In the early winter of 1983, a generous season for memories, Michael Tierney attended his first--and only--game with his father, John. For a self-employed electrician with nine children to support, this was the rarest of opportunities. Miraculously, Celtic overturned a first-leg deficit to thrash Sporting Lisbon, 5-0, with a team of home-grown talent, players that felt as one with the fans. As the years pass, that one magical evening fades in the bustle of family commitments and the constant spectre of unemployment. Then, in 2002, John Tierney has a severe stroke that renders him immobile and...
In the early winter of 1983, a generous season for memories, Michael Tierney attended his first--and only--game with his father, John. For a self-empl...
Professor Nicodemus Boffin, late of the University of Edinburgh and protege of the great Michael Faraday, is the Scientist General of The Endeavour, a British institute to further scientific knowledge and technological advancement for Queen, Country, and Empire. Boffin and his crew travel the world aboard their advanced airship Flamel on a voyage of discovery. In desperate times, however, Flamel is called upon to perform "extraordinary duties." Boffin is tasked to search for the cause of the sinking of HMS Bellerophon, the Royal Navy's flagship which was carrying a secret shipment from the...
Professor Nicodemus Boffin, late of the University of Edinburgh and protege of the great Michael Faraday, is the Scientist General of The Endeavour, a...
