In the process, he offended more than a few and was never afraid to challenge naysayers publicly, regardless of status and background. The famous rule breaker bulldozed his way through the bureaucracy he was a part of, blazing new paths in a manner more akin to an entrepreneur than a civil servant. Yeo was the man who turned Batam into a household name in Singapore, created Jurong Island from seawater and put the country on the biomedical map globally with its iconic Biopolis. Neither Civil Nor Servant captures the half a century career of the former Economic Development Board chairman, telling the stories of brilliant achievements almost unparalleled in the history of the Singapore civil service. The maverick was blunt, direct and not afraid to challenge the status quo, earning him a reputation not only as one of Singapore’s most accomplished government officials, but also among its most colourful bureaucrats. He prefers action over talk, cartoons over words and speed over due process.
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Greer folded, she was taken in completely, taken up, wanting more of this forever. At sixty-three, Faith is still able to dazzle the young, and Greer is enchanted by her “forceful presence”: Together with her new best friend Zee, Greer attends the lecture of old-school feminist icon Faith Frank, determined to seek the older woman’s advice. The meager punishment – three mandatory counseling sessions - is met with a “strong but diffuse outcry on campus” and it awakens Greer’s desire for action. At first, Greer doesn’t report the incident, but after it turns out that she is not the only victim, the perpetrator is brought before the college’s disciplinary committee. What better way to start a novel exploring the pitfalls of female power than with an incident that pointedly shows the lack of it: It’s 2006 and Greer Kadetsky, a smart, “and furiously shy” college freshman, is sexually assaulted at a frat party. He was over ninety years old, however, and seldom left his house now. 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HIDDEN FIGURES: THE AMERICAN DREAM AND THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE BLACK WOMEN MATHEMATICIANS WHO HELPED WIN THE SPACE RACE recovers the history of these pioneering women and situates it in the intersection of the defining movements of the American century: the Cold War, the Space Race, the Civil Rights movement and the quest for gender equality. What about Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan, Kathryn Peddrew, Sue Wilder, Eunice Smith or Barbara Holley? Most Americans have no idea that from the 1940s through the 1960s, a cadre of African-American women formed part of the country’s space work force, or that this group-mathematical ground troops in the Cold War-helped provide NASA with the raw computing power it needed to dominate the heavens. You've heard the names John Glenn, Alan Shepard and Neil Armstrong. 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We are introduced to Jo's sons, Rob and Ted Laurie and Amy's daughter Bess, the Brooke twins Daisy and Demi (a clever way of avoiding Margaret and John Jr.), their baby sister Josie and Professor Bhaer's orphaned nephews Franz and Emil. The sequel to Little Women, Little Men, takes place at Plumfield, which the now married Jo and Fritz have turned into an orphanage/school for young boys, based not-so-subtly on Bronson Alcott's then-controversial educational theories. An indie author, Reid uploaded her first book “Loose Ends” in August 2010. Terri Reid is the author of the Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mysteries. As she digs further, she becomes the next target for the serial killers’ quest to tie up all his loose ends. She unearths a connection between the murder and the disappearance of five little girls whose cases, twenty-four years later, are still all unsolved. Mary is hired to discover the truth behind the death. But now, as the Senator prepares to move on to higher positions, the ghost of the woman is appearing to the Senator’s wife. Twenty-four years ago, a young woman drowned in the swimming pool of a newly elected State Senator. Her challenge is to solve the mysteries, get real evidence (a ghost’s word just doesn’t hold up in court), and be sure the folks in town, especially the handsome new police chief, doesn’t think she’s nuts. Now, a private investigator in rural Freeport, Illinois, Mary’s trying to learn how to incorporate her experience as a Chicago cop and new-found talent into a real job. Well, actually, coming back from the dead and having the ability to communicate with ghosts is really what did it. Dying is what changed Mary O’Reilly’s life. Details Select delivery location Usually ships within 9 to 10 days. OL2013965W Page_number_confidence 94.15 Pages 190 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.17 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20220110164627 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 259 Scandate 20220105174133 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 096239341 Tts_version 4. The Next Bend in the River: Gold Mining in Maine by C. (1848-1860), and The Fraser River Gold Rush of 1858 - Was it a Humbug. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 10:08:48 Bookplateleaf 0008 Boxid IA40324215 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Stevens, C.J.: The Next Bend in the River-Gold Mining in Maine, Maine. Sarina Bowen’s The Understatement of the Year and the co-authored (with Elle Kennedy) Him/Us are some of my favourite m/m stories and go-to re-listens, so when I saw that Teddy Hamilton was on board for Roommate, the first book in a new series that takes place in the world of her True North novels, I was more than eager to listen to it. Too bad I’ve never been smart with my heart…. But if I push my luck, I’ll end up back on the street. He may want more from me than another fresh-baked pretzel. It’s no wonder my new landlord is so wary of me.Ī smarter man would ignore those hot glances from the broody lumberjack. I should probably add: gay AF, and has no filter. I’m tidy, have no pets, and I will feed you homemade bread. But if I let him in, I could lose everything. But the other part wants him to come upstairs and spend the night. Part of me knows I should run far, far away. But back then, I let one of my secrets slip, and he’s the only one who noticed. Eight years ago, Roderick left town after high school. I’m a man with too many secrets, so the last thing I need is a new roommate with a sexy smile and blue eyes that see right through me. Wanted: One roommate to share a three-bedroom house, split the rent, and ideally not be the guy I can’t stop thinking about. This title may be purchased from Audible via Amazon. When a boy falls off a playset and dies, Blythe suspects Violet tripped him on purpose. Violet has trouble getting along with other kids and there's incidences of violence towards them, too. As Violet gets older, Violet continues to be antagonistic and even violent towards Blythe. Soon, she starts to resents Fox for seeing her solely as Violet's caregiver, and Fox thinks Blythe is deficient as a mother. She senses Violet prefers Fox, but Fox insists it's all in her head. Blythe struggles with Violet from the beginning, Blythe is exhausted, and motherhood proves far tougher than she anticipated. Soon, they have their first child, a girl named Violet. The book ends by implying that Gemma suspects Violet has now harmed Jet.īlythe and Fox Connor are a couple who meet in college and get married at 25. Throughout the book, it's not clear if Violet is innately bad, if Blythe is a bad mother (Blythe comes from a line of bad mothers) or if it's all in Blythe's head. Fox has a son, Jet, with his new wife, Gemma. When their infant son Sam is killed, Blythe blames Violet. Blythe thinks Violet is violent and lacks empathy, but Fox thinks Blythe's insufficient love for Violet is the problem. The one-paragraph summary of this book: Blythe and Fox have a daughter, Violet. |