{"product_id":"the-chairmans-challenge-a-continuing-novel-of-big-city-politics-9781426939112","title":"The Chairman's Challenge: A Continuing Novel of Big City Politics","description":"Machine politics is a tough business, filled with people who put far more value on power and money than on honor, friendship, or the lives of those who challenge them. Atop this maelstrom sits Chairman Eamon DeValera Collins, formerly the undisputed boss of the Irish-Catholic Fifteenth Ward and now the man who controls the entire city. In this position, he finds himself surrounded by opportunists, amateurs, criminals, thieves, and cold-blooded killers.\u003cp\u003e Those he can trust are few and far between, and they are far outnumbered those who would attempt to use their connection to him to eliminate their enemies and line their own pockets. While only one former ally is sufficiently tough-or crazy-enough to directly challenge his leadership, the Chairman will stop at nothing to put down any challenger. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Chairman's Challenge, \u003c\/i\u003e the sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Chairman, A Novel of Big City Politics, \u003c\/i\u003e award-winning writer Mark M. Quinn takes the reader on a sometimes dark, but always thought-provoking, tour of the ins and outs of a political machine. It's a brutal examination of the minds of men and women who will sacrifice anything or anyone for a chance at power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark M. Quinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trafford Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781426939112\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark M. Quinn grew up in a machine-dominated ward in Chicago and has written extensively on politics. His first novel, \"The Chairman, A Novel of Big City Politics, \" was published in 2009. An award-winning short story writer, he is also the author of an eclectic blog: www.insightfulpontificator.blogspot.com. He lives in Naperville, Illinois, with his wife, Susan, and their three children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trafford Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44449851768947,"sku":"9781426939112","price":45.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_02a9ef67-9afd-421e-8d5c-4b793c7e3b80.jpg?v=1773518949","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-chairmans-challenge-a-continuing-novel-of-big-city-politics-9781426939112","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}