John O Rourke: 7 books

It was the melancholy prophet as recorded in the book of Ecclesiastes who said, "There is a season for everything, a time for every occupation under heaven". Today is the time to complete the introduction to my fourth collection of poetry.

The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 is an expansive history of the infamous Irish Potato Famine.

The true story of the murders that terrorized New Jersey beach towns for nearly a decade. Beachgoers usually watch out for dangers like riptides or sharks—but from 1974 to 1983, a different fear gripped the New Jersey shore: young women were disappearing. Their abductor was Richard Biegenwald,...

On a spring morning in Morristown in 1992, authorities discovered a car idling in a driveway with the door open and the driver missing. After they learned the driver was Sidney Reso, the president of Exxon International, the FBI joined the investigation. Over the next two months, law enforcement received...

The New Jersey State Police is an organization rich in history and tradition. Formed in 1921, the “outfit” has grown from a rural police force into one of the most diversified state agencies in the country. Sadly, this success did not come without a price; over thirty-five troopers gave their lives...

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Designed for use with children in grades K-6, this book provides a review of support groups: their nature and value; the tripartite model of children's needs, behaviours they need to learn and environmental conditions that support learning; the Keystone Learning Model, which encompasses the tripartite...