At the close of World War II, Americans became increasingly concerned about the problem of housing for returning veterans, relocated defense workers, and their families. Designs such as the garden city that dated from the turn of the twentieth century or earlier were prominent once again, as planners saw a renewed need for ready-made communities. One such community--among the first and, perhaps, most representative--was Park Forest, Illinois, a privately built and publicly managed town twenty-six miles south of Chicago.
In this book, Gregory Randall presents the history of the...
At the close of World War II, Americans became increasingly concerned about the problem of housing for returning veterans, relocated defense worker...
Sharon O'Mara is hired for a simple job; find out who killed the great America's Cup skipper and technical genius, Catherine Voss. Was it out of envy and greed? Or was it an international scheme to steal her high-tech boat? Catherin's twin brother wants answers. As the ultra-rich battle for the America's Cup on San Francisco Bay and the canals of Venice, Sharon must fight to find the truth. But who would kill for the secrets hidden in the technological heart of the lightning fast hydrofoil? Will Sharon discover who is behind this before they kill her? Can she outwit the bad guys and stop...
Sharon O'Mara is hired for a simple job; find out who killed the great America's Cup skipper and technical genius, Catherine Voss. Was it out of envy ...
Sharon O Mara, ex-Army cop, over thirty (but who is counting), tough as nails, smooth in all the right places, and now working for an insurance company that is sucking the life out of her soul; has to face the fact that she is not cut out to okay death benefits not when a man is murdered. Rain, miserable San Francisco Bay Area traffic, a dapper yet shady developer and an oversexed environmentalist all point the wrong way to the reasons a man had to die in a BART parking lot. And she can cook.
Sharon O Mara, ex-Army cop, over thirty (but who is counting), tough as nails, smooth in all the right places, and now working for an insurance compan...
"Guns and handbags, all the things you need to start a war." What's in those millions of steel containers crossing the oceans and on our roads and railways? On a blistering beach in Mexico Sharon O'Mara discovers that it's luxury knockoffs and dead bodies. What is the connection between stylish handbags and Chinese Tongs and the Mexican Cartel. O'Mara is irresistibly drawn to finding out the source of the depravity found stacked on the wharfs of Oakland and hidden in the back alleys of San Francisco...
"Guns and handbags, all the things you need to start a war." What's in those millions of steel containers crossing the oceans and on our roads and rai...
Sharon O'Mara is asked to help a friend's dying godfather return four magnificent Impressionist paintings to their rightful owners. Seems simple but Sharon learns they were stolen during the final days of World War II from a plundered Nazi treasure trove. She is confronted with horrific events that throw her back into Hitler's obscene war against the Jews. O'Mara runs up against the New Reich in a race to find a secret key hidden in Paris that will enable these international criminals to restore the Nazi's to their former vile glory.
Sharon O'Mara is asked to help a friend's dying godfather return four magnificent Impressionist paintings to their rightful owners. Seems simple but S...
