Books from Oak Tree Press
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The Dark Side
By David J. ShermanThe Dark Side
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Lessons in Magic: A Guide to Making Your Dreams Come True
By Philip Carr-GommDeep down most of us believe in magic, because we know that sometimes - just sometimes - magic can come tumbling into our lives with a blinding flash, and suddenly there we are facing the person we're destined to fall in love with, or being ...
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Core Issues in European Economic Integration
By Michael Keane, Eamon O'SheaThis text focuses on the key elements of European economic and social integration. It provides a framework for the analysis of such areas as: the single market, economic and monetary...
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Child Protection Practices in Ireland: A Case Study
By Eoin O'Sullivan, Helen Buckley, Caroline SkehillBased on a research study of child protection practices in one health board region in Ireland, this study focuses on the work of a range of practitioners including social workers,...
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Chutzpah: The Maverick Mindset for Success
By Yanky FachlerThe meaning of the wonderfully evocative and rich word, chutzpah, that has no exact translation in English, is elusive. This book includes stories that feature people who went the extra...
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Rich and Poor: Perspectives on Tackling Inequality in Ireland
By Sara CantillonRich and Poor offers perspectives for a fairer, more inclusive society and will be of particular interest to policymakers, researchers, academics, students, the media and anyone with an interest in...
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Managing Quality in Tourism: Theory and Practice
By Tony Lenehan, Denis HarringtonThis work addresses the growing interest in total quality management (TQM) within the hospitality industry. It examines theories and developments in quality management, and looks critically at the subject in...
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The End of Innocence: Child Sexual Abuse in Ireland
By Kevin LalorSince the 1990s there has been numerous high profile child abuse cases, some involving members of the clergy and others occuring in institutions for children in care. A problem that...
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The Offshore Investment Market: An Introductory Guide
By Alan MolloyA user's guide to the basics of offshore financial and investment markets. The author describes how offshore markets operate, what their features are, and how the various centres differ. The...
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Ireland at Work: Economic Growth and the Labour Market, 1987-1997
By Paul TanseyProviding an understanding of the forces that led to the transformation of the Irish economy between 1987 and 1997, this text analyzes changes in the labour market, where gains in...
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Central and Eastern Europe: Industrial Relations and the Market Economy
By John BradyCentral and Eastern Europe: Industrial Relations and the Market Economy
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Poor People, Poor Places: The Geography of Poverty and Deprivation in Ireland
By Mark Hennessy, Jim Walsh, Dennis Graham PringlePoverty is not uniformly distributed throughout Ireland. Some areas clearly experience much higher levels of poverty than others, whether urban public housing estates or peripheral rural areas. However, the spatial...
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Partnership Governance in Northern Ireland: The Path to Peace
By Joanne HughesThe Northern Ireland District Partnership scheme was created to provide a model for citizen participation and collaboration. This text shows how the 26 District Partnerships operating across Northern Ireland serve...
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Work, Ethics & Organisational Life 2e
By John G. CullenWORK, ETHICS & ORGANISATIONAL LIFE 2e has a multidisciplinary perspective, with personal ethical development at its core. It encourages readers to apply ethical frameworks as lenses through which they engage with organisations.
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The Border: Personal Reflections from Ireland North and South
By Paddy LogueThis text asks, what is the Irish Border? The contributors come from different professions, different parts of Ireland and different religions, but all have had some connection with the Border....