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More than five million visitors a year flock to Alabama’s Gulf Coast for its natural beauty, diverse ecosystems, and more than 30 miles of sugar-white sand beaches next to the soothing waves of the Gulf of Mexico. 100 Things to Do on the Alabama Gulf Coast Before You Die helps you make the most of your visit with itineraries, insider tips, and a local’s perspective. Explore the resort towns of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach at the epicenter of Baldwin County’s tourist industry. Taste the vibrant culinary scene at dozens of local restaurants, each serving up incredible fare, from unique burger joints and seafood shacks to Cajuninfluenced restaurants oozing with Bayou goodness. Step into the natural environment on boardwalks over wetlands—just watch out for alligators and bobcats. Get the best tips for visiting Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge and the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, where you can take in the unique maritime wilderness. Local journalist and outdoor enthusiast John Mullen is your personal guide for this Gulf Coast experience. Whether you’re fishing world-class red snapper or just enjoying a sunny vacation, locals and visitors alike will find new spots to explore in this indispensable book.

A real life personal tragedy turns into a hope filled story for an 18 year old single mother, merely existing on crutches in the bush of Mozambique. Two writers minding their own book stumble on her story, 217 words in National Geographic article. A remarkable series of events brings together high school students, university seniors, a Handicapped International deminer and his wife, and a 79 year old Indian 'Gandhi.' From three continents the players enter the drama to do impossible. This story will restore your faith in humanity and call you to join a movement to restore dignity and justice to 10,000 innocent ones in Mozambique.

Originally published in French as Chanson populaire en Grande-Bretagne pendant la Grande Guerre 1914-1918 in 2012.

Set in Victorian Ireland post Great Famine and during the campaign for Irish Home Rule, "The Wainwrights" by John Mullen is a fictional work following the lives of the Wainwrights, a prominent land-owning and wealthy family. As the author sets the novel against the backdrop of unrest, uprising and dissidence, the readers are introduced to the struggles facing the Victorian era. The suffragette movement, homoerotic desire, and crime and punishment are all explored through a lens of class war, rebellion and the fight for a free Ireland. Mullen's writing style is reminiscent of the fin de siècle movement, as he depicts an era of degeneration but also the hope for a new beginning. Mullen effortlessly illustrates each character's decline, always returning to the root of where it all started; in their family home, Staddles. Through the melancholy, despair and anguish, "The Wainwrights" is a novel that touches upon the trials and tribulations of our existence and the fragility of human life.

Born in the 1930s, John Mullen grows up in poverty-stricken Dundalk, Ireland. Although he has the love of a big family, a warm and caring mother, and great friends, his is a simple childhood with little money to spare and often not enough, even for food. He attends Catholic schools and survives the cruelty of the system in those early days, but his childhood experiences prepare him well for life ahead.We follow John's life story as he faces huge challenges until he can finally enjoy what he has spent a lifetime earning.As working parents, John and his wife Anthea are devastated when their firstborn son, Patrick, after a difficult birth, grows up ‘backward' and not able to join the mainstream school system. Through all the frustrations, anger, and sadness, but ever-present love and compassion, they make tough decisions to help Patrick, while caring for their other two sons. But are they the right decisions and what will become of Patrick?

Mark, born into a wealthy family, attending Winchester College with aspirations to attend Cambridge University is faced with degradation. Buying a one-way ticket to Malaga, Spain, Mark leaves the country, fleeing to start a new life for himself. Coming across the time-share company Dream Home in hopes of finding work, Mark gains employment and comes across the sly individuals that lead the company, Dan Maguire and his right-hand man Juan. While learning the ropes of the shady business, Mark is thrown into the deep end after the murder of Juan, starting an endless spiral of danger being thrown into his life. Comisario Sabell, enlisting the help of ex-detective, Baxter, must undergo a deep search into Spanish and Irish crime to uncover the truth behind the murder. Following the main story, there are a number of short stories encompassing themes of love, death, despair and skiing.

In the tranquil setting of the South Downs a killer is at large as a young girl suffers a cruel death, the second such death in the area. Law enforcement officers are under extreme pressure to apprehend the culprit and suspicion falls on a mild-mannered music teacher who is wholly innocent of the crime. Lies are told in open court that ensures his conviction and he is sentenced to life imprisonment. Young Detective Sergeant Josie Prentiss is deeply suspicious of the verdict and she will ensure that some form of justice prevails and the blame is attributed to the real killer.