James Quinn

From its earliest days, association football was seen not just as a contest between individuals and teams, but also between nations and peoples. The Irish national team was among the first in the world to participate in international competition in the early 1880s, but not everyone accepted it as a truly national entity. Sport in Ireland was disputed ground in a manner that was not the case elsewhere – even the term ‘football’ itself was a contested one. But soccer followers generally found no contradiction between their sporting and national loyalties, and the game found an important niche in Irish life, supported by many leading nationalists, from James Connolly to John Hume. This book provides a unique window into the history of Ireland and Britain, with keen insights into the making of national, regional, sectarian, class and gender identities that crystallised around Irish soccer. Taking the story from the 1870s up to the present, it examines the domestic as well the international game in Ireland, North and South, and sets both in a richly detailed historical and cultural context. It also examines the experience of Irish communities in England and Scotland, and the ways in which the game affected their relationship with their host societies. Carefully weaving together political, social, cultural and sporting history, No Foreign Game tells a story not just of division and conflict, but also one of solidarity and celebration, and in doing so it breaks new ground in the history of Irish sport.

No Foreign Game

I began my writing career as a nightside reporter for the Evening Bulletin, a newspaper in Philadelphia. I progressed to writing plays, having spent seventeen years dancing and performing. This transitioned into my own publication, Stage Magazine, about little theater in Pennsylvania. I wrote news articles about the war in Vietnam and about the struggles our service men and women suffered, especially friends. Then life took a turn, and I found myself wondering why so many friends were dying, which led me to Out of the Spotlight. Out of the Spotlight is about being in the right place at the right time and doing the right thing for your life to progress in a positive fashion. It speaks about personal responsibility and accepting the reality of life and all that it has to offer. Understanding and accepting your shortcomings helps you understand what it takes to be personally successful. Out of the Spotlight speaks about the choices we make and the outcome of those choices.

Out Of The Spotlight

Explains how smaller fields, a yearlong racing season, and lower track attendance have contributed to lower winning percentages, and offers betting tips for maximizing winnings

Playing the Horses in Troubled Times

On Track/off Track

After the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service is assassinated, a terrorist organization plans to unleash a weapon of apocalyptic proportions and bring the British government to its knees. A deniable team is assembled to hunt down the terrorists. Called back from obscurity to lead them is Jack "Gorilla" Grant: a freelancer with a Smith & Wesson' 39 and cut-throat razor. And he's ready to settle the score in his own, brutal fashion. The Sentinel Five team turns their gunsights to the East, and enters a killing ground of death.

Sentinel Five

Tom Lyth is a man of many parts; writer, adventurer and exiled American living in the UK. He is also a man of secrets: a ruthless covert intelligence operative known as The Fisherman. A master manipulator, a seasoned spy and lover. When one of the shining stars of The Fisherman’s weapons technology intelligence network, codename Sailfish, is compromised, an extraction operation is ordered to bring him back in from the cold. But there are other power players who want to get their hands on future weapons technology, and after Sailfish himself becomes a target for enemy assassins, only The Fisherman and his team of covert operators can protect him. From the Souks of North Africa to the streets of London, Berlin, Vienna and beyond, James Quinn, author of the Gorilla Grant spy novels, introduces a new hero to the world of future covert intelligence.

The Fisherman

Putting readers into the shoes of film and TV professionals, Adventures in the Lives of Others is a gripping insider's account of ethics, problem-solving and decision-making at the cutting edge of documentaries and factual television.Both accessible and authoritative, the book brings together a range of intimate, candid accounts of the struggles involved in making documentary film and television, from Grey Gardens and Hoop Dreams to Man on Wire, Super Size Me and Benefits Street. Contributors include legends of the documentary world, eminent filmmakers at the top of their game, emerging directors and producers, and some of the world's most powerful and respected executives. In specially-commissioned pieces, they explore the ethical dilemmas involved in uncovering secrets and breaking taboos, accessing closed and dangerous worlds, fighting injustice, filming raw sex and violence, documenting acts of evil, and the many challenges of turning real life into compelling entertainment.

Adventures in the Lives of Others: Ethical Dilemmas in Factual Filmmaking

All four books in James Quinn's 'The Redaction Chronicles', a series of cold war espionage novels, now in one volume! A Game For Assassins: It's the early 1960's - the height of the Cold War - and agents of the British Intelligence are being targeted by an unknown team of assassins. In desperation, the agency sends in their best agent to hunt down the killers. Jack "Gorilla" Grant isn't your typical secret agent. Uncompromising and rough-edged, he doesn't fit in with the elitist and debonair intelligence agents. Soon, Jack is drawn into a deadly game where nothing is as it seems, and even the perfect spy can die in a wilderness of mirrors. Sentinel Five: The Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service has been assassinated, and the British government brought to its knees by a terrorist organization intent on unleashing a weapon of apocalyptic proportions. In desperation, a deniable team is assembled to hunt down the terrorists. Called back from obscurity to lead them is Jack “Gorilla” Grant, a freelancer with a Smith & Wesson’ 39 and cut-throat razor, who is ready to even the score in his own brutal fashion. But in game where power players, traitors and terrorists work hand in hand, the most serious threats sometimes come from within. The Sentinel Five team turns their gunsights to the East, to Asia, and enter a killing ground of death. Rogue Wolves: He is known as The Master. Spy, double agent, freelance assassin. He has been at the top of his game for the past thirty years, and worked for Nazis, Communists, Intelligence agencies and terrorists alike. No one knows his true identity, and the intelligence networks of several countries want him captured, interrogated and “Redacted”. Jack “Gorilla” Grant, now a contract agent for the French Secret Service, is assigned the job of tracking the Master down. Hot on his heels is an equally deadly and beautiful CIA bounty hunter, who is more than capable of hunting down both assassins. From France to the heartland of America and finally to a death island off the coast of Mexico, Rogue Wolves takes the anti-hero Gorilla Grant into the deepest heart of espionage darkness. Berlin Reload: When Jack “Gorilla” Grant's daughter is kidnapped in Rome, it is just the opening gambit in a series of events that pushes him back into the “Redaction” business that he once walked away from. Unseen forces are moving against Gorilla and dangerous enemies from his past are threatening his future, intent on turning a cold war into a hot war. But Gorilla has one rule; don’t mess with my family. And he’s willing to kill to enforce it. From the dangerous streets of 1960’s Berlin to a hit contract in Austria, and finally to a race against time in East Germany, Berlin Reload is an epic cold war spy story that spans the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, and throws James Quinn’s anti-hero Gorilla Grant into a mission where he may have to decide between the life of his daughter and the dawning of a new conflict between East and West.

A Cold War Espionage Thriller Series

The Redaction Chronicles Collection

It's the height of the Cold War, and a team of assassins is targeting agents of the British Intelligence. In desperation, the agency sends their best agent to hunt down the killers. Jack "Gorilla" Grant isn't your typical secret agent. Uncompromising and rough-edged, he doesn't fit in with the debonair intelligence operatives. Drawn into a deadly game, Jack soon realizes that even the perfect spy can die in a wilderness of mirrors.

A Game For Assassins

Life becomes complicated for Simon - a fundamentalist preacher and marriage guidance counsellor - when he realises in between adulterous affairs that he is, in fact, an atheist. From his dingy office in Kings Cross, from the pulpit, and from the beds of his lovers, Simon sorrowfully observes the hypocrisies and corruption of the worlds that he inhabits. And sometimes he embraces them. Raunchy and blasphemous, provocative and funny, Falling Backwards follows Simon from his flock at Sunday School to his ministry in the brothels of Kings Cross, and asks us to wonder whether Simon may not be something of a saint after all.

Falling Backwards

Patrick Maume

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Chronology -- Introduction -- Biographies -- List of abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Picture credits -- Index

Ulster Political Lives, 1886-1921

He is known as The Master. A spy, double agent and freelance assassin, he has been at the top of his game for decades. The Master has worked for Nazis, Communists, intelligence agencies and terrorists alike. No one knows his true identity. Now, the world's most secretive assassin has disappeared, and several intelligence networks want him captured, interrogated and "redacted". Jack Grant, now a contract agent for the French Secret Service, is assigned to track the Master down. Hot on his heels is a deadly and beautiful CIA bounty hunter who's more than capable of hunting down both of them. But the Master has an agenda of his own, and he's ready to begin a war that will engulf them all.

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Rogue Wolves

David B. Quinn

Praise For All Seasons

The ABCs of Thoroughbred Handicapping

Life is full of great experiences. But what have you learned from them? Are they helping you become the person you want to be? Are any preventing you from accomplishing your dreams? James Quinn uses these provocative questions to guide us through fifteen universal life experiences: Birth Family Love Faith Friendship Service Envy Anger Greed Fear Forgiveness Kindness Joy Hope Death These life experiences help you discover new strengths about yourself that may surprise, or even, shock you. Life experiences are past, present, and future, but regardless of when they occur, they can and do change our lives. The challenge is to use our experiences to grow in healthy ways. Fifteen Real-Life Experiences: A Journey in Christian Living provides down-to-earth advice on how we can use our experiences to guide us in our Christian faith. Book includes questions and action plans for individual and group reflection. "Dr. Quinn has brought before us fifteen life experiences which we all encounter in ways that enable us to come to grip with the value they offer. It is one of the most helpful tools I have seen both personally and for group interaction. Everyone could profit from spending time with his insight." -W.D. "Dub" Rogers, PhD, Family Christian Counseling "Life can become our greatest teacher if only we ask the right questions. James Quinn has applied the teaching style of Proverbs to remind us of the power that God has placed into our world as we pay attention to the lessons life can teach." -Dr. Guy C. Ames, District Superintendent of Ardmore, Oklahoma Conference, United Methodist Church, and Senior Pastor, Chapel Hill United Methodist Church (1994-2006) "This is a reflective, thought-provoking look at how our life experiences and Christian faith shape and should shape who we are as God's children." -Suzann Wade, Diaconal Minister and Christian Educator

A Journey in Christian Living

Fifteen Real-life Experiences

Interest in documentary filmmaking has never been greater. There are more documentaries now playing in mainstream cinemas than ever before. The Documentary Masterclass offers an engaging insight into the techniques of ten leading documentary directors.

The This Much is True - 15 Directors on Documentary Filmmaking

A Game For Assassins (The Redaction Chronicles Book 1)

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Junos® Security is the complete and authorized introduction to the new Juniper Networks SRX hardware series. This book not only provides a practical, hands-on field guide to deploying, configuring, and operating SRX, it also serves as a reference to help you prepare for any of the Junos Security Certification examinations offered by Juniper Networks. Network administrators and security professionals will learn how to use SRX Junos services gateways to address an array of enterprise data network requirements -- including IP routing, intrusion detection, attack mitigation, unified threat management, and WAN acceleration. Junos Security is a clear and detailed roadmap to the SRX platform. The author's newer book, Juniper SRX Series, covers the SRX devices themselves. Get up to speed on Juniper’s multi-function SRX platforms and SRX Junos software Explore case studies and troubleshooting tips from engineers with extensive SRX experience Become familiar with SRX security policy, Network Address Translation, and IPSec VPN configuration Learn about routing fundamentals and high availability with SRX platforms Discover what sets SRX apart from typical firewalls Understand the operating system that spans the entire Juniper Networks networking hardware portfolio Learn about the more commonly deployed branch series SRX as well as the large Data Center SRX firewalls "I know these authors well. They are out there in the field applying the SRX's industry-leading network security to real world customers everyday. You could not learn from a more talented team of security engineers." --Mark Bauhaus, EVP and General Manager, Juniper Networks

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