Author: Michael Winter
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143189417
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Henry Hayward has been living life the way he's wanted—working hard, playing hard—but when his girlfriend tells him she's leaving, it destroys him. In a quest to recover, he joins an army-affiliated contracting crew that takes him overseas to a Canadian base in Afghanistan. In the company of friends, he begins to mend: having laughs and being rebellious, blithely unaware of all he's left behind. But everything changes during a roadside incursion when a routine patrol turns fatal. And Henry, who survives, knows in his heart that he is responsible. Upon returning home, tormented by guilt, he resolves to take care of the people and places around him: Martha Groves, whose boyfriend was killed in Afghanistan; his friends and neighbours; and a summer home that needs revitalizing. Henry tries his best to seek roots after a rootless life, collecting around himself a "community of a hundred people" for whom he cares deeply and is responsible. But he hasn’t factored in family history and social infidelity—and Martha has a revelation of her own that may change everything. Minister Without Portfolio illuminates the power and violence of self-creation. It asks: To whom are we beholden? Who do we adopt—and who couldn't we live without? It is an emotionally affecting work, filled with truths about the frailties and miracles of human nature, by a writer of exceptional talent.
Minister Without Portfolio
Author: Michael Winter
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143189417
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Henry Hayward has been living life the way he's wanted—working hard, playing hard—but when his girlfriend tells him she's leaving, it destroys him. In a quest to recover, he joins an army-affiliated contracting crew that takes him overseas to a Canadian base in Afghanistan. In the company of friends, he begins to mend: having laughs and being rebellious, blithely unaware of all he's left behind. But everything changes during a roadside incursion when a routine patrol turns fatal. And Henry, who survives, knows in his heart that he is responsible. Upon returning home, tormented by guilt, he resolves to take care of the people and places around him: Martha Groves, whose boyfriend was killed in Afghanistan; his friends and neighbours; and a summer home that needs revitalizing. Henry tries his best to seek roots after a rootless life, collecting around himself a "community of a hundred people" for whom he cares deeply and is responsible. But he hasn’t factored in family history and social infidelity—and Martha has a revelation of her own that may change everything. Minister Without Portfolio illuminates the power and violence of self-creation. It asks: To whom are we beholden? Who do we adopt—and who couldn't we live without? It is an emotionally affecting work, filled with truths about the frailties and miracles of human nature, by a writer of exceptional talent.
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143189417
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Henry Hayward has been living life the way he's wanted—working hard, playing hard—but when his girlfriend tells him she's leaving, it destroys him. In a quest to recover, he joins an army-affiliated contracting crew that takes him overseas to a Canadian base in Afghanistan. In the company of friends, he begins to mend: having laughs and being rebellious, blithely unaware of all he's left behind. But everything changes during a roadside incursion when a routine patrol turns fatal. And Henry, who survives, knows in his heart that he is responsible. Upon returning home, tormented by guilt, he resolves to take care of the people and places around him: Martha Groves, whose boyfriend was killed in Afghanistan; his friends and neighbours; and a summer home that needs revitalizing. Henry tries his best to seek roots after a rootless life, collecting around himself a "community of a hundred people" for whom he cares deeply and is responsible. But he hasn’t factored in family history and social infidelity—and Martha has a revelation of her own that may change everything. Minister Without Portfolio illuminates the power and violence of self-creation. It asks: To whom are we beholden? Who do we adopt—and who couldn't we live without? It is an emotionally affecting work, filled with truths about the frailties and miracles of human nature, by a writer of exceptional talent.
Learning to Be a Minister
Author: Anne Tiernan
Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
ISBN: 0522857981
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
An in-depth examination of the day-to-day life of Australia's federal ministers at work. Anne Tiernan and Patrick Weller draw on extensive interviews with current and former ministers, ministerial staffers and senior officials, to discover how a new ministry learns to juggle their simultaneous roles of member of Parliament and Cabinet, local constituency representative, and media spokesperson, not to mention their lives outside work.
Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
ISBN: 0522857981
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
An in-depth examination of the day-to-day life of Australia's federal ministers at work. Anne Tiernan and Patrick Weller draw on extensive interviews with current and former ministers, ministerial staffers and senior officials, to discover how a new ministry learns to juggle their simultaneous roles of member of Parliament and Cabinet, local constituency representative, and media spokesperson, not to mention their lives outside work.
Minister Without Portfolio
Author: Michael Winter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781322673035
Category : Guilt
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781322673035
Category : Guilt
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Western European Series
Author: United States. Department of State
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
United States and Italy, 1936-1946
Author: United States. Department of State
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
United States Economic Policy Toward Germany ...
Author: United States. Department of State
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Germany
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Germany
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Civil Affairs Handbook: Japan
Author: United States. Army Service Forces
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
CONTENTS.--[1] Albania. (M362)--[2] Austria. (M360)--[3] Belgium. (M361)--[4] Bulgaria. (M358)--[5] Denmark. (M366)--[6] France. (M352)--[7] French Indo-China. (M359)--[8] Germany. (M356)--[9] Greece. (M351)--[10] Hungary. (M369)--[11] Italy. (M353)--[12] Japan. (M354)--[13] Korea. (M370)--[14] Manchuria. (M367)--[15] Netherlands. (M357)--[16] Norway. (M350)--[17] Philippines. (M365)--[18] Poland. (M364)--[19] Rumania. (M363)--[20] Thailand. (M368)--[21] Yugoslavia. (M355).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
CONTENTS.--[1] Albania. (M362)--[2] Austria. (M360)--[3] Belgium. (M361)--[4] Bulgaria. (M358)--[5] Denmark. (M366)--[6] France. (M352)--[7] French Indo-China. (M359)--[8] Germany. (M356)--[9] Greece. (M351)--[10] Hungary. (M369)--[11] Italy. (M353)--[12] Japan. (M354)--[13] Korea. (M370)--[14] Manchuria. (M367)--[15] Netherlands. (M357)--[16] Norway. (M350)--[17] Philippines. (M365)--[18] Poland. (M364)--[19] Rumania. (M363)--[20] Thailand. (M368)--[21] Yugoslavia. (M355).
Civil Affairs Handbook
Author: United States. Army Service Forces
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
At Power's Elbow
Author: Andrew Blick
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
ISBN: 1849546401
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Discreet, inconspicuous, prudent... The perfect prime-ministerial aide is always in the background, a low-profile figure unknown outside the Westminster bubble. Unfortunately, reality often falls short of the ideal; for as long as the office of Prime Minister has existed, its occupants have been supported by a range of colourful individuals who have garnered public interest, controversy and criticism. At Power's Elbow tells their story for the first time, uncovering the truth behind three centuries' worth of prime ministers and their aides. Its subjects range from the early media-managers and election-fixers of Sir Robert Walpole, to the teams supporting the wartime premierships of David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill, to the semi-official 'Department of the Prime Minister' established under Tony Blair. Along the way, Andrew Blick and George Jones demonstrate how these essential advisers can be a source of both solace and strife to their chiefs, solving and causing problems in almost equal measure. Above all, they reveal how a Prime Minister's approach to his staff can define his premiership, for better or for worse.
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
ISBN: 1849546401
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Discreet, inconspicuous, prudent... The perfect prime-ministerial aide is always in the background, a low-profile figure unknown outside the Westminster bubble. Unfortunately, reality often falls short of the ideal; for as long as the office of Prime Minister has existed, its occupants have been supported by a range of colourful individuals who have garnered public interest, controversy and criticism. At Power's Elbow tells their story for the first time, uncovering the truth behind three centuries' worth of prime ministers and their aides. Its subjects range from the early media-managers and election-fixers of Sir Robert Walpole, to the teams supporting the wartime premierships of David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill, to the semi-official 'Department of the Prime Minister' established under Tony Blair. Along the way, Andrew Blick and George Jones demonstrate how these essential advisers can be a source of both solace and strife to their chiefs, solving and causing problems in almost equal measure. Above all, they reveal how a Prime Minister's approach to his staff can define his premiership, for better or for worse.
Coalition Governments in Western Europe
Author: Wolfgang C. Müller
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198297611
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
This volume presents a detailed empirical analysis based on a large cross-national data collection, covering the entire post-war period from 1945 to 1999.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198297611
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
This volume presents a detailed empirical analysis based on a large cross-national data collection, covering the entire post-war period from 1945 to 1999.