Ten-year-old Red Morgan and Po Hillen are the best of friends growing up in Newry, Northern Ireland, in the late 1950s. Its an adventurous time for these boys who always seem to be at the center of a little mischief. At school, they are part of a class known as 3C. They are generally unruly, argumentative, manipulative, conniving, and devious, or, in the terms of the modern educationalist, a challenge. But these 3C students face their own challenges every day. They have to devise strategies well in advance of their classes to outwit their weary teachers, plan little ways to annoy, cajole, divert, and dodge. Outside school, their lives reflect the poverty and innocence of the times where they have some unbelievable and hilarious situations with often intriguing and hair-raising outcomes. Through the eyes of Red and Po, Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dogs Tales takes a nostalgic journey through the streets, shops, and cafs of Newry, a small picturesque town on the Irish border.

During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Red Morgan and Po Hillen are in their early teens and truly experiencing life in the Irish border town of Newry. In fact, theyve become more outrageous and humorous than ever. Uncle Luigis Cafwhere their close friend and conspirator, Anto Falsoni, works part-time for his uncleserves as the headquarters for all the gangs mischievous and devious planning, which seems to be an everyday occurrence. New and exciting interests influence the boys lives. They race homemade carts at breakneck speeds on Newrys steep hills. They avidly follow their football team and travel to Dublin and England to watch the competition. And, of course, girls and dating play a new role, and these distractions lead to some unexpected, hilarious, and sometimes embarrassing situations. Frogs and Snails and Big Dogs Tales takes a nostalgic romp through the 1960s while sharing the daily exploits of Red, Po, and their gangtheir love lives, school days, and friends, as well as other unbelievable and hilarious escapades.

Red Morgan, Po Hillen, and the gang are reaching the end of their school days. The now infamous class of 3C is about to be released on an unsuspecting world. They may be older, but their exploits continue to be as crazy as ever in the 1960s and 1970s. In this third book in the series, Anto Falsoni continues to act as the bookie for the many schemes the gang dreams upand somehow always comes out on the winning side. After interviews during the school year, most of the gang is recruited to complete a three-month course in Dublin with a company intending to open a factory in Newry. Living together in the big city leads to many hilarious situations both at work and at home. Their adventures, if anything, rival their school days. It was just a short time ago when the boys would only talk about football; now the conversation has turned to plans of purchasing engagement rings. Even at this stage of their lives, the banter and teasing never stops as they move through life at a breathtaking pace that embraced chaos with what appeared to be a natural ethos.

A collection of short stories based on the hilarious exploits of a group of schoolboys in Newry, Northern Ireland during the 1950s and 1960s. A children's book for adults.

When we talk about family values, like whether children need two parents, we are also talking about gender values, because a 'yes' answer to this question might imply that only women with husbands should have children. In the same way, when we talk about gender issues, such as whether men should be paid higher wages than women, we are also talking about family issues, because a 'yes' answer suggests that husbands should be the family breadwinner. In this updated second edition of Gender and Families, Coltrane and Adams continue to demystify the complexities and connections between gender and family in contemporary culture, with discussions of race, ethnicity, and social class.

It is the end of the nineteenth century and Emily Kelly has come to Hickory Grove, Virginia for a friend's wedding. Her focus, however, quickly turns to Blackthorn Manor and to a mystery surrounding several women who have died there. Were their deaths merely accidents? The town is in denial, but Emily soon learns that a murderer haunts the streets of this small southern town. Intrigued by the mystery, Emily ignores all warnings and begins a search that ultimately takes her to Blackthorn Manor. It is there a new danger, one she did not anticipate, presents itself. For threatening her investigation-as well as her heart-is the handsome and elusive Phillip Blackthorn who is just out of reach, but always on her mind. When she comes face to face with the murderer, Emily's life teeters on a precipice. A shocking secret is suddenly revealed and Emily discovers the disturbing past events that drove an already troubled mind to finally snap.

Queer Cinema: Schoolgirls, Vampires, and Gay Cowboys illustrates queer cinematic aesthetics by highlighting key films that emerged at historical turning points throughout the twentieth century. Barbara Mennel traces the representation of gays and lesbians from the sexual liberation movements of the roaring 1920s in Berlin to the Stonewall Rebellion in New York City and the emergence of queer activism and film in the early 1990s. She explains early tropes of queerness, such as the boarding school or the vampire, and describes the development of camp from 1950s Hollywood to underground art of the late 1960s in New York City. Mennel concludes with an exploration of the contemporary mainstreaming of gay and lesbian films and global queer cinema. Queer Cinema: Schoolgirls, Vampires and Gay Cowboys not only offers an introduction to a gay and lesbian film history, but also contributes to an academic discussion about queer subversion of mainstream film.