Hard Times
Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher :
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 42,52 MB
Release : 1854
Category : Authors, English
ISBN :
Citizenship in Hard Times
Author : Sara Wallace Goodman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 44,87 MB
Release : 2022-01-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1009076981
Book Description
What do citizens do in response to threats to democracy? This book examines the mass politics of civic obligation in the US, UK, and Germany. Exploring threats like foreign interference in elections and polarization, Sara Wallace Goodman shows that citizens respond to threats to democracy as partisans, interpreting civic obligation through a partisan lens that is shaped by their country's political institutions. This divided, partisan citizenship makes democratic problems worse by eroding the national unity required for democratic stability. Employing novel survey experiments in a cross-national research design, Citizenship in Hard Times presents the first comprehensive and comparative analysis of citizenship norms in the face of democratic threat. In showing partisan citizens are not a reliable bulwark against democratic backsliding, Goodman identifies a key vulnerability in the mass politics of democratic order. In times of democratic crisis, defenders of democracy must work to fortify the shared foundations of democratic citizenship.
Welcome to Hard Times
Author : E.L. Doctorow
Publisher : Random House
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 22,85 MB
Release : 2010-11-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307762971
Book Description
Here is E. L. Doctorow’s debut novel, a searing allegory of frontier life that sets the stage for his subsequent classics. Hard Times is the name of a town in the barren hills of the Dakota Territory. To this town there comes one day one of the reckless sociopaths who wander the West to kill and rape and pillage. By the time he is through and has ridden off, Hard Times is a smoking ruin. The de facto mayor, Blue, takes in two survivors of the carnage–a boy, Jimmy, and a prostitute, Molly, who has suffered unspeakably–and makes them his provisional family. Blue begins to rebuild Hard Times, welcoming new settlers, while Molly waits with vengeance in her heart for the return of the outlaw. Praise for Welcome to Hard Times “A forceful, credible story of cowardice and evil.”—The Washington Post “We are caught up with these people as real human beings.”—Chicago Sun-Times “Dramatic and exciting.”—The New York Times “Terse and powerful.”—Newsweek “A taut, bloodthirsty read.”—The Times Literary Supplement “A superb piece of fiction.”—The New Republic
The Worst Hard Time
Author : Timothy Egan
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 29,48 MB
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0547347774
Book Description
In a tour de force of historical reportage, Timothy Egan’s National Book Award–winning story rescues an iconic chapter of American history from the shadows. The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since. Following a dozen families and their communities through the rise and fall of the region, Timothy Egan tells of their desperate attempts to carry on through blinding black dust blizzards, crop failure, and the death of loved ones. Brilliantly capturing the terrifying drama of catastrophe, he does equal justice to the human characters who become his heroes, “the stoic, long-suffering men and women whose lives he opens up with urgency and respect” (New York Times). In an era that promises ever-greater natural disasters, The Worst Hard Time is “arguably the best nonfiction book yet” (Austin Statesman Journal) on the greatest environmental disaster ever to be visited upon our land and a powerful reminder about the dangers of trifling with nature. This e-book includes a sample chapter of THE IMMORTAL IRISHMAN.
The Hard Times
Author : Matt Saincome
Publisher : Mariner Books
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 13,69 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0358022371
Book Description
A sharp, comedic send-up of punk and hardcore culture, from the creators of the popular and critically-lauded satire site The Hard Times.net.
Basic Economics
Author : Thomas Sowell
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 990 pages
File Size : 19,37 MB
Release : 2014-12-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0465056849
Book Description
The bestselling citizen's guide to economics Basic Economics is a citizen's guide to economics, written for those who want to understand how the economy works but have no interest in jargon or equations. Bestselling economist Thomas Sowell explains the general principles underlying different economic systems: capitalist, socialist, feudal, and so on. In readable language, he shows how to critique economic policies in terms of the incentives they create, rather than the goals they proclaim. With clear explanations of the entire field, from rent control and the rise and fall of businesses to the international balance of payments, this is the first book for anyone who wishes to understand how the economy functions. This fifth edition includes a new chapter explaining the reasons for large differences of wealth and income between nations. Drawing on lively examples from around the world and from centuries of history, Sowell explains basic economic principles for the general public in plain English.
Hard Times
Author : Studs Terkel
Publisher : New Press/ORIM
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 19,64 MB
Release : 2011-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1595587608
Book Description
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Good War: A masterpiece of modern journalism and “a huge anthem in praise of the American spirit” (Saturday Review). In this “invaluable record” of one of the most dramatic periods in modern American history, Studs Terkel recaptures the Great Depression of the 1930s in all its complexity. Featuring a mosaic of memories from politicians, businessmen, artists, striking workers, and Okies, from those who were just kids to those who remember losing a fortune, Hard Times is not only a gold mine of information but a fascinating interplay of memory and fact, revealing how the 1929 stock market crash and its repercussions radically changed the lives of a generation. The voices that speak from the pages of this unique book are as timeless as the lessons they impart (The New York Times). “Hard Times doesn’t ‘render’ the time of the depression—it is that time, its lingo, mood, its tragic and hilarious stories.” —Arthur Miller “Wonderful! The American memory, the American way, the American voice. It will resurrect your faith in all of us to read this book.” —Newsweek “Open Studs Terkel’s book to almost any page and rich memories spill out . . . Read a page, any page. Then try to stop.” —The National Observer
The Hard-Times Jar
Author : Ethel Footman Smothers
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 31,84 MB
Release : 2003-08-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780374328528
Book Description
A look at the life of migrant workers through a child's eyes Emma Turner loves books and dreams of one day having the store-bought kind, but the Turners are migrant workers and money is tight. That means "no extras," so Emma must be content to make her own stories and books. Emma has a plan, though - she's going to save all the money she earns picking apples and put it in Mama's hard-times jar. Then there will surely be enough for extras. But when Mama tells Emma that this year she has to go to school instead of to work, it spoils everything. Now she will never own a store-bought book! But school turns out to have a wonderful surprise in store for Emma. Based on Ethel Footman Smothers's childhood, the story is brought to life with lush acrylic paintings, giving us a touching portrait of a book-hungry child.
Hard Times Create Strong Men
Author : Stefan Aarnio
Publisher :
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 13,85 MB
Release : 2019-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781949572056
Book Description
This book is raw, real and politically incorrect, it will threaten and challenge your ideas of what does it mean to be a man and how to better serve your purpose.
How to Prosper in Hard Times
Author : Napoleon Hill
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,22 MB
Release : 2009-02-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1585427551
Book Description
The tried-and-true prosperity wisdom of these beloved writers, teachers, and thinkers has been relied upon by generations of Americans seeking guidance in hard economic times? and now, for the first time, it is collected in a single, compact paperback volume. Cherished for decades, these timeless writings from self-help and inspirational masters, including Napoleon Hill, Florence Scovel Shinn, James Allen, and Russell Conwell, have touched the lives of literally millions of people, giving them the insight and knowledge to take care of their families and themselves in difficult times. How to Prosper in Hard Times is an easy- to-use, one-of-a- kind volume, combining inspirational advice on attracting prosperity, dealing with hardship, and keeping a positive attitude no matter what. A necessary handbook for our era, How to Prosper in Hard Times is filled with time-tested wisdom that resonates as strongly and as truly today as when it was first written. Featuring: -Prayer for Prosperity by Florence Scovel Shinn -How to Attract Money by Joseph Murphy -Permanent Success is Built on Hardship and Temporary Failure by Napoleon Hill -Seven Remedies for a Lean Purse by George S. Clason -After Failure, What? by Orson Swett Marden -Light on Life?s Difficulties by James Allen -What You Can Do With Your Will Power by Russell H. Conwell -The Optimist?s Creed by Christian Larsen -A full About the Authors section, featuring capsule biographies and bibliographic and historical information
