Callaghan Books

I have worked with J. Brien O'Callaghan and seen him implement his model in the CT. School Systems. His step by step accountability based approach are very helpful and have helped many students succeed. This model works best with oppositionally defiant and conduct disordered children. Brien's model has become a standard assessment tool as a school psychologist and family therapy intern to help families try to re-balance the levels of "control" and "protection" in their families.

O'Callaghan's book is well-written, well-informed, and persuasive. His structural approach has now been tried in several school based locations, including one recently featured in ACA's newsletter. This material is useful for school-based counselors, school teachers and administrators, and recipients of school referrals for counseling for troubled children.

Dr. O'Callaghan forces his own unbalanced opinions upon the reader. Hopefully, anyone reading this book will also take the time to read information based upon facts and widely accepted viewpoints and theories, not just one person's beliefs. It would be nice to think that all problems children have could be resolved as simply as the author implies. Recent studies have shown otherwise. But, one could chose to ignore these facts and studies,as Dr. O'Callaghan does.

As a lover of short-story mystery fiction, I had high hopes for this book. And indeed the 7 Delilah West and Emma Hartley stories--which comprise over 2/3 of the book--are slightly above average. Unfortunately, 6 of the remaining 7 stories are almost unreadable (the exception is "An insignificant crime," but--at just three pages--it barely counts).

The biggest disappointment, however, was O'Callaghan's inability to cast men in anything other than a negative light. Halfway through the book, I suspected that she was the female equivalent of a misogynist; and by the end of the book, I was convinced of it. There is literally no story in this volume that does not paint the man as a villain, and the woman as a victim. Even if the woman is a murderess, somehow men are worse. While in the real world this is sometimes true, the sheer repetition of this formula eventually overwhelmed the good points of O'Callaghan's stories.

I returned this book--just as I return any book that unremittingly portrays a specific group as evil--and will certainly buy nothing else from such a one-dimensional author.

It's a treat to have many of Ms. O'Callaghan's stories together in one
volume. This collection showcases her talent and versatility as a
writer.

Ms. O'Callaghan's novels in the Delilah West series include "Down for the Count", "Trade Off", and "Set-Up". Be sure to read them!

Her Anne Menlo books, SHADOW OF THE CHILD and ONLY IN THE ASHES, are also outstanding.

After reading this book, I have a newfound appreciation for this author. The way he juxtaposes racial segregation with a relationship between two caucasians, one who has a unique fondness for negroes in a very prejudiced 1950's Montreal, leaves readers spellbound. After awhile, you feel as if you are in the book yourself, looking on as the characters and the plot develop. By the time I made it to the climax of the story, i was in tears, and I felt every emotion that the characters in the book felt. This truly is one of Morley Callaghan's best novels, and deserves the governor General's award that it received, if not more than that.

After reading this book, I have lost total respect for this author (Morley Callaghan). The book is highly redundant, and I think that it should be discredited from his list of works. I have read a few of his books over the year such as Such is my Beloved and More Joy in heaven, and this book by far has been the worst. He tries to capture the essence of a segregated society in 1950's Montreal, as well as a love story, which I was led to believe was between a Caucasian male and an afro-canadian female, but instead he told a story of a caucasian female that was unaccepted by both races, and that repeated its events throughout the book. This unexpectedaspect, which I suppose was there to change things up, in a way cheapened the story. A variation of the events leading up to the climax would have made for a better plot. Overall, this book did not deserve the governor generals award that it received, and truly is not one of Callaghans best works.

I usually don't do this but I have to say this is the worst book I've read lately. The dialogue is awkward, the plot is weak, and the characters seem shallow. I finished this book only to have an example of how NOT to write.

This novel really gives the reader a feeling of being in Ireland, touching a bit of their unique culture. Combine that with the suspense of trying to figure out this "Who done it" makes it a great read!

I really enjoyed this book. I felt as if I was in Ireland experiencing the food, culture and people. The plot kept me thinking of possible murders and solutions. I could not put the book down.

Callaghan was in some ways a pivotal political figure. He not only lead the Labour party to a critical defeat which not only saw the conservatives dominate Britain for a record period but his loss of office led to the destruction of everything he stood for. That is the union movement, Britain's place as a manufacturing nation and the notion of the labour party being a working class movement.

The writer of the book has been absorbed by Callaghan's career and has come to like him (as did most of the British Electorate). His biography thus lacks a sense of the tragedy of Callaghan's life and the failure of his Prime Minister Ship and the desolation which resulted.

Instead we get a picture of a man on the right of the labour movement who was a decent man and tried in his political career to stand for what he thought was right.

A readable biography which looks to much at the man and perhaps not enough at the political context.

James Callaghans political life covers so much ground over such a period of time,that even at 750 pages this is a breezy read. It enscapsulates an interesting and significant period of Britains history and this well written biography neatly captures the feel of these times. Callaghan's premiership has often been perhaps judged rather too harsely with the memories of the final period, rather than earlier acheivements being to the forefront of most peoples minds. this attempts to be a revisionist biography and in truth the author is a little too reverential towards and uncritical of his subject.

This book leads us to a short cut to an intellectual property right. This manual is an air map on which we can see all ways to easily get to a patent and trademark right. This book interprets and explains Patent Law and Rules article by article in detail, and thus reading this book makes us to understand Patent Law and Rules (Titles 35 and 37) as a whole. Although the book provides instructions primarily for examiners to examine a patent/trademark application, it also contains guidelines for applicants, attorneys and others concerned to wish to file a patent application as well as trademark. Nobody cannot easily reach his final destination to obtain a patent right without this map. This is the best reference book for a patent right in the U. S. Perfect Guidebook!!!!!!!

The MPEP is currently in its 8th edition (Aug 2001). Thus, a manual from 1993 is, in reality, of questionable significance, if not misleading. For access to the current MPEP, contact the government printing office, or go to bookstore.gpo.gov.

Callaghan hops around the sonnets willy-nilly, drawing out intriguing themes. I'm not sure this volume counts as an "introduction," though: I feel nearly as confused and overwhelmed by the whole many sonnets now as before. When I've read the source material another five times, annotations and all, maybe Callaghan will feel introductory. Until then, I can only hope some of the spaghetti sticks to the wall.

A great primer on employee benefits for benefits professionals and others allied to the field. I'd give it 5 stars, but it's woefully out of date (1994). Many of the laws have changed since. Time for the Second Edition!

this book was a total dud it did not make sense and the laws are totaly wack i dont recommend this book,and your own safty stay away from this book.

As one of the most traditional legal codes in the Western World, Brehon Laws should be understood before being criticized... it is rather difficult (if not impossible) to try and make sense of a code of laws that has been orally preserved since Celtic days in Ireland if one has no idea of what this is about...

I can understand how some readers, if unfamiliar witht he Celtic world and inparticular the Brehon Laws of Ireland might find it a little hard to follow the more intricate parts but the content is well arranged and well explained and the worth of these ancient codes, with their emphasis on solutions that are both practically and spiritually satisfying, provides a fascinating insight into an ancient society.

Excerpt from Southern Maryland Weekend, by Gwyneth J. Saunders
"Herons Poynte is a gripping tale of blood-lust, greed, adventure and proud peoples, well worth the time. You will not be able to put it down."

Excerpt from Indian Country Today, by Shannon Burns
''Herons Poynte deeply unravels a story of environmental injustice, theft of Native lands, and American greed while sending a young man down a road of self-discovery. The story has elements of a great American novel."

Excerpt from Tidewater Times, by Anne Stinson
"Callaghan has fused a taut plot, dead-on dialogue and just enough Native American mysticism to establish the contrast between cultures. He has crafted a story line that gallops to a satisfying resolution."

Full reviews are available on the Heron Poynte website along with reader feedback, sample chapter, news, and book signings.

I finished it, so how bad can it be? The plot is actually interesting, enough so that I read it until the predictable end. The writing is another story. Every cliche is here, as well as a few twisted ones. Then there is the author's lack of basic knowledge, such as the difference between Hades and Hell. I wish the author had given the plot idea to a real wordsmith for development. There's so much extraneous "stuff" in this plot, so many undeveloped ideas, so many wanderings, that the book screams for an editor. Inconsistencies abound. For example, the title is Heron's Poynte. Yet the geographic spot in the text is only referred to as Heron's Point. Why the alternate spelling? Don't bother looking in the book for an answer. Any comparison with The DaVinci Code is a joke, and a bad one. This book is a self published work written by an amateur, yet there's something there that keeps it from being a throw-away. Get it for the story; be prepared to be amused by the errors.