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Power and Ideology in Brazil

Power and Ideology in Brazil

Peter McDonough

Peter McDonough. and regularities and although they can be traced to abiding institutional cleavages, they are only imperfectly organized in collective fashion. Many of the historically and culturally defined institutions of Brazilian politics do not ...
Passionate Uncertainty: Inside the American Jesuits

Passionate Uncertainty: Inside the American Jesuits

Peter McDonough

In this groundbreaking book, Peter McDonough and Eugene C. Bianchi draw on interviews and statements gathered from more than four hundred Jesuits and former Jesuits to provide an intimate look at turmoil among Catholicism's legendary best ...
Voices of Sag Harbor: A Village Remembered

Voices of Sag Harbor: A Village Remembered

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My grandmother, Anna McDonough, was the eldest of the four children of Elizabeth Fraser Brown and William J. McDonough. They lived on Glover Street. She worked at the Bulova Watchcase factory as did her sisters, Nellie and Mae, brother ...
The Politics of Population in Brazil: Elite Ambivalence and ...

The Politics of Population in Brazil: Elite Ambivalence and ...

Peter McDonough

In part, this is because attitudes on the issue are not closely identified with opinions regarding left-versus-right disputes.
The Crocodile Caper

The Crocodile Caper

Peter McDonough

This is how plans can go awry, how revolutions begin. And, it can happen to anyone who is easily led. This is a tale to be approached with caution. A whole load of croc.
The Cultural Dynamics of Democratization in Spain

The Cultural Dynamics of Democratization in Spain

Peter McDonough

Since the death of Franco in 1975, Spain has made a successful transition to democracy. This book looks at what that transition has meant for the Spanish people.
The Catholic Labyrinth: Power, Apathy, and a Passion for ...

The Catholic Labyrinth: Power, Apathy, and a Passion for ...

Peter McDonough

... 2006) and Michele Dillon, “What Is Core to American Catholics in 2011,” National Catholic Reporter (special issue on Catholics in America) (October 28– November 10, 2011). 12. See Donna J. Drucker, “An 'Aristocracy of Virtue': Cultural.
The Kershner families of Maryland, 1731-1977

The Kershner families of Maryland, 1731-1977

Mary Kershner Maxwell

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Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times

Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times

Laurence J. Peter

From the author of the multimillion-selling The Peter Principle, and The Peter Prescription, here is a timeless collection of some of history's greatest and best-expressed thoughts.
Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times

Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times

Dr. Laurence J. Peter

From the author of the multimillion-selling The Peter Principle, and The Peter Prescription, here is a timeless collection of some of history's greatest and best-expressed thoughts.
Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

Yona Zeldis McDonough

N0 manners and no taste either. She turned to the woman seated next to her in the hope of discouraging any further conversation. “I'm Andy Stern,” he said, extending his hand. He had not read what she thought were her very clear signals.
Who Was John F. Kennedy?: Who Was...?

Who Was John F. Kennedy?: Who Was...?

Yona Zeldis McDonough

The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever.
Breaking the Bank

Breaking the Bank

Yona Zeldis McDonough

A fresh and whimsical novel featuring a single mother in Brooklyn who suddenly discovers an ATM machine that gives her free (and unrecorded) cash; what she does with that money changes many lives—including her own.
Peter Pan - Hello, my name is Peter

Peter Pan - Hello, my name is Peter

Robert Steiner

Sixty years after the original story, Wendy must face her fears and weaknesses and return to Neverland to rescue Peter from certain doom in this final and most touching chapter of the ever youthful legend of Peter Pan.
Before I Met You: A Novel

Before I Met You: A Novel

Lisa Jewell

Peter Lawler. He sounded like he might be a financial adviser. Or a solicitor. The intercom crackled, and the sound of an elderly lady's voice emerged. “Yes?” “Oh, hello. I'm looking for a Peter Lawler.” “Who?” “Peter Lawler.” “Peter Morler?” “No ...

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