Salt and State - Cecilia Chien
The role salt played in the politics of Song China, as told through a unique contemporary narrative, translated into English for the first time
Emmy Award-winning reporter Christina Estes uses her twenty-year career for inspiration for her mysteries. In The Story That Wouldn’t Die, Jolene Garcia refuses to stop investigating, but someone is determined to kill the story—and maybe her—for good.Phoenix, Arizona TV reporter Jolene Garcia is fresh off winning her first Emmy and committed to covering stories that matter to her community. But Jolene’s managers want stories that grab immediate attention and generate clicks, not ones that take time to develop.When a beloved small business owner dies in a car crash, Jolene isn’t convinced it was an accident. He’d been raising questions about who keeps getting lucrative deals at city hall—questions that powerful people don’t want answered. The deeper Jolene digs, the more suspicious things she uncovers.Exposing greed, ambition, and deception could become the biggest story of Jolene’s career. Her bosses tell her to drop it. But there’s a story here, and Jolene’s going to find it.
The role salt played in the politics of Song China, as told through a unique contemporary narrative, translated into English for the first time
In a series of biographical sketches, Stowe weaves a story of womanhood, describing Christianity's influence on the female image. This religious portrayal begins with the Biblical story of Abraham's wife Sarah, working its way up…
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Lady Glenconner invites both old friends and new acquaintances to join her in The Picnic Papers. Together, they explore the curious British obsession with dining alfresco, despite our famously unpredictable weather.
Lyrický deník psaný v letech 2002 a 2003.
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''I feel like I''m always ... last. Like I''m running to try and keep up with everyone but it''s no good.''April has always marched to the beat of her own drum, but would life be…
Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2012. Why are some nations more prosperous than others? Why Nations Fail sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and…