New Releases by Michael Moran

After a devastating defeat against Detective Sanchez, the Believers must reunite and retrain in an effort to take him down once and for all. Since Detective Sanchez uses his evil superpowers to control the minds of presidents of countries around the world, the survival of our planet depends on the heroes. Will they be successful? Find out in this final installment of the Believers trilogy.

The Wealth Mindset: A Guide to Achieving Financial Freedom and Living the Life You Want" is an insightful and empowering read for anyone looking to take control of their finances and achieve financial freedom. This book provides a comprehensive guide on how to develop a wealth mindset and adopt the habits and attitudes necessary for success. With a focus on practical steps and real-life examples, this book will help you understand how to manage your money effectively, invest wisely, and create multiple streams of income. Whether you're just starting out on your financial journey or looking to take it to the next level, "The Wealth Mindset" will equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to live the life you want and achieve financial stability and independence. Get ready to embark on a journey of financial growth and discover the power of a wealth mindset.

Jerry Miller is a full-time superhero, and his power is that he can make anything come true so long as he believes it's possible. He also bestowed his closest friends with powers to help him fight crime and save lives. Together, they are a group of superheroes called Believers. Their popularity is ever-growing, and their talents are appreciated worldwide. Everything seems well and under control until they meet a young girl named Leah; an orphan and new Believer who has powers. She is one of many new Believers emerging in the world. Jerry and his friends and family will try to help Leah and other new Believers while also dealing with dangerous supervillains and disasters around the world. Can they guide these newcomers down a righteous path, or will they succumb to a greater evil lurking in the shadows? Get ready for an action-packed drama, the second novel of the Believers trilogy.

Seamus O'Hare, a bipolar, obsessive compulsive, germaphobe, falls head-over-heals for a delusional schizophrenic, Bonnie Allen, in a mental hospital. Over time, the two leave the hospital and meet up once again, where they move in together. Between his idiosyncrasies and her delusions, they find rooming together and, later, being in a relationship together, harder than they first hypothesized. But over time they work out the kinks, and then during an unconventional honeymoon, after an equally unconventional wedding, the two witness a UFO landing and ominous images warning them of an upcoming alien invasion. Now it's up to two people, with a combined total of eighteen mental hospital stays, to warn the world about the extraterrestrials coming to wipe out human existence.

Summer, 1944. War darkens Europe. An aurora, though, has gilded Paris following its liberation after four years of occupation. Commissaire Jacques Bouttier, just appointed Chief of Police, pledges to a flag waving crowd on the Champs Elysees that the displacement of the enemy's Gestapo with his Gendarmerie signals the invocation of forbearance against force. Police will protect! Police will respect! Once again the light of life will glow in Paris, even amidst the surrounding carnage in Europe! The next day a gendarme rushes into the commissaire's office and reports a crisis at the Jeu de Paume museum. A terrorist there is holding hostages and demanding to speak with the commissaire in person. Word of this incursion quickly spreads and foments outrage throughout the city. With the Gestapo finally dislodged, yet war closely raging, any sabotage carried out in Paris must be quashed! Calls for the use of force against terrorism assail the commissaire whose Gendarmerie is now responsible for the security of the city. As he prepares to confront this crisis at the museum, his salutary proclamation about forbearance the day before readily seems whimsical.

Michael Moran is fascinated by the thinkers he discusses. But unlike most of them, he has no illusion that philosophy can do the work of science and be even a minor source of factual knowledge. Moreover, being highly speculative, it is unlikely that most

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A brawl at a wedding, a widow struggling to manage a neighborhood bar, and an unfortunate encounter with the President of the United States are just three of the situations explored with humor and warmth in this collection of short stories. These eighteen slice-of-life tales depict working class people coping with religious differences, cultural conflicts, and ethical dilemmas often with a surprising outcome

The third edition of this comprehensive and innovative textbook provides an invaluable narrative and insight into the ever-changing landscape of British politics. Updated to cover the 2015 General Election, the Scottish independence referendum and changing relations with the European Union, this extensively revised new edition sets out to provide students with a clear understanding of the core features of British politics and contemporary governance, as well as an examination of the way in which the governing process is becoming increasingly 'multi-level' and 'multi-agency'. Written in a concise and accessible style by one of the leading authors in the field, this engaging text provides an illuminating framework that draws on the range of analytical issues and theoretical debates in the study of British politics. Through Moran's unrivalled account of the way Britain is governed, it is clear to see why this text continues to be essential reading for undergraduate students of British politics. New to this Edition: - Continued discussion on the influence of EU membership on British politics A distinct emphasis on the rising importance of management in the system of government - New 2017 update covers both the 2016 EU Referendum and the 2017 General Election, as well as their repercussions for British politics.

This book explores the crisis of the British state. Though it has been particularly apparent since the outcome of both the 2014 Scottish independence and 2016 ‘Brexit’ referendums, it stems from deep historical roots. The book traces the origins of the state to the original Act of Union of 1707 and demonstrates how different notions of British destiny - Protestant, imperial, social democratic – have held the state together at different times. The present crisis, it is argued, is due to the exhaustion of these senses of destiny. Moran shows how the United Kingdom is now held together as a militarised state prone to disastrous adventures like the invasion of Iraq, and concludes by examining some alternative futures for the state. This book will appeal to students, scholars and the general reader interested in British politics and political history.

In April 2009 alumni and friends of Catholic High School for Boys will gather to toast and roast a favorite of the school’s legendary faculty, Michael Moran, the author of Proudly We Speak Your Name. Only a stoic could complete a reading without a teary-eyed moment or two and many belly laughs. Faculty idiosyncrasies are recalled in this memoir, as are student antics. If it can happen within the walls of an all-boys high school, the author has probably seen it in his forty-one years of teaching. And he has probably reported on it in this book, which was written during his first year of "retirement.” While the spirit is often light, Moran’s book ends with a stirring tribute to the man who, though departed, still epitomizes the spirit of the place, the man whose name is now given to the school’s street, Father George Tribou. Readers will leave Moran’s account glad for the experience of following in his (remembered) footsteps.

Jerry Miller began his life as a normal boy. He was born and raised in Miami, Florida. His parents were kind, hard-working, and completely normal. Before he spoke his first word, however, he already discovered one of his many superpowers, proving he was anything but normal. He tried hiding his powers and living like an ordinary boy, but daily challenges and lack of self-control forced Jerry to reveal his powers on numerous occasions. With Jerry's powers now out in the open, what will happen next? Will he be accepted by friends and family? Will he live up to expectations? Will he become a true hero or crumble under pressure and fail the world?

Who is entitled to be a citizen? What rights and duties does citizenship involve? These political questions are being asked today with a renewed urgency, both by practising politicians and by scholars. These essays by distinguished contributors examine the changing frontiers of modern citizenship. They look at the way citizenship is being reshaped within the nation state, in relations between women and the state, under the impact of economic crisis and recession, and in the face of new multinational political forces.

A history of the U.S. Mint in the first half of the 19th century and the impact that the 1848 discovery of gold in California had upon the mint and the country as a whole.

Following the collapse of the former regimes of Eastern and Central Europe and Latin America the choice of all of the democratising countries was to move towards liberal democracy. Likewise in Africa, many authoriatarian regimes seem to be in retreat, perhaps most significantly in South Africa. Democracy seems to be the only valued political system of the late twentieth century, so that even China for example, describes itself as the people's democratic dictatorship. So have we really, as Francis Fukuyama suggested, reached the end of history? Should we not look seriously at the tension between liberalism and democracy which have led to dissatisfaction with the liberal model in countries such as Britain and France? Is it not important to discuss the real problems of stabilisation and survival which the democratising countries are experiencing? This timely collection examines questions of central concern to scholars and practitioners of politics. It looks at both the concept of democracy and the process of democratisation, combining theoretical chapters by historians of ideas and political theorists, with empirical chapters on the process of democratisation in Eastern Europe, China, The Middle East and Latin America, as well as in established democracies such as Britain and France.

Anyone who has attended a class reunion will say that if you are planning to attend one, you must expect the unexpected-and that no swami or soothsayer can predict what such a gathering will produce. Tom Fletcher, elected secretary-treasurer by his fellow high school seniors, decided after their reunion to take the "secretary" part of his job description seriously and to tell what happened. At the outset of his report he pledges that he didn't invent anything of which he writes, but that gets harder and harder to believe the further one reads.

This book explores the influence of private United States (US) philanthropic foundations in the governance of global problems. Through a close scrutiny of four high profile case studies of public-private collaboration, the work addresses the vacuum present in global governance scholarship regarding the influence of foundations, arguing the influence of these actors extends beyond the basic material, and into the more subtle and complex ideational sphere of policy and governance. This book: charts the growth of private forms of governance and foundations’ role in deepening and extending private power in global politics provides a historical examination of private foundations in international affairs including their centrality in the development of the institutional architecture in international health and agriculture and the linkage back to domestic political systems analyses the new modes of philanthropy and giving styles – particularly venture philanthropy and ‘philanthrocapitalism’ – and how these are being rearticulated in the aid architecture and in development discourses evaluates distinctive features and unique attributes of foundations as transnational actors (including their limitations) – how they use these attributes when exercising policy influence and how they negotiate and collaborate with other state and non-state actors in global governance provides an introduction to three prominent foundations – Gates, Rockefeller and the Acumen Fund – and four key partnerships – IAVI, GAVI, AGRA and A to Z textile Mills. This work will be of great interest to students and scholars of international organizations, international political economy and development studies.

Victor McDade resents many things, not least being dragged as a camp follower to West Germany in 1989 with his journalist wife. Jane goads him into doing something productive, with results that will forever change Victor - and the world. "A fast paced Cold War narrative with bracing insights on that nature of marriage, fame, fidelity and the nature of modern life. -- Lynda Hammes, Publisher, Foreign Affairs magazine

Leo Finn had it all: a wife, two daughters, a good job. Then alcohol took it all away. Leo drifted from Omaha to Hoboken, where he's living homeless-in an alley. Leo has learned to cope with life on the street, but suddenly having to deal with an eight-year-old creates a disruption for which he isn't prepared.

Auch Deutschland wird das Machtvakuum füllen müssen - ob es uns nun gefällt oder nicht. Spätnachts im Kanzleramt: Gebannt starren Kanzlerin Angela Merkel, Außenminister Guido Westerwelle und ihre engsten Mitarbeiter und Vertrauten auf den Bildschirm. Sie verfolgen eine streng geheime GSG-9-Kommandoaktion, die den meistgesuchten Terroristen der Welt zur Strecke bringen soll. Aus dem Lautsprecher knarzt es: "Zielobjekt ausgeschaltet." Wir alle wissen: So hat sich die Geschichte natürlich nicht zugetragen. Ort des Geschehens war das Weiße Haus, auf Angela Merkels Sessel saß Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton schlug entsetzt die Hand vor den Mund und die Elitetruppe, die Osama bin Laden tötete, war das SEAL Team Six. Bisher konnte sich alle Welt darauf verlassen, dass die USA die Kohlen aus dem Feuer holen. Doch das ist bald Geschichte. Amerika will und kann nicht mehr die Rolle des Weltpolizisten spielen. Man mag das begrüßen oder bedauern, an folgender Frage kommt man nicht vorbei: Und was dann? Klar ist: Das entstehende Machtvakuum muss gefüllt werden, und Deutschland wird dabei nicht außen vor bleiben können. Dieses Buch bietet beides: eine schonungslose Analyse der (Fehl-)Entwicklungen, die den Abstieg der USA verursacht haben, und umfassende Ausblicke auf die sich daraus ergebenden Konsequenzen für den Rest der Welt. Brauchen wir einen neuen Weltpolizisten? Mehrere? Oder eröffnen sich ganz neue Perspektiven für eine größere Machtbalance? Michael Moran zeigt auf, wie die USA ihre neue Rolle finden können und in welche neuen Rollen Deutschland, Russland, China und Co schlüpfen müssen.

A rookie teacher returns to his alma mater, an all-boys Catholic high school, confident that he knows what to expect. He knows the legendary principal; he knows the routine. But he didn't know about the death threat, or the runaway student, or the attempted murder, or the extraordinary football season, or the "miracle" in August, or the four unforgettable tenth graders, and a lot more. It's a good thing he started taking notes, or it would have been more than anyone could have remembered.

What's the secret of everlasting employability? How do you ensure that you will always have an income? This book is for those who are giving serious thought about their career. Sadly most people don't. The trick to everlasting employability in the words of the ice hockey player Wayne Gretsky is to skate to where the puck is going. How do you predict what skills, experience, and qualifications will be required by the marketplace 18 months from today? How do you ensure that those with a requirement for your skill set know about you? What does the smart candidate do to stand out from the crowd? This book is a pragmatic guide to managing your career to ensure everlasting employability.

A romantic and adventurous journey to the hidden islands and lagoons beyond Papua New Guinea and north of Australia.

A leading forecaster of economic and political trends takes a sharp look at the decline of American influence in the world, and how it can prepare for the new reality. The age of American global dominance is ending. Today, a host of forces are converging to challenge its cherished notion of exceptionalism, and risky economic and foreign policies have steadily eroded the power structure in place since the Cold War. Staggering under a huge burden of debt, the country must make some tough choices—or cede sovereignty to its creditors. In The Reckoning, Michael Moran, geostrategy analyst explores the challenges ahead -- and what, if anything, can be prevent chaos as America loses its perch at the top of the mountain. Covering developments like unprecedented information technologies, the growing prosperity of China, India, Brazil, and Turkey, and the diminished importance of Wall Street in the face of global markets, Moran warns that the coming shift will have serious consequences not just for the United States, but for the wider world. Countries that have traditionally depended on the United States for protection and global stability will have to fend for themselves. Moran describes how, with a bit of wise leadership, America can transition to this new world order gracefully—by managing entitlements, reigniting sustainable growth, reforming immigration policy, launching new regional dialogues that bring friend and rival together in cooperative multinational structures, and breaking the poisonous deadlock in Washington. If not, he warns, history won't wait.

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In this uproarious memoir and meticulously researched cultural journey, writer Michael Moran keeps company with a gallery of fantastic characters. In chronicling the resurrection of the nation from war and the Holocaust, he paints a portrait of the unknown Poland, one of monumental castles, primeval forests and, of course, the Poles themselves. This captivating journey into the heart of a country is a timely and brilliant celebration of a valiant and richly cultured people.