John Quinn est un conteur habile et captivant dont l'œuvre explore souvent des émotions profondes et des expériences personnelles. Sa prose, qu'elle soit de fiction ou de non-fiction, excelle à capturer des détails intimes et à forger un lien fort avec le lecteur. Il explore les thèmes de l'amour, de la perte et de la mémoire, avec un style souvent décrit comme émouvant et inspirant. Quinn emploie magistralement le langage pour créer des récits qui résonnent profondément auprès de son public.
An educational and entertaining book that introduces children to a wide variety of fish and other aquatic life in the rivers, streams and ponds of North America. Encourages an appreciation of fish and an understanding of their habitats. Details how to set up a home aquarium and how to stock it.
John Quinn presents a comprehensive selection of entertaining, thought-provoking and insightful programmes taken from many of his RTE radio series, spanning a twenty-five-year period. Writers, philosophers, entertainers, educationists, activists, politicians, business people , John has interviewed some of the most interesting personalities. Seamus Heaney, Spike Milligan, Maeve Binchy, Peter Ustinov, Bernadette Greevy and many, many others have offered up personal anecdotes in conversation with John, with a plethora of topics ranging from childhood, to education, to economics, to place and landscape. Also included are excerpts from a number of documentaries on topics ranging from Eskimoes to All-Ireland Final Day. Every short essay a perfect story in itself, this surely is a gem of a book.
Strategic control is concerned with measuring and rewarding strategic performance against pre-set goals, in the same way as budgetary control measures and rewards financial achievement against pre-set budgets. But strategy is long-term and budgeting is short-term. So how does an organization reconcile strategy with budgeting and ensure that managers achieve both budgetary and strategic targets? This book shows how to control a company's strategic direction on an everyday basis. It shows how strategic milestones can be woven into business plans, how they can be evaluated, changed and integrated with day-to-day activities. It also shows how this sort of planning can inject new motivation into managers, and encourage a new entrepreneurial spirit in a company.
The Irish Home-Rule Convention is a critical historical text. Comprised of three distinct sections, this book offers a range of perspectives on one of the most controversial political issues of the early 20th century. With contributions from George William Russell, Horace Curzon Plunkett, and John Quinn, this book is an essential resource for those interested in Irish history and politics.
A wide-ranging, globe-trotting anthology of interviews with Irish artists and personalities as they meditate on the places that, for good or ill, have had a profound and lasting influence on their lives. With color plates.
The author explores the perennial theme of commencement through encounters with an array of intriguing people. The book offers a large enough canvas: the beginning of wisdom , of love, of learning, of memory.
The moments collected in this book range from the major - the sad loss of a loved one - to the minor -the nuiseance of daffodils - and those in between. They can all help to nurture and heal, console, and delight.
Environmental Stress Screening delves into the critical processes used to evaluate the reliability of products under various environmental conditions. It emphasizes the importance of testing in identifying potential failures before products reach consumers. The book covers various methodologies, case studies, and best practices, making it an essential resource for engineers and quality assurance professionals. By integrating theoretical concepts with practical applications, it aims to enhance product durability and performance in real-world scenarios.