**Spend a year in the company of the ancient Egyptians, during the twenty-sixth and final year of the reign of Amenhotep II (c.1400 BC), which saw a royal transition bringing Thutmose IV to the throne of Upper and Lower Egypt.While builders from the secluded village of royal tomb workers rush to complete Amenhotep’s tomb, and craftsmen labour to finish the numerous extravagant objects to accompany the god-king in his burial, most Egyptians go abou...

Spend 24 hours with the ancient Egyptians.Ancient Egypt wasn’t all pyramids, sphinxes and gold sarcophagi. For your average Egyptian, life was tough, and work was hard, conducted under the burning gaze of the sun god Ra.During the course of a day in the ancient city of Thebes (modern-day Luxor), Egypt’s religious capital, we meet 24 Egyptians from all strata of society – from the king to the bread-maker, the priestess to the fisherman, the soldier to the mi...

LESSONS IN IRISH HOUSING seeks to merge the market knowledge of a long career with input from housing policy theory and lessons from our historical housing experience. The objective is to offer the reader a pragmatic understanding of the complexity of Irish housing and housing policy, briefing him / her on the importance of a long-term balanced housing objective, part of a complex system, that should be managed based on rational long-term needs, rather than responding to emotive, short-ter...

This historical study shows how San Francisco and Baltimore were central to American expansion through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.The history of the United States is often told as a movement westward, beginning at the Atlantic coast and following farmers across the continent. But early settlements and towns sprung up along the Pacific as well as the Atlantic, as Spaniards and Englishmen took Indian land and converted it into private p...

Detective Mike O'Shea is spiraling-consumed by painkiller addiction, alcohol, and the crushing weight of unresolved grief. As his personal demons threaten to take control, he's pulled into a chilling case: a woman is found dead, her son rotting beside her, discovered only when neighbors are alerted by the unbearable stench of decay.Meanwhile, O'Shea's obsession with the killer of his former partner, Sal, continues to haunt him. The elusive murderer has evaded justice for years, but...

Early on a Monday morning, a group of first responders are standing around a burned-out car by the waterfront. They're waiting for the detectives to arrive to show them what they've found. A well-seasoned crime reporter also just happens to be in the area. Within minutes of arriving, Detective Mike O'Shea identifies the charred remains in the car as those of a woman he's known for years, while the reporter recognizes Mike's new partner as someone she's had numerous dealings with in the pas...

***Brainstorm***is an adventure,a treasure hunt, a Job-like tale of "one thing after another." It's a story of discoveries about migraine and migraine treatment told with pithy humor.Most importantly for the reader, author Susan P. Ryan provides hard-earned insights into confronting migraines and offers hope to fellow migraineurs. She arms readers with information to make them better advocates for themselves and for loved ones who suffer from migraines.From the Forewordby D...

A suspicious death. A slippery business partner. And a determined woman of a certain age with a borrowed Jack Russell, a sidekick in a nun's habit, and absolutely no patience for incompetence.When Marco Giancola, co-owner of a luxury auto repair chain, is found dead in his garage, the police call it misadventure. But Mary-Margaret O'Shea-retired church secretary, full-time meddler, and part-time sleuth-isn't convinced. She suspects murder. And she's not above impersonating staff, b...

It all begins at 6:10 a.m. on a Friday morning when Glen Brebeuf calls demanding answers. He had reported his former lover, Elizabeth MacDonald, missing the previous day and Detective Mike O'Shea finds himself cleaning up the mess some rookie had made of the initial call.Within hours, Mike takes over the investigation and is on the doorstep of the missing elderly woman's home, determining that Elizabeth MacDonald-Sibby Mac to her friends-is not missing.Sibby Mac has bee...

D/C Mike O'Shea, a young cop with a knack for working hard and following hunches, is on the verge of cracking a prostitution ring when an undercover from another unit burns him. With only days left before their pimps shuttle the girls out of the country, Mike pushes his team into overdrive. Hours later, with too little information, sleep, or luck, the unthinkable happens.And now, the chase is personal.In the first of the Mike O'Shea Series, 10-33 Assist...

Bones are found in the lane behind her son's house. Her best friend and one of the owners of her local become persons of interest for a murder she knows they couldn't possibly have committed. And the most incompetent homicide investigator on the planet, or so she believes, is the lead investigator. Of course, Mary-Margaret O'Shea, a woman of a certain age with mildly Machiavellian tendencies, has no choice but to get involved.In Mary-Margaret and The Case of The Thieving Barmaid, t...

Over the course of a year M J P Ryan set out to write a new poem each week and to their utter amazement succeeded. This book includes all 52 poems along with accompanying notes on their inspiration, construction or simply their existence.