The official count was taking place at County Hall and was expected to go on well into the early hours. When Catherine and John arrived at eleven o'clock the place was bustling. Teams of volunteers sat behind long trestle tables, ...
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Much of late-nineteenth-century American politics was parade and pageant. Voters crowded the polls, and their votes made a real difference on policy. In Party Games, Mark Wahlgren Summers tells the...
Now, with Party Games, R.L. Stine revives this phenomenon for a new generation of teen readers, and the announcement of new Fear Street books caused a flurry of excitement both in the press and on social media, where fans rejoiced that the ...
In Party Games, Mark Wahlgren Summers tells the full story and admires much of the political carnival, but he adds a cautionary note about the dark recesses: vote-buying, election-rigging, blackguarding, news suppression, and violence.
If only life were one big party.
What is the nature of the relationship between our politicians and the great Australian media dynasties? Is the mateship between recent prime ministers and powerful media owners something new, or...
Despite her friend's warning, Rachel is excited to attend Brendan Fear's birthday party at his family's estate on mysterious Fear Island, but soon someone introduces a game of murder and all of the guests are in danger.