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“jim shon”

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  • The Case of the Rainforest Reunion

    by Jim Shon, Masa Hagino ...
    High above Honolulu in the Tantalus rainforest, a high school reunion turns tragic.A Honolulu detective, an Izakaya restaurant owner, and an on-line investigative reporter team up to solve another mystery. Follow Charlie Chang, Moto Fujimoto, and Zoe Lee as they navigate Hawaii's multicultural modern landscape to uncover the connections between personal rivalries, cyber insecurity, and the opioid ... Read more

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  • Poison In Paradise

    by Jim Shon ...
    The year is 1986 in the multi-cultural and multi-ethnic mosaic that is Hawaii. Poison in Paradise is about power politics, crime arrogance, cover-ups, the media, and the inner working of a legislature. It is set at a time when the environmental movement was just learning to challenge the growing appetite for development and profit.Follow the inner thoughts and maneuvers of rival legislators, and ... Read more

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  • DON'T MESS WITH T'AMNA

    A Novel Inspired by Real Events

    by Jim Shon ...
    An Island, A History, Heroes, Villains, And Strong WomenIt is a frenzied time of land and casino development on the small island of Cheju (now spelled Jeju), the ancient independent kingdom of T'amna. Just off the coast of the Korean mainland, it is now a tourist mecca. A new casino is planned at the center of Jeju City right next to a 500-year-old Choson Dynasty Pavilion - the Kwandokjon - ... Read more

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  • Inside Hawaii's Capitol

    by Jim Shon ...
    Inside Hawaii's Capitol tells the tale of Jim Shon's twelve years as a member of the Hawaii State Legislature. Readers are encouraged to put themselves into the shoes of a legislator and to gain an appreciation for the strengths and weaknesses of today's representative form of democracy in general, and Hawaii's recent experience in particular.Step back from the media hype and sound-bite rhetoric ... Read more

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  • The Case of the Good Deed

    by Jim Shon, Masa Hagino ...
    Series Book 1 - The Good Deed Chronicles
    The Case of the Good Deed follows two investigators reminiscent of Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto, but not the same. An old Hawaiian deed from the mid-19th century is found in the wall of a historic church. The deed is to a valuable parcel in rapidly developing downtown Kakaako. A young museum researcher and a young reporter, Zoe Lee, believe it can complicate if not stop a major development. Then a ... Read more

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  • It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism

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    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A progressive takedown of the uber-capitalist status quo that has enriched millionaires and billionaires at the expense of the working class, and a blueprint for what transformational change would actually look like“A clarion call against the American oligarchs . . . powerful.”—The GuardianIt’s OK to be angry about capitalism. Reflecting on our turbulent times, Senator ... Read more

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  • In Order to Live

    A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

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  • It's Even Worse Than It Looks

    How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism

    by Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein ...
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  • Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China

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  • Breaking Through Power

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    by Ralph Nader ...
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    "Nader’s assessment of how concentrated wealth and power undermine democracy is clear and compelling, but it’s his substantive vision of how we ought to respond that makes Breaking Through Power essential reading. Written just before Donald Trump’s Electoral College victory, Nader’s latest book reads with even greater urgency now."--Yes MagazineIn Breaking Through Power, Ralph Nader draws from a ... Read more

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