O Shea: 185 books

The book examines abuse (not clerical or institutional abuse). It explores boundaries and how abuse is an invasion of boundaries. It explores physical, emotional, verbal, sexual and financial abuse. The book looks at the abusive personality type, and examines workplace and school bullying. Child abuse...

Blue Butterflies is a collection of true accounts of miracles, mercies, mysteries and lessons learned. The essays are based on true-life experiences, presented as creative nonfiction. The names of persons and places have been changed while preserving the essence of the experiences. Blue Butterflies is the second in a four-part series.

This is a story of one person's journey into and through Parental Alienation Syndrome and the experience of trauma, sorrow and destruction that comes with the syndrome. As a devoted husband and father of 32 years, it came suddenly and unexpectedly, from those dearly loved, who became the alienator...

What is mathematics, and what aspects of it should be taught in schools? How and to whom should it be taught, and how should its understanding be assessed? These questions continue to drive curriculum development, school organization, teaching methods, and research agendas. No one today doubts that mathematics...

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

At last a practical and thorough sourcebook for anyone faced with the ordeal of sexual harassment. Until two years ago, we were two ordinary working women with career goals and bright futures...Then suddenly everything changed. We encountered a situation we never thought would happen to us--we...

The increase of new complex security challenges and the heightening significance of a diverse array of actors has simultaneously posed a challenge to traditional perspectives on international relations and foreign policy and created an opportunity for new concepts to be applied. Conventional explanations...

Japan’s unusual position in the realm of international politics encapsulates a three-fold juxtaposition: both in and out of Asia, both occupied by and a close ally of the United States, and both a key trade partner and a strategic rival of China. Whilst international relations theory offers a number...

Former vampire hunter Cass Lanier didn't think vampires could become ghosts...until the shade of Malachi James comes to her, arousing her with his erotic touch. Malachi was the last vampire she killed-an act she always regretted. Now Cass is his only hope of being brought back to life. Then...

Quand les lumières s’éteignent et que surgit la haute couture… Sasha Sobieski a un job de rêve : il travaille dans la légendaire maison de couture américaine Harrison Kingsley. Malheureusement, le rêve vire au cauchemar lorsqu’il doit travailler pour le créateur en personne. Exigeant,...

Something Wicked… Maia Frasier thought she'd escaped the world of troubleshooters and demons when she'd ceded her magical powers years earlier. Now a wounded enforcer has turned up in her home, claiming Maia's sister is in danger. Creed Blackwood needs Maia's help to hunt the demon...

Glass artist Shona Blackwood has lost her ability to create, but instead of panic, all she feels is apathy. Her detachment is shaken when she narrowly avoids being mugged, thanks to a timely rescue by a man who makes all her senses come roaring to life. Logan Andrews is a magical troubleshooter...

Young people with tenuous relationships to schooling and education are an enduring challenge when it comes to addressing social inclusion, yet their experiences remain overlooked in efforts to widen participation in higher education. The Politics of Widening Participation and University Access for...