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Michael Foley

Originally from Killavullen, Co Cork, Michael Foley has written Kings of September, winner of the 2007 BoyleSports Irish Sportsbook of the year. He also ghostwrote Harte: Presence Is the Only Thing, the autobiography of Tyrone gaelic football manager Mickey Harte, shortlisted for the 2009 William Hill Irish Sportsbook of the Year.Winner of the GAA’s McNamee Award in 2008 and shortlisted for Sports Journalist of the Year in 2003, he is acting sports editor and GAA correspondent for the Irish edition of the Sunday Times. This is his third book. He currently resides in Macroom, Co Cork.

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302 Rizvi Khadijaцитирует2 года назад
The covers are brightly coloured, the titles are long and greedy, the tone is frenziedly cheerful and the argument has three basic assumptions: that fulfilment is a consequence of worldly success (God Wants You To Be Rich); that there are a number of simple steps for achieving fulfilment (Life Is Short – Wear Your Party Pants: 10 Simple Truths That Lead To An Amazing Life); and that anyone who follows the prescribed steps will discover vast, untapped potential (Awaken the Giant Within).
302 Rizvi Khadijaцитирует2 года назад
After a certain point, having more has no effect.
302 Rizvi Khadijaцитирует2 года назад
As Schopenhauer remarked: ‘With possession, or the certain expectation of it, our demands immediately increase and this increases our capacity for further possessions and greater expectation . . . to attain something desired is to discover how vain it is.’
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