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A voice in her head warns Anne Johnson that there will be a murder in her building in 30 days. She confides in the building's cleaning woman, and the duo plan a party to ferret out the would-be killer.
A proper librarian finds passion in this witty new novel. Behind a French twist and sensible clothes, 40-year-old librarian Alison Sheffield hides an extravagant nature. But after last night, even her most proper attire can't disguise the signs--Alison Sheffield is in love.
The first full-length study to explore the impact of the Great War on the lives of women in Ireland. Fionnuala Walsh examines women's mobilisation for the war effort, and the impact of the war on their employment opportunities, family and domestic life, social morality and politicisation.
The long forgotten story of the sinking of the R.M.S. Leinster in the dying days of the First World War is brought back to life in this tale of the disaster. The book tells the stories of those on board the Leinster and UB-123 and examines not only the sinking but also its ramifications for those left behind.
They stare back at us from the pages of books and photographs; their stories are known to historians, but to many they represent a relative who, to quote one old Veteran, ‘saw the Great War in colour.’ While the photographs of male relatives, staring out from history in the uniforms of their country's armed forces, are well known and rightly treasured, there are fewer photographs, and much less known, about the women who also donned uniforms and work clothes and also ‘saw the Great War in colour.’ An equal number of women answered the call and volunteered to serve both at home and abroad. The women of Great Britain and her Empire served in organisations such as The First Aid Nursing ...
Founded in 1920, the National Football League chose famed athlete Jim Thorpe as its first president, a position he held briefly until a successor was elected. From 1921 to 1939, Joe F. Carr guided the sport of professional football with intelligence, hard work, and a passion that built the foundation of what the NFL has become: the number one sports organization in the world. During his eighteen-year tenure as NFL President, Carr created the organization's first Constitution & By-Laws; implemented the standard player's contract; wrote the NFL's first-ever Record and Fact Book; helped split the NFL into two divisions and establish the NFL's World Championship Game; started keeping league stat...