Kirjahaku

Following the tragic death of Brian at the hands of the IRA, the O'Malley family is forced to come together. As Parminder finds her strength waning due to the loss of her love and the impact of a hidden illness, her daughter Sahara steps up and becomes the glue to bond the family in difficult and risky times with the IRA still in the picture.The family moves to a new neighborhood within Boston in an effort to get away from the false allegations of corruption laid against their father after his death. They start over and through the grace of God find a degree of happiness. Sahara is so shaken by the loss of her father, that she effectively dedicates fifteen years of her life to seeking justice for him. She puts herself through Harvard Law and then manages to catch on with the Massachusetts Districts Attorney's office. Her presence ultimately helps the office reopen a cold case, her father's. She and the office go head to head with a corrupt police group and the IRA. Sahara battles to clear their father's name. This is the second book in the O'Malley Family Trilogy.

In Spirit and Sport: Religion and the Fragile Athletic Body in Popular Culture, Sean O’Neil studies the intersectionality of religion and disability as it exists within contemporary sports. To do so, he calls to the forefront various contemporary stories about trauma and disability—some fictional, others biographical—and examines how we tell and interpret these stories within the frameworks of athletic activity, competition, failure, and success. O’Neil studies a wide range of perspectives, from John Irving’s A Prayer for Owen Meany and the big-screen’s Signs to the experiences of real-life athletes like Tim Tebow, Muhammad Ali, and Bethany Hamilton. Woven throughout his examination of each is a consideration of religious belief and practice, especially within Christianity, as it relates to athletic ability—the lighthearted stories of victory and overcoming, the inspiring triumph over fragility and limitation so often couched in religious terms.O’Neil’s study draws upon his experiences as a hospital chaplain and his own battle with skin cancer. By blending personal experience with sociological observation, O’Neil argues that the intersection of religion, sports, and disability in popular culture is a revealing site of cultural struggle over competing myths, identities, and values related to the body—both the physical bodies we inhabit as well as the broader social bodies to which we subscribe.Spirit and Sport is a study with broad appeal: from O’Neil’s autoethnographic storytelling to the wide range of narrative media he examines, religious scholars, sports historians, and general audiences alike are sure to find it a thought-provoking and engaging read.

Brian O'Malley thought he had finally shaken off the pains of his youth - a youth stolen by his alcoholic father. He had found the island of his own family dreams with Parminder, a Punjabi Sikh woman who also faced her own childhood challenges in Northern India. Together in Boston, they face the harsh reality of raising a mixed family in a changing America complete with racism, bigotry, and terrorism. To make matters worse, Brian faces the ultimate challenge of not allowing alcoholism and depression to condemn him and his children to the same life he endured.This is a story of the realities of life's challenges and finding happiness despite the odds and the world around you. Brian's Stolen Dream is the first of three books that tell the multi-generational story of the O'Malley family. The books speak of challenges and hardships and the triumph of the human heart. Racial integration is a core theme throughout as is spiritualism and Indian mysticism.Book two is called Sahara's Miracle and book three is Parminder's Legacy.

Brian O'Malley thought he had finally shaken off the pains of his youth - a youth stolen by his alcoholic father. He had found the island of his own family dreams with Parminder, a Punjabi Sikh woman who also faced her own childhood challenges in Northern India. Together in Boston, they face the harsh reality of raising a mixed family in a changing America complete with racism, bigotry, and terrorism. To make matters worse, Brian faces the ultimate challenge of not allowing alcoholism and depression to condemn him and his children to the same life he endured. This is a story of the realities of life's challenges and finding happiness despite the odds and the world around you. Brian's Stolen Dream is the first of three books that tell the multi-generational story of the O'Malley family. The books speak of challenges and hardships and the triumph of the human heart. Racial integration is a core theme throughout as is spiritualism and Indian mysticism. Book two is called Sahara's Miracle and book three is Parminder's Legacy.

From the author of The Plague, Judgement Day comes the sister book, Demons, Judgement Day. Where does it start? A little want or need as a child that slowly grows into desire. We are all human and we all face the reality of the imperfection of being. Desire comes in many forms. For some, it's narcotics, an artificial high while fully knowing that the high will bring an equivalent low. That low conveniently providing the need for the next high. For some it's food. While they are fully aware that every bite takes them closer to their end, they are compelled, driven for the next mouthful. For others, it's games of chance. They find their fix in the cards or the roulette wheel. The thrill of the game. The challenge of all or nothing only to find that the house always wins. Then there are those who find sex. Not in its basic, natural form but in a perverse way that is only satisfied in its most extreme manner. Ultimately, most people find a way to manage their desires as they grow. They recognize the demon within them; battle it and contain it as best they can. Then there are those that are simply unable to manage it and thus become victims of their demons. These demons lurk constantly just below the surface, even for those who are able to contain them. What would it take for them to grab control?