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Hillbilly Elegy

Author : J. D. Vance
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062300563
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Hillbilly Elegy written by J. D. Vance and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A riveting book."—The Wall Street Journal "Essential reading."—David Brooks, New York Times From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America’s white working class Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class Americans. The decline of this group, a demographic of our country that has been slowly disintegrating over forty years, has been reported on with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck. The Vance family story begins hopefully in postwar America. J. D.’s grandparents were “dirt poor and in love,” and moved north from Kentucky’s Appalachia region to Ohio in the hopes of escaping the dreadful poverty around them. They raised a middle-class family, and eventually their grandchild (the author) would graduate from Yale Law School, a conventional marker of their success in achieving generational upward mobility. But as the family saga of Hillbilly Elegy plays out, we learn that this is only the short, superficial version. Vance’s grandparents, aunt, uncle, sister, and, most of all, his mother, struggled profoundly with the demands of their new middle-class life, and were never able to fully escape the legacy of abuse, alcoholism, poverty, and trauma so characteristic of their part of America. Vance piercingly shows how he himself still carries around the demons of their chaotic family history. A deeply moving memoir with its share of humor and vividly colorful figures, Hillbilly Elegy is the story of how upward mobility really feels. And it is an urgent and troubling meditation on the loss of the American dream for a large segment of this country.

Whole Earth

Author : John Markoff
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0735223947
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Whole Earth written by John Markoff and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told by one of our greatest chroniclers of technology and society, the definitive biography of iconic serial visionary Stewart Brand, from the Merry Pranksters and the generation-defining Whole Earth Catalog to the marriage of environmental consciousness and hacker capitalism and the rise of a new planetary culture—the story behind so many other stories Stewart Brand has long been famous if you know who he is, but for many people outside the counterculture, early computing, or the environmental movement, he is perhaps best known for his famous mantra “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.” Steve Jobs’s endorsement of these words as his code to live by is fitting; Brand has played many roles, but one of the most important is as a model for how to live. The contradictions are striking: A blond-haired WASP with a modest family inheritance, Brand went to Exeter and Stanford and was an army veteran, but in California in the 1960s he became an artist and a photographer in the thick of the LSD revolution. While tripping on acid on the roof of his building, he envisioned how valuable it would be for humans to see a photograph of the planet they shared from space, an image that in the end landed on the cover of his Whole Earth Catalog, the defining publication of the counterculture. He married a Native American woman and was committed to protecting indigenous culture, which connected to a broader environmentalist mission that has been a through line of his life. At the same time, he has outraged purists because of his pragmatic embrace of useful technologies, including nuclear power, in the fight against climate change. The famous tagline promise of his catalog was “Access to Tools”; with rare exceptions he rejected politics for a focus on direct power. It was no wonder, then, that he was early to the promise of the computer revolution and helped define it for the wider world. Brand's life can be hard to fit onto one screen. John Markoff, also a great chronicler of tech culture, has done something extraordinary in unfolding the rich, twisting story of Brand’s life against its proper landscape. As Markoff makes marvelously clear, the streams of individualism, respect for science, environmentalism, and Eastern and indigenous thought that flow through Brand’s entire life form a powerful gestalt, a California state of mind that has a hegemonic power to this day. His way of thinking embraces a true planetary consciousness that may be the best hope we humans collectively have.

Cugel: The Skybreak Spatterlight

Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1466821965
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Cugel: The Skybreak Spatterlight written by Jack Vance and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2000-12-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming rogue undertakes an epic journey across a dying planet in the World Fantasy Award–winning author’s classic tale of adventure and revenge. The Earth is now a world older than memory, a place where the lowly inhabitants await the final twilight of the bloated red sun. But Cugel the Clever is nothing if not a survivor. Now, for the second time, Iucounu the Laughing Magician has magicked Cugel across the Ocean of Sighs to the faraway Shanglestone Strand. Beset by thieves and schemers, whose cunning almost equals his own, Cugel must fight the long way back to Iucounu’s manse where he intends to exact a terrible revenge before the old red sun goes out forever. Mixing sardonic humor and high adventure, World Fantasy Award–winning author Jack Vance weaves a picaresque tale of treachery and danger in his classic Tales of the Dying Earth series.

Wyst: Alastor 1716

Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : Spatterlight Press
ISBN 13 : 1619470497
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Wyst: Alastor 1716 written by Jack Vance and published by Spatterlight Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Geek Silicon Valley

Author : Ashlee Vance
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762751916
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Geek Silicon Valley written by Ashlee Vance and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silicon Valley veterans and newbies alike will want to explore this book that delves into the rich history behind the region that birthed the world's most important industry. Technology journalist Ashlee Vance has captured almost every aspect of the area stretching between San Francisco and San Jose, California, starting with the eager radio and electronics enthusiasts of the early 1900s and ending with the computing powerhouses of today such as Google and Apple. Along the way, the book profiles the people and places that have elevated Silicon Valley to an almost mythic pedestal. This book delivers Silicon Valley, taking us from success story to failed startup and back again as we drive the roads from San Francisco to Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and San Jose. It's full of profiles of the larger-than-life characters that pioneered the processor, computer, and Internet revolutions. The book's vibrant design includes "Silicon Valley Soundbytes" packed with insider information and trivia, and "Click Here" sidebars, which suggest places to eat, drink, and shop. Place by place, readers get the inside scoop on all the addresses that count, which include Microsoft research centers; the headquarters of Google, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Sun Microsystems, and Oracle; research powerhouses such as Stanford University, NASA Ames, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; the Computer History Museum and The Tech Museum; the Shoreline Amphitheater; the Churchill Club; and many more.

This is Me, Jack Vance

Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0575109947
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book This is Me, Jack Vance written by Jack Vance and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-12-21 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Vance has long been one of the most influential, admired and imitated writers in science fiction and fantasy literature, the award-winning author of such widely acclaimed works as The Dying Earth, the Lyonesse trilogy, the adventures of Cugel the Clever, the Demon Princes series, and many other masterful tales set among the stars, in exotic fantasy realms or on our own Earth. For much of his career, Vance has also been one of the field's most private writers, an author who preferred to let his work speak for him. Now, at last, to coincide with the release of the tribute anthology Songs of the Dying Earth, Jack gives us this intimate and fascinating glimpse into his rich and eventful life, and a valuable insight into how he went about practicing his craft. For fans of the Grand Master's work, these memoirs are something to be treasured.

Zeb Vance

Author : Gordon B. McKinney
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807828656
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (286 download)

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Download or read book Zeb Vance written by Gordon B. McKinney and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "McKinney provides significant new information about Vance's third governorship, his senatorial career, and his role in the origins of the modern Democratic Party in North Carolina."--BOOK JACKET.

Uncovered

Author : Vance Johnson
Publisher : Now SC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781732661110
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (611 download)

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Download or read book Uncovered written by Vance Johnson and published by Now SC Press. This book was released on 2019-03-20 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the height of his career, Vance Johnson, formerly of the Denver Broncos, was hiding a serious alcohol and pill addiction that cost him literally everything he had. He hit rock bottom in the middle of a canyon in Colorado, and from that moment, began the slow journey of reclaiming his life and becoming the man he should have been all along.

Vera Vance: Comics Star

Author : Claudia Mills
Publisher : Holiday House
ISBN 13 : 082344094X
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book Vera Vance: Comics Star written by Claudia Mills and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Third grader Vera Vance has signed up for the comics camp after-school program, but her mother would much rather she focus on academics, athletics, music. . . anything but comics! Vera loves all things comic books, so she can't wait for the comics after-school class to start--even though her mother wonders whether it's educational enough. But Vera is determined to participate, and starts developing her own comic about Big Spoon and Little Spoon with the encouragement of her enthusiastic friend Nixie and instruction from teachers who are accomplished cartoonists themselves. As the weeks go by, the after-school teachers announce that for the final class, students will go on a field trip to a local comic-con--and they can even enter a page from their comics in a contest that will be judged there! Vera isn't surprised when her mother says she can't go. But maybe Big Spoon and Little Spoon can convince her mother to accept her passion. Vera Vance: Comics Star follows Nixie Ness: Cooking Star in the After-School Superstars chapter book series. Perfect for fans of Judy Moody, Ivy and Bean, and Clementine, the series is illustrated in black and white and each book includes a bonus activity that corresponds to the book's plot. A Junior Library Guild Selection!

The Cape May Garden (Cape May Book 1)

Author : Claudia Vance
Publisher : Claudia Vance
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cape May Garden (Cape May Book 1) written by Claudia Vance and published by Claudia Vance. This book was released on 2020-10-24 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margaret Wilder’s life is about to be turned upside down … …when her husband of fifteen years abruptly leaves without explanation. Now as their young daughters struggle to understand why their dad has been gone for a month without so much as a phone call, Margaret begins to uncover her husband’s secrets while unraveling her own long-buried feelings about their marriage. On top of all the personal turmoil, Margaret’s job at the wildlife refuge has cut back her hours, and a storm approaches that could ruin all of the hard work she’s put into one of her greatest joys, her annual vegetable and flower garden. As she forms an unlikely friendship with her handsome coworker, Dave, things take a turn when she is offered a great opportunity to build the garden of her dreams on a piece of land by the beach. In the first book of the Cape May Series, follow the twists and turns of Margaret’s journey as she picks up the pieces of her life with the help of family and friends, set in the beautiful Victorian beach town of Cape May, New Jersey.

Pity the Billionaire

Author : Thomas Frank
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1846556023
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Pity the Billionaire written by Thomas Frank and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Economic meltdown usually brings calls for change - or it's supposed to. But when Thomas Frank set out to find these, all he heard were loud demands that the losers be hit harder and that the winners get more. e were told for decades that the market knows best, then had a once-in-a-lifetime crash. And now we see a popular uprising supporting free-market principles. As Frank explains, until 2009 the man on the dole did not weep for the man lounging on his yacht. sing first-hand reporting, a deep political understanding and a wicked sense of humour, Frank looks at the weird double-think that has enlisted the powerless in a fan club for the prosperous. i>Pity The Billionaire takes us on a wild road-trip through the strange landscape of the American Right, the Tea Party and Glenn Beck, makes sense of a topsy-turvy world and shows how instead of complying with the new speed limit, conservative America has stamped hard on the accelerator. It is essential reading for understanding how we all got to where we are, and how we might get out."

What You are Getting Wrong about Appalachia

Author : Elizabeth Catte
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780998904146
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book What You are Getting Wrong about Appalachia written by Elizabeth Catte and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2016, headlines declared Appalachia ground zero for America's "forgotten tribe" of white working class voters. Journalists flocked to the region to extract sympathetic profiles of families devastated by poverty, abandoned by establishment politics, and eager to consume cheap campaign promises. What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia is a frank assessment of America's recent fascination with the people and problems of the region. The book analyzes trends in contemporary writing on Appalachia, presents a brief history of Appalachia with an eye toward unpacking Appalachian stereotypes, and provides examples of writing, art, and policy created by Appalachians as opposed to for Appalachians. The book offers a must-needed insider's perspective on the region.

The Complete Dying Earth

Author : Jack Vance
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 762 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Dying Earth written by Jack Vance and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A four book volume containing "The Dying Earth," "The Eyes of the Overworld," "Cugal's Saga," and "Rhialto the Marvellous."

Eclipse

Author : Vance Kovacs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692524695
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (246 download)

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Download or read book Eclipse written by Vance Kovacs and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Inspire the World

Author : Sammie Vance
Publisher : Spork
ISBN 13 : 9781950169580
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (695 download)

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Download or read book Inspire the World written by Sammie Vance and published by Spork. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What started as 8-year-old Sammie Vance's mission to get a buddy bench for her school to fight loneliness grew to be so much more. Now Sammie is making a difference beyond her hometown. In her first-ever book, Sammie shares how she's inspiring others through recycling, community, giving, determination, bravery, helping, being herself, and celebrating. She wants to inspire the world one kid at a time.

The 90-Day Workout Journal for Men

Author : Vance Hinds
Publisher : Rockridge Press
ISBN 13 : 9781648762208
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book The 90-Day Workout Journal for Men written by Vance Hinds and published by Rockridge Press. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Track your fitness journey with expert guidance and support No matter your approach to losing weight, having a place to record and track your progress is a simple way to keep yourself accountable and motivated. The 90-Day Workout Journal for Men allows you to set fitness goals and provides daily pages for detailing your workouts, macronutrient intake, sleep quality, hydration, and more. This workout journal includes a measurement log for recording your starting body measurements, as well as frequent check-in logs along the way. You'll find handy nutrition tips, exercise myth busting, and more to help you get the most out of your 90-day journey. Goal setting--Write down the internal and external intentions for your personal fitness, like achieving a certain goal weight or running a marathon. Progress check-ins--Keep yourself on track with frequent body measurement logs to see how close you are to reaching your goals. Health hacks--Learn the answers to frequently asked questions: Cardio or strength training? How important is sleep? Are protein bars and powders helpful weight-loss tools? Keep your motivation going strong with this effective and user-friendly workout journal.

The Legend of Bagger Vance

Author : Steven Pressfield
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061965960
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book The Legend of Bagger Vance written by Steven Pressfield and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Depression year of 1931, on the golf links at Krewe Island off Savannah's windswept shore, two legends of the game—Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen—meet for a mesmerizing thirty-six-hole showdown. Another golfer will also compete—a troubled local war hero, once a champion, who comes with his mentor and caddie, the mysterious Bagger Vance. It is Vance, sage and charismatic, who will ultimately guide the match, for he holds the secret of the Authentic Swing. And he alone can show his protege the way back to glory. Written in the spirit of Golf in the Kingdom and The Natural, The Legend of Bagger Vance reveals the true nature of the game in a story that is unforgettable.