'Skippy and Ruprecht are having a doughnut-eating race one evening when Skippy turns purple and falls off his chair'. And so begins this epic, tragic, comic, brilliant novel set in and around Dublin's Seabrook College for Boys. Principally concerning the lives, loves, mistakes and triumphs of overwe[...]
Suitable for SS and piano, this carol is characterized by a simple and effective melody. The voices are in unison for much of the piece, dividing in the latter part to proclaim the marvel of Christ's birth.[...]
Acclaimed as one of the funniest and most assured Irish novels of the last decade, "An Evening of Long Goodbyes" is the story of Dubliner Charles Hythloday and the heroic squandering of the family inheritance. Featuring drinking, greyhound racing, vanishing furniture, more drinking, old movies, asso[...]
Paul Murray Kendall's account of the life of Richard III explores not only the man himself, but also ways that he has influenced culture: Richard played a central role in several literary works, most notably in William Shakespeare's play.[...]
Charles Hythloday's ambition to live the life of a country gentleman is thwarted by his sister's ne'er-to-well boyfriend and a lack of actual wealth, a situation for which Charles sets out to find himself a job and turns the mean streets of Dublin upside-down. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.[...]
Presenting the essence of Dominican spirituality for busy modern people, this book makes available some of the different voices from the whole of the Dominican tradition. Much emphasis is laid on the order's motto - Truth. It points to the underlying presence of God in our work and leisure but above[...]
Why does Skippy, a fourteen-year-old boy at Dublin's venerable Seabrook College, end up dead on the floor of the local doughnut shop?Could it have something to do with his friend Ruprecht Van Doren, an overweight genius who is determined to open a portal into a parallel universe using ten-dimensiona[...]
Aquinas at Prayer draws attention to important aspects of Aquinas's life and work which have been all too often overlooked or forgotten. Today Aquinas is almost exclusively regarded as an outstanding scholastic philosopher and theologian. But what is little known is that Aquinas was, first and last,[...]
What is it like in practice to come close to the presence of God? Are there words which can, in some way, explain the nature of that experience? In this compelling study, Paul Murray draws attention to both the wisdom and lived experience of those men and women who knew, at first hand, of the light [...]
This title presents an entirely fresh approach to the Our Father, Jesus' own prayer, through the eyes of one of the greatest saints, Thomas Aquinas. Those readers, who in the past, have found the study of Aquinas especially daunting, will be grateful to the Dominican Paul Murray for the freshness an[...]
Paul Murray is not only an academic, a preacher and published poet, he is also a superb pastor. During his ministry, he has dealt with some extraordinary people - not least a South African who was convicted of murder and hanged under Apartheid. Drawing on this remarkable experience, the reader is of[...]
Whether art can be wholly autonomous has been repeatedly challenged in the modern history of aesthetics. In this collection of specially-commissioned chapters, a team of experts discuss the extent to which art can be explained purely in terms of aesthetic categories. Covering examples from Philosoph[...]
As political tension relaxes, wildlife enthusiasts and curious tourists are returning to Zimbabwe. With some of the finest national parks in Africa, the country is blessed with stunning landscapes and an abundance of wildlife. The mighty Zambezi River offers adventure holidays and Victoria Falls wil[...]
As political tension relaxes, wildlife enthusiasts and curious tourists are returning to Zimbabwe. With some of the finest national parks in Africa, the country is blessed with stunning landscapes and an abundance of wildlife. The mighty Zambezi River offers adventure holidays, and Victoria Falls wi[...]
Achieving a sustainable society is the biggest issue of our time. It is not an issue confined to a particular subject area or to certain jobs. It is a way of thinking and behaving that will need to be embedded in all aspects of all of our lives. The Sustainable Self is the perfect resource for lectu[...]
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Skippy dør er en tragisk komedie av episke dimensjoner som utforsker hver minste krok av hjertet. «En eksplosjon av en bok ? stor, sjenerøs, inderlig, morsom og trist,» ifølge Irish Times.Ruprecht Van Doren er et overvektig geni med hobbyer som omfatter svært komplisert matte og jakten på ute[...]
Higher education is a particularly complex site for enhancement initiatives. This book offers those involved in change a coherent conceptual overview of enhancement approaches, of the change context, and of the probable interactions between them. The book sets enhancement within a particular type of[...]
The 'tribes and territories' metaphor for the cultures of academic disciplines and their roots in different knowledge characteristics has been used by those interested in university life and work since the early 1990s. This book draws together research, data and theory to show how higher education h[...]