Bøger af Edward Murphy

Even if you do all the right things, it is often fate that determines the outcome. In A Place Of My Own, Ed Murphy tells the unlikely story of his journey to property ownership. Along the way, he relates his experiences as a member of an old and well-established hunting club. While this is a satisfying and enjoyable experience, Ed realized that it is not the same as owning your own property. The hunting seasons are the real foundation of this story. Initially, as a guest of the property owners. Then later, as the new property owner himself. The renovation of an existing cabin turns a life-long dream into reality. The camaraderie of friends and family is the spirit of this story. Hard work, laughter, and a love of the outdoors are the ingredients. Simply stated, A Place Of My Own is about a dream. A dream that came true.

Mike O'Malley was looking forward to the upcoming year. The new college graduate had decided to take a year off before pursuing his dream of becoming a high school history teacher. Mike wanted to spend some quality time with his father before he had to move away to find a teaching position. What Mike would find in a few short months was a new home, a new job, and the love of his life. Along the way his integrity and character would be tested. He would be disappointed by people he trusted. He would be personally attacked and maligned. Ultimately his faith in the decency of people would be restored. Join the rookie coach on his journey through Life and Basketball.

Ed Murphy has spent over 40 years hunting Pennsylvania's forests and fields. From his earliest memories to his most recent adventures Ed has experienced a lot. A Pennsylvania Deer Hunter chronicles the most interesting, informative, humorous, and poignant stories of his forty plus years of hunting. From the disappointment of a missed opportunity to the joy of his sons' first hunts Ed brings the reader on a fascinating trip through the decades. A Pennsylvania Deer Hunter will make you think, laugh, and cry. In the end we're sure it will make you smile.

Jack Lynch had given up on his dream of rock and roll stardom years ago. He had settled into a more traditional life as a hard working provider, and loving husband and father. He had a great wife and two wonderful children in his home town of Scranton. Then a tragic automobile accident turned his life upside down. Through a mysterious, chance encounter he is given a choice: "Accept your fate or change your destiny." Desperate to undo the horrible events of the previous day, Jack embarks on a rollicking rock and roll journey through his past with the goal of changing the present. He never could have anticipated the consequences of his "Rock Rewind."

"Excellent . . . honest and realistic . . . Edward Murphy's meticulous research is unflawed and his writing style is novel-like."-San Antonio Express-News"A no-holds barred account . . . highly recommended."-Military magazineIn June 1967, General William Westmoreland sent the 173d Airborne Brigade to Dak To, a mountainous region in the deadly Central Highlands. Here the 173d found itself locked in mortal combat, facing tremendous odds against a professional, well-trained enemy hidden under triple-canopy jungle and deeply entrenched in fortified positions, bunkers, and tunnels.Edward F. Murray captures the conflict in all its horror and heroism in this graphic account drawn from letters, diaries, official reports, and interviews with more than eighty veterans of the campaign. Outmanned, exhausted, often cut off from supplies and communication, America's "Sky Soldiers" battled back with incredible valor to rout the NVA in some of the fiercest combat of the entire Vietnam War."Fast-paced . . . an impressive immediacy."-Publishers Weekly

This link between property and propriety has been at the root of a powerful, contested urban politics central to both social activism and urban development projects.

With a focus on urbanism from the mid-twentieth to the early twenty-first century, this volume explores how questions of housing continue to raise a series of vexing issues surrounding rights, identity, and governance in the modern city.