{"product_id":"9780998007021","title":"Voices Behind the Curtain","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1946, peak military industrial contracting has been cut by 400 billion dollars. Some of the same industrial organizations responsible for creating a military arsenals capable of supplying six different wars on four separate continents have become concerned. The economic impact of converting their-war time manufacturing to peace-time production represents risks they are not willing to accept. A consortium of these companies determine they must find a new way to restore the lost military contracting. Their plan calls for them to manipulate the Congressional military appropriations process for their own self-interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHearing of the plot, the Sentinels decide to challenge. \"Voices Behind the Curtain\" is a story about powerful and resourceful people, those who endeavor to implement their plan of corruption, and those who oppose. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacques Roth and Mike Stone return to lead the Sentinel opposition and devise a plan capable of opposing one of the world’s largest conglomerates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Miss Mercedes, a former Miss Universe winner, who’s ambition to become a celebrated actress have led to her downfall. Follow her life as she re-invents herself and influence those around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatalie Cummins, the retired star of the London and New York musical stages, is determined to use her entertainment experience to find British employment for \"Back Listed\" Hollywood actors, writers and directors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarco Tanfredi and Don Cerreta, two second-generation Sicilians, who have learned to it is necessary to resist the ‘\u003ci\u003etemptations of the street’, \u003c\/i\u003e if they wish to pursue their American Dream\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reader is allowed to ride side-saddle with these principal characters as they proceed to protect the integrity of Congressional Appropriations process. Their journey leads them through the entertainment industry in Mexico, Southern California, London and New York. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DSI Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076917936368,"sku":"9780998007021","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780998007021_p0.jpg?v=1763897344","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780998007021","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}