Shamrocks & Secrets

Shamrocks & Secrets
Author: Cayce Poponea
Publisher: Cayce Poponea
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2023-01-13
Genre: True Crime
ISBN:

A girl trying to get by. A mob boss with Family obligations. A romance that seems impossible. Christi O’Rourke is perfectly content with her life. With a successful career as an event planner, there is little time for a personal life. When a mystery guest at a wedding she organized, get a little too involved with her friends and family, Christi is forced to confront him. She knows first hand how blind love can be and how quickly it can leave you broken. Patrick Malloy has it all; money, power, and his choice of women to warm his bed. When Family responsibilities force him to find a wife, his resolve is to agree to an arrangement made in his youth. Discover what happens when Patrick turns on the charm and Christi learns she is outnumbered. Follow Christi as she learns the secrets behind Patrick's generosity and attention. Will his good looks and charisma be enough to win her over? Or will the evil lurking in the shadows destroy it all? Shamrocks and Secrets is book one in Cayce Poponea Code of Silence Series. If you enjoy Mafia romance, where the bad guy shows just how good he can be, strong female leads, and revenge served up piping hot, then you will love this installment of Cayce Poponea’s heart stopping series.

Shamrocks, Harps, and Shillelaghs

Shamrocks, Harps, and Shillelaghs
Author: Edna Barth
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780618096510

Shamrocks, shillelaghs, reed pipes, and leprechauns--these are some of the many symbols that remind us of St. Patrick's Day. Who was St. Patrick? And what is this early spring holiday all about? With warmth and vitality, Edna Barth tells the colorful stories, legends, and historical facts behind St. Patrick's Day and shows how the spirit of this ancient Irish holiday is still alive in many countries. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Ursula Arndt, this is a book to be discovered and read with pleasure by young readers. All of Edna Barth's classic holiday books are now being reissued with fresh, new jacket designs and fun activities inside the paperback covers.

Shamrock

Shamrock
Author: Augusta Gosling
Publisher: Augusta Gosling
Total Pages: 195
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

She has a heart of gold… but poor instincts. When an attempt to save her family sparks disaster, only her wits can set her free. Ireland, 1459. Alys of Lochlainn craves her father’s attention. Neglected since her mother’s death eleven years ago, the seventeen-year-old heiress is most displeased when an English earl and his son arrive to recruit allies for war. Determined to prevent her only remaining parent from dying on the battlefield, she concocts a desperate scheme to drive the foreign nobles from their land. Attempting to scare them off with poison, Alys unintentionally almost kills the handsome young Englishman. But after an unscrupulous commoner’s blackmail forces her to nurse the dutiful man back to health, she’s alarmed when she finds herself falling for her brave patient. Can Alys choose between her family’s safety and her heart’s calling? Shamrock is the dramatic prequel to the Lochlainn medieval romance novels. If you like historical fiction with a touch of love story, fast-paced twists and turns, and breathtaking mystery, then you’ll adore Augusta Gosling’s suspenseful series starter. This was previously published as The Earl's Daughter by Dana Arpquest

Shamrock 22

Shamrock 22
Author: Rick Hudlow
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2011
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 146702810X

This Air Force Colonel's Memoir is a collection of stories about people whom he has known, worked with and flew with during his span of 80 plus years. Growing up was an "on airport" experience among airport people, none of whom are ordinary. He enlisted in the Army during WWII at 18 and entered the Army Flying Training System. He relives with the reader numerous experiences in his early flying and living years in France and Germany. He met and married a wonderful young Lady and shares her experiences in becoming a Colonel's Lady. Colonel Hudlow volunteered into the new jet bomber program and also became a rated Navigator and Bombardier, an early qualification for flying the B-47. Reader will share his experiences as a junior officer and as he advances in rank and responsibility. He became expert in his profession and likely has as many flying hours in B-52 as anyone. He was introduced at SAC Headquarters as "The finest refueler in SAC". He devoted his Headquarters years to improving the B-52 fleet combat effectiveness, and crew safety. His first hand comments on the problems related to the Vietnam War are astute. He was very disappointed to have been denied command of a SAC Bombardment Wing. SAC wanted him to shepherd the B-1 airplane development. General Dougherty told him that he was the only officer in SAC with the experience and qualifications to bring the B-1 airplane into the SAC inventory. He tried to negotiate being a Wing Commander for a year then do the B-1 job. That was not acceptable so he elected to retire and enter the business world. He took a position with a major aircraft manufacturer and was very successful rising to Director of International Sales. He provides astute comparisons of commercial business versus the business of the military at levels from the Pentagon down. A fascinating read of success, Patriotism, devotion to duty, family and bonded professionals as a B-52 Combat Crew during the most dangerous era in our nation's history, The Cold War.

The Shamrock

The Shamrock
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 912
Release: 1871
Genre: English literature
ISBN:

The Profit Factor

The Profit Factor
Author: Keith Laufenberg
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2014-07-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0991420233

It's 1979 and Jimmy Carter's administration is seeing 21% interest rates. In the city of Sacramento, California, Gary Greb labors as a union carpenter but with a wife and two toddlers to support-and, as new construction is all but non-existent, he tries real estate sales; putting his knowledge of construction techniques and land-use to bolster his earnings, He quickly finds that one group-the excessively wealthy-are totally unfazed by the recessionary times and when he finds an engineer, with ties to people with unlimited funds, who will buy any piece of land at any reasonable price-for cash-he begins a career that will ultimately land him in prison, as well as turn him from the working class into a part of the wealthy landowners-a class he has come to disdain, distrust and dislike. If you never lived through these times in the 1970's and 80's, take heed and scrutinize today's headlines and economy and remember history has a way of repeating itself-and God only knows when the cycle will begin to spin again.

Northern Sandlots

Northern Sandlots
Author: Colin D. Howell
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 330
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780802069429

Northern Sandlots is the story of the rise and fall of regional baseball on the northeast coast of North America. Colin Howell writes about the social and economic influence of baseball on community life in the Maritimes and New England during the past century, from its earliest spread from cities and towns into the countryside, to the advent of television, and the withering of local semi-pro leagues after the Second World War. The history of sport is an important feature of the `new' social history. Howell discusses how baseball has been deeply implicated in debates about class and gender, race and ethnicity, regionalism and nationalism, work and play, and the commercialization of leisure. Baseball's often overlooked connection to medical and religious discourse is also explored. Howell begins with the game's earliest days when it was being molded by progressive reformers to meet what they considered to be the needs of an emerging industrial society. He then turns to the interwar years when baseball in the Maritimes became strictly amateur, revealing an emerging sense of community solidarity and regional identity. The game flourished at the community level after the Second World War, before it eventually succumbed to the new, commodified, and nationally marketed sporting culture that accompanied the development of the modern consumer society. Finally, Howell shows that fundamental changes in the nature of capitalism after the war, and in the economic and social reality of small towns and cities, hastened the death of a century-long tradition of competitive, community-level baseball. Howell has written an informative and insightful social history that examines the transformation of Maritime community life from the 1860s to the late twentieth century.

Inside the Lion's Den

Inside the Lion's Den
Author: Ken Shamrock
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2012-10-30
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 146290744X

Inside the Lion's Den is the remarkable story of Ken Shamrock's ascent to the top of reality martial combat. A legendary Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter and former professional wrestler, Shamrock is an inspiration to thousands. This is the story of his rise from a troubled youth to champion in the ring in both America and Asia. The first "King of Pancrase" in the Japanese fighting circuit, and the first "Superfight Champion" of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Shamrock also founded the Lion's Den in Northern California, a facility that has trained many champion MMA fighters. Readers and fans will learn the secrets of Shamrock's ultra-efficient submissions fighting system and the training regimen that he and his trainees followed. With over 150 dynamic photos, Inside the Lion's Den is both an inspiring portrait of the fighter known as the "World's Most Dangerous Man" and an invaluable guide for the martial artist, novice and master alike.

Case of the Shady Shamrock

Case of the Shady Shamrock
Author: Jeffrey Poole
Publisher: Secret Staircase Books, an imprint of Columbine Publishing Group
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2021-02-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1649140509

Readers are loving this cozy mystery series with its two indomitable dog sleuths. Zack, Jillian and the corgis, Sherlock and Watson, are at it again in this delightful series that pulls you right in. A mysterious package appears on Zack Anderson’s doorstep. When he opens the crate, there’s an elaborate silver chest, obviously quite old, with Celtic markings and no apparent way to open it. Zack is almost content to accept the artifact as a decorative item … until people start coming after it. The only conclusion is that the box contains something of great value. Zack, Jillian, Sherlock, and Watson are on the case, tracking down the unusual item, learning tidbits about the box’s history, and discovering that it dates back to an unsolved theft in Ireland more than a hundred years ago. Can Zack, Jillian, and the corgis piece together the clues and find out what’s inside the little chest before it gets snatched from their hands forever? Praise for Jeffrey Poole and the Corgi Case files: “Mr. Poole is pure genius at tying together a great murder mystery - with plenty of drama, suspense, and even a few laughs thrown in.” – 5 stars, online review “… the [books] are like Potato chips - you can’t just eat one! So pick this one up and delve into the world of mystery, fun and intrigue...you won’t be sorry!” – C. Nantze, 5 stars on Amazon “I can't wait for the next book. I love mysteries and animals, so these books are perfect reading for me. Sherlock is a small furry Jessica Fletcher.” – H. Dudley, 5 stars online review “The best thing--this guy loves the corgis, as I do, and he describes their behavior very well. Looking forward to future stories.” – 5 stars, Amazon “An intriguing story with a wonderful cast of characters. The plot was excellent and filled with twists and turns it kept my interest to the very end!” – 5 stars on Amazon “I absolutely love this series. If you like a good story, great characters and seriously smart and lovable canines, you’ll love this book. Start with the first book and work your way through the Corgi Case Files. They just keep getting better.” – K. Underwood, 5 stars online review