The Shanahans: Mike's Last Chance

As a 32-year-old sportswriter in Boston, Michael "Mike" Fitzpatrick is living the dream - until the day he loses his job, house, wife and baby within the span of three months. On the brink of despair, he receives a call from his friend Padraig Shanahan who offers him a lifeline. An Irish national hero and entrepreneur, Shanahan asks Mike to move to Waterford to revive his floundering sports magazine. But Mike has his work cut out for him and is met with critical opposition from the magazine's editor - One Pint Sullivan - and Shanahan's twin daughters. And that's only the beginning. As Mike delves into the family affairs, he encounters incompetence, embezzlement, betrayal, and even an attempted murder. Remaining ever loyal to the family, his role takes on new meaning, and he finds himself hopeful for the future and the chance for a new life. At the heart of this entertaining drama is an extraordinary Irish family, beautifully flawed and utterly relatable. 

 


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The Shanahans: Mike's Last Chance

As a 32-year-old sportswriter in Boston, Michael "Mike" Fitzpatrick is living the dream - until the day he loses his job, house, wife and baby within the span of three months. On the brink of despair, he receives a call from his friend Padraig Shanahan who offers him a lifeline. An Irish national hero and entrepreneur, Shanahan asks Mike to move to Waterford to revive his floundering sports magazine. But Mike has his work cut out for him and is met with critical opposition from the magazine's editor - One Pint Sullivan - and Shanahan's twin daughters. And that's only the beginning. As Mike delves into the family affairs, he encounters incompetence, embezzlement, betrayal, and even an attempted murder. Remaining ever loyal to the family, his role takes on new meaning, and he finds himself hopeful for the future and the chance for a new life. At the heart of this entertaining drama is an extraordinary Irish family, beautifully flawed and utterly relatable. 

 


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The Shanahans: Mike's Last Chance

The Shanahans: Mike's Last Chance

by John Fitzenz
The Shanahans: Mike's Last Chance

The Shanahans: Mike's Last Chance

by John Fitzenz

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Overview

As a 32-year-old sportswriter in Boston, Michael "Mike" Fitzpatrick is living the dream - until the day he loses his job, house, wife and baby within the span of three months. On the brink of despair, he receives a call from his friend Padraig Shanahan who offers him a lifeline. An Irish national hero and entrepreneur, Shanahan asks Mike to move to Waterford to revive his floundering sports magazine. But Mike has his work cut out for him and is met with critical opposition from the magazine's editor - One Pint Sullivan - and Shanahan's twin daughters. And that's only the beginning. As Mike delves into the family affairs, he encounters incompetence, embezzlement, betrayal, and even an attempted murder. Remaining ever loyal to the family, his role takes on new meaning, and he finds himself hopeful for the future and the chance for a new life. At the heart of this entertaining drama is an extraordinary Irish family, beautifully flawed and utterly relatable. 

 



Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798885907972
Publisher: John A. Fitzenz
Publication date: 08/18/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 256
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Dr. Jac Fitzenz has authored fifteen books, both fiction and non-fiction, and hundreds of magazine articles. He has received the Society for Human Resource Management national book award twice. A former naval intelligence officer, he is the founder of the Saratoga Institute, an international human capital research and consulting company with offices in Mexico, England, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Australia and Malaysia. Over the course of his career, he lectured to and trained over 90,000 people in fifty-three countries. Now retired, he is involved in veteran's programs, and when not writing, he spends his time on the golf course. He lives in San Jose with his wife Laura. For more information, please visit drjacfitzenz.com.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Out of Luck          8

Chapter 2: The Unknown      11

Chapter 3: Shanahan Enterprises       16

Chapter 4: Getting Acquainted          21

Chapter 5: Lunch Break         29

Chapter 6: Sullivan    32

Chapter 7: Breaking the Ice   38

Chapter 8: Waiting for Padraig         47

Chapter 9: The Challenge      55

Chapter 10: The Farm 60

Chapter 11: The Challenge    65

Chapter 12: Now What?        68

Chapter 13: Fresh Start          74

Chapter 14: First Assignment 79

Chapter 15: The Hike 81

Chapter 16: The Project         88

Chapter 17: New Direction    96

Chapter 18: The Pitch 104

Chapter 19: The Sale 109

Chapter 20: The Wee Fairies 116

Chapter 21: Happy Hens       120

Chapter 22: In Process           126

Chapter 23: On with the Show          130

Chapter 24: Sweet and Bitter 137

Chapter 25: To Dublin           143

Chapter 26: A Wrinkle           151

Chapter 27: Finding Mr. Right          154

Chapter 28: Shane's Return   161

Chapter 29: Galway   165

Chapter 30: Wait a Minute    170

Chapter 31: Guilt by Association      173

Chapter 32: Shooters Unknown        180

Chapter 33: A New Reality   190

Chapter 34: Green-Eyed Monster      196

Chapter 35: Showdown         202

Chapter 36: Fish Story           206

Chapter 37: Dance Team       216

POSTSCRIPT 220

LANGUAGE NOTES          221


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