Michael O'Brien

Michael D. O'Brien

In the aftermath of World War I, an Englishwoman emigrates to British Columbia where she falls in love with an Irish trapper who is escaping a past.

Strangers and Sojourners

Harry Potter and the Paganization of Culture

Set in present day Manhattan, The Fool of New York City is the tale of two souls who are considered to be "fools" and "idiots" in the eyes of most people they encounter. One is a literal giant, the other an amnesiac who believes he is the 17th century Spanish painter Francisco de Goya, hundreds of years old, aging more slowly than the rest of the human race. Billy the giant has also briefly suffered from amnesia years ago, and he understands the anguish of those who have lost their identity. He is an apparently simple person, a failed basketball player with an enormous good heart who takes Francisco under his wing after they meet through a seeming coincidence. Together they undertake a laborious search to discover Francisco's true past. The trail leads them to numerous adventures, into the shrouded realm of hidden memories, the ironies and complexities of human character and destiny, of catastrophic evil and of redemption. It is a journey into the mysterious dimensions of the mind. It is about trauma and remembrance in America.

A Novel

The Fool of New York City

Ethan McQuarry is a young lighthouse keeper on a tiny island, the rugged outcropping of easternmost Cape Breton Island on the Atlantic Ocean. A man without any family, he sees himself as a silent "vigilant", performing his duties courageously year after year, with an admirable sense of responsibility. He cherishes his solitude and is grateful that his interactions with human beings are rare. Even so, he is haunted by his aloneness in the world and by a feeling that his life is meaningless. His courage, his integrity, his love of the sea and wildlife, of practical skills and of learning are, in the end, not enough. He is faced with internal storms and sometimes literal storms of terrifying power. From time to time he becomes aware that messengers are sent to him from what he calls "the awakeness" in existence, "the listeningness." But he cannot at first recognize them as messengers nor understand what they might be telling him, until he finds himself caught up in catastrophic events, and begins to see the mysterious undercurrents of reality—and the hidden face of love. "They that go down to the sea in ships, trading upon the waters, they see the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep." - Psalm 107: 23

The Lighthouse

For more than 80 years this unique short atlas has been the go-to guide to the examination of patients with lesions of the peripheral nerves and nerve roots – appreciated by generations of students and experienced practitioners alike. First published in its original form in 1943 and updated in its sixth edition by highly respected author Michael O’Brien, this book is the perfect companion for all those involved or caring for patients with peripheral nerve injuries and other neuromuscular disorders. It covers mononeuropathies, peripheral nerve lesions, examination techniques and anatomy of the peripheral nervous system, all illustrated with excellent diagrams and high-quality photographs. Illustrated with exceptionally clear photographs, accompanied by simple anatomical diagrams to aid comprehension Useful tables of the innervation of muscles and the muscle and cutaneous distribution of peripheral nerves Updated to reflect latest changes in nomenclature New diagrams and illustrations, including of the spine and spinal nerve roots, male inguinal region and female perineum Summary table of the common compression and entrapment mononeuropathies, with sites now indicated on the nerve diagrams

Aids to the Examination of the Peripheral Nervous System - E-Book

Richard Crossley

Kevin Karlson

Utilizing a holistic approach to identifying different birds, a guide to shorebirds explains how to use such characteristics as general color patterns, size, structure, and behavior to determine an avian species, in a handy resource that includes more than 870 full-color captioned photographs.

The Shorebird Guide

Early in 1815, Louisa Catherine Adams and her young son left St. Petersburg in a heavy Russian carriage and set out on a difficult journey to meet her husband, John Quincy Adams, in Paris. She traveled through the snows of eastern Europe, down the Baltic coast to Prussia, across the battlefields of Germany, and into a France then experiencing the tumultuous events of Napoleon's return from Elba. Along the way, she learned what the long years of Napoleon's wars had done to Europe, what her old friends in the royal court in Berlin had experienced during the French occupation, how it felt to have her life threatened by reckless soldiers, and how to manage fear. The journey was a metaphor for a life spent crossing borders: born in London in 1775, she had grown up partly in France, and in 1797 had married into the most famous of American political dynasties and become the daughter-in-law of John and Abigail Adams. The prizewinning historian Michael O'Brien reconstructs for the first time Louisa Adams's extraordinary passage. An evocative history of the experience of travel in the days of carriages and kings, Mrs. Adams in Winter offers a moving portrait of a lady, her difficult marriage, and her conflicted sense of what it meant to be a woman caught between worlds.

A Journey in the Last Days of Napoleon

Mrs. Adams in Winter

Hard ground

Pawel Tarnowski es un humilde librero que da refugio a un muchacho judío, David Schäfer, huido del ghetto de la ciudad de Varsovia en plena ocupación nazi. A lo largo de todo un invierno, y acechados por la amenaza permanente de que les descubran, los dos debatirán sobre cuestiones como el bien y el mal, el pecado y la redención, la literatura y la filosofía, así como de su respectivo punto de vista sobre la religión. Lejos de complacerse en la simple discusión de ideas, es una novela de acción, bellísima y trepidante, porque más allá de las palabras están siempre los hechos, las pequeñas decisiones que cambian el mundo y la Historia desde la fe, la esperanza y el amor.

El librero de Varsovia

Sophia House is set in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. Pawel Tarnowski, a bookseller, gives refuge to David Schäfer, a Jewish youth who has escaped from the ghetto, and hides him in the attic of the book shop. Throughout the winter of 1942-43, haunted by the looming threat of discovery, they discuss good and evil, sin and redemption, literature and philosophy, and their respective religious views of reality. Decades later, David becomes a convert to Catholicism, is the Carmelite priest Fr. Elijah Schäfer called by the Pope to confront the Anti-christ in Michael O'Brien's best-selling novel, Father Elijah: an Apocalypse. In this "prequel", the author explores the meaning of love, religious identity, and sacrifice viewed from two distinct perspectives. The cast of characters also includes the notorious Count Smokrev, a literate Nazi Major, a French novelist, a terrifying Polish bear, the Russian icon painter Andrei Rublev, and Pawel's beloved Kahlia, the elusive figure who moves through the story as an unseen presence. As the story unfolds, the loss of spiritual fatherhood in late Western society is revealed as a problem of language in the heart and soul, and as one of the gravest crises of our times. As the author points the way to rediscovery of our Father in heaven, he also shows us the path to renewal of human fatherhood. This is a novel about small choices that shift the balance of the world.

Sophia House

McCarthy and McCarthyism in Wisconsin

In this fifth novel in his series, Children of the Last Days, Michael O’Brien explores the true meaning of poverty of spirit. Loosely based on the real lives of a number of native North Americans, A Cry of Stone is the fictional account of the life of a native artist, Rose Wâbos. Abandoned as an infant, Rose is raised by her grandmother, Oldmary Wâbos, in the remotest regions of the northern Ontario wilderness. The story covers a period from 1940 to 1973, chronicling Rose’s growth to womanhood, her discovery of art, her moving out into the world of cities and sophisticated cultural circles. Above all it is the story of a soul who is granted little of human strengths and resources, yet who strives to love in all circumstances. As she searches for the ultimate meaning of her life, she changes the lives of many people whom she meets along the way. O’Brien takes the reader deep into the heart of a “small” person. There he uncovers the beauty and struggles of a soul who wants only to create, to help others to see what she sees. The story also explores the complex lies and false images, the ambitions and posturing that dominate much of contemporary culture, and shows how these have contributed to a loss of our understanding of the sacredness of each human life. Once again, Michael O’Brien beautifully demonstrates that no matter how insignificant a person may be in the world’s eyes, marvels and mysteries are to be found in everyone. His central character, Rose, is among the despised and rejected of the earth, yet her life bears witness to the greatness in man, and to his eternal destiny.

A Cry of Stone

Plague Journal is Michael O'Brien's third novel in the Children of the Last Days series. The central character is Nathaniel Delaney, the editor of a small-town newspaper, who is about to face the greatest crisis of his life. As the novel begins, ominous events are taking place throughout North America, but little of it surfaces before the public eye. Set in the not-too-distant future, the story describes a nation that is quietly shifting from a democratic form of government to a form of totalitarianism. Delaney is one of the few voices left in the media who is willing to speak the whole truth about what is happening, and as a result the full force of the government is brought against him. Thus, seeking to protect his children and to salvage what remains of his life, he makes a choice that will alter the future of each member of his family and many other people. As the story progresses he keeps a journal of observations, recording the day-by-day escalation of events, and analyzing the motives of his political opponents with sometimes scathing frankness. More importantly, he begins to keep a "mental record" that develops into a painful process of self-examination. As his world falls apart, he is compelled to see in greater depth the significance of his own assumptions and compromises, his successes and failures. Plague Journal chronicles the struggle of a thoroughly modern man put to the ultimate spiritual and psychological test, a man who in losing himself finds himself.

Plague Journal

John M. Hutson

Spencer W. Beasley

Warwick J. Teague

Sebastian K. King

Jones' Clinical Paediatric Surgery provides clear-sighted advice on the surgical options available for young patients. Building on the popular and successful style of previous editions, this fully revised seventh edition employs a systematic approach to the childhood diseases that need surgical treatment. It includes more case vignettes and colour photographs, expanded coverage on the use of imaging, and updated approaches to management including laparoscopic operations. Key subject areas are supported by case vignettes in a familiar format similar to what might appear in an OSCE viva. Jones' Clinical Paediatric Surgery is the ideal guide for paeditricians, surgeons and trainees, as well as primary care physicians, junior doctors and medical students.

Jones' Clinical Paediatric Surgery

After an initial honeymoon with historians, in recent years John F. Kennedy has been more carefully scrutinized. Michael O'Brien, who knows as much about Kennedy as any historian now writing, here takes a comprehensive look at the feature of Camelot that remained largely under the radar during the White House years: Kennedy's womanizing. Indeed, O'Brien writes, Kennedy's approach to women and sex was near pathological, beyond the farthest reaches of the media's imagination at the time. The record makes for an astonishing piece of presidential history.

John F. Kennedy's Women: The Story of a Sexual Obsession

Learn the secrets to success from one of the most successful independent addiction counselors. Addiction Private Practice is a comprehensive business plan for addiction counselors and therapists who want to effectively and safely help clients with substance abuse problems in a private office setting. Michael O’Brien will help you to break free of the shackles of addiction treatment programs, earn the income you deserve, achieve your true potential, and help more people with substance use disorders than you ever imagined possible. Already in Private Practice? Michael O’Brien’s informed strategies, processes, and best practices will help you take your practice to the next level or refocus your existing practice to serve those with substance abuse disorders. In this definitive guide, you will learn: - The fundamental components of a successful, ethical, and safe addiction practice. - Everything you need to know to get started with very minimal start-up capital. - The best practices of a successful addiction practice. - How to effectively and ethically market your services. Michael O’Brien has negotiated discounts and free access to tools and services that will save you thousands of dollars when launching your practice and allow you to get started with very little capital. Turn self-doubt into confidence and join the revolution that is occurring in the addiction treatment industry! What other counselors are saying about Addiction Private Practice: “Michael O’Brien has not only literally written the book on achieving success in addiction private practice, but he is also living proof that it is possible. His bulletproof addiction practice model is easy to understand and execute, even for those who are not technologically savvy. Any competent counselor can use this book to achieve their desired success. He is selflessly handing his proven strategies to his future competition and propelling the profession forward! This is a huge leap forward for all addiction professionals." Sherrie Rager, Ph.D., CADC II, M-RAS, CCDS “Addiction counselors have been waiting for this ground-breaking work! Clear, concise, and expert guidance in launching a private practice. Michael takes the guesswork out of building, marketing, and managing a successful addiction practice. There are many books on starting a private practice, but none are dedicated to the specific needs of addiction counselors. Even if you are already in private practice, this book is worth reading. The processes, marketing wisdom, and business model will boost your existing practice.” Christopher Wellington, LAADC “If you intend to start a private practice, you must read this book. You’ll discover many insights that will benefit your business and your clients. Michael’s model sets a new standard for best practices in addiction private practice. His step-by-step instructions are easy to implement and understand. Don’t start a practice without it!” Nelu Zia, LAADC, SAP “Addiction Private Practice has been monumental in helping me start my practice. This book lays out step-by-step how to get started, maintain, and continue to thrive in private practice. By following Michael's strategies, I was able to obtain eight clients in a matter of weeks! His knowledge and strategies work. As a substance abuse counselor, without this information and guidance, I may never have gone into private practice." Bryan Vasquez, CAT-C III

The Definitive Guide for Addiction Counselors and Therapists

Addiction Private Practice

Between the wars the South was not only different but, as Dr. O'Brien shows, felt itself to be so. His book, skilfully organized and extremely well written, focuses on the thought of those Southern intellectuals who attempted in different ways to single out the essentials of Southernism.

The Idea of the American South, 1920-1941

A modern assessment of the thirty-fifth president evaluates the perspectives of both his supporters and revisionists, sharing nuanced interpretations of the influence of a range of factors from his family values and military contributions to his political achievements and personal scandals.

An Interpretive Biography

Rethinking Kennedy

From the pages of forgotten journals and literary magazines Michael O'Brien assembles fourteen pieces that effectively challenge the long-prevailing notion that the mind of the Old South was superficial, unintellectual, and obsessed with race and slavery. In this book are discourses on subjects ranging from English empirical thought to neoclassical aesthetics, from the enfranchisement of women to transcendental theology, from the works of Hawthorne and Emerson to the social system of Virginia.

Michael O'Brien

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