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In Classic Spy Tales and Epic Sea Adventures, Newfoundland's most beloved historian, Jack Fitzgerald, returns with another thrilling collection of Newfoundland stories. Scouring the historical records, Fitzgerald reveals what transpired when the two most powerful leaders in the world met in Placentia Bay to alter the course of war, how a secret spy document changed Newfoundland wartime policy, and how a German U-boat managed to establish a Nazi weather station in Labrador.And supplementing stories of war and espionage, Fitzgerald also offers tales of giant squid, harrowing nautical disasters, and of the Newfoundland sea captain who inspired one of the most famous novels ever written. As the third volume in Jack Fitzgerald's Treasury of Newfoundland Stories, Classic Spy Tales and Epic Sea Adventures is an indispensable edition for anyone interested in the history of Newfoundland.

Fitzgerald humorously takes on our present-day cultural and political vices, follies and shortcomings-i.e. American stupidity. A young California evolutionary biologist, Dr. Alexander Hayward, sets about to find out WHY so much stupidity is afoot in our country these days. The author wittily navigates the reader through a minefield of humor and edgy social commentary in the vein of Bill Maher, George Carlin and Noam Chomsky. Laughter abounds as Dr. Hayward investigates this massive "nobody home upstairs" dilemma in the USA. This book is a tonic for liberals and progressives and a mighty bitter pill for neo-cons and theo-cons. The International Herald Tribune says, "Fitzgerald is so adept with a pen he can make the improbable seem utterly believable. He has an uncanny knack of capturing American types." Viva La Evolucion! as

How did a Catholic bishop stop the riot of 1861? Which British monarch physically assaulted a priest in St. John's? What ancient relics are kept at the Basilica? Did a British princess help build Newfoundland's greatest Catholic church? By mining Newfoundland's history and folklore, Jack Fitzgerald answers these questions, and many more, in Hell's Flames to Heaven's Gate. From Newfoundland's role as a sanctuary for the displaced immigrants of the Irish-Catholic diaspora to a Catholic Bishop's plea to an English monarch, and from the stories of relics and cultural artifacts to the building of the magnificent Basilica-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Jack Fitzgerald returns to chronicle the most socially and politically powerful institution in Newfoundland history.

"My take on life is that it's a giant hors d'oeuvres tray and my approach is to have a taste of everything." - Jack Fitzgerald Jack Fitzgerald is the author of several books and has produced many stage plays. He recently turned 89 and, in spite of failing eyesight, decided to write one last book. It had to be unique and different. Fitzgerald's book consists of forty-two emails. They are replies to phone calls, greeting cards, and emails, none of which are in the book. What you do see though are forty-two email replies from Jack to these friends, relatives, and his readers. These emails build a matrix that in many ways is like a puzzle. From each email you will glean certain information about Jack's life. As you proceed through the book, you will get more and more droplets of information. By the time you finish email forty-two, you will have a rather complete autobiography of Jack's life. So, for once, you can have unusual fun reading someone's emails and clues to their life lessons and experiences. So, get started at once on this email puzzle and begin collecting virtual autobiographical clues. Have fun on your very first virtual autobiographical puzzle.

Jack Fitzgerald's Treasury of Newfoundland Stories Volume II: Amazing and Strange is a substantial collection of tales from times long gone.Included are yarns of Newfoundland's people and places, ranging from the extraordinary and remarkable to the bizarre, uncanny and fantastic. Especially appealing is the Christmas section, which includes spine-tingling tales of spooks and spectres.This unique collection of Newfoundland's off-beat history is captivating and informative. These stories have been gathered from archival materials, old newspapers, magazines and from the oral traditions in communities throughout the province. Also included are stories from Fitzgerald's out of print books, which have been updated whenever possible.