03023cam a2200337 4500 1022475221 TxAuBib 20140809120000.0 130418s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013-014562 9780804121125 lg. prnt. : softcover 0804121125 lg. prnt. : softcover DLC eng DLC TxAuBib Steel, Danielle. Power play : a novel / Danielle Steel. 1st large print ed. New York : Random House Large Print, 2014. 499 p. ; 24 cm. Random House Large Print In Northern California two successful CEOs are both indispensable to their growing companies' futures. Both are brilliant at the power game. But the difference between them is huge. One is a man, the other a woman. Look into the rarefied world of those at the pinnacle of international business and see the irrevocable choices they make, what drives them, and how others perceive them. Fiona Carson and Marshall Weston have made it to the tops of their games with a lot of sweat equity, and both are respected leaders, but that's where the similarities end. Fiona is an accomplished divorcée and the mother of two well-balanced college students. She makes accessibility to her son and daughter a priority and rationalizes that she doesn't have room in her life for a man since her work and her children keep her busy and happy. When Pulitzer Prize winner Logan Smith, an investigative reporter, contacts Fiona for a story he's working on, she sees him as a good match for her older sister, Jillian. After all, Jillian's a psychiatrist who's working on a book about women in power, and both Jillian and Logan believe successful women in the business world conduct themselves very differently from their male counterparts. Marshall seems to exemplify that difference. While Fiona's a concerned parent and a by-the-book executive who would never compromise her principles, Marshall's actions reflect his questionable ethics. Married for 27 years to the same woman, he's been a decent provider to his wife and three children, and on the surface, he appears to achieve a perfect balance between family life and corporate duties. But looks can be deceiving. His eldest son despises him; his daughter's on a dubious path; and Marshall's hiding a secret life that threatens to harm the reputation of his company, destroy his marriage and damage others who depend on him. When he's forced to make an important decision, Marshall's loyalty to his company and loved ones is tested. 20140809. Self-evaluation Fiction. Self-realization in women Fiction. Self-acceptance in women Fiction. Business ethics Fiction. Large type books. Domestic fiction. Random House Large Print. TXNES