Unspeakable

Unspeakable
Author: John Bercow
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2020-02-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1474616658

When John Bercow retired as Speaker of the House of Commons on 31 October 2019, he had become one of the most recognisable and iconoclastic figures in British politics, occupying a ringside seat during one of the most febrile periods in modern British history. In his no-holds-barred memoir, he offers verdicts on the leading figures of his era - from Tony Blair to David Cameron, Theresa May to Boris Johnson, and charts his extraordinary political journey. UNSPEAKABLE is essential reading for anyone interested in politics and how our democracy is - or should be - run.

Hearings

Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House
Publisher:
Total Pages: 2290
Release: 1962
Genre:
ISBN:

The United Nations at Work in Asia

The United Nations at Work in Asia
Author: Roy D. Morey
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2013-12-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0786478713

The groundwork for the Asian economic miracle was established in the last 25 or so years--the time period covered in this book. China and Vietnam started substituting pragmatism for communist ideology and Thailand started on a path toward greater democracy. The timing was perfect for an American United Nations representative to arrive in the two communist countries because, for the first time, both placed a premium on improving relations with the U.S. and both were moving toward a market economy. This book acquaints the reader with evolving political, economic and social conditions in these countries and the role played by UN organizations. A chapter on the South Pacific details the challenges of providing useful development assistance in small isolated countries. The book also reveals a hidden side of the United Nations, the role played by more than 30 UN agencies, funds and programs in providing development and humanitarian assistance. The past two or three decades were a period of great upheaval in Asia. Enormous events and developments involving the United Nations are analyzed in the book. These include the Tiananmen Square crisis in China; 300,000 Cambodian refugees camped along the Thai border; escaping the killing fields of the Khmer Rouge; efforts to rid the Golden Triangle of opium production; the sensitive diplomacy required in fostering cooperation among North Korea, South Korea, China and Mongolia; and a firsthand account of negotiating the international agreement creating the Mekong River Commission.

Don't Move Your Desk

Don't Move Your Desk
Author: Rhiannon D'Averc
Publisher: Rhiannon D'Averc Writer Ltd
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2024-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

My boss was supposed to fall into my trap for a quick payout. I didn’t expect that I would be the one falling for him… KEATON I thought being a secretary would be easy. The perfect cover for me to make an exposé about the sports management industry that would put my film degree to good use. But then I met my boss. Oliver Harvey – six foot something of pure muscle, a face like a perfect Roman statue, and lips I just want to kiss. A man of few words, but all of them completely infuriating. And an absolutely terrifying man to try and trick. The problem is, the more I get to know him, the less I want to expose him at all. I think it’s time for me to quit this job and get out, before I’m in too deep. Only, Oliver Harvey doesn’t want me to go. And how am I supposed to refuse? OLLY I’ve never cared about a secretary before. They come and go like changes in the weather. I don’t have time to waste on remembering names and faces. But I haven’t been able to stop thinking about Keaton. His face runs through my head at all hours of the day. It’s like he’s exactly what I needed – and there’s no way I’m going to let him go. He's a great secretary. The best I’ve ever had. That’s why I can’t stop thinking about his soft lips or imagining running my hands through his messy curls – right? That’s why every time he leaves my office, I feel bereft and can’t wait for him to return – right? That’s why even though I’m a private man, I can’t think of anyone else I’d rather share my secrets with… right…? I need his help. I need his company. I think I might just need… him. Don’t Move Your Desk is a CEO/secretary gay romance with plenty of heat! Happy ending guaranteed… in more ways than one! This book imagines an alternative timeline in which the characters from Don’t Move Out met and fell in love at a later time, but can also be read as a standalone title.