In Big Rural: Rural Industrial Places, Democracy, and What Next, Crystal Cook Marshall unveils the rural not as wild and unknowable but as measured and intervened-in as big cities. Drawing international comparisons with a case study centering on the Pocahontas Coalfield, Cook Marshall documents that rural places are often systems among systems that scientists and engineers heavily shape both in landscape and culture. Often single sector economies with consolidated power and automa...

Discovered by his young altar server, Father O's body lay on the floor of the sacristy - his throat slit. And so Monona Quinn, editor of the weekly Mitchell Doings, finds herself writing a profile of a dead man for the second time in three months. And just like last time, Mo become obsessed with uncovering his killer, regardless of her husband's misgivings and her own safety.An extremely conservative Catholic radio show, a highway expansion, and millions of dollars all see...

Melvin Arbuckle, Wanda Nell's boss at the Kountry Kitchen, has been arrested for killing a waitress with an unsavory reputation. Convinced of Melvin's innocence, Wanda Nell puts herself on the trail of a ruthless killer--and almost gets her goose cooked.

Everywhere Monona Quinn goes, people turn up dead - and Mo ends up confronting their killers! First there was Charlie, owner of the town diner and Mo's first friend after moving to little Mitchell, Wisconsin (Murder over Easy). Then there was the parish priest (Murder at Midnight). And now, even a trip to the family farm yields corpses.Mo's twin sister, Madison, is already under plenty of pressure taking care of her mother and keeping the family farm going, with h...

Monona Quinn and her husband Doug are taking a relaxing vacation in the northwoods of Wisconsin. Mo's enrolled in a writing workshop, and Doug's resolved to learn to fish. Naturally, it's the perfect time to solve another murder...Pompous, self-important writer Fletcher Downs was supposed to be the writer-in-residence at the writing workshop; he was supposed to teach a classroom full of hopefuls how to write a great mystery--but he hadn't intended to teach by example. Now Fletcher'...

If you find yourself... Dealing with ever-greater expectations… Simply unable to get all items off your to-do list… Going to bed tense and waking up exhausted… Then this is the audiobook for you!You'll learn how to shake the "tyranny of time," so you can tap into productive rhythms and bring a more natural pace to your life. You'll learn to relax, concentrate, and more fully realize yourself and the tasks you face.You'll become more efficient, more attentive and more productive. And before...

If you find yourself... Dealing with ever-greater expectations… Simply unable to get all items off your to-do list… Going to bed tense and waking up exhausted… Then this is the audiobook for you! You'll learn how to shake the "tyranny of time," so you can tap into productive rhythms and bring a more natural pace to your life. You'll learn to relax, concentrate, and more fully realize yourself and the tasks you face. You'll become more efficient, more attentive and more productive. And befo...

If you find yourself dealing with ever-greater expectations, unable to get all items off your to-do list, going to bed tense and waking up exhausted, then Pause, Focus, Thrive: Mastering the Pace of Life is for you! Learn to shake the "tyranny of time," so you can tap into productive rhythms and bring a more natural pace to your life. Learn to relax, concentrate, and more fully realize yourself and the tasks you face. Soon you'll be more efficient, more attentive, and more productive--and ...

Monona Quinn thought moving away from the big city would be a refreshing change of pace. But when the owner of a popular local diner comes up murdered, she begins the hair-raising task of finding the culprit.

Discovered by his young altar server, Father O’s body lay on the floor of the sacristy-his throat slit. And so Monona Quinn, editor of the weekly Mitchell Doings, finds herself writing a profile of a dead man for the second time in three months.

Everywhere Monona Quinn goes, people turn up dead—and Mo ends up confronting their killers! First there was Charlie, owner of the town diner and Mo’s first friend after moving to little Mitchell, Wisconsin. Then there was the parish priest. And now, even a trip to the family farm yields corpses.