{"product_id":"the-solomon-scandals-9798985181852","title":"The Solomon Scandals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rule-breaking reporter for a crooked newspaper investigates the darker side of a popular real estate tycoon. One of the tycoon's rickety buildings houses hundreds of workers for a shadowy bureaucracy. The reporter's incendiary discoveries compel him to hide his related memoir for a century to shield those on the scandals' fringes. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Rebecca Kitiona-Fenton, a multiracial feminist, outspokenly annotates the newspaper memoir of her white great-granduncle, Jonathan Stone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis complex tale teems with memorable characters caught up in a classic Washington dilemma: friendship vs. duty. Real estate magnate Sy Solomon, a folksy ex-bricklayer, buys up scores of politicians and bureaucrats. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e says \u003cem\u003eThe Solomon Scandals\u003c\/em\u003e \"captures the aura of dark nihilism in some quarters of the political world with great power. This is a riveting work, mordantly insightful and surprisingly entertaining.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead \u003cem\u003eScandals\u003c\/em\u003e for a thoughtful character-driven suspense novel rather than a \"non-stop action\" thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David H. Rothman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798985181852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d","brand":"David H. Rothman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51280835707061,"sku":"9798985181852","price":30.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0c9b313d-2a99-4143-b96a-3a1d98271500.jpg?v=1751469304","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-solomon-scandals-9798985181852","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}