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  • THE SCAMP ODYSSEY III AND IV

    The Mountain West Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and Canada

    THE SCAMP ODYSSEY III AND IV The Mountain West Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Canada is the third in the Scamp Odyssey Series. It is a travel book which combines images of the places seen along with short descriptions of local history. The book contains the text and images of four separate trips by Mark and Keah Curran in the Scamp Trailer, 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010. Wonderful times, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • LETTERS FROM BRAZIL VI

    The Final Days - 1988 to 2005 Highlights and Memories

    “LETTERS FROM BRAZIL VI" is a return to reporting of the final trips to Brazil from 1988 to 2005. The author recounts research, conferences, book launchings and travel, all in journalistic form. Emphasis is given to the small moments, inspired by the chronicles of Luís Fernando Veríssimo, as well as the major events. It is the small events that may illicit most interest and enthusiasm. 1988. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • THE GRAVEYARD ELEGY MEMORIES OF ABILENE

    THE GRAVEYARD ELEGY MEMORIES OF ABILENE was inspired by cemetery visits and the poem “Elegy in a Country Courtyard” by Thomas Gray. It is largely a photographic journey of Abilene in four parts: Part I. The Protestant Cemetery, Early Abilene History, Personal Memories Part II. The Catholic Cemetery and Growing Up Memories Part III. Select Abilene Businesses and Victorians, Memories Part IV. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • LETTERS FROM BRAZIL V

    “LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL”

    Mark Curran is a retired professor from Arizona State University where he worked from 1968 to 2011. He taught Spanish and Portuguese and their respective cultures. His research specialty was Brazil and its “popular literature in verse” or the “Literatura de Cordel,” and he has published many articles in research reviews and now some fourteen books related to the “Cordel” in Brazil, the United ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • "Adventure Travel" A New Partnership

    The Royal Princess

    "ADVENTURE TRAVEL" - A NEW PARTNERSHIP The Royal Princess is a return to the author's "Adventure Travel" series, now the 6th. It is based on real travel but made fiction. Professor Mike Gaherty and Assistant Expedition Leader Amy Carrier, long time friends and collegues and some time lovers, reconnect in a new venture for AT - a Partnership with Princess Lines. AT in effect will add to the ... Read more

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  • THE SCAMP ODYSSEY II

    Part 1 - The Redwoods and the Coast of Oregon Part 2 - Washington and the Columbia River East

    THE SCAMP ODYSSEY II Part 1 - The Redwoods and the Oregon Coast Part 2 - Washington and the Columbia River East This book is a travelogue of Mark and wife Keah, journeys in the Scamp Trailer and wonderful times to the West Coast. Among them: in Part 1, the California Redwoods, Newport and its Aquarium, Yaquina Point, The Tillamook World War II Blimp Museum, and the Evergreen Air Museum with "The ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • A Trip to Colombia

    Highlights of Its Spanish Colonial Heritage

    Coming of Age with the Jesuits chronicles a young mans formative years from 1959 to 1968 studying on the undergraduate level at Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri, and for the PhD at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. Between junior and senior years, Curran had his first educational experience in Latin America studying at the National University of Mexico and traveling to ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Rural Odyssey Iii Dreams Fulfilled and Back to Abilene

    A Fictional and Historical Narrative

    RURAL ODYSSEY III Dreams Fulfilled and Back to Abilene, A Fictional and Historical Narrative” is the third in the series of fictionalized stories based on Mark Curran’s autobiography “The Farm.” Mike O’Brien and Mariah Palafox fulfill their dreams of graduate education, travel and research in Mexico, and return to Abilene where life offers new adventures. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Letters from Brazil

    A Cultural-Historical Narrative Made Fiction

    Letters from Brazil: A Cultural-Historical Narrative Made Fiction recounts the adventures of young researcher Mike Gaherty in Brazil in the turbulent 1960s. It tells the story of his research on Brazilian folklore and folk-popular literature (with inevitable amorous moments along the way) while dodging encounters and threats from agents of the DOPS, Brazils chief espionage and anti-communist, anti ... Read more

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  • The Writing and Publishing Journey

    "The Writing and Publishing Journey" is a summary and catalogue of all of Professor Curran's writings. It includes the academic books before retirement, the academic and cultural books during retirement, the experiments with fiction based on the former, and a brief addendum of academic articles in research journals. Each volume is introduced by the cover image in full color. The abiding objective ... Read more

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  • Letters from Brazil Iii

    Good Times to Sad Times

    "Letters from Brazil III" is a continuation of Professor Mike Gaherty's adventures in Brazil. It chronicles in fiction Mike's initiation into the Portuguese-Brazilian academic world in the milieu of a major international "congress." The academic affair is followed by Mike's friendship and involvement with singer-composer Chico Buarque de Hollanda, the reporting for the New York Times of his songs ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Rural Odyssey VI

    Abilene Trail Mix

    RURAL ODYSSEY VI Abilene - Trail Mix combines fiction and history. It tells of Mike O'Reilly, his wife Mariah Palafox O'Reilly and daughter Ariel's return to Abilene, Kansas for a one - year stay. Mike and Mariah hold adjunct positions at DDEC, Dwight D. Eisenhower College, where Mike taught since 1963 and Mariah in the 1970s. Daughter Ariel returns to the town and schoolmates where she grew up. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD