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William Mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern California's history. Mulholland, a self-taught engineer, was the chief architect of the Owens Valley Aqueduct--a project ranking in magnitude and daring with the Panama Canal--that brought water to semi-arid Los Angeles from the lush Owens Valley. The story of Los Angeles's quest for water is both famous and notorious: it has been the subject of the classic yet historically distorted movie Chinatown, as well as many other accounts. This first full-length biography of Mulholland...

This fast pace jet set novel lets the rest of world know that rich and famous dosen't come without a price.A beautiful talented performer try's to sort out her disconnected growing up years and finds a lot of skeletons in the closet, some are friendly and some not so friendly!! She encounters some large hurdles as she transforms from spoiled rich brat to womanhood. Lynee is the product of family, partners and career pulling different directions.

From the Plantation of Ulster to the entry into peace talks in the late twentieth century the Northern Irish people have been engaged in conflict. This book explores the pivotal moments in Northern Irish history - the rise of republicanism in the 1800s, Home Rule, the growth of Sinn Fein, and the DUP, before bringing the story up to date.