The Christmas Strike

Author : Stephan Zimmermann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1411611632

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The Christmas Strike by Stephan Zimmermann Pdf

Charismatic California Senator Jack Cortland has his eye on the White House. He counts on support from the nation's labor unions and on profits from his oil portfolio. Incumbent President Sheridan Washburn must decide whether to launch a clandestine military operation to rescue a group of international hostages in an oil-rich African country. Cantara Suhayar, a dedicated young terrorist, launches the ultimate strike against America to avenge the death of her brother at the hands of the CIA. Caught in the maelstrom of international intrigue is Pete Carpenter, the Senator's legislative analyst. He is forced to choose between loyalty to his country, to his boss, and to the young woman who shares his life. A fast-paced political thriller, zooming from Africa to Vienna to Washington and San Francisco, it is also a thought-provoking commentary on life in the turbulent post-9/11 era.

Author : Nikki Rivers
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459236028

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The Christmas Strike by Nikki Rivers Pdf

You can't give to others…until you give to yourself! With Christmas only twelve days away, supermom Abby Blake is going on strike. Sure she loves her grown daughters and their families, but do they all have to be so…well, needy? Having made her stand, Abby's not about to let anything—or anyone—stop her. Especially her sworn enemy—alpha male extraordinaire Cole Hudson. Abby convinces him to fly her to Chicago on his private jet for a little R and R. But Cole's got other plans—a surprise detour to Paris. And thanks to a luxury suite, a fabulous shopping spree and enough sparks flying between her and Cole to light up the Eiffel Tower, life is definitely looking up for Abby. Maybe this "strike" should grow into a year-round holiday….

Author : Nikki Rivers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:630257674

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The Christmas Strike by Nikki Rivers Pdf

Author : Sheila Roberts
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429922517

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On Strike for Christmas by Sheila Roberts Pdf

At Christmastime, it seems as though a woman's work is never done. Trimming the tree, mailing the cards, schlepping to the mall, the endless wrapping—bah humbug! So this year, Joy and Laura and the rest of their knitting group decide to go on strike. If their husbands and families want a nice holiday—filled with parties, decorations, and presents—well, they'll just have to do it themselves. The boycott soon takes on a life of its own when a reporter picks up the story and more women join in. But as Christmas Day approaches, Joy, Laura, and their husbands confront larger issues in their marriages and discover that a little holiday magic is exactly what they need to come together. Sheila Roberts gives the best gift of all in this funny, heartwarming novel that touches the very core of Christmas spirit.

Author : Rowen Lin,Devin Falk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798986374109

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The Christmas Strike Of 1932 by Rowen Lin,Devin Falk Pdf

The setting is a time of great sadness during the Great Depression, even during Christmas. Young Tony hears a story about an enthralling adventure his father had. His father decides to travel to the North Pole to honor his family's wishes. However, he finds that even Santa is having problems with his elves as he struggles to fulfill the world's children's requests. Tony Jr. hopes to pick presents for his family but is sadly denied since he can only pick one present. He then discovers Santa's cottage and witnesses an attempted murder-- on Santa's life! Will he be able to save Santa and Christmas or will this joyful holiday be forever changed ?

Author : Make Believe Ideas Ltd,Holly Lansley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1789477247

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Reindeer on Strike by Make Believe Ideas Ltd,Holly Lansley Pdf

Funny festive picture book, with rhyming text and sweet illustrations.

Author : Tony Joy
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781291783551

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Santa On Strike by Tony Joy Pdf

Children all over the world have lost faith in Santa and have decided NOT to leave him the milk and cookies that he loves so much. Santa decides to take action and go on STRIKE. Will Christmas be cancelled this year? Told in rhyme, Children will love this charming festive story about Elves, Reindeer, Milk, Cookies and Santa.

Author : Lyndon Comstock
Publisher : Lyndon Comstock
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781489548719

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Annie Clemenc and the Great Keweenaw Copper Strike by Lyndon Comstock Pdf

Known at age 25 as the "Joan of Arc of Calumet," Annie Clemenc had a dramatic role in the huge copper mining strike in Michigan in 1913. She is now a member of Labor’s International Hall of Fame and the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame. “A clearly painted portrait of Anna “Big Annie” Clemenc, this is her definitive biography.” --Steve Lehto, author of Death’s Door and Shortcut Photographs of Annie taken after the strike are published for the first time.

Author : Lee Lancaster
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439678435

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The Georgia Farmers' Strike by Lee Lancaster Pdf

Author Lee Lancaster retraces the movement of a remarkable time in our nation's agricultural history. In 1976, America sent a peanut farmer from Plains to Washington, D.C. Farmers throughout the nation, especially in Georgia, had high hopes for President Jimmy Carter, but those dreams vanished when he seemingly disregarded their problems--historic drought and embarrassing commodity prices. Peach State farmers took to the streets, slow rolling a tractorcade on I-75 toward Atlanta. The result was the largest ever farmer-led demonstration in the United States. The farmers pledged not to sell, plant or buy anything until "100% parity" was obtained. The farmers eventually steered their tractorcade to D.C., trying to prevent the foreclosure of dozens of farms with help from an armed group in Middle Georgia and a real estate tycoon from New York who would become the forty-fifth president.

Author : Effa E. Preston
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547037064

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A Strike in Santa Land by Effa E. Preston Pdf

A Strike in Santa Land is a classic one-act Christmas play for Children that was published in 1922. The writer of this delightful play, Effa E. Preston, did a brilliant job in creating a drama full of emotions, moral lessons, and fascinating characters for children. Holding an active interest of children is a challenging task; yet, with its charming songs and vibrant costumes, this work keeps them engaged throughout. Excerpt from the play: Santa: Are the reindeer ready and is everything packed? Mrs. Santa: Yes, I think so. Santa: I've tried trains and autos and airships but none of them suit me like my faithful old reindeer. I don't have to steer them up the chimneys. They know just where to go.

Author : Jean-Francois Dumont
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780802854704

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The Sheep Go on Strike by Jean-Francois Dumont Pdf

When the sheep on a farm go on strike rather than having their warm coats sheared off, the other animals begin taking sides until, at last, a compromise can be reached.

Author : Mark Metcalf,Martin Jenkinson,Mark Harvey
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473834897

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The Miners' Strike by Mark Metcalf,Martin Jenkinson,Mark Harvey Pdf

In addition to being the most bitter industrial dispute the coalminers' strike of 1984/5 was the longest national strike in British history. For a year over 100,000 members of the National Union of Mineworkers, their families and supporters, in hundreds of communities, battled to prevent the decimation of the coal industry on which their livelihoods and communities depended. Margaret Thatcher's government aimed to smash the most militant section of the British working class. She wanted to usher in a new era of greater management control at work and pave the way for a radical refashioning of society in favour of neo-liberal objectives that three decades later have crippled the world economy.Victory required draconian restrictions on picketing and the development of a militarised national police force that made widespread arrests as part of its criminalisation policy. The attacks on the miners also involved the use of the courts and anti-trade union laws, restrictions on welfare benefits, the secret financing by industrialists of working miners and the involvement of the security services. All of which was supported by a compliant mass media but resisted by the collective courage of miners and mining communities in which the role of Women against Pit Closures in combating poverty and starvation was heroic. Thus inspired by the struggle for jobs and communities an unparalleled movement of support groups right across Britain and in other parts of the world was born and helped bring about a situation where the miners long struggle came close on occasions to winning.At the heart of the conflict was the Yorkshire region, where even at the end in March 1985, 83 per cent of 56,000 miners were still out on strike. The official Yorkshire National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) area photographer in 1984-85 was the late Martin Jenkinson and this book of his photographs some never previously seen before - serves as a unique social document on the dispute that changed the face of Britain.As featured in The Yorkshire Times, Sheffield Telegraph and NUJ News Leeds.

Author : Yate & District Labour History Group
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781291982084

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The Miners` Strike 1984-85 by Yate & District Labour History Group Pdf

The Yate & District Labour History Group`s approach to the year-long strike of the National Union of Mineworkers has three points of articulation. The first is Yate & District Heritage Centre`s history of mining in the Yate area. The second is the "Readers` Letters" pages of the Dursley Gazette, where payment for provision of policing the strike was the chief topic. The third topic is the activities of the Conservative Party`s elite`s discussion of future tactics following the Heath government`s defeat by the miners in 1974. The dialectical systems theory used provides the framework holding the research together.The author was an apprenticed and operative plumber, later becoming a plumbing lecturer at Oxford College of Art, Technology and Commerce, before making the shift to sociology in the late 1960s. He then became a lecturer in sociology at Filton College, Bristol. He has been a Labour Party member since the 1970s.

Author : Effa Estelle Preston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1930
Category : Christmas plays
ISBN : UOM:39015073373865

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A Christmas Strike by Effa Estelle Preston Pdf

Author : Zhongjin Li,Eli Friedman,Hao Ren
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781608465804

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China on Strike by Zhongjin Li,Eli Friedman,Hao Ren Pdf

China has been the fastest growing major economy in the world for three decades. It is also home to some of the largest, most incendiary, and most underreported labor struggles of our time. China on Strike, the first English-language book of its kind, provides an intimate and revealing window into the lives of workers organizing in some of China’s most profitable factories, which supply Apple, Nike, Hewlett Packard, and other multinational companies. Drawing on dozens of interviews with Chinese workers, this book documents the processes of migration, changing employment relations, worker culture, and other issues related to China’s explosive growth.