*Silver Medal, 2015 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, Best New Voice* *Finalist, Memoir, 2015 Maine Literary Award* In this gripping nonfiction account, Robert Reilly provides a look inside America’s prison system unlike any other, and the way that it affects not only the prisoners themselves but also the corrections officers and their families. After 13 years of struggling in the music business, Robert Reilly found himself broke and on the edge of despair. The specter of success in the music business had become a monster about to ruin his family life. Something had to change, or something was going to break beyond repair. A chance conversation with a neighbor led him to apply, somewhat half-heartedly, for a job at the county prison. Although he hated the thought of a “real job,” a regular salary of $40,000 with benefits, and paid time off seemed like a small fortune. “Amazingly, I somehow got hired. So, in an effort to do the right thing and put my family first, I left the madness of the music business and entered the insanity of the U.S. prison system.” Robert Reilly served a seven-year term as a prison guard in Pennsylvania and Maine. Entering America’s industrial prison system in search of a way to support his young family, the struggling musician found himself in a looking-glass world where, often, only the uniforms distinguished guards from prisoners. Life in Prison chronicles the horrors of a place where justice is arbitrary, outcomes are preordained, and the private sector makes big money while the public looks away. This is Reilly’s story of doing time. To call the experience sobering would be the ultimate understatement: “As time crawls by, I become jealous of the inmates leaving the prison. I start to slip; I start to feel like I’m losing my faith. Any trace of innocence that I thought I still had starts to evaporate. I begin to feel trapped, imprisoned, locked in a dark heartbreaking world, just like an inmate.”
The Founding of the American Republic is on trial. Critics say it was a poison pill with a time-release formula; we are its victims. Its principles are responsible for the country's moral and social disintegration because they were based on the Enlightenment falsehood of radical individual autonomy. In this well-researched book, Robert Reilly declares: not guilty. To prove his case, he traces the lineage of the ideas that made the United States, and its ordered liberty, possible. These concepts were extraordinary when they first burst upon the ancient world: the Judaic oneness of God, who creates ex nihilo and imprints his image on man; the Greek rational order of the world based upon the Reason behind it; and the Christian arrival of that Reason (Logos) incarnate in Christ. These may seem a long way from the American Founding, but Reilly argues that they are, in fact, its bedrock. Combined, they mandated the exercise of both freedom and reason.
The best music of the 20th century "developed our capacity for feeling, deepened our compassion, and furthered our quest for and understanding of what Aristotle called 'the perfect end of life' ". — from the Foreword by NPR music critic Ted Libbey The single greatest crisis of the 20th century was the loss of faith. Noise—and its acceptance as music—was the product of the resulting spiritual confusion and, in its turn, became the further cause of its spread. Likewise, the recovery of modern music, the theme to which this book is dedicated, stems from a spiritual recovery. This is made explicitly clear by the composers whose interviews with the author are collected in this book. Robert Reilly spells out the nature of the crisis and its solution in sections that serve as bookends to the chapters on individual composers. He does not contend that all of these composers underwent and recovered from the central crisis he describes, but they all lived and worked within its broader context, and soldiered on, writing beautiful music. For this, they suffered ridicule and neglect, and he believes their rehabilitation will change the reputation of modern music. It is the spirit of music that this book is most about, and in his efforts to discern it, Reilly has discovered many treasures. The purpose of this book is to share them, to entice you to listen—because beauty is contagious. English conductor John Eliot Gardiner writes that experiencing Bach's masterpieces "is a way of fully realizing the scale and scope of what it is to be human". The reader may be surprised by how many works of the 20th and 21st centuries of which this is also true.
Mrs. Vince DeMarco, a bar owner and single parent, files a complaint with a congressman demanding to know why the federal government tolerates a state law prohibiting her son from earning a law license through an apprenticeship program the way John Marshall and Abraham Lincoln did. She claimed the law in her son's state didn't make sense because seven of the fifty states permit law office apprenticeship programs that produce "excellent" attorneys, according to several studies. Why aren't such programs available in all states and why should her son "suffer" the "needless expense of law school" simply because of where he lives? she wanted to know. Mrs. DeMarco explains her dilemma to Bill McNare, an aging journalist living in a rooming house, worried about money following a divorce and a career going nowhere under his new editors. McNare becomes intrigued with the story after learning the state of Washington's four-year apprenticeship program costs less than $10,000 total and is taught by practicing attorneys with at least ten years of experience. If the states and the federal government are genuinely concerned about soaring student debt, why don't they encourage such cost-saving apprenticeship programs? he wonders. What McNare discovers about the higher educational system will shock, surprise and sadden many readers.
Bruce Carter, fired from a teaching job at a prep school and blackballed in the region, lands a job in Belgium teaching American History for three years. He returns to the United States when his contract expires, a drift in a world that neither wants him or his skills and intelligence. Low on money he moves in with his widowed aunt and accepts a part-time job doing menial chores around a swanky Inn that caters to the international jet set, a desperate move for a 50-year-old man with a PhD degree. His boss senses he has talent, gives him a pay raise and lends him out to a highly successful charitable organization run by a Catholic Sister who then places him in more a responsible job. The more success he has, the more he is confronts his beliefs and demons that separates him from main stream America but pleases his real boss who happens to be the brother of the Catholic Sister. Then one day he is given an assignment to write a position paper condemning the advertising of prescription drugs on television--an issue that divides the brother and sister. His fear of becoming a Ping Pong ball between the siblings, he hopes his assignment won't destroy a lucrative and professionally challenging career he has been given. He wants to keep his job knowing what it's like to be poor and out of work. But does he have the smarts and political savvy to avoid being done in by the controversial prescription drug issue that's affecting nearly every American household and is reshaping the world as we know it with the rapid development of tiny personalized pills that can control the mind, morality with the added capability of killing and sterilizing people without a trace? Are there ways to avoid becoming a victim of these insane "masters" who plan to target certain segments of society they consider unfit with "The Smallest Weapon.
Here's another one of those 'They could make it into a movie!' books that keeps you always wanting to read just one more chapter. Red Hugh was a true champion for Irish liberty from Queen Elizabeth's constricting reign in the late 1580's and beyond. Hugh's capture, imprisonment, and escape from the Dublin Castle; his triumph over a blizzard and frostbite; his dramatic rescue of his family's castle; his conflict with the evil Captain Leeds; and his inexhaustible love for Ireland make this a wonderful read-aloud book for the entire family. You learn an astonishing amount of Irish geography and culture while relishing this true adventure, as well.
Islam's Intellectual Suicide—and the Threat to Us All People are shocked and frightened by the behavior coming out the Islamic world—not only because it is violent, but also because it is seemingly inexplicable. While there are many answers to the question of “what went wrong” in the Muslim world, no one has decisively answered why it went wrong. Until now. In this eye-opening new book, foreign policy expert Robert R. Reilly uncovers the root of our contemporary crisis: a pivotal struggle waged within the Muslim world nearly a millennium ago. In a heated battle over the role of reason, the side of irrationality won. The deformed theology that resulted, Reilly reveals, produced the spiritual pathology of Islamism, and a deeply dysfunctional culture. Terrorism—from 9/11, to London, Madrid, and Mumbai, to the Christmas 2009 attempted airline bombing—is the most obvious manifestation of this crisis. But Reilly shows that the pathology extends much further. The Closing of the Muslim Mind solves such puzzles as: · why peace is so elusive in the Middle East · why the Arab world stands near the bottom of every measure of human development · why scientific inquiry is nearly dead in the Islamic world · why Spain translates more books in a single year than the entire Arab world has in the past thousand years · why some people in Saudi Arabia still refuse to believe man has been to the moon · why Muslim media frequently present natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina as God’s direct retribution Delving deeper than previous polemics and simplistic analyses, The Closing of the Muslim Mind provides the answers the West has so desperately needed in confronting the Islamist crisis.
The three professions that are the basic foundations of the country--education, health care and law--have become market driven and bloated with excessive spending. Tens of billions of dollars could be saved annually and applied to other important government programs if education, health care and law were restructured to meet society's needs in the 21st century rather than the needs of profiteers. Higher education is the next housing crisis. Tens of thousands of students are unnecessarily borrowing money to attend on campus classes that will place them in lifelong debt. A world class education in fact can be had on the cheap. In the old days many people lived long lives, often 80 plus years, under the most primitive and unhealthy conditions. We should be able to do the same thing today an thus reduce the cost of health care that amounts to $2.7 trillion a year business. Very few people can afford an attorney. The chapter "A Rule That Is Ruining the Legal Profession" discusses how the unnecessary high cost of legal education is denying millions of Americans the justice they deserve.
Like jewels strung along Lakeshore Drive stand the homes of the wealthy auto barons. Among them is the Carey mansion, nicknamed “The Brontë House” by passersby because of its brooding facade. As a teenager, Tom Quinn used to cruise Lakeshore Drive and its Grosse Pointe mansions, but it’s now the mid-1990s, and Quinn, a journalist, has been assigned to cover a reality television show being fi lmed at the Carey mansion. Quinn, a Viet Nam veteran who considers himself a hard-boiled man of the streets, has a rooted dislike of the privileged rich but an equal horror of exploitative TV. Nevertheless, he takes the job and meets Sheila Carey, who represents the third generation of the family. He falls for her but if his romance with Sheila is to survive, he will have to conquer his antipathy to the rich because she’s soon in trouble, along with her entire family, and only Quinn can help save them. Hypnosis, murder, cover-ups, scandal, and betrayal – can Quinn with his pragmatism save the day? Himself a spiritual heir of Philip Marlowe, Quinn has his own code of ethics and no one, not even the beautiful daughter of the wealthy Careys, can distract him from doing what he thinks is right.
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Four friends, colleagues and poets - Karen Head, Blake Leland, JC Reilly and Robert Wood - gave themselves an extraordinary yearlong assignment: write a poem each month based on a holiday or seasonal event. On Occasion: Four Poets, One Year is the thrilling results.
A richly textured, passionate portrait of the relationship between Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas and its tragic repercussions is set against the decadent, vital world of 1890's London and Paris.
When partnerships change hands, the valuation of intangible assets can be a financial maze. This in-depth book, working through each of the basic valuation approaches: cost, market, and income, provides professionals with complete guidelines and industry standards. It's a must-have for financial analysts and attorneys!
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When Thomas McCabe of the Bureau of Indian Affairs falls in love with Night Bird Woman, he must first prove himself by passing the excruciatingly painful and spiritually breathtaking Test of Fire.
Jacob's life was been ripped apart after the murder of his wife and daughter, leaving his drink-addled mind with a sole purpose; avenging their death by tracking down his brother Caleb and bringing him to justice for the crime he is certain he has committed. Can he reconcile his grief with his fractured past and complete his doomed pilgrimage before he is swallowed up whole by the abyss?
The host of Food Network's Dinner: Impossible shows busy people how to keep food simple but delicious Chef Robert Irvine goes where few chefs dare. As the host of Food Network's Dinner: Impossible, he has cooked on a desert island, in an eighteenth-century kitchen, inside an ice hotel, and even for cowpunchers on a cattle drive. In Impossible to Easy, he converts the classical and improvisational kitchen skills he's learned during the past twenty-five years under some of the most challenging conditions into advice to help the home cook achieve mastery in his or her own kitchen. Irvine shows how to approach ingredients in new and familiar ways, how to plan and execute delicious meals every time, and how to guarantee maximum flavor from every dish. By establishing a few simple organizational, shopping, and storage habits, home cooks can not only get the most out of fresh foods and spices but elevate their everyday meals to a higher level of accomplishment and enjoyment. Here, too, is advice on useful equipment and implements, pantry staples, do-ahead tips, and 111 easy-to-master recipes (many complete with timelines, and half of which are gluten free) that are sure to keep family and friends coming back for more. By separating each process into its constituent parts, anyone can easily create such tasty dishes as Lime-Cured Shrimp and Roasted Corn Chowder, Porcini-Dusted Pork Chops with Cremini Mushrooms and Golden Raisins over Horseradish-Scented Potatoes, Pommes Frites with Chipotle Aioli, Duck Confit with Three-Bean Cassoulet, Windy City Stovetop Pizza, Braised Asian Pear with Roquefort and Sweet Port Wine Dressing, Banana Chocolate-Hazelnut Crepes, and dozens more right in his or her own home.
An American BrontE House and its secrets Like jewels strung along Lakeshore Drive stand the homes of the wealthy auto barons. Among them is the Carey mansion, nicknamed "The BrontE House" by passersby because of its brooding facade. As a teenager, Tom Quinn used to cruise Lakeshore Drive and its Grosse Pointe mansions, but it's now the mid-1990s, and Quinn, a journalist, has been assigned to cover a reality television show being fi lmed at the Carey mansion. Quinn, a Viet Nam veteran who considers himself a hard-boiled man of the streets, has a rooted dislike of the privileged rich but an equal horror of exploitative TV. Nevertheless, he takes the job and meets Sheila Carey, who represents the third generation of the family. He falls for her but if his romance with Sheila is to survive, he will have to conquer his antipathy to the rich because she's soon in trouble, along with her entire family, and only Quinn can help save them. Hypnosis, murder, cover-ups, scandal, and betrayal - can Quinn with his pragmatism save the day? Himself a spiritual heir of Philip Marlowe, Quinn has his own code of ethics and no one, not even the beautiful daughter of the wealthy Careys, can distract him from doing what he thinks is right.
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First, there was HTML. Then along came JavaScript. Close on the heels of JavaScript came CSS and before you mastered that, along came XML. Behind every successful web page is an overworked and underappreciated webmaster with a big pile of books about various web technologies spilling out across their desk. That collection of books is a valuable resource for delving into the topics at depth (and at leisure). But when you need an answer fast, the dog-eared book you'll turn to again and again is the new third edition of Webmaster in a Nutshell. This concise and portable quick reference distills an immense amount of information on several languages and technologies into one compact reference book. This is one book that will pay for itself a thousand times over in time saved and increased productivity. Webmaster in a Nutshell puts a fast-paced introduction, detailed reference section, and quick reference guide to each technology all within easy reach. It's packed full of the genuinely useful information a webmaster needs daily, whatever the technology, including: HTML CSS XML CGI JavaScript HTTP PHP Apache This thorough, clear, and accessible reference makes it easy to find the information you want about the technologies you use. You'll keep your other books on the shelf; you'll keep Webmaster in a Nutshell next to your keyboard.
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