The Department of Labor seized the opportunity provided by the chaotic labor market conditions during World War I to expand the US Employment Service (USES) and to establish control of the national labor market. That attempt provoked a reaction on the part of states that had created their own employment services and were suspicious of the administrative capacity of the USDES. A prolonged administrative and political struggle ensued, involving not only the Department of Labor and the states...

Even heroes fall sometimes.It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Noah Draggo was a ghost. Murdered alongside his family, he was a specter hell bent on vengeance. And he was okay with that.Now, he’s struggling to find balance between Justice for his dead and safety the rag tag band of misfits clinging to him.Every move is like a painful game of chess. One mistake could get someone killed. With Paige whispering in his ear about morality and the...

In 1983, Interpol named Northern Ireland the most dangerous place in the world to be a police officer.In 1968, the RUC was catapulted into the Troubles. Bombs, death threats and murder became a regular part of the day job. Working right at the heart of the conflict, police officers were often caught in the middle – heroes to some, villains to others.Now, for the first time, the men and women who policed the Troubles tell their own stories in their own words. Covering all as...

'As good a guide to a fascinating country in transformation as you will get.' Management TodayIn the course of a couple of generations, South Koreans took themselves out of the paddy fields and into Silicon Valley, establishing themselves as a democracy alongside the advanced countries of the world. Yet for all their ambition and achievement, the new Koreans are a curiously self-deprecating people. Theirs is a land with a rich and complex past, certain asp...

In this final part to his bestselling A Force Like No Other series, Colin Breen brings together more compelling insider stories from RUC officers who served during the Troubles.‘A most powerful and unique insight into the world’s most dangerous job in policing in the 1970s and ’80s.’ Henry McDonald, Observer and Guardian‘This book of real RUC insider anecdotes … has, of course, the best possible sources – the cops...

THE BRAND NEW, UTTERLY HILARIOUS AND TOTALLY ADDICTIVE ROMANTIC COMEDY IN THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AISLING SERIES'Aisling is one of the finest comic creations of all time' MARIAN KEYES'This is the best one yet! I didn't want it to end' 5***** READER REVIEW'That rare, precious thing: a fictional character you care about like a friend. It's a joy to spend time with Aisling again' LISA McGEE, creator of

Eating the flesh of an Egyptian mummy prevents the plague. Distilled poppies reduce melancholy. A Turkish drink called coffee increases alertness. Tobacco cures cancer. Such beliefs circulated in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, an era when the term "drug" encompassed everything from herbs and spices—like nutmeg, cinnamon, and chamomile—to such deadly poisons as lead, mercury, and arsenic. In The Age of Intoxication, Benjamin Breen offers a window into a time when drugs w...

Fall is in full swing on Johnson's Island. The leaves are changing, chili is on the stove, and best friends Francie and June are looking forward to one of the last weekends of the season at the lake. Nothing newsworthy ever happens on the small island where June has borrowed a friend's cottage on the bay. Except for an unsolved disappearance of a young woman fifteen years ago on Halloween night.The mystery gains new life when Francie chooses the cold case to research for an assignm...

Discover the world of printing with The ABC of Print Buying, a practical guide for anyone looking to save money and achieve better results when purchasing print. Whether you're a business owner, marketing professional, or simply curious about how print works, this book makes a seemingly complex industry easy to understand.Written by Tony Breen, a print industry veteran with over three decades of experience, this book is packed with straightforward advice, helpful t...

Drinking glasses of cava in the sunshine, indulging in delicious tapas, and learning Spanish with ease is what Amy Breen, a hard-charging physician and mother of three, expected of life in Spain. But when she and her young family move to Barcelona, the tranquilo lifestyle of their new country has other ideas for her.Join Amy and her family in their mishaps and adventures living in Barcelona and traveling throughout Europe, and watch as Amy—openly and with a self-deprecating humor—unfolds h...

Harness the power of Mind-Spirit Mapping with this ground-breaking workbook. Learn how to ask yourself the right questions and find your way back to your center: your heart, your purpose. The exercises in this book may be used as their own, stand-alone process, or alongside Breen's inspiring book Mind Spirit Mapping: A Journey to Purpose. Either way, you'll create your own new, powerful road map to the life you want to lead and dreams you wish to create.A traditional map shows you ...

In a small lakeside town, Landon tries to solve a twenty-year-old cold case murder/ suicide.