Dive deeper than ever before and discover the origins of The Man from Atlantis.When TV unveiled the series Man from Atlantis no one knew the how, where and why of Mark Harris. Over time the show’s star Patrick Duffy formulated his own version of the history of Mark and his people. Here at last is the book that gives every reader and fan of the show the life and mythology of Atlantis, who they were and where they came from. Patrick Duffy’s close connection to his fictional character...

Father Francis Duffy, U. S. Army chaplain during World War One, recalls his time fighting alongside the famous 69th Infantry Regiment on the western front. Comprised mostly of Irish Catholic volunteers who enlisted in and around New York City, the 'Fighting Sixty-Ninth' already had a long history and a reputation for bravery and grit. Father Duffy is frank and upfront, recalling the conversations and mood of his fellow troops during their training and deployment to Europe. The bloodiness a...

This excellent and superbly illustrated text provides surgical trainees and non specialists with an updated and extensively revised account of the urological disorders of childhood . The second edition reflects the many advances and innovations in paediatric urology since the first edition was published in 2002 and incorporates suggestions and

Kendall Barber is having a very bad day.His obituarist business is failing, his relationship is on the rocks and he's pretty sure one of his friends has been murdered. All of that is bad enough – and then his office explodes. Kendall's past has come back to haunt him, and it's coming with guns, bombs and a truckload of regrets.It gets worse from there.Before the week is out, Kendall will be beaten, burn, torn up and hospitalised. He'll have to alienate his closest a...

For the first time since its invention over 500 years ago, the print medium is being challenged as the primary means of recording and communicating ideas. Indeed, within the printing industry itself the advent of digital technology has rendered the craft of hand setting metal type obsolete - the days of the skilled compositor are now at an end. Patrick Duffy’s work sets out to examine the experiences of the skilled compositor in the period 1850 to 1914. Focusing primarily on the workplace ...

[Includes 8 photograph illustrations]On the northern half of Times Square in the heart of New York is a square named after Father Francis Patrick Duffy, a priest whose faith in God was only matched by the attachment to his flock. He is mainly known for his legendary exploits as chaplain of the Fighting Sixty-Ninth regiment (renumbered the 165th in Federal Army List) in the First World War. The regiment, composed of mainly troops of Irish heritage, had historically been at the forefr...

Social media undertaker Kendall Barber has discovered something about his new subject - an email set up to be sent after his death.What is in the email - and why is his client, the dead man's brother, so eager to find out?This short story is a mini-sequel to the crime novella 'The Obituarist', but it can also be read as a stand-alone story.

Ciarin made the leap from small town life in Canada to exciting London to make his dreams of studying abroad come true.After only a month, his dream turned into a living nightmare when he found himself barely able to make ends meet. That is, until Andie walked into the bar he was working at and made him an offer he couldn't refuse.Whisked into the company of women who appreciated what he had to offer, Ciarin was finally finding his way. However, when a woman from his past e...

Volume LNCS 13522 is part of the refereed proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022, which was held virtually during June 26 to July 1, 2022.A total of 5583 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and governmental agencies from 88 countries submitted contributions, and 1276 papers and 275 posters were included in the proceedings that were published just before the start of the conference. Additionally, 296 papers and...

Eradicating systemic racism in our schools requires a systemic response. This book describes an adaptive framework that includes ten tenets for developing structural and curricular antiracist leadership. In three parts, school leaders are asked to: Know Themselves through self-reflection and racial autobiography; Distinguish Knowledge From Foolishness through critical race ethnography and an exploration of racial identity development; and Build for Eternity by using a model for student-cen...

To all Young Men. Take control. Defy the hype.Start your path to lasting wisdom.Hustle With Honor Win With Wisdom is your compass in a world of noise, speed, and constant comparison. It's not a rulebook, it's your framework to be sharper, wiser, and make impact. Now is the time.Govern your inner voiceHave purpose, not applauseForge an identity you respectHarness a capable bodyPursue real masteryLeverage solitudeChoose elevati...

"Father Duffy's Story...is the most human and lovable book of personal experience that has come out of the war." -NY Times, Jan. 4, 1920"A graphic picture of American heroism in Europe." The Fortnightly Review, 1920"Holds interest in every page." The Weekly Review, 1920"An account of heroism and humor of peculiar interest." The Literary Digest, 1920As World War I gradually recedes into the past, the interest ...