This book explores the minds and lives of regular people to explain why far right parties are increasingly popular in democracies. While other titles focus on macro trends, like immigration and globalization, this book investigates people's day-to-day experiences and institutional contexts that connect their local ties to their electoral decisions.
Many variations of poetry including haiku, along with short stories of my life.
From the memories of a 90 year old alcoholic, (long sober, but still an alcoholic), first “diagnosed” by a US Army Medical Colonel while serving in the US Army in Germany, 1947. His earliest association with Alcoholics Anonymous came in 1958, and from that day to this he has attended meetings, sponsored several fellow alcoholics and been privy to hundreds of stories that seldom get heard outside of an AA meeting. Some are tragic, some are comic, all are poignant. Author and Poet Robert E. Maloney says, it is possible, but hardly probable, that some 90 year old, somewhere, will recognize his, or her, story, even though the names and locations have been changed. I hope so. In a few cases like my decease wives who were both in Al-Anon, the names have not been changed. These poetic snapshots of the unforgettable people you’d like to have known, back in the day, will let you experience the many friends he made throughout the years. His hope is, that readers who may have a drinking problem, will understand that the “Life of an Alcoholic” can be as productive as anybody else. All one must do is, “Don’t Drink and Go to Meetings.” Had it nor been for AA, his own efforts in life would surely have been a total waste, and the odds of making his 91st birthday the year this book was published, would have been slim. R.E. Maloney also published Lost in Burma and will be publishing his memoir late 2015.
The narrative explores the intertwined lives of two pioneering women at Queen's University Belfast during the early 20th century. Helen Waddell faced familial constraints and academic discrimination while aspiring to be a feminist literary critic, while Maude Clarke benefitted from her father's support in her journey to become an Irish historian. Their friendship and academic pursuits highlight the challenges and triumphs of women in academia, showcasing Waddell's transformation into a scholar and writer, alongside Clarke's influential role at Oxford. The book also includes excerpts from Waddell's writings.
The Irish writer and critic Helen Waddell burst onto the publishing scene in the 1920s as a phenomenon, a scholar whose books became instant bestsellers. These essays reassess her achievement from the perspectives of medieval, English, cultural and Irish studies, exploring how her writings challenge academic and literary orthodoxies.