Kirjahaku

Julie Martin is preparing to graduate from high school. For the aspiring engineer, this time should be the happiest of her life. It is not. Instead, between the grim realities after The Troubles and her beloved father's grave illness, Julie's future seems anything but bright. Her determination and love of engineering, of flying, and of Ellie Martin carry her forward into college. She finds her soul mate in Jim Norton, and is presented with the chance of all lifetimes ever to be an ultimate pioneer. The truth is that pioneers are not anchored to a particular time or place in history. A pioneer is one of a rare breed of individuals, willing to leave everything familiar and comfortable, to undertake a journey of unknowable risks and perils to an uncertain destination, aware that there will be no return. The company of pioneers comprises far more than pilots and navigators. Pioneers are crafts-people, trades-people, farmers, greengrocers, teachers, artists, tailors, mechanics, and electrians - all those whose skills and passions stitch together to form the quilt of a good life, a beautiful patchwork. This is one pioneer's story.

Dr. John Parker, an epidemiological researcher with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, has journeyed to a tiny town in rural Kentucky to investigate a cluster of four cases of an extremely rare cancer, Griffith

Prosperity is roaring. Stock markets have not seen three down days in a row for two years. GDP sets new record highs with each report. National unemployment is at record lows. By every national measure, these are happy days. And yet ... Food pantries and soup kitchens report new records as well, and not just the perennially poor. States are exhausting their unemployment funds. Factories are closing and those states with effective monitoring programs report rising unemployment. Local governments are closing recreation centers and implementing hiring freezes to avoid tax increases. Out of public view, cities and counties are even replacing their 911 workers with new robotic call center machines. At some point, the disconnect between the national picture and the local can no longer be reconciled, and the blame games begin, soon descending into national violence. How long before the true picture becomes clear? When the truth is revealed, how resilient are we? What If They Lied (just a little)? chronicles a time of deception, collusion, discovery, integrity, and redemption. Do you believe in our economics numbers? Do you believe the authorities? What if they lied (just a little)?