Michael Foley: 47 books
by Michael Foley
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
Essex is populated with defensive structures that have gone some way to combating the threat of invasion. From the remains of ancient castles through to Napoleonic Martello towers, nineteenth-century forts and Second World War defences, the perilous history of Essex can be seen in all corners of the...
by Michael FOLEY, Fabrice MIDAL
Language: French
Release Date: June 25, 2015
Language: French
Release Date: June 25, 2015
Apprenez à vivre comme un philosophe !
Il n'est jamais trop tard pour apprendre à vivre comme un philosophe !
Vous l'ignoriez peut-être, mais la pensée de Bergson est immédiatement et facilement applicable à nos vies quotidiennes. En s'inspirant de l'œuvre autant que de l'existence du...
Farming for the Long Haul
Resilience and the Lost Art of Agricultural Inventiveness
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019
It’s all but certain that the next fifty years will bring enormous, not to say cataclysmic, disruptions to our present way of life. World oil reserves will be exhausted within that time frame, as will the lithium that powers today’s most sophisticated batteries, suggesting that transportation...
Kings of September
The Day Offaly Denied Kerry Five in a Row
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
On the 19th September 1982 Kerry ran out in Croke Park chasing immortality. Victory over Offaly in the All-Ireland football final would secure them five titles in a row, a record certain never to be matched again.
It had taken Offaly six heartbreaking years under manager Eugene McGee to drag...
by Michael Mohan Joshua, Patrick Foley
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2019
Look the Other Way
By: Michael Mohan Joshua and Patrick Foley
Look the Other Way is a passion project between native Michigan screenwriters Michael Mohan Joshua and Patrick Foley over a three-month period in 2003. Over the years, Joshua has kept editing the story into what it is today, a snapshot...
Confronting the War Machine
Draft Resistance during the Vietnam War
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2003
Shedding light on a misunderstood form of opposition to the Vietnam War, Michael Foley tells the story of draft resistance, the cutting edge of the antiwar movement at the height of the war's escalation. Unlike so-called draft dodgers, who left the country or manipulated deferments, draft resisters...
Front Porch Politics
The Forgotten Heyday of American Activism in the 1970s and 1980s
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2013
"Reading this book revives the spirit of civic action today for those who are unjustifiably forlorn about overcoming injustice."—Ralph Nader
An on-the-ground history of ordinary Americans who took to the streets when political issues became personal
The 1960s are widely seen...
by Michael Stewart Foley
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
In 1978, San Francisco, a city that has seen more than its share of trauma, plunged from a summer of political tension into an autumn cascade of malevolence that so eluded human comprehension it seemed almost demonic. The battles over property taxes and a ballot initiative calling for a ban on homosexuals...
by Michael P. Foley
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
You think you know about Christianity, but did you know...
God likes "organized religion"; it's clear from both the New and Old Testaments
Christians have always believed that men and women are equal
The correct pronoun for angels is "he"
Science was stillborn everywhere outside the Christian...
Death and Dying
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2004
Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional societies,...
Zones of Control
Perspectives on Wargaming
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Examinations of wargaming for entertainment, education, and military planning, in terms of design, critical analysis, and historical contexts.
Games with military themes date back to antiquity, and yet they are curiously neglected in much of the academic and trade literature on games and game...
Drinking with Saint Nick
Christmas Cocktails for Sinners and Saints
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
Raise your spirits and toast Saint Nick!
Hot gin toddies. Smoking rosemary old fashioneds. A "wet" Advent calendar. Now you can experience Christmas the way it was meant to be celebrated: with festive cocktails and a lively history of Saint Nicholas and other saints! Michael Foley, author of...
Religion and the New Immigrants
How Faith Communities Form Our Newest Citizens
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2007
The explosive growth of the immigrant population since the 1960s has raised concerns about its impact on public life, but only recently have scholars begun to ask how religion affects the immigrant experience in our society. In Religion and the New Immigrants, Michael W. Foley and Dean R. Hoge assess...
Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on Friday?
The Catholic Origin to Just About Everything
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Did you know that the origins of Groundhog Day stem from a Catholic tradition? Or that the common pretzel was once a Lenten reward for the pious? Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on Friday is a fascinating guide to the roots of all-things-Catholic. This smart and concise guide will introduce readers to the...