Joe Donnelly is a Scottish journalist and writer who explores the complex intersection of video games and mental health. Through his writing for prominent publications like The Guardian and VICE, he investigates how the interactive nature of games uniquely positions them as tools for education and information. Donnelly's perspective is rooted in his belief in the distinctive potential of video games within this space. His work delves into sensitive topics, highlighting their significance in contemporary society.
Inspired by his own experience navigating depression following a tragic personal loss, Checkpoint reflects on the comforting and healing effect that entering into new digital worlds and narratives can have on mental health both personally and on a wider scale.
God of Sperm tells the remarkable story of Dr. Cappy Miles Rothman, the son of notorious gangster Norman "Roughhouse" Rothman, who went on to become a trailblazer in the field of reproductive medicine. Rothman started the California Cryobank, one of the world's largest repositories of reproductive genetic material and cord-blood stem cells. Among other achievements, Rothman also pioneered the use of microsurgery in urological procedures, postmortem sperm retrieval techniques, and was one of the first practitioners of andrology, a specialty dealing with male reproductive biology and medicine. How Cappy Rothman went from Mafia scion and man-about-town during the postwar Miami Beach--Havana era of gangster chic to one of the most consequential figures in modern medicine is an epic, only-in-America tale that is also a fine reminder of the broad horizons and wild possibilities life in the U.S. can offer.
The town of Arden, in the west of Scotland, is old. Its history is lost in the mists of time. But history keeps repeating itself, and Arden has had a troubled history since ancient times.Nick Ryan returns to Arden to settle down in his childhood home. But Arden’s disturbing history is about to catch up with him. As he uncovers the truth about his home town, something has awoken under the dark rock that looms over the estuary. It is hungry. And angry.The ancient walls which kept it in check have been breached. It wants to be free. It will wreak its revenge.All that stands between it and Arden are Nick Ryan, a brain-damaged man, and the young daughter of a childhood friend.They stand alone as the nightmare begins.
Alan Crombie needs a haven. A new home, a new start for his family. So he buys Cromwath House. He thinks it's heaven on earth. But Cromwath House holds secrets like a maze. It has been built on land that has been desecrated.
Jack Flint ha tredici anni. Non ha mai conosciuto sua madre e ha perso suo padre, nel vero senso della parola. Nel giorno di Halloween, durante una tempesta, esce dal suo mondo fatto di faccende di casa e compiti di scuola e si avventura a Cromwath Blackwood insieme al suo migliore amico, Kerry Malone, figlio di un padre ubriacone e orfano di madre. I due si imbattono in un misterioso cerchio, delimitato da tredici menhir che sembrano delle creature viventi, e che conducono i ragazzi in un luogo mitico e distorto: il leggendario mondo di Temair. Qui i miti celtici prendono vita, e Jack, Kerry e Corriwen Redthorn, figlia orfana di uno dei capi di Temair, dovranno affrontare la terribile Morrigan, dea della morte, e i suoi agguerriti seguaci. Guidati da un libro incantato e dal cuore di pietra, i tre ragazzi si trovano coinvolti in una lotta senza quartiere tra corvi, bardi, gnomi e cavalieri, alla ricerca della spada magica dei Redthorn. Ma saranno la loro amicizia e l'amore per Corriwen le uniche vere armi per sconfiggere il male.
Es ist Fainn, der Hexenmeister, der das Land Eirinn mit dem Fluch des ewigen Winters belegt hat. Auf der Suche nach ihrer Freundin Corriwen gelangen auch Jack Flint und Kerry in dieses fantastische Reich voller Geheimnisse, rätselhafter Gestalten und unerwarteter Gefahren. Noch ahnt Jack nicht, dass das Schicksal erneut eine besondere Aufgabe für ihn bereithält: Er soll Eirinn von dem bösen Zauber befreien. Und sein Gegner ist niemand anderer als der dunkle Magier mit dem Schlangenstab, der es auf Jack und den magischen Herzstein abgesehen hat. "Jack Flint und der Dämon der Schlangen" ist der zweite Band der Jack Flint-Trilogie. Der Titel des ersten Bandes lautet "Jack Flint und der Bann des Herzsteins".
Der Elendmond ist über Uine aufgegangen. Die Nachtschatten werden stärker. Jack Flint und seine Gefährten geraten in eine Welt, in der nichts ist, wie es scheint, und die beherrscht wird von dem dunklen Magier Bodron und seinen Mächten. Jack steht vor der Aufgabe, die magischen Kupferschriften aus den Klauen des Tyrannen zu entwenden, um nicht nur für Uine den Frieden zurückzuerobern, sondern auch alle anderen Welten vor ihrem Ende zu bewahren. Noch ahnt er nicht, welch höllischer Kreatur er sich stellen muss. Einem Wesen, mächtiger und grausamer, als alles Böse, das ihm bisher begegnet ist. „Jack Flint und der Raub der Kupferschriften“ ist der dritte Band der Jack Flint-Trilogie. Die beiden Vorgängertitel lauten „Jack Flint und der Bann des Herzsteins“ und „Jack Flint und der Dämon der Schlangen“.
