Author: James Albon
Publisher: IDW Publishing
ISBN: 1684066875
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Francesca Saxon, artist and loyal citizen of the nation, is thrilled when she receives a commission to design the central mural of an epic new swimming pool: the jewel in the crown for an insecure regime obsessed by propaganda. Leaving the comfort of her coastal hometown for the lap of luxury of the capital, she is swept up in the paranoia of a government threatened by underground revolutionaries, whose promise of a freer, happier future looks increasingly appealing. Torn between rival factions and her personal loyalties, she realizes that when ideology has a stranglehold on art, the picture is rarely pretty.
Author: James K. McCarthy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939125491
Category : Deaf
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: B. J. Kreiger
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Kreiger rises from humble origins, but chooses a different path. Driven and undaunted, with adventurous spirit he labors for years, secures a formal education, and climbs the ladder of 'success' to fulfill his dream to re-invent the brand of Alaska. First working at a trading house, he quickly moves to secure a career with one of the largest seafood distribution companies in the US, where he toils, builds a network, and gains imperative knowledge about marketing and sales. After two years of dedication, he moves on to secure his 'dream job', managing Asia marketing programs for the state and industry. After another two years of coordinating adventures in Asia, he is promoted to lead the international program. He becomes even more determined and spearheads the effort to re-position Alaska in the world market - a market that has been disrupted by competing forces. For years he labors tirelessly to help restore an industry to greatness. While he is successful in many of his efforts, political winds begin to turn against him. Finding himself in a compromised position, he chooses integrity over capitulation, and is driven from his position of authority to become a pariah. He achieves his dream but loses his career. But in the end, he finds himself, and his true character.
Author: James Albon
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1603094075
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Soon after young artist Rebecca arrives in the big city, she stumbles headlong into the arms of the charismatic Victor. When they fall madly in love, she's thrown into his socialite world of glamorous parties, devoted fans, and layabout debutantes. The people, the art, and the acclaim are exhilarating &— until Victor’s affections start to wander to his new pug, Princess. With her new boyfriend slipping away before her eyes, Rebecca’s jealousy and fear threaten to upend everything. Can she hold onto the man she loves? Does she even really want to?
Author: James Albon
Publisher: IDW Publishing
ISBN: 1684069890
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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Rare and delicious fungi spell trouble for an ambitious restaurateur in this sumptuously painted graphic novel from one of Scotland’s most imaginative young cartoonists. This thrilling page-turner, a fascinating glimpse into the high-pressure world of big-city restaurants, is a must-read for foodies, Anglophiles, Food Network fans, and those with a taste for beautiful, terrible people. Tulip and his brother Rowan have left the simple comforts of their remote Scottish island with a plan: to grow succulent, organic vegetables in an idyllic market garden, and to open a restaurant serving these wholesome culinary delights to the busy sprawl of London. The world of fine dining seems impossibly competitive... until they discover a deliriously scrumptious new species of mushroom. The dish brings diners in droves, catapulting their small restaurant to success beyond their wildest dreams. Now, pressured by the demands of a hungry city, Tulip is desperate to crack the secret of their new ingredient's growth. But just how much will he sacrifice to feed his own insatiable ambition?
Author: Ronald Reagan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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These powerful passages from Ronald Reagan's best post-presidential speeches are interwoven with tributes from luminaries from around the world--and comprise an extraordinary keepsake volume that celebrates our most beloved contemporary American political figure. 45 color photos.
Author: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807086002
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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An unprecedented and timely collection of Dr. King’s speeches on labor rights and economic justice People forget that Dr. King was every bit as committed to economic justice as he was to ending racial segregation. He fought throughout his life to connect the labor and civil rights movements, envisioning them as twin pillars for social reform. As we struggle with massive unemployment, a staggering racial wealth gap, and the near collapse of a financial system that puts profits before people, King’s prophetic writings and speeches underscore his relevance for today. They help us imagine King anew: as a human rights leader whose commitment to unions and an end to poverty was a crucial part of his civil rights agenda. Covering all the civil rights movement highlights—Montgomery, Albany, Birmingham, Selma, Chicago, and Memphis—award-winning historian Michael K. Honey introduces and traces King’s dream of economic equality. Gathered in one volume for the first time, the majority of these speeches will be new to most readers. The collection begins with King’s lectures to unions in the 1960s and includes his addresses during his Poor People’s Campaign, culminating with his momentous “Mountaintop” speech, delivered in support of striking black sanitation workers in Memphis. Unprecedented and timely, “All Labor Has Dignity” will more fully restore our understanding of King’s lasting vision of economic justice, bringing his demand for equality right into the present.
Author: Patrick J. Carr
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807042390
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 175
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Two sociologists reveal how small towns in Middle America are exporting their most precious resource—young people—and share what can be done to save these dwindling communities In 2001, with funding from the MacArthur Foundation, sociologists Patrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kefalas moved to Iowa to understand the rural brain drain and the exodus of young people from America’s countryside. They met and followed working-class “stayers”; ambitious and college-bound “achievers”; “seekers,” who head off to war to see what the world beyond offers; and “returners,” who eventually circle back to their hometowns. What surprised them most was that adults in the community were playing a pivotal part in the town’s decline by pushing the best and brightest young people to leave. In a timely, new afterword, Carr and Kefalas address the question “so what can be done to save our communities?” They profile the efforts of dedicated community leaders actively resisting the hollowing out of Middle America. These individuals have creatively engaged small town youth—stayers and returners, seekers and achievers—and have implemented a variety of programs to combat the rural brain drain. These stories of civic engagement will certainly inspire and encourage readers struggling to defend their communities.
Author: Orrie Hitt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440539812
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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One slut deserves another While her husband was away, Rita Sharpe would play. Sometimes with her stupid but strong gardener. More often with slick Norman Williams. Yet she was no worse than bosomy Sandra Thomas! Sandra slyly cheated with practically every man who came along . . . not excepting Rita’s own rugged spouse . . . His name was Fred, and he was perfectly willing to make the most of a wife - anybody’s wife. He could not foresee that thanks to smooth Norman, the cozy situation would explode into a frenzy of hate and wild brutality. In the end Fred was forced to deny both Rita and Sandra - and gamble his life on the sinful need of still another unfaithful woman!
Author: Dina Dwyer-Owens
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781942611059
Category : Business ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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While a company's code of values may look good on paper, oftentimes they mean nothing to the day-to-day functions of its business and the people it employs. And that's a tragedy that needs to stop. The Dwyer Group decided to operationalize its company code of values, and discovered a real and tangible impact on their business--shaping it from the corner office to front lines of their service brands around world, while also making the company a really fun place to work that attracted people to the home office and across its franchise service brands like never before. Here, Dwyer-Owens invites a movement to live right and do right in business and in life for a world in need of direction--one that isn't just framed and hung on a wall. --
