Callaghan Books

Callaghan met Hemingway when they both worked for the Toronto Star. Hemingway wnet to Paris and Callaghan did too, in 1929. This book tells what Callaghan did, besides write. He doesn't say much about his writing but tells of his times with Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald, James Joyce, and others. It is not too momentous, but it throws another light on what Samuel Putnam had to say in his 1947 book Paris Was Our Mistress. 1929 was an idyllic time for Callaghan and the other Americans in Paris, tho I am not sure they knew it.

If you enjoyed A Moveable Feast then you will appreciate Callaghan's That Summer in Paris even more. Callaghan has a terrific writing style that makes for a painless and enjoyable read though it is definitely for the fan of the Paris in the twenties crowd. The book is filled with anecdotes pertaining to the great writers of the 20th Century such as Hemingway, Lewis, Fitzgerald, Joyce, Etc. Etc. Callaghan captures the darker and more fragile side of genius. Do yourself a favor and read this one, it'll stay with any true fan of the "lost generation".

These are all three such fantastic stories. Definitely one of my favorites. You won't go wrong with this read.

This is a good book, but if you are looking for a Princess Diana book, this is not one.

I enjoyed the second story in this anthology the most, as it lacked much of the redundancy and silliness that marked the other two. Mari's deep dark secret was laughable, and Tess was just TSTL (Too Stupid To Live).

The Unlikely Lover was a story that I forgot immediately after reading. Mari and Ward made no impression on me whatsoever. 3 Stars

The Princess Bride was much more readable. I enjoyed the interaction between King and Tiffany. I also liked the evil secretary (straight out of a 1930's serial!). 4 Stars

Now, the third story "Callaghan's Bride" is the one that made me decide to give this book one star. Alone, it would be a negative star book! Tess was irritating, Cag was a horrible individual that was completely unappealing (but his snake was nice- I would read a story about the snake in a heartbeat). Tess and Cag are "forced" to marry-Cag gets mad, Tess leaves and goes to St. Louis, a decided change from land-locked Jacobsville! Sure, St. Louis has a river (actually two) but you can't get more "land-locked" than Missouri (I lived less than one mile from the river, in Soulard)! Tess finds an apartment (rented by the week, nearly impossible in any city for an apartment that you would be able to live in) that's close to the job she found as a pastry chef (with no training and no experience) in a downtown hotel. No mention is made of the St Louis Arch, which is right on the river front, in downtown St Louis, yet Tess watches the barge traffic go by. There were so many flaws in this book that I was practically throwing it against the wall every time one of the numerous errors came up. Good thing I didn't or I would be paying for someone to fix multiple holes in my walls. -5 stars

THE WEDDING in WHITE is a Harlequin Exclusive and not this trilogy listed but had to let people know that this is an Excellent book also.

Mack Killain, twenty eight, had been responsible for raising his three siblings and has no desire to be tied down and no desire for starting over in raising children.

Twenty two year old sister, Vivian, who incidentally wants to go with a man who had acknowledged getting another girl pregnant. Of course Mack does not like the man. Then there is sixteen year old brother, Bob whom he advises, in a droll tone, to carry protection on his dates. And brother, Charles.

Natalie Brock is Vivian's best friend, and has a yen for Mack for years. She is also shocked to find out that the love of her high school life had gotten a long talk from Mack before going on a date. The young jock was killed shortly thereafter. And now Mack informs Natalie that her football hero only dated her on a bet.

Natalie also finds herself a bit jellous of Glenna, a free and willing woman that Mack sees when he needs a little free-for-all. Natalie doesn't know that Mack has been keeping his desire for her under strict control since she was seventeen and he was twenty-one.

Trouble was had by Natalie, Vivian and Mack [read it] and it took almost losing Natalie to bring Mack around and straighten out Vivian.

A great story - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -- great addition to the Palmer collection.

This was the first Diana Palmer book I read, but definitely not the last! I love her stories of innocent young women who steal the hearts of these long, tall Texan cowboys. I just can't get enough of them! Start with Callaghan's Bride (it's the best, in my opinion) and then the other two. You will love them!

A complete, up-to-date textbook for medical students detailing everything needed to pass medicine exams feeling confident. The diagrams and at-a-glance sections are particularly helpful. There are more detailed books, but this covers everything necessary (and more) and what it does, it does well. Could be used either as a standard text or as a revision guide, due to the at-a-glance features. Easy to read and attractively laid out - this is a nice all-round medical textbook.

This book goes through the different chapters in medicine in a clear and thorough way, including anatomy, physiology, clinical topics and treatments. This book is even READABLE (unlike a lot of medical reference books) because of well spaced text, plenty of clear diagrams and pictures. Great for students or for a quick rehearsal, though a bit limited for practicing clinicians.

I've used this book for a year, but am currently looking for another book on internal medicine. I found the information in this book too shallow. Most of the chapters I read, I felt I got too little information about pathology and treatment, so I often had to look up in other books to fill out the blanks. I'm a person that has to understand what I read in order to learn it well. Nice charts are not enough. I was disappointed about this book, and I know many of my fellow students were too.

very clear diagrams, well set out, good pictures and "At A Glance" boxes make exam revision very easy. Highly recommend to any clinical student as a text or exam revision. Better than Kumar & Clark.

As a med student buying this book has saved me a lot of money, its the only medical reference to have lots of pictures, which is what you need especially for Derm & Ophth. No need to buy a picture book. "At A Glances" are brilliant!Highly recommended, its cheap too, as far as medical books go.

it does really a good text book. but anyone who wanna buy it, pls double check with the seller " i need 2 vol. books, not vol 2". though it was resolved at end, it bothered you so much.

Thanks to Amazon, that delivered the book in excellent condition and in a good time, it's a satisfaction to buy !

Description from the book back cover:

Her brother's best friend ... that's all handsome hunk Jack Kinsella should be in Sheila Callahan's eyes. But she'd had an incurable crush on him for as long as she could remember. And for just one magical moment, it seemed the feeling was mutual. Yet when it was over, all she had left was heartache ... and nine months later, a little something more ... His best friend's kid sister ... When it came to Sheila, Jack had had a strict hands-off policy for years. But for just one night, he'd bent the rules. And now he was thinking crazy things - like marriage. And forever. Why, with thoughts like that, a man could get committed ...

Sheila Callahan has five brothers that are all foremen at her father's construction company. Sheila would love to do the work that her brothers do, but her father feels that a construction site is no place for a woman. Finally, Sheila has had enough and gives her dad a choice to let her work on a site or she would go to another construction company. Sheila is thrilled to get her way, but her jaw drops when she discovers that she would be working under Jack Kinsella. Jack is her brother's best friend and Sheila has loved him for as long as she can remember. Jack, however, treats Sheila like a kid sister.

Jack may treat Sheila like a kid sister, but his feelings for her are not brotherly. Jack knows that Sheila is a forever diamond ring kind of woman. Jack, on the other hand, never intends on getting married and knows that avoiding his best friend's sister is best.

I enjoyed seeing a strong woman go after what she wants. Sheila wants Jack and she goes after him. Sheila backs Jack into a corner and eventually he must face his feelings for her. Very dominant men surround Sheila, but she is no wimp and stands up for herself and her beliefs. Although, I must admit that I did not agree with her decision to keep her secret at the end of the book. No matter what happened with Jack he deserved to know. Fortunately she does tell him at the very end of the book. I am sure we will learn more about this couple in future stories about her brothers.

Introduction: Dympna Callaghan.

Part I: The history of feminist Shakespeare criticism:
1. The Ladies' Shakespeare: Juliet Fleming.
2. Margaret Cavendish, Shakespeare Critic: Katherine M. Romack.
3. Misogyny is Everywhere: Phyllis Rackin.

Part II: Text and Language:
4. Feminist Editing and the Body of the Text: Laurie E Maguire.
5. Made to write 'whore' Upon?: Male and Female Use of the Word "Whore" in Shakespeare's Canon: Kay Stanton.
6. A word, Sweet Lucrece: Confession, Feminism and The Rape of Lucrece: Margo Hendricks.

Part III: Social Economies:
7. Gender, Class, and the Ideology of Comic Form, Much Ado About Nothing and Twelfth Night: Mihoko Suzuki.
8. Gendered 'Gifts' in Shakespeare's Belmont: The Economies of Exchange in Early Modern England: Jyotsna G. Singh.

Part IV: Race and Colonialism:
9. The Great Indian Vanishing Trick-Colonialism, Property and the Family in A Midsummer Night's Dream: Ania Loomba.
10. Black Ram, White Ewe: Shakespeare, Race, and Women: Joyce Green MacDonald.
11. Sycorax in Algiers: Cultural Politics and Gynecology in Early Modern England: Rachana Sachdev.
12. Black and White and Dread All Over: The Shakespeare Theater's "Photonegative" Othello and the body of Desdemona: Denise Albanese.

Part V: Performing Sexuality:
13. Women and Boys Playing Shakespeare: Juliet Dusinberre.
14. Mutant Scenes and 'Minor' Conflicts in Richard II: MollySmith.
15. Lovesickness, Gender, and Subjectivity: Twelfth Night and As You Like It: Carol Thomas Neely.
16. In the Lesbian Void: Woman-Woman Eroticism in Shakespeare's Plays: Theodora Jankowski.
17. Duncan's Corpse: Susan Zimmerman.

Part VI: Religion:
18. Others and Lovers in The Merchant of Venice: M. Lindsay Kaplan.
19. Between Idolatry and Astrology: Modes of Temporal Repetition in Romeo and Juliet: Philippa Berry.

Index.

This book is helpful to understanding the view of feminists who support idea of Shakespeare as a misogynist, but you get no other feminist viewpoint of him. Everything in this book supports the idea of Shakespeare's misogyny-- a position with which I disagree, because I believe that Shakespeare is a champion of women. I wrote a 40 page, graduate school level paper that clearly illustrated how he is NOT a misogynist, and got a 100% on it-- but I digress.

This book is a must have for any serious Shakespeare scholar who wants to be familiar with feminist sentiments against the bard. Just be aware that there also exists feminists who do NOT believe that Shakespeare was a misogynist, and none of their essays appear in this book. The title is misleading in making it sound as though all feminists have the same viewpoint, as is the undiversified content of it. No opinion against Shakespeare's alleged misogyny is included in the book. I give it three stars because it lacks fully one half of the feminist perspective. You can be feminist and not see him as a misogynyist, and there are other books out there that you will need to buy to get the complete picture.

Our firm practices in the area of fair housing and I find this book to be an essential resource for both in depth case law analysis and practical sample pleadings.

I usually don't bother to review books, but the only review here was so bad, and I happen to have a copy, and I practice in this area of the law representing landlords. I have found the book useful on occasion. Someone wanting samples of pleadings in this type of litigation should consider buying it. This is not the first book on housing discrimination that I would buy, however.

This book examines the dispute between Roy Keane and Coach Mick McCarthy in the preparations for Ireland's national soccer team in the 2002 World Cup. In it, the Ireland national soccer team sets up camp prior to the tournament on the pacific island of Saipan but they lacked some necessary supplies like soccer balls! The story is told through the eyes of an Ireland fan, the author living back in the Emerald island watching all of the events taking place through news stories and even visits to pubs to watch the team play their games. His family and namely son partakes in the story too.

In summarizing, we do get an in depth view of this whole controversial episode of which we ourselves might base an opinion on whom was right and whom was wrong as if the pros and cons are laid out and outlined for us, the basic conundrum being that Ireland's midfieldsman, Roy Keane, a world class player at that time, did not join the team for the tournament in Japan/Korea because of disagreement on how the team was being run.

As opposed to the popular book, Fever Pitch which is well known and of which many subsequent soccer books have probably used as a blue print in how to narrate a story (though it was not the first to do it that way), this author is definitely writing with an Irish slant to his English language, maybe better said, he writes and talks like an Irishman so it is not always as perfectly understandable as straight ahead English but that is really not a problem and probably a part of the charm of this book. It could easily be given the full 5 star rating but I don't think that properly reflects that while it is a very good book, it might not be among the very best soccer books out there. Thus, I give it only 4 stars. It is a must for any fan of the boys in green.

In 2002, soccer's World Cup Finals were played in Japan and South Korea. Following a two-year qualifying campaign, thirty-two countries were involved. While countries such as Brazil and France were among the pre-tournament favorites, the Republic of Ireland had qualified for only the third time in their history.

Ireland's team captain leading up to the finals was Roy Keane, considered by many to be the country's greatest ever player. While soccer is a team sport, Ireland simply wouldn't have been capable of qualifying for the Finals without him. Keane, like all the other members of Ireland's squad, has spent the bulk of his playing career in England - where he has won the Premiership and the F.A. Cup (English soccer's top competitions) several times. He also has a winners medal from the Champions League (Europe's top competition) in his collection. A very focused and determined player, he believes it is necessary to train, eat and rest properly to perform at the highest level.

The events that led up to the World Cup Finals that year, however, must have left him feeling disillusioned with the international set-up. The FAI (the organisation in charge of Irish soccer) had decided that Saipan would be used as the pre-tournament base. After all, it had a very nice hotel. Unfortunately, the team arrived to discover the FAI had brought no soccer balls or training gear - which made training a little difficult. Furthermore, Keane, as captain, wasn't too impressed with the attitude of some of his team-mates; there have been suggestions of late nights and heavy drinking (and I don't mean isotonic fluids). Furthermore, when the training equipment finally arrived, he was unhappy that some were allowed to skip the scheduled training sessions. Keane's anger at what was happening around him led to a huge argument with the squad's coach, Mick McCarthy. It seems that McCarthy found Keane's attitude unacceptable and reservations without foundation; as a result, he dismissed Keane from the squad and sent him home.

The story was huge, and Ireland was divided. A large part of the Irish population bizarrely agreed with McCarthy. Vilified by many in the media, Keane was labelled a traitor. Some made claims about what he'd said to McCarthy. He denied making the most controversial remark, a denial supported by Niall Quinn - another player who'd actually backed McCarthy's position. Keane, however, did have his supporters - among them, the population of Cork City and Conor O'Callaghan. In this book, O'Callaghan looks back to the events of Saipan, the reaction of the Irish people and its effect on him. He was involved in any number of arguments defending Keane - his barber was one of his favorite sparring partners - while the situation left his seven-year-old son thoroughly confused. Like Steve Staunton - who was appointed Ireland's captain after Keane was dismissed - O'Callaghan was brought up in Dundalk. Staunton was another player who'd backed McCarthy at a press conference. One of the funniest incidents takes place at a street party after his neighbour returned home - O'Callaghan made sure his neighbour knew not everyone was happy with his role.

I enjoyed this book quite a bit, but I'd imagine it has a limited appeal. There'd need to be some interest in soccer, and it will mean more if the reader followed the 2002 World Cup. (Having said that, it probably won't be enjoyed so much by those who supported Mick McCarthy). If you're interested, other books that cover the events of Saipan include "Laptop Dancing and the Nanny Goat Mambo: A Sports Writer's Year" by Tom Humphries and the autobiographies of Niall Quinn and Roy Keane.

I first read this book in a Canadian Lit class in College. The class was made up of all women axcept for myself. I should say, relevent to this, that my background is in Social Work. I was taking this class mainly out of interest rather than requirement.

The novel I found took a while to work up. The lead charactor of the Catholic Priest was a positive one for me as I saw him as a figure who merely wanted to help people. He was altruistic to the core and really believed in what he was doing. In the end we find that his high state of conviction had gotten him into deep trouble with the people he was trying to help as well as the institution which he represented to the very core of its teachings.

I don't think this book was written to be criticism towards the Catholic Church or even to higher classes. The lawyer friend in the book was a very likable fellow and is balanced to the two prostitutes. I do however believe that this book is commenting on the small line between passion and obsession. MOst of the women in my class felt that the main charactor got what he had coming as he seemed a stalker like figure who took things too far. I interpreted it as a tragedy because we see the core of this mans beliefs and see what he is trying to do- merely to help others. This is not worong and he placed much effort inbto this plight. Total tragedy.

Read the book anyways. It is good stuff and maybe respond to this entry and tell me what you think. I have also heard some criticism on sexual uundertones. I don't really think that this was prevalent, but if that's what it takes you to get you to read this, well, I guess it has done the trick.

I want to add how beliebvable the settings are for this. It takes place in Montreal, but I think it is believable to be any city in Canada. I live in Calgary myself and see the Cecil tavern and hotel being the setting, or if you are in Medicine Hat, I think the Sin Bin relates. Try reading this book with that in mind.

i felt very sorry for the priest and the grils the way societyshuned all of themm because they acted in a uncoth method.

Prentice and Egan's Commerce Clause - the second author is Egan - has long been regarded as a basic reference for the law of interstate commerce as of 1900. At a time when the temper of judicial opinion has finally begun to shift from the post 1937 consensus of unlimited federal power under the commerce clause, and indeed, even appointees to the Supreme Court who continue to support the post 1937 position, such as Breyer J., nevertheless have a sound knowledge of economic principles and a clear understanding of the significance and purposes of the negative implications of the commerce clause in restricting State legislation that hampers a national free trade zone, this book is no longer merely an interesting exercise in legal history.

For many years, in Australia, it was highly regarded, because the Australian federal constitution became operative on 1st January 1901 and much was copied from the American constitution on interstate commerce issues, so Prentice and Egan's classic study ends at exactly the right time for Australia.

For the American lawyer interested in the pre-1937 world of limited federal power under the commerce clause and a doctrine of freedom of interstate commerce founded on direct and indirect effects of enactments, Gavit's work is more useful. However, Prentice and Egan should not be ignored - if a learned second opinion is desired - as a guide to the old cases. Prentice and Egan in that sense is more authentic in the diffuseness of its analysis, whereas Gavit is more disciplined and focused on central themes, but because of that Gavit is more an argument than a resource, albeit Gavit compensates for this by an appendix summarizing each Supreme Court interstate commerce case by date of decision.

In sum, an excellent work.