In the early winter of 1983, a generous season for memories, Michael Tierney attended his first—and only—game with his father, John. For a self-employed electrician with nine children to support, this was the rarest of opportunities. Miraculously, Celtic overturned a first-leg deficit to thrash Sporting Lisbon, 5-0, with a team of home-grown talent, players that felt as one with the fans. As the years pass, that one magical evening fades in the bustle of family commitments and the constant spectre of unemployment. Then, in 2002, John Tierney has a severe stroke that renders him immobile and unable to talk. For his wife Catherine, for Michael and his five sisters and three brothers, the landscape of life would change irrevocably. But three decades later, Michael and his wheelchair-bound parent would make an emotional return to Celtic Park. The First Game with My Father is an evocative family memoir and a journey of discovery into lives that diverge, yet are knitted together by moments of sorrow and joy, and into the nature of identity, especially when tragedy renders a man voiceless. The most intimate portrait of a father and son and how a soccer team unites them in an unbreakable bond, it is also the story of a city, a community, and a treasured way of life.

The First Game with My Father

Tierney, Michael

Parenting & Relationships

Transworld Publishers

<div>In the early winter of 1983, a generous season for memories, Michael Tierney attended his first--and only--game with his father, John. For a self-employed electrician with nine children to support, this was the rarest of opportunities. Miraculously, Celtic overturned a first-leg deficit to thrash Sporting Lisbon, 5-0, with a team of home-grown talent, players that felt as one with the fans. As the years pass, that one magical evening fades in the bustle of family commitments and the constant specter of unemployment. Then, in 2002, John Tierney has a severe stroke that renders him immobile and unable to talk. For his wife Catherine, for Michael and his five sisters and three brothers, the landscape of life would change irrevocably. But three decades later, Michael and his wheelchair-bound parent would make an emotional return to Celtic Park. The First Game with My Father is an evocative family memoir and a journey of discovery into lives that diverge, yet are knitted together by moments of sorrow and joy, and into the nature of identity, especially when tragedy renders a man voiceless. The most intimate portrait of a father and son and how a soccer team unites them in an unbreakable bond, it is also the story of a city, a community, and a treasured way of life.</div>

75,000 years ago, mankind first migrated into space and colonized the brightest stars in the night sky -- calling them the WILD STARS. Now, in modern times, their war against the planet destroying Brothan has reached Old Atlantis, the world also known as Earth. THE BOOK OF CIRCLES is the culmination of a 20 year project: a 288 page graphic novel that collects both new and remastered material from the 9 WILD STARS comics and portfolio. "This time-traveling saga delves into the briny deep and the seas of space with equal aplomb," was the review from The Comic Shop News. Comic Book Electronic Magazine said the WILD STARS comics contain "Real Treasure," and Comic Book Resources described them as "Absolutely beautiful stuff." Created, Written and Illustrated by Michael Tierney, artwork is also provided by comics legend Frank Brunner (Dr. Strange, Howard the Duck) and veteran illustrators Dave Simons (Savage Sword of Conan), David Brewer (Legion of Super-Heroes), and Tom Smith (JLA/Avengers). Also featured are the incredible landscape paintings of Mary Tierney. Michael Tierney is a former Journeyman printer, printing division manager, and a veteran comic book retailer with two stores in Central Arkansas. A long-time advisor to the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, he has provided numerous articles and market reports to Comics and Games Retailer, Overstreet Monthly Magazine and Fan Magazine, Comic Book Marketplace Magazine, and ICv2.com. Since his first creative story publication in 1972 while in High School, he has been a small press publisher since 1977, and was a Technical Consultant for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Crazyhorse and Equinox Literary Journals. He was nominated for the Will Eisner Spirit of the Comics Retailer of the Year Award in 1999, and the Star*Reach Comics Retailer of the Year Award in 1985. He also serves on the Business License Committee for the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Wild Stars: The Book of Circles

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

Little Rocket Pubns

Issue 2 of the new Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine Cirsova, featuring: 
<ul>
<li>Novella</li>
<ul><li>Images of the Goddess by Schuyler Hernstrom</li></ul>
<li>Short Stories</li> <ul>
<li>The Sealed City by Adrian Cole</li> <li>Hoskins' War by Brian K. Lowe</li> <li>Squire Errant by Karl Gallagher</li> <li>The Water Walks Tonight by S.H. Mansouri</li> <li>Shark Fighter by Michael Tierney</li>
</ul>
<li>Poetry</li> <ul><li>My Name is John Carter (Part 2) by James Hutchings</li></ul>
<li>Essay</li> <ul><li>Rescuing Women by Kristine Kathryn Rusch</li></ul>
</ul>

Cirsova #2: Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine

Cole, Adrian

Hernstrom, Schuyler

Lowe, Brian K.

Hutchings, James

Mansouri, S.H.

Gallagher, Karl

Rusch, Kristine Katheryn

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Spring 2017 special Eldritch Earth issue. Burroughsian adventure on a prehistoric Lovecraftian Earth. Novella The First American, by Schuyler Hernstrom Short Stories  War of the Ruby/Shapes In the Fog, by Brian K. Lowe Darla of Deodanth, by Louise Sorensen In the Gloaming O My Darling, by Misha Burnett The Queen of Shadows, by Jay Barnson Beyond the Great Divide, by S.H. Mansouri Through the Star-Thorn Maze, by Lynn Rushlau The Bears of 1812, by Michael Tierney A Killing in Karkesh, by Adrian Cole  Poetry  My Name is John Carter (Pt. 4), by James Hutchings

Cirsova #5: Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine

Burnett, Misha

Barnson, Jay

Rushlau, Lynn

Nicodemus Boffin rose from a boyhood in the ash heaps of East London to reach the pinnacles of British science when he is mentored by the great scientist, Michael Faraday. When Nicodemus finds a secret laboratory notebook in which Faraday has described incomprehensible experiments, he wonders if his mentor has discovered a new science, or lost his faculties. Nicodemus's rival, Viscount Whitehall-Barnes, seeks to gain the notebook by any means necessary to study the descriptions of a strange orange mineral with unusual properties which he believes is the alchemists' Philosopher's Stone. Realizing that the Viscount must never learn of the secrets of the orange stone, Nicodemus takes action to keep the knowledge hidden, protect his family, and preserve the legacy of his mentor.

The Secret Notebook of Michael Faraday: An Airship Flamel Adventure

You probably thought it was a day like any other day when you boarded the #13 in London or Paris or Boston or Kyoto or New York or San Francisco. You're only going to the next stop. Of course you're expecting other passengers, but from other times and other dimensions? What about an assortment of dangerous cargoes, various decadent pleasure seekers, and a handful of privateers? No? Then you're probably not ready for a Sasquatch, a river hag, a Strawberry Bulldog on the cusp of Doomsday, giant robots, Yokai, ghosts, and a band of Romani wielding a dimension-perverting orb. But Conductor Jack's got your back on the #13. Or does she? Care to try your luck?

Next Stop on the #13

Literature & Fiction

TURTLEDOVE, HARRY

Whitecliff, Dover

Csernica, Lillian

Holly-Rosing, Madeleine

Drake, David L

Morse, Katherine L

MacArthur, T. E.

Francis, Anthony

Sikes, B J

Short Stories & Anthologies

Dover Whitecliff

Charles Darwin, one of Britain's most famous and certainly most controversial scientists has a puzzle. How is it that cultures all over the world have ancient myths of dragons? Could dragons have once lived alongside ancient man? Could dragons still exist? Professor Nicodemus Boffin and his newly launched airship Flamel takes up Darwin's request to search for evidence of modern dragons. The voyage takes Flamel from Britain through the Middle East and over the Himalayas to China. The search is barely begun when Flamel discovers an illicit gold mine run by Cai Yuan, a cruel Chinese warlord and his corrupt British collaborator. Professor Boffin and his family are taken hostage in the mine which seems to be guarded by a fierce dragon. The crew of Flamel must rescue them, and together discover whether Mr. Darwin's dragon truly exists.

Mr. Darwin's Dragon: An Airship Flamel Adventure

Independently published

"Having lived a successful life in Bangkok that included friends, two teaching jobs, and her own apartment, Sandra Gregory recounts how her life took a terrible turn in 1993 and how she experienced a journey from prison to renewal. While recuperating from dysentery and dengue fever, Gregory ran out of money. With mounting medical bills to pay, she met a heroin addict who offered her $1,000 to smuggle his personal supply of heroin to Japan. It was just enough to pay her medical bills and buy a ticket home, but Gregory was arrested at Bangkok airport before she even boarded the plane. Detailing the four and a half years she spent in the notorious Lard Yao prison, dubbed the “Bangkok Hilton,” Gregory describes scenes of horrific brutality and suffering before being transferred to a British jail to serve the rest of her 22-year sentence. She tells of her daily fight for survival, of many women who died with no medical care or loved ones around them, and of her acceptance of her guilt and ultimate redemption."

Forget You Had a Daughter: Doing Time in the 'Bangkok Hilton': Sandra Gregory's Story

Biographies & Memoirs

Gregory, Sandra

Memoirs

Visión

Following two years of living abroad in Thailand, Sandra Gregory suddenly became desperately ill and as her medical bills began to mount, her bank account dwindled. In exchange for $2,000 she agreed to carry 89 grams of heroin to Tokyo for a friend, but before she even boarded the plane she was caught by Bangkok Airport security and ultimately sentenced to 25 years inside the infamous Lard Yao prison. In this shocking account, Sandra details the four and a half years she spent in Thai prison and describes scenes of horrific brutality and suffering. She tells of her daily fight for survival, of the many women who died with no medical care or loved ones around them, and of her acceptance of her guilt and ultimate redemption. Amidst the pain and torture, this honest recollection shows how Sandra fought for survival, and prevailed.

Forget You Had a Daughter: Doing Time in the 'Bangkok Hilton'

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

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