Thomas Keneally is one of the world's great writers, an Australian who has revived the literary tradition in a country better known for shrimps on the barbie than the strength of its intellectual tradition. Schindler's List was the book which made Keneally's worldwide reputation, but long before that he had solidified his Australian roots when he explored the differences … [Read more...] about Kenneally’s List
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Nora Joyce: The Girl from Galway
By Rosemary Rogers
Fall 2024
Nora Barnacle was 20 when she arrived in Dublin and met James Joyce in 1904. She had run away from Galway, her absentee mother, her strict uncles, and her friends, without goodbyes. She began work as a chambermaid in Finn‘s Hotel. Nora and Jim spotted each other on Dublin’s Nassau Street. Noting his nautical cap, canvas shoes and long frame, she thought he must have been a … [Read more...] about Nora Joyce: The Girl from Galway
A Daughter’s Journey to the Land of Her Father
By Jill Fergus
January/February 1997
It had been 20 years since my first and only visit to Ireland -- a month-long stay on my grandparents' farm in County Mayo with my mother, father, six siblings, two cousins, and a lot of cows. I was only six at the time, and in my mind Ireland remained a place where I could of play among haystacks twice my size, choose a pretty calf to be my own, buy Cadbury chocolate bars in … [Read more...] about A Daughter’s Journey to the Land of Her Father
Home on the Range with the O’Neills
By Jim Sullivan
January/February 1997
How two generations of O'Neills left their mark on California's history To the newly arriving immigrants of the mid-19th century, America was a "dream waiting to come true." Depending upon a combination of the industrial skills they possessed, the locales they chose to call home, the energy they exerted in trying to succeed, and simple chance luck, many eventually realized … [Read more...] about Home on the Range with the O’Neills
Andrew McMahon – Leading With Purpose
By Tom Deignan
Fall 2024
Guardian’s CEO: Leading with a purpose that transcends immediate goals and reflects a deeper commitment to positive change and enduring values. You might say Andrew McMahon discovered his thing in college. That thing? He didn’t like limiting himself to just one thing. “I have a lot of natural curiosity,” the president and CEO of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America … [Read more...] about Andrew McMahon – Leading With Purpose