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Set in present day Manhattan, The Fool of New York City is the tale of two souls who are considered to be "fools" and "idiots" in the eyes of most people they encounter. One is a literal giant, the other an amnesiac who believes he is the 17th century Spanish painter Francisco de Goya, hundreds of years old, aging more slowly than the rest of the human race. Billy the giant has also briefly suffered from amnesia years ago, and he understands the anguish of those who have lost their identity. He is an apparently simple person, a failed basketball player with an enormous good heart who takes Francisco under his wing after they meet through a seeming coincidence. Together they undertake a laborious search to discover Francisco's true past. The trail leads them to numerous adventures, into the shrouded realm of hidden memories, the ironies and complexities of human character and destiny, of catastrophic evil and of redemption. It is a journey into the mysterious dimensions of the mind. It is about trauma and remembrance in America.

Michael O'Brien was a victim of a miscarriage of justice over a murder in Cardiff. He was driven to discover more about the many notorious and dubious convictions made in south Wales over a period of thirty years. This is the shocking result of his research into eleven cases, and the Miscarriage of Justice Unit in the South Wales Police Force.

Maybe you're Sad Boy. Maybe you're not. Eat acorns to kill your soul. Catch moths. Break horses. Live with a heart the size of Danny Devito.Your father has died. There is nothing in the bag of carrots. Blending poignant and strange haiku-like imagery with a minimal, laconic style, Sad Sad Boy is a calm, bleak, weird, and inventive collection of short fiction by internationally renown poet Michael O'Brien.

Drawing from 2013 surveillance footage, this unique adaptation explores the controversial moments captured by Russian Intelligence involving Donald Trump and two sex workers in a Moscow hotel suite. The narrative delves into the implications of the footage, intertwining political intrigue with personal scandal, providing a provocative examination of power, privacy, and the intersection of celebrity and politics.

This instructional guide has one aim: to teach inexperienced astrophotographers how to take high quality images. The book will teach you how to set up and use your astrophotography equipment in a systematic, easy- to-follow manner, helping you get started while avoiding common mistakes.