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This is the personal story of a very public project. In 1984, a respected Boston environmental engineering firm took on the industry's biggest engineer-constructors to win the first municipal water treatment plant privatization project in the country. The City of Scottsdale, Arizona had embarked on the "untested" financing approach to take advantage of tax incentives that arrived with the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Because it was the first of its kind, and the water industry saw many more to come, this small project captured nationwide attention. As the City raced to build the treatment facilities needed to take long-awaited water supply from the Colorado River, a team of aggressive long shots took on the world of infrastructure development and finance. It's a roller-coaster ride from big achievements to colossal blunders, seen through the eyes of an ambitious MBA, in way over his head. Ultimately, it's a cautionary tale for young professionals that there's a lot to be gained by taking risks and even more to be learned from accepting defeat.

ISBN10 : 9798614428273 , ISBN13 :

Page Number : 304

For more than two decades, McCullough has fascinated readers with portraits of exceptional men and women who not only have shaped the course of history but whose stories express much that is timeless about the human condition. From Harriet Beecher Stowe to a young Theodore Roosevelt, the subjects possess a sense of purpose that make for unforgettable reading.

ISBN10 : 9781668003541 , ISBN13 : 1668003546

Page Number : 256

CADILLAC PLATOON is a story of the contrasts, contradictions, and tensions of the late 1960s. Written by a decorated Vietnam veteran, it is a complicated love story superimposed on the stark reality of 1968 Vietnam. Hank Kirby is a reluctant warrior, riding the roller coaster of triumphs, tragedies, and frustrations in both arenas--the war abroad and the turbulent times at home. The story follows Hank, a newly minted US Army second lieutenant, as he makes his way from college ROTC to the battlefield at the height of the war. Ultimately, through a mix of blunders and accomplishments, he reveals himself to be an uncertain, iconoclastic, and very human hero.

ISBN10 : 1555719848 , ISBN13 : 9781555719845

Page Number : 514