, along with profiles of many prominent participants. Full rosters for all teams in all tournaments are given in the appendices, along with all-tournament selections and members of the Southern Textile Athletic Hall of Fame.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

445

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

078642446X

ISBN 13

9780786424467

The Radical Rising

The Scottish Insurrection of 1820

By: Peter Berresford Ellis,Seumas Mac a' Ghobhainn

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Radical Rising

The Scottish Insurrection of 1820

By: Peter Berresford Ellis,Seumas Mac a' Ghobhainn

Glasgow, April 1820. The last armed uprising on British soil, intent on severing the Union and establishing a radical Scottish republic, ended in executions, imprisonments, transportations and 85 trails for high treason. Yet despite its political and social importance, the story of this working-class revolution vanished from the historical record. This book restores the radical rising to its rightful place in history, offering an incisive analysis of the rising itself and the events which led up to it, vividly recapturing the extraordinary heroism of its leaders, John Baird and Andrew Hardie, and the savagery with which the movement was crushed by the forces of the British state.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

465

Publisher

Birlinn Ltd

Published Date

ISBN 10

0857908979

ISBN 13

9780857908971

The Hidden Famine

Hunger, Poverty and Sectarianism in Belfast 1840-50

By: Christine Kinealy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Hidden Famine

Hunger, Poverty and Sectarianism in Belfast 1840-50

By: Christine Kinealy

Written by one of the outstanding historians of modern Ireland, The Hidden Famine examines the impact of Ireland's Great Famine on the city of Belfast.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

258

Publisher

Pluto Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

074531371X

ISBN 13

9780745313719

Macon Sketchbook

By: Conie Mac Darnell,Jim Barfield

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Macon Sketchbook

By: Conie Mac Darnell,Jim Barfield

Envision a place in the very heart of Georgia, where genteel living and genuine southern hospitality complement the progressive growth and dynamic community ties that have been the essence of Macon for more than 170 years. The Macon Sketchbook features more than 165 original watercolors created by talented, homegown artists.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

142

Publisher

Indigo Custom Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0972595120

ISBN 13

9780972595124

The Annihilation of Allison Station

A Science Fiction Mystery

By: D.L. Mac McDonald

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Annihilation of Allison Station

A Science Fiction Mystery

By: D.L. Mac McDonald

This work is dedicated to all United States veteranspast, present, and future. From the mind of retired Air Force veteran D. L. Mac McDonald comes a table of intrigue, deceit, death, and destruction. Fourteen years after the Brinari Conflict and just ten years after Sarasota Catastrophe that bought the former enemies together as lifelong friends, Don Wallace and TaKira are once again fighting against time to avoid a renewed conflict. A highly classified test facility built on asteroids GC954 has been all but completely destroyed. Without a single survivor, Don Wallace and his crew must find the answer to what happened by bringing life to the devastated stations core computer. However, the core isnt giving up its secrets without a fight, and they need to know what led to the destruction of the Allison Houstons synchronized hyperinduction terminal to squelch the tensions of renewed conflict and to keep it from happening again.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

564

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1543483429

ISBN 13

9781543483420

Restoring Our World Soul

Creating a World that Works for Every One

By: Colleen Mac Dougall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Restoring Our World Soul

Creating a World that Works for Every One

By: Colleen Mac Dougall

What to do to set our world right again? The author posits that it's less about getting it "right" and more about standing back long enough, to "see" together what at the core of our global noise is agitating and demanding our attention. Getting at the root of these disturbances, we can move past the posturing and the grabs for power, and get serious about preserving the inalienable "Rights of Life" (that is, liberty, meaning, dignity, and realization of potential) that all world peoples possess. We can create conditions within which the ideals of equality, justice, and peace can progressively be made real in our world. Creating such conditions is possible, in proportion to our will to re-position, to get out front, and to implant the less divisive "sensibilities of soul" into the heart of our global politic, and into the very soil of our nations. Approaching our historical dilemmas through the lens of these sensibilities (identified in the book), and convening our United Nations around their demands, our recycling and projections of fear can be calmed. There is indeed a way to get beyond the politics of "right" and to turn the tide on problems that remain stubbornly resistant to clinical, religious, and military intervention. 100% of proceeds go to Tashinga Women Trust, an apolitical, independent, economic initiative for women in Zimbabwe.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

115

Publisher

FriesenPress

Published Date

ISBN 10

1460209923

ISBN 13

9781460209929

Kinesis

Exploring Humans in Motion

By: Dónal Mac Erlaine

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Kinesis

Exploring Humans in Motion

By: Dónal Mac Erlaine

Our universe is characterized by constant motion. From electrons to galaxies, all things are on the move. This resonates within the human condition; we are born to move. From the earliest hunters, sailors, and horse-riders to the modern world of trains, bicycles, and cars, movement is everywhere in human life. Our history as nomads compares starkly to our increasingly sedentary life today. This fundamental disruption of the human as a moving being led to the invention of the wheel, new religious cultures, and even the rational mind. This book considers the full depth of the link between humanity and motion, examining how it manifests in us and how we embody it. Broad and multidisciplinary, it blends history, geography, psychology, philosophy, architecture, anthropology, and spirituality.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

232

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

1476652201

ISBN 13

9781476652207

Other Famine

The 1822 Crisis in County Leitrim

By: Gerard Mac Atasney

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Other Famine

The 1822 Crisis in County Leitrim

By: Gerard Mac Atasney

In the summer of 1822 a bad potato crop and limited employment opportunities created famine conditions in the west and south-west of Ireland. The Other Famine is the first book to examine these events, and specifically their implications for County Leitrim.Beginning with an overview of life in the county from 1800 to 1821, this book looks at landlord–tenant relationships, the standard of living of the poor, and the impact of the typhus fever epidemic of 1816-18.What follows is a detailed analysis of the summer of 1822 in Leitrim, when more than half the population relied on hand-outs from a variety of charitable institutions, particularly the London Tavern Committee. Among the issues explores are how the mechanism of relief was established in the county, the personalities involved and the problems which arose.Finally, the author assessed the role played by landlords, and the reasons why so many people in the county, and the country as a whole, were left dependent on a single crop for their survival. For The Other Famine, MacAtasney has sourced a rich body of material which enables us, for the first time, to gain an in-depth understanding of the effects of the failure of the potato crop in 1822.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

168

Publisher

The History Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0752481142

ISBN 13

9780752481142

A Very Personal Leadership

By: Colleen Mac Dougall PhD

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Very Personal Leadership

By: Colleen Mac Dougall PhD

Keeping our lives responsive and relevant to how Life addresses us--a mature, spiritually oriented psychologist describes a process of how. Who am I? Why am I here? How do I lead my life when everything around me is changing and throwing into question what I first sensed (my) life could be? [...] Making psychology and theology relevant to how and what we live is my passion and my Life work. As a depth psychologist, I listen for what aims to move in the life of the person before me. I celebrate the out-of-the-box thinker/researcher/young therapist in the classroom. As a global citizen, I listen to the deep disturbances that make us anxious--I determine to respond and to lead in a way that can make a difference. I write to share what I am learning, trusting that facing our questions together will remind us all of who we are and what we can impact at this moment in history."--from back cover.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

150

Publisher

FriesenPress

Published Date

ISBN 10

1460278496

ISBN 13

9781460278499

Ireland's Wild Plants – Myths, Legends & Folklore

By: Niall Mac Coitir

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ireland's Wild Plants – Myths, Legends & Folklore

By: Niall Mac Coitir

In ancient Ireland there were 365 different parts to the body, and a different plant to cure each part. So the wild plants of Ireland are bound up in our culture and folklore from the earliest times. To arry a four-leaved shamrock brings luck in gambling, while putting nine ivy leaves under her pillow means a girl will dream of her future husband. Here plants are described in seasonal order, a perspective dating back to our ancestors. Different aspects of plant folklore are examined following a brief history of traditional herbal medicine in Ireland. Included are their roles in magical protection, in charms and spells (especially for love!), as emblems in children's games, and in Irish place names.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

458

Publisher

Gill & Macmillan Ltd

Published Date

ISBN 10

1848890915

ISBN 13

9781848890916

Foundation Myths and Politics in Ancient Ionia

By: Naoíse Mac Sweeney

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Foundation Myths and Politics in Ancient Ionia

By: Naoíse Mac Sweeney

Considers foundation myths in ancient Ionia, exploring issues of identity, ethnicity and the negotiation of cultural differences.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

255

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1107037492

ISBN 13

9781107037496

The End of Outrage

Post-Famine Adjustment in Rural Ireland

By: Breandán Mac Suibhne

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The End of Outrage

Post-Famine Adjustment in Rural Ireland

By: Breandán Mac Suibhne

South-west Donegal, Ireland, June 1856. From the time that the blight first came on the potatoes in 1845, armed and masked men dubbed Molly Maguires had been raiding the houses of people deemed to be taking advantage of the rural poor. On some occasions, they represented themselves as 'Molly's Sons', sent by their mother, to carry out justice; on others, a man attired as a woman, introducing 'herself' as Molly Maguire, demanding redress for wrongs inflicted on her children. The raiders might stipulate the maximum price at which provisions were to be sold, warn against the eviction of tenants, or demand that an evicted family be reinstated to their holding. People who refused to meet their demands were often viciously beaten and, in some instances, killed — offences that the Constabulary classified as 'outrages'. Catholic clergymen regularly denounced the Mollies and in 1853, the district was proclaimed under the Crime and Outrage (Ireland) Act. Yet the 'outrages' continued. Then, in 1856, Patrick McGlynn, a young schoolmaster, suddenly turned informer on the Mollies, precipitating dozens of arrests. Here, a history of McGlynn's informing, backlit by episodes over the previous two decades, sheds light on that wave of outrage, its origins and outcomes, the meaning and the memory of it. More specifically, it illuminates the end of 'outrage' — the shifting objectives of those who engaged in it, and also how, after hunger faded and disease abated, tensions emerged in the Molly Maguires, when one element sought to curtail such activity, while another sought, unsuccessfully, to expand it. And in that contention, when the opportunities of post-Famine society were coming into view, one glimpses the end, or at least an ebbing, of outrage — in the everyday sense of moral indignation — at the fate of the rural poor. But, at heart, The End of Outrage is about contention among neighbours — a family that rose from the ashes of a mode of living, those consumed in the conflagration, and those who lost much but not all. Ultimately, the concern is how the poor themselves came to terms with their loss: how their own outrage at what had been done unto them and their forbears lost malignancy, and eventually ended. The author being a native of the small community that is the focus of The End of Outrage makes it an extraordinarily intimate and absorbing history.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

338

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0191058637

ISBN 13

9780191058639

Beliefs, Behaviors, & Alcoholic Beverages

A Cross-cultural Survey

By: Mac Marshall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Beliefs, Behaviors, & Alcoholic Beverages

A Cross-cultural Survey

By: Mac Marshall

Essays on the use of alcoholic beverages within diverse societies and cultures

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

508

Publisher

University of Michigan Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0472085808

ISBN 13

9780472085804

Community Identity and Archaeology

Dynamic Communities at Aphrodisias and Beycesultan

By: Naoíse Mac Sweeney

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Community Identity and Archaeology

Dynamic Communities at Aphrodisias and Beycesultan

By: Naoíse Mac Sweeney

Community Identity and Archaeology explores the concept of community identity and its application in archaeology, using the modern Turkish sites of Aphrodisias and Beycesultan as case studies to illustrate the formation and dissolution of communities over time. The concept of the community is vital to the way we understand human societies both past and present, and the last decade has seen widespread interest in communities from both the popular and academic spheres. The concept is also central to archaeology, where the relationship between sites and communities remains controversial. Naoíse Mac Sweeney aims to take the debate one step further, setting out a comprehensive framework for the archaeological investigation of community identity, encompassing theoretical approaches for its conceptualization, practical methodologies for its investigation, and detailed case studies in Anatolia to test and illustrate its arguments. This book contributes to discussions in archaeological theory and material culture studies and is particularly relevant to archaeologists working on different types of cultural identity. Community Identity and Archaeology’s readership will include undergraduate and graduate students as well as academic specialists. In addition, the book contains material of direct historical interest for Classics and Near Eastern departments. It includes valuable new research relevant for those working on Aegean, Mycenaean, or Early Greek antiquity, as well as specialists in Anatolia including scholars working on the Hittite, Phrygian, and Lydian empires.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

277

Publisher

University of Michigan Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0472027654

ISBN 13

9780472027651

The Scariff Martyrs

War, Murder and Memory in East Clare

By: Tomás Mac Conmara

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Scariff Martyrs

War, Murder and Memory in East Clare

By: Tomás Mac Conmara

This incredible book is very, very important'. Damien Dempsey In November 2008, Tomás Mac Conmara sat with a 105 five-year-old woman at a nursing home in Clare. While gently moving through her memories, he asked the east Clare native; 'Do you remember the time that four lads were killed on the Bridge of Killaloe?'. Almost immediately, the woman's countenance changed to deep outward sadness. Her recollection took him back to 17th November 1920, when news of the brutal death of four men, who became known as the Scariff Martyrs, was revealed to the local community. Late the previous night, on the bridge of Killaloe they were shot by British Forces, who claimed they had attempted to escape. Locals insisted they were murdered. A story remembered for 100 years is now fully told. This incident presents a remarkable confluence of dimensions. The young rebels committed to a cause. Their betrayal by a spy, their torture and evident refusal to betray comrades, the loneliness and liminal nature of their site of death on a bridge. The withholding of their dead bodies and their collective burial. All these dimensions bequeath a moment which carries an enduring quality that has reverberated across the generations and continues to strike a deep chord within the local landscape of memory in East Clare and beyond.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

274

Publisher

Mercier Press Ltd

Published Date

ISBN 10

1781177260

ISBN 13

9781781177266

The Supreme Court

By: Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Supreme Court

By: Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

A wonderful book ... a superb book and it's not just for people interested in law; it tells you a lot about Ireland' Vincent Browne, TV3 The judges, the decisions, the rifts and the rivalries - the gripping inside story of the institution that has shaped Ireland. 'Combines painstaking research with acute analysis and intelligence' Colm Tóibín, Irish Times' Books of the Year '[Mac Cormaic] has done something unprecedented and done it with a striking maturity, balance and adroitness. He creates the intimacy necessary but never loses sight of the wider contexts; this is not just a book about legal history; it is also about social, political and cultural history ... [the Supreme Court] has found a brilliant chronicler in Ruadhan Mac Cormaic' Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor of Modern Irish History, UCD 'Mac Cormaic quite brilliantly tells the story ... balanced, perceptive and fair ... a major contribution to public understanding' Donncha O'Connell, Professor of Law, NUIG, Dublin Review of Books 'Compelling ... a remarkable story, told with great style' Irish Times 'Authoritative, well-written and highly entertaining' Sunday Times The work of the Supreme Court is at the heart of the private and public life of the nation. Whether it's a father trying to overturn his child's adoption, a woman asserting her right to control her fertility, republicans fighting extradition, political activists demanding an equal hearing in the media, women looking to serve on juries, the state attempting to prevent a teenager ending her pregnancy, a couple challenging the tax laws, a gay man fighting his criminalization simply for being gay, a disabled young man and his mother seeking to vindicate his right to an education, the court's decisions can change lives. Now, having had unprecedented access to a vast number of sources, and conducted hundreds of interviews, including with key insiders, award-winning Irish Times journalist Ruadhan Mac Cormaic lifts the veil on the court's hidden world. The Supreme Court reveals new and surprising information about well-known cases. It exposes the sometimes fractious relationship between the court and the government. But above all it tells a story about people - those who brought the cases, those who argued in court, those who dealt with the fallout and, above all, those who took the decisions. Judges' backgrounds and relationships, their politics and temperaments, as well as the internal tensions between them, are vital to understanding how the court works and are explored here in fascinating detail. The Supreme Court is both a riveting read and an important and revealing account of one of the most powerful institutions of our state. Ruadhan Mac Cormaic is the former Legal Affairs Correspondent and Paris Correspondent of the Irish Times. He is now the paper's Foreign Affairs Correspondent.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

536

Publisher

Penguin UK

Published Date

ISBN 10

1844883418

ISBN 13

9781844883417

Jetpack Dreams

One Man's Up and Down (But Mostly Down) Search for the Greatest Invention That Never Was

By: Mac Montandon

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Jetpack Dreams

One Man's Up and Down (But Mostly Down) Search for the Greatest Invention That Never Was

By: Mac Montandon

A hilarious pop-socio-cultural history of the greatest invention that never was, the jetpack, and a participatory journey through the bizarre subculture of jetpack enthusiasts in search of a working model

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

274

Publisher

Da Capo Press, Incorporated

Published Date

ISBN 10

0306815281

ISBN 13

9780306815287

Teaching Young Children: Choices In Theory And Practice

Choices in Theory and Practice

By: Mac Naughton, Glenda,Williams, Gillian

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Teaching Young Children: Choices In Theory And Practice

Choices in Theory and Practice

By: Mac Naughton, Glenda,Williams, Gillian

This book presents early childhood students and staff with a broad and diverse range of teaching techniques to support children's learning. It examines 26 techniques ranging from simple ones, such as describing and listening, to more complex methods, such as deconstruction and scaffolding. The strategies selected are derived from the best current research knowledge about how young children learn. A detailed evaluation of each strategy enables childcare staff, early childhood teachers and students to expand their repertoire of teaching strategies and to critically evaluate their own teaching in early childhood settings. Vignettes and examples show how early childhood staff use the techniques to support children's learning and help to bring the discussion of each technique to life. Revised and updated in light of the latest research, new features include: * Coverage of the phonics debate * Addition of ICT content * Questions for further discussion * Revision to the chapter on problem solving * Updated referencing throughout Teaching Young Children is key reading for students and experienced early childhood staff working in diverse settings with young children.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

449

Publisher

McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published Date

ISBN 10

0335235921

ISBN 13

9780335235926

Steal the Stars

A Novel

By: Nat Cassidy,Mac Rogers

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Steal the Stars

A Novel

By: Nat Cassidy,Mac Rogers

Steal the Stars, a debut novel by Nat Cassidy, is based on the science fiction podcast from Tor Labs, written by Mac Rogers. Dakota “Dak” Prentiss guards the biggest secret in the world. They call it “Moss.” It’s your standard grey alien from innumerable abduction stories. It still sits at the controls of the spaceship it crash-landed eleven years ago. A secret military base was built around the crash site to study both Moss and the dangerous technology it brought to Earth. The day Matt Salem joins her security team, Dak’s whole world changes. It’s love at first sight—which is a problem, since they both signed ironclad contracts vowing not to fraternize with other military personnel. If they run, they’ll be hunted for what they know. Dak and Matt have only way to be together: do the impossible. Steal Moss and sell the secret of its existence. And they can’t afford a single mistake. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

386

Publisher

Macmillan

Published Date

ISBN 10

1250172632

ISBN 13

9781250172631

Between Light and Shadow

The World Bank, The International Monetary Fund and International Human Rights Law

By: Mac Darrow

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Between Light and Shadow

The World Bank, The International Monetary Fund and International Human Rights Law

By: Mac Darrow

Much has been written on the human rights relevance and impacts of the policies and activities of the World Bank and IMF --or International Financial Institutions (IFIs). However while many of the human rights-based critiques of the Bank and Fund purport to link broadly defined reforms with obligations under international human rights law,rarely has this been carried out through a rigorous and in-depth application of international legal rules governing the proper interpretation of the institutions' mandates, and rarely have the policy consequences and practical possibilities for human rights integration been explored in any detail. These are the principal gaps that the present book aims to fill, by reference to a sample of the IFIs' most important and controversial contemporary activities.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

370

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1847310346

ISBN 13

9781847310347

Medium Law

By: Daithí Mac Síthigh

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Medium Law

By: Daithí Mac Síthigh

Why should anyone care about the medium of communication today, especially when talking about media law? In today’s digital society, many emphasise convergence and seek new regulatory approaches. In Medium Law, however, the ‘medium theory’ insights of Harold Innis, Marshall McLuhan and the Toronto School of Communication are drawn upon as part of an argument that differences between media, and technological definitions, continue to play a crucial role in the regulation of the media. Indeed, Mac Síthigh argues that the idea of converged, cross-platform, medium-neutral media regulation is unattainable in practice and potentially undesirable in substance. This is demonstrated through the exploration of the regulation of a variety of platforms such as films, games, video-on-demand and premium rate telephone services. Regulatory areas discussed include content regulation, copyright, tax relief for producers and developers, new online services, conflicts between regulatory systems, and freedom of expression. This timely and topical volume will appeal to postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers interested in fields such as Law, Policy, Regulation, Media Studies, Communications History, and Cultural Studies.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

158

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317195035

ISBN 13

9781317195030

Curse of the Narrows

By: Laura M. Mac Donald

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Curse of the Narrows

By: Laura M. Mac Donald

In 1917, the port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, was crowded with ships leaving for war-torn Europe. On December 6th, two of them-the Mont Blanc and the Imo-collided in the Narrows, a hard-to-navigate stretch of the harbor. Ablaze, and with explosions on her deck filling the sky, the Mont Blanc grounded against the city's docks. As thousands rushed to their windows and into the streets to watch, she exploded with such force that the 3,121 tons of her iron hull vaporized in a cloud that shot up more than 2,000 feet; the explosion was so unusual that Robert Oppenheimer would study its effects to predict the devastation of an atomic bomb. The blast caused a giant wave that swept over parts of the city, followed by a slick, black rain that fell for ten minutes. Much of the city was flattened, and not one in 12,000 buildings within a 16-mile radius left undamaged. More than 1,600 Haligonians were killed and 6,000 injured; and within twenty-four hours, a blizzard had isolated Halifax from the world. Set vividly against the background of World War I, Curse of the Narrows is the first major account of the world's largest pre-atomic explosion, the epic relief mission from Boston, and the riveting trial of the Mont Blanc's captain and pilot. Laura M. Mac Donald is as adept at describing the dynamics of a chain reaction explosion as she is at chronicling unforgettable human dramas of miraculous survival, unfathomable loss, and the medical breakthroughs in pediatrics and eye surgery that followed the disaster . Using primary sources--many of which haven't been read in decades and--with a wonderful feel for narrative history, Mac Donald chronicles one of the most compelling and dramatic events of the 20th century.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

370

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

0802718396

ISBN 13

9780802718396

The Stag Cook Book

Written for Men by Men

By: Edited by C Mac Sheridan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Stag Cook Book

Written for Men by Men

By: Edited by C Mac Sheridan

An excerpt from the INTRODUCTION: COOKING is a gift, not an art. Eating is an art, not a gift. In combination a grace is developed. No great culinary triumph was ever perfected by accident. Charles Lamb's essay on roast pig was responsible for a tidal wave of burnt pork that swept over England in the nineteenth century. Mr. Lamb led a hungry empire to the belief that only through an act of incendiarism could a suckling porker be converted into a delicacy; whereas, as a matter of fact, the perfection of roast pork, golden-brown and unseared by fire, were possible only in the oven. Lucullus, the good Roman gourmet, had his meals cooked in a mint. He required that his masterpieces be served on gold and silver and crystal, and spread on a table of lapis lazuli. The sauces compiled for him were worth more than the food upon which they were poured. He was the high priest of extravagance and luxury. A single meal stood him a fortune. He had more regard for the cost than for the cooking. It is said that his death was hastened by dyspepsia. * * * * In the early seventies a French nobleman, living in the neighborhood of Barbizon, was found seated at the table with his face in a plate of soup. Because of the fact that a butcher knife had been inserted via the back between his fourth and fifth rib on the left side, he was quite dead. Clues led nowhere. It became one of the mysteries. Long afterward an old man tottered into the office of the Prefect and announced that he wished to make a confession. "Proceed," said the official. "'Twas I," responded the ancient, "who delivered the death stroke to the Duke de la --- thirty-five years ago." "What inspired you to make this confession?" "Pride." "I do not comprehend. The details, if you please." "By profession I was a chef," said the self-accused. "The Duke, at a fabulous price, enticed me into his service. His first request was that I make for him a perfect consomme. Voila! For three days I prepared this perfection. With my own hand I placed before him the soup tureen. With my own hand I ladled it out. He inhaled its divine essence; and then, Your Honor, he reached for the salt. Mon Dieu! I destroy him!" The Prefect embraced the artist and took him out to lunch. Thus art was vindicated and the incident closed. In the chemistry of cooking, "enough is too much." * * * * The immortals who have contributed recipes to this volume were born with a silver spoon not in their mouths, but in their hands. The cap and apron, not the cap and bells, is the garb in which they perform. Secrets handed down through generations are thrown with a wanton hand on the pages that comprise this volume. Sauces from the south, chowders from New England, barbecued masterpieces from the west, grilled classics from field and stream, ragouts, stews, desserts, dressings are hung within reach of all, like garlic clusters from the rafters of opportunity. Reach up and help yourself.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

201

Publisher

The Minerva Group, Inc.

Published Date

ISBN 10

1589631234

ISBN 13

9781589631236

The Manor: Three Centuries at a Slave Plantation on Long Island

By: Mac Griswold

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Manor: Three Centuries at a Slave Plantation on Long Island

By: Mac Griswold

Mac Griswold's The Manor is the biography of a uniquely American place that has endured through wars great and small, through fortunes won and lost, through histories bright and sinister—and of the family that has lived there since its founding as a Colonial New England slave plantation three and a half centuries ago. In 1984, the landscape historian Mac Griswold was rowing along a Long Island creek when she came upon a stately yellow house and a garden guarded by looming boxwoods. She instantly knew that boxwoods that large—twelve feet tall, fifteen feet wide—had to be hundreds of years old. So, as it happened, was the house: Sylvester Manor had been held in the same family for eleven generations. Formerly encompassing all of Shelter Island, New York, a pearl of 8,000 acres caught between the North and South Forks of Long Island, the manor had dwindled to 243 acres. Still, its hidden vault proved to be full of revelations and treasures, including the 1666 charter for the land, and correspondence from Thomas Jefferson. Most notable was the short and steep flight of steps the family had called the "slave staircase," which would provide clues to the extensive but little-known story of Northern slavery. Alongside a team of archaeologists, Griswold began a dig that would uncover a landscape bursting with stories. Based on years of archival and field research, as well as voyages to Africa, the West Indies, and Europe, The Manor is at once an investigation into forgotten lives and a sweeping drama that captures our history in all its richness and suffering. It is a monumental achievement.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

482

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published Date

ISBN 10

1466837012

ISBN 13

9781466837010

Book's by Mac Johnston

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email