The People and Promise of California uses an exciting collection of readings focusing on the unique, diverse, and cutting edge culture of California to help students understand the strategies and skills of good writing.

People and Promise of California, The (A Longman Topics Reader)

Politics & Social Sciences

Kennedy, Brian

Field, Mona

Sociology

Pearson

For sixteen-year-old Fergal Flynn, growing up in 1980s Belfast isn't easy. His father and brothers despise him; he's his mother's favourite one day, her punching bag the next; he has no idea what he wants to do with his life; and he fancies one of the boys in his class...Fergal just wants to belong - but knows he never will. When handsome young Father Mac arrives in the parish, Fergal embarks on a whirlwind journey towards a new life. As their relationship deepens, he discovers his sexuality, his talent for singing and the wonderful, terrifying opportunities the world has to offer. Funny, tender and unflinching, The Arrival of Fergal Flynn is the story of a young man struggling to find his voice against all the odds.

The Arrival of Fergal Flynn

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Gardners Books

For 16 year-old Fergal Flynn, growing up in 1980s Belfast isn’t easy. His father and brothers despise him; he’s his mother’s favorite one day, her punching bag the next; he has no idea what he wants to do with his life; and he fancies one of the boys in his class. Fergal just wants to belongbut knows he never will. When handsome young Father Mac arrives in the parish, Fergal embarks on a whirlwind journey towards a new life. As their relationship deepens, he discovers his sexuality, his talent for singing, and the wonderful, terrifying opportunities the world has to offer. Funny, tender, and unflinching, this is the story of a young man struggling to find his voice against all the odds.

Hodder&Stoughton

When Fergal Flynn’s remarkable singing talent is discovered by world-renowned opera star Alfredo Moretti, the young man sets out from his native Belfast for Rome, to study under the famous singer. This new, sophisticated world is a far cry from working-class Belfast. But Fergal soon finds out that escaping from a troubled past is not just a matter of geography. The more he tries to disguise his rough edges, the harder it becomes for him to unearth his true voice. Moving back in time to the glamour of 1950s Venice, Roman Song also tells the story of three leading lights of ToscaAlfredo, Marla Davis, and Brendan Fiscettiand of Amelia, the beautiful widowed countess, whose entrance stage-left creates a bitter rift between the three companions. When, three decades on, Alfredo gets word that Brendan Fiscetti is starring at the Teatro where Fergal works backstage, it becomes clear that Fergal is not the only one running from his past. This enchanting and funny tale is about coming to terms with your true self, and how facing your demons can open the door to the fulfillment of dreams.

Roman Song

The Book of Kells and the Art of Illumination brings together the Gospel of St. Mark from the 1200-year-old Irish masterpiece with a selection of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts which demonstrate the legacy of Kells throughout the centuries, both in terms of Gospel illustration and of the illuminated book. Not only does the Book of Kells testify to the vitality of Celtic art in the Early Middle Ages, but its fortunes also reflect the turbulent nature of the period in which it was created. This was an age in which the British Isles were ravaged by Viking raids, and monastic settlements, the cultural heart of the country, uprooted. Yet, against these odds, the Book of Kells survived. In later times it suffered further disturbances, and in the middle of the 17th century, during Ireland's battles with Cromwell, it was transferred from the ruined parish of Kells to Trinity College, Dublin, where ever since it has had a secure and distinguished home.

The Book of Kells and the Art of Illumination: An Exhibition Under the Patronage of Mary McAleese, President of Ireland and Sir William Deane Ac Kbe, Governor-General of Australia

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Natl Gallery of Australia

Focusing on topics of special concern to students, this series makes complex issues less intimidating and more accessible; each book presents 10 to 14 readings from a variety of perspectives that allow readers to better understand the topic.; ; Students must often make informed decisions about serious issues that will affect the course of their lives. Focusing on topics of special concern to students, the Issues That Concern You series helps make these complex issues less intimidating and more a

Water (Issues That Concern You)

Children's Books

Science, Nature & How It Works

Greenhaven Press

In this anthology, readers are first introduced to the historical and cultural context of each of six theatrical eras from 1606 to 2000. Then, scenes from the outstanding plays of each era bring the picture to life. From the early years of spirited, garrison theatricals to the golden era of melodrama in the 1890s to the contemporary Canadian theater of Tremblay, French and Highway.

The Baron Bold and the Beauteous Maid: A Compact History of Canadian Theatre

Dramas & Plays

Playwrights Canada Press

Sean Scully has made the motif of stripes his own, offering through them a sustained exploration of the nature of human relationships. We learn to read his stripes and colored shapes as meditations on, for example, union and disunion, dependence and independence, or harmony and disharmony. But because his images are not figurative, they can seek a universal appeal, color and form being understood by all cultures. This book by Brian Kennedy, Director of the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, includes interviews with the artist about his career and, in particular, his preoccupation with stripes, as well as essays on the stripe in Western abstract painting and in Sean Scully's work of the past four decades. Scully, described as "the modern-day savior of abstract art" by the Wall Street Journal, is one of the most esteemed abstract painters working today, and the stripe is the key motif in his works. Scully is known for painting bold patterns of vertical, horizontal, and occasionally diagonal stripes in blocks of layered color as a means of exploring the nature of human relationships. He is inspired by aspects of everyday life, from the constructed grids of skyscrapers, strung-out suburbs, railway lines, motorways, and telephone lines to airplane routes, walls, and garage doors. Scully's pursuit of multiple variations on the theme of the painted stripe, bar, and block is consistent with his assertion that "the stripe is a signifier of modernism." In earlier centuries stripes were used to separate outsiders from the rest of society. In the nineteenth century, artists began to adopt the stripe as a symbol of their status as bohemians, and in the early twentieth century, stripes became a mode of expression for many artists, including especially Piet Mondrian, Robert Motherwell, and Frank Stella. Today, the stripe is ubiquitous in society. Sean Scully has made stripes his own, developing through them a visual language based on a sustained examination of classical painting traditions. Art critic Arthur Danto comments on Scully's stripes, "His edges have a tactile beauty. These stripes have a living quality."

Sean Scully: The Art of the Stripe

Hood Museum of Art

Kennedy, Brian P. Irish Painting. Dublin, Town House, 1993. Octavo. 141 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Now out of print. Brian Patrick Kennedy (born 5 November 1961) is an Irish-born art museum director who works internationally. He is currently the Director of the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio. He was the Director of the Hood Museum of Art from 2005 to 2010, and the National Gallery of Australia (Canberra) from 1997-2004. Kennedy was born in Dublin and attended Clonkeen College. He received B.A. (1982), M.A. (1985) and Ph.D (1989) degrees from University College-Dublin, where he studied both art history and history. He worked in the Irish Department of Education (1982), the European Commission, Brussels (1983), and in Ireland at the Chester Beatty Library (1983-85), Government Publications Office (1985-86), and Department of Finance (1986-89). He married Mary Fiona Carlin in 1988. He was Assistant Director at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin from 1989 to 1997. He was Chair of the Irish Association of Art Historians from 1996-97, and of the Council of Australian Art Museum Directors from 2001-03. In September 1997 he became Director of the National Gallery of Australia. (Wikipedia).

Irish painting

Town House

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People and Promise of California, The (A Longman Topics Reader)

The Arrival of Fergal Flynn

The Arrival of Fergal Flynn

Roman Song

Roman Song

The Book of Kells and the Art of Illumination: An Exhibition Under the Patronage of Mary McAleese, President of Ireland and Sir William Deane Ac Kbe, Governor-General of Australia

Water (Issues That Concern You)

The Baron Bold and the Beauteous Maid: A Compact History of Canadian Theatre

Sean Scully: The Art of the Stripe

Irish painting