Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency at a time when Japan and Europe, fully recovered from wartime devastation, threatened America’s position as the number one economy in the world. Manufacturing was in decline; traditional industries were being beaten by foreign competitors; many American industries had grown complacent. President Reagan named Mac Baldrige, a successful industrialist (and card-carrying member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association), Secretary of Commerce to address these economic challenges. This book recounts the Washington career of an American original during the era supporters celebrate as “morning in America.”

Mac Baldrige: The Cowboy in Ronald Reagan's Cabinet

Biographies & Memoirs

Black, Chris

Cooper, B. Jay

Historical

LYONS PRESS+

The Know-It-All can be spotted from a block away in most any city today, devoted to the latest microtrends, sure that he is an influencer, never realizing he is mostly just being influenced. Often seen with others who share a similar look and viewpoint, he does not have a clue how to march to the beat of his own drummer. He spends his time in what he thinks is his refined circle, whether in real life or online, and always knows "the best", be it clothing, coffee, or culture. He is rarely without an opinion and doubts his own even less. He is largely without humor when the mirror is turned upon him. We've all seen and heard this type of guy in public and on social media: the classic jerk who thinks he always knows best. Chris Black is here to help you not become, or stop being him. Life for Chris Black over the past twenty years has put him in close contact with many of these guys, as they regularly congregate in the creative industries: film, music, advertising, media, and fashion. He has worked in all of these businesses and his astute and witty observations could only come from one who needs to know what is current in pop culture to make a living, yet is routinely able to step back and rise above the noise to keenly survey the scene. We've all had cringe-worthy moments in our past, and many are experiencing them still every day, only to realize it down the road. The chances for such occurrences are greatly reduced with the advice in I Know You Think You Know it All. It's not too late.

I Know You Think You Know It All: Advice and Observations For You to Stand Apart in Public and Online

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

powerHouse Books

What happens when medical treatment is determined by the patient's ability to pay?  Alex Lowe has painful memories of Richland Memorial Hospital. Five years earlier, she watched helplessly as her mother spent her final days of life in bed three of the ICU, suffering needlessly before succumbing to the ravages of metastatic colon cancer. Now, as the newest nurse at Richland, Alex finds herself working in the same intensive care unit, determined to do what she can to banish the demons that have plagued her since her mother's death and to prevent the suffering of other terminally ill patients.  Things are going according to her plan until she makes a shocking discovery about Jim Curry, the physician who cared for her mother in her final weeks of life. Curry has a track record of keeping patients alive until the all-too-bitter end, putting them through test after painful text that ultimately turn out to be useless to the dying patient. And, as Alex soon discovers, Curry isn't acting alone. She vows to do what she can to help terminally ill patients slip peacefully away instead of being subjected to painful tests and an undignified death. Because of her compassion, she quickly finds herself involved in a whirlwind of secret medical decisions and cover-ups in an intricate conspiracy that runs deeper than anyone could have imagined.  Are Jim Curry and the staff at Richland simply bound by their vows as physicians to keep patients alive at all costs? Or is there something far more sinister ongoing at Richland? Can Alex Lowe do something about it before more victims are brutalized, and before she gets in any deeper?

Deadly Choices

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Mill City Press, Inc.

Dark Waters

Parrish, Rhonda

Vranick, Lex

Vaughn, Thomas

Boley, Rob E.

Newman-Stille, Derek

Chisnall, Rose

Davies-Ostrom, Megan M.

Gazaway, Sharmon

McGowan, Rowena

Poise and Pen Publishing

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