Author: James Thomas Farrell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Judgment Day
Author: James Thomas Farrell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Dreaming Baseball
Author: James Thomas Farrell
Publisher: Writing Sports
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Mickey Donovan grew up on the South Side of Chicago dreaming of becoming a star for the White Sox. Donovan's childhood dream came true in 1919 when he made the team. Despite the fact that he spent most of his rookie season on the bench, it was truly a magical year - until the Black Sox scandal turned it into a nightmare. -- Book jacket.
Publisher: Writing Sports
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Mickey Donovan grew up on the South Side of Chicago dreaming of becoming a star for the White Sox. Donovan's childhood dream came true in 1919 when he made the team. Despite the fact that he spent most of his rookie season on the bench, it was truly a magical year - until the Black Sox scandal turned it into a nightmare. -- Book jacket.
The Nature of College
Author: James J. Farrell
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
ISBN: 1571318194
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Stately oaks, ivy-covered walls, the opposite sex — these are the things that likely come to mind for most Americans when they think about the "nature" of college. But the real nature of college is hidden in plain sight: it’s flowing out of the keg, it’s woven into the mascots on our T-shirts. Engaging in a deep and richly entertaining study of "campus ecology," The Nature of College explores one day in the life of the average student, questioning what "natural" is and what "common sense" is really good for and weighing the collective impacts of the everyday. In the end, this fascinating, highly original book rediscovers and repurposes the great and timeless opportunity presented by college: to study the American way of life, and to develop a more sustainable, better way to live.
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
ISBN: 1571318194
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Stately oaks, ivy-covered walls, the opposite sex — these are the things that likely come to mind for most Americans when they think about the "nature" of college. But the real nature of college is hidden in plain sight: it’s flowing out of the keg, it’s woven into the mascots on our T-shirts. Engaging in a deep and richly entertaining study of "campus ecology," The Nature of College explores one day in the life of the average student, questioning what "natural" is and what "common sense" is really good for and weighing the collective impacts of the everyday. In the end, this fascinating, highly original book rediscovers and repurposes the great and timeless opportunity presented by college: to study the American way of life, and to develop a more sustainable, better way to live.
Hearing Out James T. Farrell
Author: James Thomas Farrell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The Face of Time
Author: James Thomas Farrell
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252075129
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
A sprawling tale of immigrant families' struggles with harsh urban realities
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252075129
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
A sprawling tale of immigrant families' struggles with harsh urban realities
James T. Farrell
Author: Edgar Marquess Branch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Billionaire Wilderness
Author: Justin Farrell
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691217122
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
"Billionaire Wilderness offers an unprecedented look inside the world of the ultra-wealthy and their relationship to the natural world, showing how the ultra-rich use nature to resolve key predicaments in their lives. Justin Farrell immerses himself in Teton County, Wyoming--both the richest county in the United States and the county with the nation's highest level of income inequality--to investigate interconnected questions about money, nature, and community in the twenty-first century. Farrell draws on three years of in-depth interviews with "ordinary" millionaires and the world's wealthiest billionaires, four years of in-person observation in the community, and original quantitative data to provide comprehensive and unique analytical insight on the ultra-wealthy. He also interviewed low-income workers who could speak to their experiences as employees for and members of the community with these wealthy people. He finds that the wealthy leverage nature to climb even higher on the socioeconomic ladder, and they use their engagement with nature and rural people as a way of creating more virtuous and deserving versions of themselves. Billionaire Wilderness demonstrates that our contemporary understanding of the relationship between the ultra-wealthy and the environment is empirically shallow, and our reliance on reports of national economic trends distances us from the real experiences of these people and their local communities"--
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691217122
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
"Billionaire Wilderness offers an unprecedented look inside the world of the ultra-wealthy and their relationship to the natural world, showing how the ultra-rich use nature to resolve key predicaments in their lives. Justin Farrell immerses himself in Teton County, Wyoming--both the richest county in the United States and the county with the nation's highest level of income inequality--to investigate interconnected questions about money, nature, and community in the twenty-first century. Farrell draws on three years of in-depth interviews with "ordinary" millionaires and the world's wealthiest billionaires, four years of in-person observation in the community, and original quantitative data to provide comprehensive and unique analytical insight on the ultra-wealthy. He also interviewed low-income workers who could speak to their experiences as employees for and members of the community with these wealthy people. He finds that the wealthy leverage nature to climb even higher on the socioeconomic ladder, and they use their engagement with nature and rural people as a way of creating more virtuous and deserving versions of themselves. Billionaire Wilderness demonstrates that our contemporary understanding of the relationship between the ultra-wealthy and the environment is empirically shallow, and our reliance on reports of national economic trends distances us from the real experiences of these people and their local communities"--
An Honest Writer
Author: Robert K. Landers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
A sparkling literary history and a compelling portrait of one of the era's major figures.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
A sparkling literary history and a compelling portrait of one of the era's major figures.
Inventing the American Way of Death, 1830-1920
Author: James J. Farrell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
This book is a study in religion, culture, and social change. Taking the position that death is a cultural event, James J. Farrell examines the historical roots of contemporary American attitudes toward and practices concerning death. Middle-class Victorians tried to assuage their fear by making death appear natural, painless, predictable, beautiful, and ultimately inconspicuous. Scientific naturalism was a crucial catalyst of this transformation. Naturalists redefined death, the medical profession called for the establishment of rural cemeteries, and the sanitary science movement influenced embalming methods and funeral practices. The main part of this work describes and analyzes the convergence of the intellectual and social trends that changed American beliefs and behavior concerning death. The penultimate chapter focuses on Vermilion County, and the development of funeral practices in that specific place. The author uses local sources to add an empirical dimension to the intellectual history that characterizes the rest of the book. -- From publisher's description.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
This book is a study in religion, culture, and social change. Taking the position that death is a cultural event, James J. Farrell examines the historical roots of contemporary American attitudes toward and practices concerning death. Middle-class Victorians tried to assuage their fear by making death appear natural, painless, predictable, beautiful, and ultimately inconspicuous. Scientific naturalism was a crucial catalyst of this transformation. Naturalists redefined death, the medical profession called for the establishment of rural cemeteries, and the sanitary science movement influenced embalming methods and funeral practices. The main part of this work describes and analyzes the convergence of the intellectual and social trends that changed American beliefs and behavior concerning death. The penultimate chapter focuses on Vermilion County, and the development of funeral practices in that specific place. The author uses local sources to add an empirical dimension to the intellectual history that characterizes the rest of the book. -- From publisher's description.
No Star is Lost
Author: James Thomas Farrell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
A sprawling tale of two families' struggles with harsh urban realities
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
A sprawling tale of two families' struggles with harsh urban realities