Modern Ireland is beset by economic, social, and environmental problems, in stark contrast with its promoted image as a land of rolling green pastures and a timeless way of life based on a self-sustaining rural economy. North), others are part of general European and world trends. This contemporary study looks at these problems from geographic and environmental resource issues, placing them within their regional, national and international context. crime, rural problems, to retailing tourism, regional development and environmental resource issues, including energy and water resource management.

Gem's life at the orphanage takes an unexpected turn when she befriends a young boy displaying unusual powers. A Victorian world is unveiled where giant airships are commonplace for passenger travel, science has made huge leaps before its time, and a secret war is unfolding in which the power of will is the greatest weapon of all. The Table of Shadows is a tale of adventure, intrigue, and above all, friendship. Ages 13 and up.