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Intimacy - Ita O'Brien
"A vital contribution to our understanding of intimacy both on screen and in life." Gillian Anderson | An Evening Standard ''Book to Watch'' for 2025From the initial spark of attraction when your eyes first meet, to spontaneously dancing together in the kitchen and falling asleep side by side - how do we create those intimate moments of connection? As a pioneering Intimacy Coordinator, Ita O’Brien has choreographed some of the most groundbreaking, passionate and vulnerable intimate scenes onscreen. From Normal People to I May Destroy You, and in so many more productions, she has also made these scenes safer, more joyful and more empowering to perform in. No one knows intimacy, the power of true connection, better than her. So, what can her work teach us about our own relationships, both with ourselves and others? How can we use her tools to discover what it is that we truly want in our intimate lives? And how can all of this create environments in which intimacy can take seed, grow and even thrive? Combining embodied wisdom, behind-the-scenes stories and exercises for connection, Intimacy offers us a field guide to discovering our desires, communicating our needs, and cultivating truly intimate relationships at ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Intimacy
"A vital contribution to our understanding of intimacy both on screen and in life." Gillian Anderson | An Evening Standard 'Book to Watch' for 2025From the initial spark of attraction when your eyes first meet, to spontaneously dancing together in the kitchen and falling asleep side by side - how do we create those intimate moments of connection?As a pioneering Intimacy Coordinator, Ita O'Brien has choreographed some of the most groundbreaking, passionate and vulnerable intimate scenes onscreen. From Normal People to I May Destroy You, and in so many more productions, she has also made these scenes safer, more joyful and more empowering to perform in. No one knows intimacy, the power of true connection, better than her.So, what can her work teach us about our own relationships, both with ourselves and others? How can we use her tools to discover what it is that we truly want in our intimate lives? And how can all of this create environments in which intimacy can take seed, grow and even thrive? Combining embodied wisdom, behind-the-scenes stories and exercises for connection, Intimacy offers us a field guide to discovering our desires, communicating our needs, and cultivating truly intimate relationships at every stage ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Queen of the North - Anne O'Brien
From Sunday Times bestseller Anne O’Brien . . .To those around her she was a loyal subject. In her heart she was a traitor.1399: England’s crown is under threat. King Richard II holds onto his power by an ever-weakening thread, with exiled Henry of Lancaster back to reclaim his place on the throne.For Elizabeth Mortimer, there is only one rightful King – her eight-year-old nephew, Edmund. Only he can guarantee her fortunes, and protect her family’s rule over the precious Northern lands bordering Scotland.But many, including Elizabeth’s husband, do not want another child-King. Elizabeth must hide her true ambitions in Court, and go against her husband’s wishes to help build a rebel army.To question her loyalty to the King places Elizabeth in the shadow of the axe.To concede would curdle her Plantagenet blood.This is one woman’s quest to turn history on its head.‘O’Brien is now approaching Philippa Gregory status’ Reader’s Digest‘O’Brien is a terrific storyteller’ Daily Telegraph‘O’Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political’ The TimesPraise for Queen of the North:‘Once more Anne O’Brien takes her readers on an emotional rollercoaster ride…Elizabeth Mortimer’s story joins the growing list of female lives Anne has gloriously rescued from history’s recycling skip’ Joanna Hickson‘Enthralling ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society - Ann Brooks
Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society reflects on relationships in contemporary society and the role of love and intimacy in framing lives. The book draws on sociological perspectives, cultural sociology and gender theory perspectives. It looks at how love and intimacy is experienced differently and intersected by gender, ethnicity, race and sexuality. This book aims to encourage people to understand theories of intimacy, emotions and desire by examining these concepts contemporaneously and cross-culturally. It also explores how love and intimacy is experienced by young people and how it is impacted by age. It looks at its representation in the media and film and focuses on how gender, ethnicity and sexuality offer different perspectives on love and intimacy. The book shows how relationships are impacted by social networking and new technologies and the opportunities and challenges posed by these new platforms for building relationships. Finally, the book examines how intimacy has become commercialised in late capitalism and how that acts to change relationships. The book is written in an accessible way and explores a range of theoretical debates and contemporary research around emotions, which can be useful for undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral study.
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The Scandalous Duchess - Anne O'Brien
A Sunday Times BestsellerEngland’s Forgotten Queens‘O’Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.’-The TimesWidow Lady Katherine Swynford presents herself for a role in the household of merciless royal prince John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, hoping to end her destitution. But the Duke’s scandalous proposition leaves her life of pious integrity reeling…Seduced by the glare of royal adoration, Katherine becomes John’s mistress. She will leave behind everything she has stood for to play second fiddle to his young wife and ruthless ambition. She will live in the shadows of the most powerful man in England in the hope of a love greater than propriety.But soon the court whispers – whore, harlot, vile temptress – reach the ears of not just John’s bride but his most dangerous political enemies. As the Plantagenet prince is accused of bringing England to its knees, who better to blame than shameless she-devil Katherine Swynford?Dragged from the shadows, Katherine must answer for her sins.Praise for Anne O’Brien‘O’Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.’- The Times‘A gem of a subject … O’Brien is a terrific storyteller’- Daily Telegraph‘Joanna of Navarre is the feisty heroine in Anne O’Brien’s fast-paced ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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War and Power - Phillips Payson O'Brien
'Phillips O'Brien is one of the keenest observers of modern strategy, and his new book takes a deep historical look at the evolution of warfare and its implications for conflicts like the ongoing one in Ukraine' Francis Fukuyama--------------------War and power are two of the most-widely discussed issues in all of human history, and yet they are, time and again, misunderstood often disastrously so.Whilst we might think the outcome of war is determined by so-called Great Powers who dominate their opponents with their impressive size and military prowess, the reality of modern conflict, as renowned strategic historian Professor Phillips Payson O Brien demonstrates, is very different. He urges us instead to look for Full Spectrum Powers .For if we are considering how powerful a nation is and who will win a war, we need to think less about weapons, and more about the economies and societies that produce them; less about individual battles, and more about sustaining campaigns and alliances in which states operate.Using fascinating examples from the late 19th century to the present day, War and Power explains how misunderstanding war and power has led to terrible, even preventable conflicts such as the war in Ukraine and how more accurate ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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A Tapestry of Treason - Anne O'Brien
‘Gripping’ The Times‘Fans of Philippa Gregory and other historical fiction writers will love Anne O’Brien’s A Tapestry of Treason’ YoursHer actions could make history – but at what price?1399: Constance of York, Lady Despenser, proves herself more than a mere observer in the devious intrigues of her magnificently dysfunctional family, The House of York.Surrounded by power-hungry men, including her aggressively self-centred husband Thomas and ruthless siblings Edward and Richard, Constance places herself at the heart of two treasonous plots against King Henry IV. Will it be possible for this Plantagenet family to safeguard its own political power by restoring either King Richard II to the throne, or the precarious Mortimer claimant?Although the execution of these conspiracies will place them all in jeopardy, Constance is not deterred, even when the cost of her ambition threatens to overwhelm her. Even when it endangers her new-found happiness.With treason, tragedy, heartbreak and betrayal, this is the story of a woman ahead of her time, fighting for herself and what she believes to be right in a world of men.Praise for A Tapestry of Treason‘O’Brien’s page-turner vividly brings to life the restriction of women, and the compassion and strength of this real-life figure from medieval ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Fully Known – An Invitation to True Intimacy with God - Mo Aiken
We were made for intimacy--spiritual intimacy with God that brings oneness and bears powerful fruit. We were made to know Him and be known by Him, fully. So why do we often feel burnt-out, distant, and disheartened in our journey of faith? How do we cultivate true intimacy with God? And what does His design of physical, sexual intimacy unveil of the full gospel story?Sharing Word-backed, Holy Spirit-breathed revelation with humility and openhanded honesty, New York Times bestselling author Mo Aiken walks alongside us through the beauty and power of life lived in active communion with God, rather than the self-seeking, counterfeit faith we''ve settled for. Unpacking eternity-defining concepts that have become confusing, offensive, or altogether ignored--like submission, repentance, sanctification, holiness, and discipline--Mo shows us how God has given us a physical model of spiritual intimacy through His design of marriage, sex, and family. Exposing many roots of selfishness and perversion we see so often in our relationships, both human and divine, she invites us to pure-hearted and transformational communion with our Creator.If you''ve felt far from God, caught in broken relationships, dead in religion, and longing to be fully known, join Mo on this journey of return to right-natured ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Wesley - Stacey O'Brien
On Valentine''s Day 1985, biologist Stacey O''Brien met a four-day-old baby barn owl - a fateful encounter that would turn into an astonishing 19-year saga. With nerve damage in one wing, the owlet had no hope of surviving on his own in the wild. O''Brien, then a young assistant in the owl laboratory at Caltech, was immediately smitten, promising to care for the helpless owlet and give him a permanent home. Wesley is the funny, poignant story of their dramatic two decades together.As Wesley grew, O''Brien snapped photos of him at every stage, recording his life from a helpless ball of fuzz to a playful, clumsy adolescent to a gorgeous, gold-and-white, adult owl with a heart-shaped face and an outsize personality that belied his 18-inch stature. When O''Brien develops her own life-threatening illness, the biologist who saved the life of a helpless baby bird is herself rescued from death by the insistent love and courage of this wild animal.Wesley is a thoroughly engaging, heart-warming, often funny story of a complex, emotional, non-human being capable of reason, play, and, most important, love and loyalty.
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The Relate Guide to Sex and Intimacy - Cate Campbell
Sex and intimacy are what make couple relationships special and different. We may even measure the quality of the relationship by how intimate we feel or how good the sex is. This can be wonderfully reassuring when it goes well, but we all have times in our lives and relationships when we don’t feel so close. When sex isn’t working well or isn’t happening, confidence in the relationship can ebb away too. Yet there is plenty you can do to turn things around and recapture the fading intimacy. In The Relate Guide to Sex and Intimacy, Cate Campbell takes a realistic look at modern relationships, steering you through practical exercises, examples, quizzes and talking points to help give your sexual self and your relationship an intimacy makeover. Comprehensively tackling the issues that challenge sex and intimacy, this book will both equip you to understand and manage problems when they arise and to make a good sex life even better.
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Boxspringová postel BRIEN 3 Tempo Kondela
BOXSPRINGOVÁ POSTEL BRIEN 3 Obdivujete-li v amerických filmech vysoké kontinentální postele, tímto kouskem z naší nabídky postelí vám určitě brnkneme na tu pravou notu. Kontinentální postele se často označují také jako boxspringové. Na první pohled působí luxusně a noblesně, a takhle se budete cítit i vy každé ráno. Po luxusním spánku vám nic nebude bránit s grácií začít nový den. Boxspringová kontinentální postel BRIEN vyniká mezi ostatními postelemi vysokým a širokým čelem s dekorativním prošíváním v geometrickém vzoru. Postel je čalouněna kvalitní látkou Inari v jemném šedém provedení. Postel je k dispozici ve dvou rozměrech. 160 x 200 cm 180 x 200 cm Výběr barvy zvolte ve variantě produktu. Pokud Vámi vybraná varianta není ve výběru, je dočasně nedostupná. UNIKÁTNÍ MATERIÁLY Součástí postele je i matrace, která se postará o dokonalý a ničím nerušený spánek. Konstrukce postele je dřevěná, pevná a zaručuje nosnost na jedno lůžko až 120 kg. Konstrukci uzavírá roštová deska, která nahrazuje klasický lamelový rošt. Na ní je matrace, která obsahuje kvalitní jádro z bonelových pružin. Na ní je vrchní matrace, tzv. topper. Kombinace dvou matrací zaručuje, že se dokonale přizpůsobí vašemu tělu a páteři. Vyspěte se dorůžova na posteli BRIEN. MATRACE Z BONELOVÝCH PRUŽIN V bonelové ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Boxspringová postel BRIEN 3 Tempo Kondela
BOXSPRINGOVÁ POSTEL BRIEN 3 Obdivujete-li v amerických filmech vysoké kontinentální postele, tímto kouskem z naší nabídky postelí vám určitě brnkneme na tu pravou notu. Kontinentální postele se často označují také jako boxspringové. Na první pohled působí luxusně a noblesně, a takhle se budete cítit i vy každé ráno. Po luxusním spánku vám nic nebude bránit s grácií začít nový den. Boxspringová kontinentální postel BRIEN vyniká mezi ostatními postelemi vysokým a širokým čelem s dekorativním prošíváním v geometrickém vzoru. Postel je čalouněna kvalitní látkou Inari v jemném šedém provedení. Postel je k dispozici ve dvou rozměrech. 160 x 200 cm 180 x 200 cm Výběr barvy zvolte ve variantě produktu. Pokud Vámi vybraná varianta není ve výběru, je dočasně nedostupná. UNIKÁTNÍ MATERIÁLY Součástí postele je i matrace, která se postará o dokonalý a ničím nerušený spánek. Konstrukce postele je dřevěná, pevná a zaručuje nosnost na jedno lůžko až 120 kg. Konstrukci uzavírá roštová deska, která nahrazuje klasický lamelový rošt. Na ní je matrace, která obsahuje kvalitní jádro z bonelových pružin. Na ní je vrchní matrace, tzv. topper. Kombinace dvou matrací zaručuje, že se dokonale přizpůsobí vašemu tělu a páteři. Vyspěte se dorůžova na posteli BRIEN. MATRACE Z BONELOVÝCH PRUŽIN V bonelové ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Boxspringová postel BRIEN 2 Tempo Kondela
BOXSPRINGOVÁ POSTEL BRIEN 2 Obdivujete-li v amerických filmech vysoké kontinentální postele, tímto kouskem z naší nabídky postelí vám určitě brnkneme na tu pravou notu. Kontinentální postele se často označují také jako boxspringové. Na první pohled působí luxusně a noblesně, a takhle se budete cítit i vy každé ráno. Po luxusním spánku vám nic nebude bránit s grácií začít nový den. Boxspringová kontinentální postel BRIEN vyniká mezi ostatními postelemi vysokým a širokým čelem s dekorativním prošíváním v geometrickém vzoru. Postel je čalouněna kvalitní látkou Inari v jemném šedém provedení. Postel je k dispozici ve dvou rozměrech. 160 x 200 cm 180 x 200 cm Výběr barvy zvolte ve variantě produktu. Pokud Vámi vybraná varianta není ve výběru, je dočasně nedostupná. UNIKÁTNÍ MATERIÁLY Součástí postele je i matrace, která se postará o dokonalý a ničím nerušený spánek. Konstrukce postele je dřevěná, pevná a zaručuje nosnost na jedno lůžko až 120 kg. Konstrukci uzavírá roštová deska, která nahrazuje klasický lamelový rošt. Na ní je matrace, která obsahuje kvalitní jádro z bonelových pružin. Na bonelové matraci je položena další matrace z taštičkových pružin pevně očalouněná potahovou látkou. Pružiny jsou obaleny v taštičkách, díky čemuž je matrace mnohem příjemnější a citlivější ke spacímu. Na ní ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Boxspringová postel BRIEN 2 Tempo Kondela
BOXSPRINGOVÁ POSTEL BRIEN 2 Obdivujete-li v amerických filmech vysoké kontinentální postele, tímto kouskem z naší nabídky postelí vám určitě brnkneme na tu pravou notu. Kontinentální postele se často označují také jako boxspringové. Na první pohled působí luxusně a noblesně, a takhle se budete cítit i vy každé ráno. Po luxusním spánku vám nic nebude bránit s grácií začít nový den. Boxspringová kontinentální postel BRIEN vyniká mezi ostatními postelemi vysokým a širokým čelem s dekorativním prošíváním v geometrickém vzoru. Postel je čalouněna kvalitní látkou Inari v jemném šedém provedení. Postel je k dispozici ve dvou rozměrech. 160 x 200 cm 180 x 200 cm Výběr barvy zvolte ve variantě produktu. Pokud Vámi vybraná varianta není ve výběru, je dočasně nedostupná. UNIKÁTNÍ MATERIÁLY Součástí postele je i matrace, která se postará o dokonalý a ničím nerušený spánek. Konstrukce postele je dřevěná, pevná a zaručuje nosnost na jedno lůžko až 120 kg. Konstrukci uzavírá roštová deska, která nahrazuje klasický lamelový rošt. Na ní je matrace, která obsahuje kvalitní jádro z bonelových pružin. Na bonelové matraci je položena další matrace z taštičkových pružin pevně očalouněná potahovou látkou. Pružiny jsou obaleny v taštičkách, díky čemuž je matrace mnohem příjemnější a citlivější ke spacímu. Na ní ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Boxspringová postel BRIEN 1 Tempo Kondela
BOXSPRINGOVÁ POSTEL BRIEN 1 Obdivujete-li v amerických filmech vysoké kontinentální postele, tímto kouskem z naší nabídky postelí vám určitě brnkneme na tu pravou notu. Kontinentální postele se často označují také jako boxspringové. Na první pohled působí luxusně a noblesně, a takhle se budete cítit i vy každé ráno. Po luxusním spánku vám nic nebude bránit s grácií začít nový den. Boxspringová kontinentální postel BRIEN vyniká mezi ostatními postelemi vysokým a širokým čelem s dekorativním prošíváním v geometrickém vzoru. Postel je čalouněna kvalitní látkou Inari v jemném šedém provedení. Postel je k dispozici ve dvou rozměrech. 160 x 200 cm 180 x 200 cm Výběr rozměru zvolte ve variantě produktu. Pokud Vámi vybraná varianta není ve výběru, je dočasně nedostupná. UNIKÁTNÍ MATERIÁLY Součástí postele je i matrace, která se postará o dokonalý a ničím nerušený spánek. Konstrukce postele je dřevěná, pevná a zaručuje nosnost na jedno lůžko až 120 kg. Konstrukci uzavírá roštová deska, která nahrazuje klasický lamelový rošt. Na ní je matrace, která obsahuje kvalitní jádro z bonelových pružin. Na bonelové matraci je položena další matrace z taštičkových pružin pevně očalouněná potahovou látkou. Pružiny jsou obaleny v taštičkách, díky čemuž je matrace mnohem příjemnější a citlivější ke spacímu. Na ní ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Boxspringová postel BRIEN 1 Tempo Kondela
BOXSPRINGOVÁ POSTEL BRIEN 1 Obdivujete-li v amerických filmech vysoké kontinentální postele, tímto kouskem z naší nabídky postelí vám určitě brnkneme na tu pravou notu. Kontinentální postele se často označují také jako boxspringové. Na první pohled působí luxusně a noblesně, a takhle se budete cítit i vy každé ráno. Po luxusním spánku vám nic nebude bránit s grácií začít nový den. Boxspringová kontinentální postel BRIEN vyniká mezi ostatními postelemi vysokým a širokým čelem s dekorativním prošíváním v geometrickém vzoru. Postel je čalouněna kvalitní látkou Inari v jemném šedém provedení. Postel je k dispozici ve dvou rozměrech. 160 x 200 cm 180 x 200 cm Výběr rozměru zvolte ve variantě produktu. Pokud Vámi vybraná varianta není ve výběru, je dočasně nedostupná. UNIKÁTNÍ MATERIÁLY Součástí postele je i matrace, která se postará o dokonalý a ničím nerušený spánek. Konstrukce postele je dřevěná, pevná a zaručuje nosnost na jedno lůžko až 120 kg. Konstrukci uzavírá roštová deska, která nahrazuje klasický lamelový rošt. Na ní je matrace, která obsahuje kvalitní jádro z bonelových pružin. Na bonelové matraci je položena další matrace z taštičkových pružin pevně očalouněná potahovou látkou. Pružiny jsou obaleny v taštičkách, díky čemuž je matrace mnohem příjemnější a citlivější ke spacímu. Na ní ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Vidět srdcem - Kevin O'Brien
Respektovaný jezuitský pedagog a duchovní Kevin O’Brien nás zve na cestu smysluplného a vnitřně naplněného života. Provází nás na ní svou osobní zkušeností, moudrostí svatého Ignáce z Loyoly a postřehy mudrců, básníků a umělců všech věků. O’Brien ukazuje, jak uskutečnit svůj potenciál tím, že vstoupíme do svých osobních zápasů s odvahou, před mnoho životních otázek se zvědavostí, když budeme opravdově naslouchat svým nejhlubším touhám a nelekneme se vlastní autenticity. Putování (s) touto knihou jsou vlastně praktická duchovní cvičení, která mají sílu změnit náš pohled na život a učinit ho lepší. Jak píše O’Brien: „Pokud vytrváme na cestě s jejími ukazateli v podobě otázek, můžeme objevit něco pozoruhodného: Bůh, kterého hledáme a zpochybňujeme, ve skutečnosti mnohem víc hledá nás.“Kniha byla okamžitě oceněna:2024 ACP Excellence in Publishing Awards, 1. místo v kategorii spiritualita2024 Asociace katolických nakladatelů, 1. místo v kategorii spirituální klasika
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The Country Girls Trilogy - O'Brien Edna
Edna O''Brien''s beloved classics plunge us into the lives and loves of two girls in rural 1950s Ireland (with a new foreword by Eimear McBride).''The taboo-breaking, the fabulous prose – there''s no one like Edna O''Brien.'' Anne Enright''Surprising and beautiful and courageous .. A beacon.'' Megan Nolan ''Brilliant and brave.'' Ann Patchett''Glittering energy.'' Colm TóibÃn ONE OF THE BBC''S ''100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD''Caithleen ''Kate'' Brady and Bridget ''Baba'' Brennan are growing up in a repressive Irish village after World War II. Kate is a romantic, looking for love; Baba is a reckless survivor. After being expelled from convent school, they dream of the bright lights of Dublin - and are rewarded with bad luck and bad sex; marry for the wrong reasons; but continue to fight the expectations forced upon ''girls'' of every era to become brave new women.Edna O''Brien''s debut novels revolutionised Irish literature in the 1960s. Banned by the authorities as ''indecent'' and burned by the clergy, they were notorious for their frank portrayal of sexual desire: but scandal turned to fame, and made this glorious coming-of-age tale an instant classic that inspires and delights readers to this day.
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Country Girl - O'Brien Edna
The iconic memoir from the Irish author of the legendary The Country Girls trilogy.''Get ready to applaud, ladies and gentlemen, because there is no one like her.'' Anne Enright''One of the last great lights of the golden age of Irish literature.'' Eimear McBride''Glittering energy.'' Colm TóibÃnI thought of life''s many bounties, to have known the extremities of joy and sorrow, love, crossed love and unrequited love, success and failure, fame and slaughter ...Born in Ireland in 1930 and driven into exile after publication of her controversial first novel, The Country Girls, was burned in public, Edna O''Brien is now hailed as one of the most majestic writers of her era - and Country Girl is her fabulous memoir.Born in rural Ireland, O''Brien weaves the tale of her life from convent school to elopement, divorce, single-motherhood, moving on to the wild parties of 1960s bohemian in London, encounters with Hollywood giants, pop stars, and literary titans, love and unrequited love, and glamorous trips to America as a celebrity writer.Country Girl is a rich and heady accounting of the events, people, emotions, and landscape that have forged a legendary author. O''Brien recasts her life with the imaginative alchemy of a poet, and ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Truth Detective - Alex O'Brien
''Through the lens of her personal experience as a poker player, Alex O''Brien reveals the tricks that can help each of us navigate a world beset with uncertainty and misinformation'' ANGELA SAINI''It''s thrilling'' PHILIP BALL''Deserves to be widely read'' ALOM SHAHASHORTLISTED FOR THE GLOBAL POKER INDEX AWARDSThis is a book about getting to the truth. At the poker table you need certain skills to win. The more Alex O''Brien played competitively, the more she realised those skills are essential in everyday life too. From reading body language to calculating risk, dealing with uncertainty and separating emotion from facts, her toolkit will help you make better decisions and understand what''s happening around you. Offering insights from the latest psychology, neuroscience, game theory and more, you''ll encounter new ideas and ways of thinking from pioneering researchers and experts in their field. With O''Brien as your guide, you''ll learn to see clearly, think carefully and cut through the noise of a complex world.
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At Swim-two-birds - Flann O'Brien
Flann O''Brien''s innovative metafictional work, whose unruly characters strike out their own paths in life to the frustration of their author, At Swim-Two-Birds is a brilliant impressionistic jumble of ideas, mythology and nonsense published in Penguin Modern Classics.Flann O''Brien''s first novel tells the story of a young, indolent undergraduate, who lives with his curmudgeonly uncle in Dubin and spends far too much time drinking with his friends. When not drunk or in bed he likes to invent wild stories peoples with hilarious and unlikely characters - but somehow his creations won''t do what he wants them to. A dazzling work of farce, satire, folklore and absurdity that gives full rein to its author''s dancing intellect and Celtic wit, At Swim-Two-Birds is both a brilliant comic send-up of Irish literature and culture, and a portrayal of Dublin to compare with Joyce''s Ulysses.Brian Ó Nualláin, (1911-1966), better known by his pseudonym Flann O''Brien, was born in Strabane, County Tyrone, and studied at University College Dublin before joining the Irish Civil Service. Ifyou enjoyed At Swim-Two-Birds, you might like Vladimir Nabokov''s Pale Fire, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.''This is just the book to give your sister if she''s a loud, dirty, boozy ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Love Object - O'Brien Edna
''O''Brien writes the most beautiful, aching stories of any writer, anywhere.'' Alice Munro''The taboo-breaking, the fabulous prose – there''s no one like O''Brien.'' Anne Enright''Heart-breaking empathy, rigorous honesty and peerless beauty.'' Eimear McBride''A profound intelligence spurred on by a tangible, fizzing joy.'' Megan Nolan''Brilliant and brave.'' Ann Patchett''A revolution.'' John Banville''Glittering energy.'' Colm TóibÃnSpanning five decades of writing, and winning the Frank O''Connor International Short Story Award, The Love Object collects the most luminous stories by Edna O''Brien that have bewitched generation after generation. Here you will find tales of families, feuds, enchantment, despair, and the manifold bonds of love. There are stories about the tension between country and city life, the instinct towards escape and nostalgia for home; always crafted in shimmering prose.
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America Fantastica - Tim O'Brien
“O’Brien’s first novel in two decades was well worth the wait. . . . In the age of ‘mythomania,’ O’Brien takes aim at the lies that power this country, and how and why they sustain us. America Fantastica peers straight into the dark heart of the American psyche, and it''s unafraid of the comedy and tragedy staring back.” — Esquire, Best Books of the FallAn American Master returns: the author of The Things They Carried delivers his first new novel in two decades, a brilliant and rollicking odyssey, in which a bank robbery sparks “a satirical romp through a country plagued by deceit” (Kirkus, starred review)At 11:34 a.m. one Saturday in August 2019, Boyd Halverson strode into Community National Bank in Northern California.“How much is on hand, would you say?” he asked the teller. “I’ll want it all.”“You’re robbing me?”He revealed a Temptation .38 Special.The teller, a diminutive redhead named Angie Bing, collected eighty-one thousand dollars.Boyd stuffed the cash into a paper grocery bag.“I’m sorry about this,” he said, “but I’ll have to ask you to take a ride with me.”So begins the adventure of Boyd Halverson—star journalist turned notorious online disinformation troll turned JCPenney manager—and his irrepressible hostage, Angie ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Commercial Intimacy
Explores how marketers have leveraged feelings of personal familiarity in modern consumer capitalism Our wired world connects us with corporations in ways that, just a generation ago, would have been hard to imagine. Marketers track users' habits down to the swipe and scroll; brand influencers reach out to followers in ever more personal ways. Yet, however much we may feel individually recognized (or targeted) by today's marketers, the connections they make are, in truth, fleeting and tactical. They are also nothing new. Marketplace transactions have long been mediated by interactions that blur the line between the putatively public and rational world of commerce and the supposedly private and emotional realm of personal relations. That there is an affective tenor to every sales scenario has never been a secret to talented marketers. How, exactly, marketers have tried to set those moods by endowing commercial relationships with an aura of personal affinity is the subject of Commercial Intimacy. Its chapters explore the broad theme of commercial intimacy (that is, market-based feelings of spatial and emotional closeness) in US consumer culture from the mid-nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. They show how experiences of intimacy have been orchestrated by marketers operating at ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Disability Intimacy - Alice Wong
The much-anticipated follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility: another revolutionary collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience, and intimacy in all its myriad forms.What is intimacy? More than sex, more than romantic love, the pieces in this stunning and illuminating new anthology offer broader and more inclusive definitions of what it can mean to be intimate with another person. Explorations of caregiving, community, access, and friendship offer us alternative ways of thinking about the connections we form with others—a vital reimagining in an era when forced physical distance is at times a necessary norm. But don''t worry: there''s still sex to consider—and the numerous ways sexual liberation intersects with disability justice. Plunge between these pages and you''ll also find disabled sexual discovery, disabled love stories, and disabled joy. These twenty-five stunning original pieces—plus other modern classics on the subject, all carefully curated by acclaimed activist Alice Wong—include essays, photo essays, poetry, drama, and erotica: a full spectrum of the dreams, fantasies, and deeply personal realities of a wide range of beautiful bodies and minds. Disability Intimacy will free your thinking, invigorate your spirit, and delight your desires.
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Intimacy with God - Clark Randy
What does it mean to pursue an intimate relationship with God?intimacy, obedience, and the miraculous as a blueprint for all believers. Combining sound biblical teaching with keen insight and compelling personal accounts from others, Dr. Clark invites us to go deeper by exploring the following questions: How do we achieve true intimacy in our relationship with God?What does it mean to express faith that results in the miraculous? What does the Bible say about the balance between obedience and grace? A clear understanding of the integral relationship between intimacy and obedience provides a framework in today’s world for glorifying God, particularly through the miraculous, as Dr. Clark has so profoundly demonstrated during his many years of ministry. He longs for you to renew your knowledge of God’s deep love for His children and how fervently God desires a life of intimate friendship with you.
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How They Broke Britain - James O'Brien
THE REVEALING, DEFINING ACCOUNT OF THE DARK NETWORK THAT BROKE OUR COUNTRY.''An exceptional broadcaster'' - Guardian | ''Consistently, forensically, brilliant'' - Emily MaitlisSomething has gone really wrong in Britain.Our economy has tanked, our freedoms are shrinking, and social divisions are growing. Our politicians seem most interested in their own careers, and much of the media only make things worse. We are living in a country almost unrecognisable from the one that existed a decade ago. But whose fault is it really? Who broke Britain and how did they do it?Bold and incisive as ever, James O''Brien reveals the shady network of influence that has created a broken Britain of strikes, shortages and scandals. He maps the web connecting dark think tanks to Downing Street, the journalists involved in selling it to the public and the media bosses pushing their own agendas. Over ten chapters, each focusing on a particular person complicit in the downfall, James O''Brien reveals how a select few have conspired - sometimes by incompetence, sometimes by design - to bring Britain to its knees.
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How They Broke Britain - James O'Brien
***THE RUNAWAY BESTSELLER, WITH NEW MATERIAL FOR THE PAPERBACK***THE REVEALING, DEFINING ACCOUNT OF THE DARK NETWORK THAT BROKE OUR COUNTRY. Something has gone really wrong in Britain. Our economy has tanked, our freedoms are shrinking, and social divisions are growing. Our politicians seem most interested in their own careers, and much of the media only make things worse. We are living in a country almost unrecognisable from the one that existed a decade ago. But whose fault is it really? Who broke Britain and how did they do it?Bold and incisive as ever, James O'Brien reveals the shady network of influence that has created a broken Britain of strikes, shortages and scandals. He maps the web connecting dark think tanks to Downing Street, the journalists involved in selling it to the public and the media bosses pushing their own agendas. Over ten chapters, each focusing on a particular person complicit in the downfall, James O'Brien reveals how a select few have conspired - sometimes by incompetence, sometimes by design - to bring Britain to its knees. Instant Sunday Times bestseller, November 2023
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A Court of Betrayal - Anne O'Brien
''A fantastically gripping story of love and betrayal, told with the masterful skill of a passionate storyteller. It kept me riveted until the last page!'' BARBARA ERSKINE''Anne O''Brien crosses swathes of time seamlessly. A gorgeous bouquet of a novel. Stunning'' CAROL McGRATH''Tremendous and engrossing'' NICOLA CORNICKALL''S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR...The Welsh Marches, 1301Strong-willed heiress Johane de Geneville is married to Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, at just fifteen years old.Soon Johane finds herself swept up in a world of treacherous court politics and dangerous secrets as her husband deposes Edward II and rules England alongside Queen Isabella.Yet when Roger is accused of treason, she is robbed of her freedom and must survive catastrophic events in her fight for justice - with her life, and her children''s, hanging in the balance...Will she pay for her husband''s mistakes, or will she manage to escape from a terrible fate?Readers love Anne O''Brien:''I was spellbound throughout!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Vividly real and unforgettable'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Truly captivating'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''If you love historical heroines and women battling to survive against all the odds, this is for you!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Superbly written, a jolly good read!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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The Queen and the Countess - Anne O'Brien
''Fascinating, poignant and beautifully written. A story of love and the sorrow of war'' CAROL MCGRATH''An enthralling insight into the Wars of the Roses seen through the eyes of two powerful women. A superb read'' CLARE MARCHANT''A fascinating story of two powerful women on opposing sides of the War of the Roses. Told with assurance and knowledge of the period'' ELIZABETH CHADWICKKEEP THY FRIENDS CLOSE,THY ENEMIES CLOSER...England 1450sQueen Margaret knows she must protect the crown, and her son Prince Edward''s claim to it, at all costs. It is up to her to fight for their inheritance, with her husband King Henry becoming increasingly frail. And as the Wars of the Roses rage on, Margaret''s enemies lurk close, threatening to unravel everything she is trying to protect.Anne, Countess of Warwick, has long striven to be a loyal and accomplished wife to the Earl of Warwick. But when she develops an unlikely alliance with the Lancastrian Queen Margaret, her husband''s adversary, she wonders how much power now lies in her hands to determine the course of history.Crossing enemy lines, the pair strike up a thorny friendship - yet in the midst of treachery and the turmoil of battle, can the two women ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Philosophy of the Yogasutra - Karen O'Brien-Kop
Karen O''Brien-Kop''s introduction to the Yogasutra highlights its status as a significant work of philosophy. Approaching the Yogasutra as living philosophy, this book elucidates philosophical conceptions of yoga, recognises the logical structure the sutras follow and explains the rules and principles that have sustained Patañjali’s system of thought for centuries. Moving beyond standard interpretations of Patañjali''s text and commentary as an aphoristic practice manual, O''Brien-Kop uses branches of philosophy to read the Yogasutra. Covering reality, self, ethics, language and knowledge, Patañjali’s philosophies come to the fore. The book introduces his reasoned positions on dual and nonÂdual metaphysics, the relationship between mind and body, the qualities of consciousness, the nature of freedom, and how to live ethically. Carefully-selected extracts from the primary text are translated for those unfamiliar with Sanskrit and commentaries run throughout. A glossary provides definitions of key concepts with useful translations. Accessible and up-to-date, this introduction broadens our understanding of Indian philosophical thought and explains why the Yogasutra deserves to be read alongside Parmenides’ ‘On Nature’ and Plato’s Phaedo as a classic of world philosophy.
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Flann O'Brien The Complete Novels - Flann O'Brien
In the five novels by Ireland''s greatest comic writer we can explore the full range of his invention, from the multi-layered madness of At Swim-Two-Birds to the piercing realism of The Hard Life and the surreal logic of The Third Policeman. This is a world where bicycles listen to conversations, inventors search formethods of ''diluting'' water, and characters play truant while novelists sleep; a world where spiteful fairies wreak havoc and heroes from legend blunder into suburban sitting-rooms. This is recognizably the Ireland of Joyce and Beckett - rowdy, high-spirited, by turns sensual and and cerebral -transformed by O''Brien''s unique vision.
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Z For Zachariah - Robert C. O'Brien
A powerful post-apocalyptic novel in which nuclear war has devastated America. Z FOR ZACHARIAH by Robert C. O''Brien is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic, outspoken, first. Ann Burden has been living alone in a valley for over a year - until Loomis, a scientist in a radiation-proof suit, arrives. She hopes they will be companions but his behaviour towards her becomes increasingly threatening as he attacks her and then cuts off her food supply and tries to bring her under his control. Although there may be no one else alive, Ann steals his suit and leaves the valley in search of humanity.The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults. From political awakening, war and unrequited love to addiction, teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust, The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths. The collection includes: The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton, I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith, Postcards from No Man''s Land - Aidan Chambers, After the First Death - Robert Cormier, Dear Nobody - Berlie Doherty, The Endless Steppe - Esther Hautzig, Buddy - Nigel Hinton, Across the Barricades - Joan Lingard, The Twelfth Day of July - Joan Lingard, No Turning Back - ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Leaving Las Vegas - John O'Brien
A re-issue of John O''Brien''s debut novel, a masterpiece of modern realism about the perils of addiction and love in a city of loneliness.Leaving Las Vegas, the first novel by John O''Brien, is the disturbing and emotionally wrenching story of a woman who embraces life and a man who rejects it. Sera is a prostitute, content with the independence and routine she has carved out for herself in a city defined by recklessness. But she is haunted by a spectre in a yellow Mercedes, a man from her past who is committed to taking control of her life again. Ben is an alcoholic intent on drinking his way towards an early death. Newly arrived from Los Angeles, he survived the four-hour intoxicated drive across the desert with his entire savings in his wallet and nothing else left to lose. Looking to satisfy hungers both material and existential, Ben and Sera stumble together on the strip and discover in each other a respite from their unforgiving lives. A testimony to the raw talent of its young author, Leaving Las Vegas is a compelling story of unconditional love between two disenfranchised and lost souls - an overlooked American classic.
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August is a Wicked Month - O'Brien Edna
Lose yourself in the legendary Edna O''Brien''s simmering romantic tale of a woman rediscovering herself on the French Riviera ...''The taboo-breaking, the fabulous prose – there''s no one like Edna O''Brien.'' Anne Enright''Novels of heart-breaking empathy, rigorous honesty and peerless beauty.'' Eimear McBride''Surprising and beautiful and courageous .. A beacon.'' Megan Nolan''''Glittering energy.'' Colm TóibÃn ''Brilliant and brave.'' Ann Patchett Separated from her husband and young son, Ellen leaves behind the loneliness of London for a new life of excitement and sexual freedom:a ''jaunt into iniquity'' on the gorgeous French Riviera. However, she soon discovers that independence blurs into loneliness, especially when she receives some heart-breaking news ...Banned in several countries on first publication, August is a Wicked Month is a shimmering, sensual tale of a woman rediscovering herself - and it feels just as glorious, radical, and escapist as today.
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James Joyce - O'Brien Edna
One of Ireland''s greatest contemporary writers turns her attention to one of the country''s greatest novelists: James Joyce - in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the iconic classic ULYSSES.''As skilful, stylish and pacy as one would expect from so adept a novelist'' Sunday Telegraph''A delight from start to finish . . . achieves the near impossibility of giving a thoroughly fresh view of Joyce'' Sunday Times''Accessible and passionate, it is a book which should bring Joyce in all his glory and agony to a new and very wide audience'' Irish Independent Edna O''Brien depicts James Joyce as a man hammered by Church, State and family, yet from such adversities he wrote works ''to bestir the hearts of men and angels''. The journey begins with Joyce the arrogant youth, his lofty courtship of Nora Barnacle, their hectic sexuality, children, wanderings, debt and profligacy, and Joyce''s obsession with the city of Dublin, which he would re-render through his words. Nor does Edna O''Brien spare us the anger and isolation of Joyce''s later years, when he felt that the world had turned its back on him, and she asks how could it be otherwise for a man who knew that conflict is ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Fantastic Tales of Fitz-James O'Brien - Fitz-James O'Brien
In the field of supernatural and fantastic literature, certain names come readily to mind – E.T.A. Hoffmann, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft – but the name of Fitz-James O’Brien has been unjustly overlooked and nearly forgotten since his premature death in 1862 during the American Civil War.‘The Diamond Lens’, O’Brien’s most famous short story, can be regarded as a forerunner of the science-fiction genre; ‘What Was It?’ is alleged to have served as a model for H.G. Wells’s The Invisible Man; and ''The Wondersmith’ is a marvellous tale of Hoffmannesque invention. Taken together, O’Brien’s few surviving stories give him an important place in the development of American fiction and remain as fresh today as when they first written more than a hundred and fifty years ago.Contents: The Diamond Lens, The Lost Room, What Was It?, The Wondersmith, The Pot of Tulips, The Dragon Fang possessed by the Conjurer Piou-Lou
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Saints and Sinners - O'Brien Edna
''Edna O''Brien writes the most beautiful, aching stories of any writer, anywhere.'' Alice Munro''The taboo-breaking, the fabulous prose – there''s no one like Edna.'' Anne Enright ''Surprising and beautiful and courageous .. A beacon.'' Megan Nolan ''Brilliant and brave.'' Ann Patchett ''Glittering energy.'' Colm TóibÃn A woman walks the streets of Manhattan and contemplates with exquisite longing the precarious affair she has embarked on, amidst the grandeur and cacophony of the cityscape; a young Irish girl and her mother are thrilled to be invited to visit the glamorous Coughlan''s but find - for all the promise of their green gorgette, silver shoes and fancy dinner parties - they leave disappointed; an Irishman in north London retraces his life as a young lad with his mates digging the streets and dreaming of the apocryphal gold, an outsider both in Ireland and England, yet he carries the lodestar of his native land.This classic collection glows with Edna O''Brien''s trademark lyricism, powerful evocations of place, and heart-breaking insight into the desires and contradictions of humanity.
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A Court of Betrayal - Anne O'Brien
''A fantastically gripping story of love and betrayal, told with the masterful skill of a passionate storyteller. It kept me riveted until the last page!'' BARBARA ERSKINE''Anne O''Brien crosses swathes of time seamlessly. A gorgeous bouquet of a novel. Stunning'' CAROL McGRATH''Tremendous and engrossing'' NICOLA CORNICK''A riveting and immersive story of a woman''s strength and resilience'' ELIZABETH CHADWICKALL''S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR...The Welsh Marches, 1301Strong-willed heiress Johane de Geneville is married to Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, at just fifteen years old.Soon Johane finds herself swept up in a world of treacherous court politics and dangerous secrets as her husband deposes Edward II and rules England alongside Queen Isabella. Yet when Roger is accused of treason, she is robbed of her freedom and must survive catastrophic events in her fight for justice - with her life, and her children''s, hanging in the balance...Will she pay for her husband''s mistakes, or will she manage to escape from a terrible fate?Readers love Anne O''Brien:''I was spellbound throughout!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Vividly real and unforgettable'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Truly captivating'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''If you love historical heroines and women battling to survive against all the odds, this is for you!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Superbly written, a jolly good read!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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It Says Here - Sean O'Brien
It Says Here is Sean O’Brien’s follow-up to his celebrated collection Europa, and has a vision as rich and wide-ranging as its predecessor. Set against shorter, ruthlessly focused pieces – vicious and scabrous political sketches and satires charting the growth of extremism and the disintegration of democracy – are meditations on the imaginative life, dream and remembrance, time and recurrence. There are elegies for friends and fellow poets; paranoiac, brooding pastorals; other poems lay bare the maddening trials of a historically literate mind as it attempts to navigate a world gone post-content, post-intellectual, and at times post-memory. At the centre of the book is the long poem Hammersmith, a shadowy, cinematic dream-vision of England during and since the Second World War. Here, O’Brien charts a psychogeographic journey through the English countryside and the haunted precincts of London, mapping a labyrinth of love, madness and lost history. The result is a stirring, illuminating document of a time of immense societal flux and upheaval by one of our finest poets and most insightful cultural commentators.''In both technical mastery and his belief in the seriousness of the poetic art, O’Brien is WH Auden’s true inheritor.'' Irish Times
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The Morrigan, Ireland's Goddess - Rev. Lora O'Brien
Written by an authentic Irish practitioner, this is your definitive guide for connecting with the power and wisdom of the Morrigan. The cultural significance and spiritual importance of the Morrigan cannot be fully appreciated without a deep understanding of her roots in Irish mythology and folklore. An esteemed Irish author and Morrigan devotee, Reverend Lora O''Brien delves into the captivating mythology and spiritual significance of this enigmatic goddess. Offering readers an authentic and culturally grounded perspective, O''Brien dispels common misconceptions about the Morrigan and helps you build a relationship with her. Explore her history, discover how she is connected to the land, and learn why she is known as a goddess of sovereignty. With more than fifty exercises and journal prompts, you will gain a richer appreciation for the roles and shapes this goddess embodies.
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Night - O'Brien Edna
A haunting novel from the iconic Irish legend behind The Country Girls trilogy.''The taboo-breaking, the fabulous prose – there''s no one like Edna O''Brien.'' Anne Enright''Novels of heart-breaking empathy, rigorous honesty and peerless beauty.'' Eimear McBride''A profound intelligence spurred on by a tangible, fizzing joy.'' Megan Nolan''Brilliant and brave.'' Ann Patchett''A revolution.'' John Banville''Glittering energy.'' Colm TóibÃnEdna O''Brien''s chilling spectre of a novel, Night, is narrated by one of her most memorable characters, Mary Hooligan. Lying on a four-poster bed, unable to sleep, she recounts her (mis)adventures, courtships, and sexual encounters of the most transgressive kind in a narrative voice of blistering, radical originality.With an introduction by Andrew O''Hagan
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Prophets beyond Activism - Julia M. O'Brien
Prophets beyond Activism insightfully challenges the common progressive narrative that the prophets of ancient Israel were primarily concerned with social justice. Instead it daringly offers more life-giving ways of engaging the prophetic books for the causes of justice.The assumption that the prophets of ancient Israel were primarily concerned with social justice so permeates the thinking and the discourse of progressive Christianity that it might be considered an interpretive orthodoxy. For example, progressives characterize prophets as those who speak truth to power and “prophetic preaching†as social critique. Yet, they often do so without explanation or consideration of alternative views.In this volume, Julia O’Brien challenges the notion that the prophets were solely concerned with the same issues as contemporary social justice movements. Reading prophetic texts with an eye to their historical dimensions—when they were written, how they were edited—complicates any definitive statement about the role of prophets in the past. Reading alongside readers from diverse racial, gender, and other social locations in the present raises hard questions about whose justice these books actually promote. Despite its self-presentation as a scholarly and scientific viewpoint, the “prophets as social activists†orthodoxy was constructed in a particular time and place and in its usage ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Queen and the Countess - Anne O'Brien
''Fascinating, poignant and beautifully written. A story of love and the sorrow of war'' CAROL MCGRATH''An enthralling insight into the Wars of the Roses seen through the eyes of two powerful women. A superb read'' CLARE MARCHANT''A fascinating story of two powerful women on opposing sides of the War of the Roses. Told with assurance and knowledge of the period'' ELIZABETH CHADWICKKEEP THY FRIENDS CLOSE,THY ENEMIES CLOSER...England 1450sQueen Margaret knows she must protect the crown, and her son Prince Edward''s claim to it, at all costs. It is up to her to fight for their inheritance, with her husband King Henry becoming increasingly frail. And as the Wars of the Roses rage on, Margaret''s enemies lurk close, threatening to unravel everything she is trying to protect.Anne, Countess of Warwick, has long striven to be a loyal and accomplished wife to the Earl of Warwick. But when she develops an unlikely alliance with the Lancastrian Queen Margaret, her husband''s adversary, she wonders how much power now lies in her hands to determine the course of history.Crossing enemy lines, the pair strike up a thorny friendship - yet in the midst of treachery and the turmoil of battle, can the two women ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Tougaloo Nine - M. J. O'Brien
During a dramatic three-day period in March 1961, nine students from historically Black Tougaloo College staged sit-ins at the all-white Main Library in Jackson, Mississippi. The students conducted their protest, were arrested, held in jail overnight, and convicted of "breach of peace"—the first time that charge had ever been brought in a Mississippi courtroom. Meanwhile, students at Jackson State College held sympathy protests, and the police responded harshly on both day one and day two. On day three, police attacked a peaceful crowd of observers awaiting the trial’s outcome, using attack dogs, billy clubs, and tear gas to disperse the crowd, the first known use of police dogs on a peaceful gathering during the civil rights era. The protests occurred while Mississippi was preparing to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the state’s secession from the Union and the commencement of the Civil War. The library sit-in preempted the state’s Confederate extravaganza which brought more than thirty thousand mostly white observers into the streets of Jackson while the students sat in jail, further inflaming passions on both sides. In The Tougaloo Nine, M. J. O'Brien delves into Tougaloo College’s culture of resistance, Mississippi’s determination to preserve segregation, and the early ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Butterflies of the Bay Area and (Slightly) Beyond - Liam O'Brien
An illustrated obsession, a guidebook, a kaleidoscope of life on the wing."If you live in the Bay Area and wish to know the butterflies, this is the only field guide you''ll ever need." —Lewis Hyde, author of The GiftLiam O''Brien has spent three decades chasing, learning about, protecting, occasionally catching, and always loving butterflies. Here, he shares his capacious knowledge of California butterflies through a treasure trove of stories and 700 gorgeous, hand-drawn illustrations—featuring both adult forms and caterpillars—of the 135 species that live in the greater Bay Area. This sumptuous book also shares practical tips for finding and identifying all the butterflies who call the Bay Area home. Learn which plants nurture Silver-spotted Skippers, which trail to hike to see Swallowtails flitting creek-side, and why so many butterflies cluster on hilltops. Share in the joy that O''Brien brings to the study of butterflies, and join the community scientists contributing to our understanding of Monarchs, Metalmarks, and Marbles—and what they need to survive and thrive in our busy Bay Area.
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Intelligence for Dummies - Glenn O'Brien
“Enclosed in this beautiful package, please find: an agile mind, a perfect style, a canny and undeceivable heart, and a welcome, enduring presence in the reader’s life.†—Michael Chabon“Glenn O’Brien may be the most important cultural critic of celebrity culture who never accredited his importance... Could he also have been the most important magazine editor of the 1970’s and 1980’s? These two claims complicate one another. The celebrity culture he dissected mercilessly was the same one he was complicit in creating, at Interview, which O’Brien credits with inspiring People... This puts him in a neighborhood with figures like Marshall McLuhan and Andre Breton, who seem to stand both enmeshed in and to one side of their cultural moment.†—from the introduction, by Jonathan Lethem.Intelligence for Dummies is a portrait of a keen social observer at the center of the last fifty years of cultural life, captured through a vivid selection of Glenn O’Brien’s writings on music to fashion to downtown art and, just as importantly and unexpectedly, the political temperature of America. O’Brien’s essays, aphorisms and tweets create a portrait of the artist as cultural bellwether, complimented by artwork and photographs from his collaborators. A full-color, hardcover edition, Intelligence for ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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My Way - Derek O'Brien
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