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Book Synopsis Chicago Pre-Boomers by : Richard J. Jackson
Download or read book Chicago Pre-Boomers written by Richard J. Jackson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many place self-interest above personal relationships, but Shawn Butlers priorities differ. He seeks to elevate people, not defeat them. When solving problems, Shawn collaborates rather than compete. In dealing with matters such as a fist fight or a Marine hitch, he strives to maintain his perspective. Later, Shawn enlists his supporters to help him cope with a senseless tragedy. As he assembles and trains teams, his nerdy best friend, Nick, analyzes situations. When these two men face high-stakes decisions, their friendship is threatened. Most people have a price. Will Shawn discover his?
Book Synopsis Chicago Pre-Boomers by : Richard J. Jackson
Download or read book Chicago Pre-Boomers written by Richard J. Jackson and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many place self-interest above personal relationships, but Shawn Butler's priorities differ. He seeks to elevate people, not defeat them. When solving problems, Shawn collaborates rather than compete. In dealing with matters such as a fist fight or a Marine hitch, he strives to maintain his perspective. Later, Shawn enlists his supporters to help him cope with a senseless tragedy. As he assembles and trains teams, his nerdy best friend, Nick, analyzes situations. When these two men face high-stakes decisions, their friendship is threatened. Most people have a price. Will Shawn discover his?
Download or read book Chicago Boomer written by Josie Garrett and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-18 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Josie Garrett's hilarious collection of essays about her experiences growing up in a Polish-Catholic family on Chicago's southwest side will thoroughly explain why native Chicagoans take a protective step back when it's learned that Josie is a "Brighton Park Girl." From the circumstances of her conception all the way through public school and her career in professional theatre, Josie takes you on a no-holds-barred ride through a childhood and young adulthood spent in a neighborhood that left its children tough and resilient. Josie's tales are rich with the absurd recollections of a time when Baby Boomers ruled the Earth and kids were expected to play outside until the street lights came on.
Download or read book Remembering Chicago written by ANONIMO and published by WTTW. This book was released on 2012-06-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was an era that redefined Chicago history. . . an era that would transform a generation and change the face of the nation, and a time that would blossom into an age of self-discovery and see the awakening of a city and an entire country. Relive Chicago through the eyes of twenty Chicagoans as they recount the stories and events of their youth, comings of age, and the hallmarks that define them as individuals, as Chicagoans and as Baby Boomers. This new program covers many of the events and places that shaped the lives of every Chicagoan, including Bozo's Circus, the radio battles of WLS versus WCFL, the scares of polio and the atomic bomb, John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, the 1967 blizzard, the moon walk, and so much more.
Download or read book Chicago Boomer written by Josie Garrett and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-29 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Josie Garrett's hilarious collection of essays about her experiences growing up in a Polish-Catholic family on Chicago's southwest side will thoroughly explain why native Chicagoans take a protective step back when it's learned that Josie is a "Brighton Park Girl."From the circumstances of her conception all the way through public school and her career in professional theatre, Josie takes you on a no-holds-barred ride through a childhood and young adulthood spent in a neighborhood that left its children tough and resilient. Josie's tales are rich with the absurd recollections of a time when Baby Boomers ruled the Earth and kids were expected to play outside until the streetlights came on.
Book Synopsis Illuminating the Path to Vibrant American Jewish Communities by : Jacob B. Ukeles
Download or read book Illuminating the Path to Vibrant American Jewish Communities written by Jacob B. Ukeles and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-17 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that the way to ensure that American Jewish life flourishes is to create vibrant local communities and that the ability to thrive will be won or lost in the trenches of each locality. For every generalization about the Jews of America, one can say, “maybe, but it depends where.” In the United States, Jewish life is up close and personal where local variations on national themes make a huge difference. The author presents case studies using in-depth analysis of data from nine Jewish community studies to illuminate eleven critical American Jewish policy issues. The analysis is used to formulate a range of policy options for different types of communities. This book is for anyone who cares about the future of American Jewry. It should be of particular interest to the lay leaders and professionals who play a role in Jewish nonprofits. It is also of great interest to researchers and students of Jewish studies and Jewish communal service.
Download or read book Gen Z, Explained written by Roberta Katz and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-10-26 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An optimistic and nuanced portrait of a generation that has much to teach us about how to live and collaborate in our digital world. Born since the mid-1990s, members of Generation Z comprise the first generation never to know the world without the internet, and the most diverse generation yet. As Gen Z starts to emerge into adulthood and enter the workforce, what do we really know about them? And what can we learn from them? Gen Z, Explained is the authoritative portrait of this significant generation. It draws on extensive interviews that display this generation’s candor, surveys that explore their views and attitudes, and a vast database of their astonishingly inventive lexicon to build a comprehensive picture of their values, daily lives, and outlook. Gen Z emerges here as an extraordinarily thoughtful, promising, and perceptive generation that is sounding a warning to their elders about the world around them—a warning of a complexity and depth the “OK Boomer” phenomenon can only suggest. Much of the existing literature about Gen Z has been highly judgmental. In contrast, this book provides a deep and nuanced understanding of a generation facing a future of enormous challenges, from climate change to civil unrest. What’s more, they are facing this future head-on, relying on themselves and their peers to work collaboratively to solve these problems. As Gen Z, Explained shows, this group of young people is as compassionate and imaginative as any that has come before, and understanding the way they tackle problems may enable us to envision new kinds of solutions. This portrait of Gen Z is ultimately an optimistic one, suggesting they have something to teach all of us about how to live and thrive in this digital world.
Download or read book Boomers written by Helen Andrews and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Baby Boomers (and I confess I am one): prepare to squirm and shake your increasingly arthritic little fists. For here comes essayist Helen Andrews."--Terry Castle With two recessions and a botched pandemic under their belt, the Boomers are their children's favorite punching bag. But is the hatred justified? Is the destruction left in their wake their fault or simply the luck of the generational draw? In Boomers, essayist Helen Andrews addresses the Boomer legacy with scrupulous fairness and biting wit. Following the model of Lytton Strachey's Eminent Victorians, she profiles six of the Boomers' brightest and best. She shows how Steve Jobs tried to liberate everyone's inner rebel but unleashed our stultifying digital world of social media and the gig economy. How Aaron Sorkin played pied piper to a generation of idealistic wonks. How Camille Paglia corrupted academia while trying to save it. How Jeffrey Sachs, Al Sharpton, and Sonya Sotomayor wanted to empower the oppressed but ended up empowering new oppressors. Ranging far beyond the usual Beatles and Bill Clinton clichés, Andrews shows how these six Boomers' effect on the world has been tragically and often ironically contrary to their intentions. She reveals the essence of Boomerness: they tried to liberate us, and instead of freedom they left behind chaos.
Book Synopsis Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes by : National Academy of Sciences
Download or read book Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes written by National Academy of Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-06-12 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world's population exceeds an incredible 6 billion people, governmentsâ€"and scientistsâ€"everywhere are concerned about the prospects for sustainable development. The science academies of the three most populous countries have joined forces in an unprecedented effort to understand the linkage between population growth and land-use change, and its implications for the future. By examining six sites ranging from agricultural to intensely urban to areas in transition, the multinational study panel asks how population growth and consumption directly cause land-use change, and explore the general nature of the forces driving the transformations. Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes explains how disparate government policies with unintended consequences and globalization effects that link local land-use changes to consumption patterns and labor policies in distant countries can be far more influential than simple numerical population increases. Recognizing the importance of these linkages can be a significant step toward more effective environmental management.
Download or read book Boomers written by Victor Brooks and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brooks chronicles the peaceful children's invasion of America that occurred from Dr. Spock to Woodstock. The author explores the home life, leisure activities, and school environment of children who grew up during the Cold War years.
Book Synopsis One Nation Under AARP by : Frederick R. Lynch
Download or read book One Nation Under AARP written by Frederick R. Lynch and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-06-20 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lynch provides a fresh and comprehensive look at the potential for politically mobilizing the large Boomer generation. He successfully mixes anecdotes, scholarship, and statistics to present an entertaining and informative analysis of a timely topic. Anyone desiring to effect change in public policy will welcome this book."—William H. Frey, The Brookings Institution “Fred Lynch has written a nuanced and marvelously comprehensive examination of the state of the Boomer Nation. This book offers an in-depth look at the economic challenges facing Boomers as well as a colorful account of how AARP has tried to rebrand itself to attract the generation that once celebrated the free spirit and hated the ‘establishment’.”—Neil Howe, co-author of The Graying of the Great Powers "A timely and important study of one of the most powerful lobbying groups in America as it redefines its mission and its message to confront the generational challenges of the twenty-first century." —Steve Gillon, author of Boomer Nation and Resident Historian of the History Channel "Fred Lynch's interpretation is an illuminating and much needed empirical corrective to the confusing and misleading cant that dominates so much of the debate. His scholarship deftly distinguishes between the organization's marketing to an aging society and the diverse realities of that population demographic." —Ted Marmor, author of Fads, Fallacies, and Foolishness in Medical Care Management and Policy and The Politics of Medicare
Download or read book ABA Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1996-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ABA Journal serves the legal profession. Qualified recipients are lawyers and judges, law students, law librarians and associate members of the American Bar Association.
Book Synopsis Housing in America by : John McIlwain
Download or read book Housing in America written by John McIlwain and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Urban Land Institute, Terwilliger Center for Housing; ULI Foundation."
Book Synopsis City of the Century by : Donald L. Miller
Download or read book City of the Century written by Donald L. Miller and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2014-04-09 with total page 1084 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A wonderfully readable account of Chicago’s early history” and the inspiration behind PBS’s American Experience (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times). Depicting its turbulent beginnings to its current status as one of the world’s most dynamic cities, City of the Century tells the story of Chicago—and the story of America, writ small. From its many natural disasters, including the Great Fire of 1871 and several cholera epidemics, to its winner-take-all politics, dynamic business empires, breathtaking architecture, its diverse cultures, and its multitude of writers, journalists, and artists, Chicago’s story is violent, inspiring, passionate, and fascinating from the first page to the last. The winner of the prestigious Great Lakes Book Award, given to the year’s most outstanding books highlighting the American heartland, City of the Century has received consistent rave reviews since its publication in 1996, and was made into a six-hour film airing on PBS’s American Experience series. Written with energetic prose and exacting detail, it brings Chicago’s history to vivid life. “With City of the Century, Miller has written what will be judged as the great Chicago history.” —John Barron, Chicago Sun-Times “Brims with life, with people, surprise, and with stories.” —David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of John Adams and Truman “An invaluable companion in my journey through Old Chicago.” —Erik Larson, New York Times–bestselling author of The Devil in the White City
Book Synopsis Atlas of the Baby Boom Generation by : Neil A. Hamilton
Download or read book Atlas of the Baby Boom Generation written by Neil A. Hamilton and published by MacMillan Reference Library. This book was released on 2000 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American culture was radically transformed in the post-World War II years. A booming economy -- and birthrate -- gave rise to a new culture. This colorful historical atlas is the first to take a decade-by-decade look at the "Baby Boom" generation -- from the Cold War, civil rights and Vietnam -- to television and Watergate. Beginning with the 1940s, each chapter opens with a chronology of the significant events of that decade, and spans political and social issues, art, music, sports and other cultural aspects. Maps and graphs illustrate demographics and other information. Chapters examine current events, biographical profiles, trends, science and technology, the Cold War, television and protests. Includes a list of famous Baby Boomers, a statistical appendix organized by decade, a bibliography and index.
Book Synopsis Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated by : Robert D. Putnam
Download or read book Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated written by Robert D. Putnam and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated to include a new chapter about the influence of social media and the Internet—the 20th anniversary edition of Bowling Alone remains a seminal work of social analysis, and its examination of what happened to our sense of community remains more relevant than ever in today’s fractured America. Twenty years, ago, Robert D. Putnam made a seemingly simple observation: once we bowled in leagues, usually after work; but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolized a significant social change that became the basis of the acclaimed bestseller, Bowling Alone, which The Washington Post called “a very important book” and Putnam, “the de Tocqueville of our generation.” Bowling Alone surveyed in detail Americans’ changing behavior over the decades, showing how we had become increasingly disconnected from family, friends, neighbors, and social structures, whether it’s with the PTA, church, clubs, political parties, or bowling leagues. In the revised edition of his classic work, Putnam shows how our shrinking access to the “social capital” that is the reward of communal activity and community sharing still poses a serious threat to our civic and personal health, and how these consequences have a new resonance for our divided country today. He includes critical new material on the pervasive influence of social media and the internet, which has introduced previously unthinkable opportunities for social connection—as well as unprecedented levels of alienation and isolation. At the time of its publication, Putnam’s then-groundbreaking work showed how social bonds are the most powerful predictor of life satisfaction, and how the loss of social capital is felt in critical ways, acting as a strong predictor of crime rates and other measures of neighborhood quality of life, and affecting our health in other ways. While the ways in which we connect, or become disconnected, have changed over the decades, his central argument remains as powerful and urgent as ever: mending our frayed social capital is key to preserving the very fabric of our society.
Book Synopsis PoweR PR: Ethnic Activists Guide to Strategic Communications by : Ray Hanania
Download or read book PoweR PR: Ethnic Activists Guide to Strategic Communications written by Ray Hanania and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-08-08 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PoweR PR is a simple to follow blueprint for Ethnic and Minority Activists to help them develop strategic communications plans to overcome the bias in the mainstream news media to advance their narrative. The mainstream news media is biased, especially against "minority minorities." This book helps you write the message and create the products to help promote the message directly to the target audience. It details the 10 Fundamentals of Strategic Communications. PoweR PR is authored by award winning veteran former Chicago City Hall reporter and columnist Ray Hanania, an American Arab. The book is based on Hanania's nearly 40 years of frontline experience in journalism and strategic communications in overcoming biases in the journalism profession. You can get more information and updates at www.UrbanStrategiesGroup.com
