Frank Delaney
2) Shannon
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Description
In the summer of 1922, Robert Shannon, a young American hero of the Great War, lands in Ireland. A Marine chaplain, he was present at the frightful Battle of Belleau Wood, and he still suffers from shell shock. His mentor hopes that a journey Robert had always wanted to make to find his family roots will restore his equilibrium and his vocation.
Author
Series
Ben McCarthy trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2011
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Description
When matchmaker Kate Begley's husband, U.S. intelligence officer Charles Miller disappears, she enlists Ben MacCarthy's help in finding him. They travel to France and Germany, where they stumble across the German army about to launch its last-gasp assault in the Ardennes and end up questioning the wisdom of remaining neutral in the face of overwhelming evil.
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Description
In December 1951, laden with passengers and nearly forty metric tons of cargo, the merchant marine freighter S.S. Flying Enterprise steamed westward from Europe toward America. A few days into the voyage, she hit a ferocious storm. Within 28 hours, the ship was slammed by two rogue waves--solid walls of water more than sixty feet high--cracking the decks and hull almost down to the waterline. The captain, Kurt Carlsen, mustered all hands to patch...
Author
Series
Ben McCarthy trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2012
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Description
Ireland, 1956. Although Ben MacCarthy wants no part of an upstart insurrection along the northern border, he unknowingly falls in with an IRA sympathizer and is compromised into running guns. Yet despite his perilous circumstances, all he can think about is finding his former wife and true love, the actress Venetia Kelly.
Author
Series
Ben McCarthy trilogy volume 1
Formats
Description
In January 1932, Ben MacCarthy and his father watch a vagabond variety revue in the Irish countryside. Ben's father is mesmerized by Venetia Kelly, the troupe's headliner, and abandons his family to follow her. His mother sends Ben to go after his father and bring him back.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Follows the story of the Celts from their earliest roots through the flowering of their culture and their enduring heritage today. Includes reconstructions of iron-age villages, dramatizations of major historical events and visits to modern Celtic lands.
Series
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c2002
Description
Arthur Chipping is the new Latin master at an English boy's boarding school. The eccentric schoolmaster lives a full, rich life within the cloistered school, defined by his role as the intellectual shepherd of generations of young students. Then while traveling through the countryside on summer holiday, he unexpected falls in love. His new wife ignites his passion and brings him out of his shell. Spans over 50 years in the life of Mr. Chipping.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c2002
Description
Arthur Chipping is the new Latin master at an English boy's boarding school. The eccentric schoolmaster lives a full, rich life within the cloistered school, defined by his role as the intellectual shepherd of generations of young students. Then while traveling through the countryside on summer holiday, he unexpected falls in love. His new wife ignites his passion and brings him out of his shell. Spans over 50 years in the life of Mr. Chipping.
14) Troubled transplants: unconventional strategies for helping disturbed foster and adoptive children
Author
Publisher
Wood 'N' Barnes Pub
Pub. Date
1997