{"product_id":"buffalo-hunting-in-alabama-don-erwin-9798685344755","title":"Buffalo Hunting in Alabama","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow far will states and communities go to attract mega-projects that offer thousands of good jobs and tens of millions in tax revenue? Ezra Drake finds out when he's recruited to help Alabama lure a giant pharmaceutical plant to the state.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears ago, Ezra left Alabama for the Ivy League and then Germany. He's now a fast-riser at Silverman Bach in New York. A turn of events puts him back in Alabama as part of an elite team that lures mega-projects to energize the economy. Mercedes-Benz, Airbus, and other mega-projects had transformed the state. Alabama wants more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCall it \"buffalo hunting\" or \"smokestack chasing,\" Ezra's team understands it's all about recruiting companies and talent to successfully compete in the modern economy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInstead of firearms, Ezra's team hunts with big data and persuasion. Competing against other cities and states is tough, but Ezra finds it even tougher battling forces that want to keep Alabama as it is and was, and not what it might become. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill Ezra and Alabama succeed in winning the pharma mega-project? Will Ezra find success, peace, and happiness in Alabama?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Erwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8685344751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798685344755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Don Erwin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598659678463,"sku":"9798685344755","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00c430d1-a2eb-49ba-b2d3-f2fe6db5447c.jpg?v=1702383726","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/buffalo-hunting-in-alabama-don-erwin-9798685344755","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}