![]() Synthesizing years of research, Franchise tells a troubling success story of an industry that blossomed the very moment a freedom movement began to whither. With the discourse of social welfare all but evaporated, federal programs under presidents Johnson and Nixon promoted a new vision for racial justice: that the franchising of fast food restaurants, by black citizens in their own neighborhoods, could finally improve the quality of black life. But how did fast food restaurants so thoroughly saturate black neighborhoods in the first place? In Franchise, acclaimed historian Marcia Chatelain uncovers a surprising history of cooperation among fast food companies, black capitalists, and civil rights leaders, who-in the troubled years after King’s assassination-believed they found an economic answer to the problem of racial inequality. ![]() Often blamed for the rising rates of obesity and diabetes among black Americans, fast food restaurants like McDonald’s have long symbolized capitalism’s villainous effects on our nation’s most vulnerable communities. ![]() In the late 1960s, more and more racial justice advocates and politicians were promoting Black capitalism the. From civil rights to Ferguson, Franchise reveals the untold history of how fast food became one of the greatest generators of black wealth in America. McDonald’s realized that there was a silver lining for the golden arches. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() The challenge here is to form your own opinions of Friedman’s argument. The book was not only influential in the past, but is also highly relevant to current political affairs, especially in the United States, and provides a perspective on current popular ideologies both there and across the world. Although written in 1962, the ideas which he promotes are essential to the basis for the political economy in the UK and the USA in the 1980s, and the growth of Thatcherism especially in the UK. ![]() ![]() The book goes on to discuss what freedom looks like in general social terms, before linking this to the relative freedom, or lack thereof, of the economy to operate simply in accordance with market force without government intervention.įriedman presents these arguments in an easily digestible way, providing the reader with a clear opinion, and challenges us to form an opinion on the proposal he makes. Very much a political text too, it looks at the connection between the management of the economy and political freedoms, making it a nice introduction to ideas about how economics and politics interact.įriedman looks to justify low levels of market intervention from government based on the essential idea that the freer the market, the freer the people. Milton Friedman’s Capitalism and Freedom is a justification for his view that a free market is the preferred structure of an economy. ![]() ![]() "Sundin grounds this suspenseful tale in rich historical detail. Bestselling author of more than a dozen WWII novels, Sarah Sundin offers pens another story of ordinary people responding to extraordinary circumstances with faith, fortitude, and hope for a brighter future. The Sound of Light, does take a good while to get going, but once it does, it is an edge-of. It is the type of novel that will move you deeply. ![]() Her newest release, The Sound of Light, is a passionate story of ordinary people overcoming extraordinary odds. When the Occupation cracks down on the Danes, these two passionate people will discover if there is more power in speech. Award-winning author, Sarah Sundin is always near the top of my list of authors. While printing resistance newspapers, she hears stories of the movement's legendary Havmand-the merman-and wonders if the mysterious and silent shipyard worker living in the same boardinghouse has something to hide. Else Jensen refuses to leave Copenhagen and abandon her research-her life's dream. ![]() ![]() When the Germans march into Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt exchanges his nobility for anonymity, assuming a new identity so he can secretly row messages for the Danish Resistance across the waters to Sweden.Īmerican physicist Dr. Her craft is inimitable, and her literary finesse radiates from every page."- Booklist starred review ![]() ![]() More than two decades ago, Diane was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, which changed the way she works: She wrote two novels using voice recognition software before new medication allowed her to get back to typing. ![]() The daughter of a school principal who supplied her with a new book almost daily, Diane quickly learned the emotional power of story.Īlthough she wrote many small “books” as a child, she didn’t seriously turn to writing fiction until her early thirties when she was waiting for a delayed doctor’s appointment with nothing more than a pad, a pen, and an idea. Are you a very recent addict to Diane Chamberlain’s books and looking for what to read next? Never fear, we are here to help you with a complete list of Diane Chamberlain books in order!ĭiane Chamberlain is the New York Times, USA Today and Sunday Times best-selling author of 27 novels. ![]() ![]() …”(Click to enlarge spread) Because I’ve got a review over at BookPage of Brendan Wenzel’s They All Saw a Cat (Chronicle, August 2016), I’m sharing some spreads from it today. I LOVE Brenan’s creatures so much!! I first discovered his work in Some Bugs! I cannot wait for They All Saw a Cat & Some Pets–that looks adorable too. Spreads here used by permission of the publisher, Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, New York.Ģ comments to “ One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree” ONE DAY IN THE EUCALYPTUS, EUCALYPTUS TREE. “Gurgle-gurgle came a blurble from that belly deep and full. The book was illustrated by Brendan Wenzel. I’ve got a few spreads today from Daniel Bernstrom’s One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree (Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins, May 2016) as a follow-up to my chat with Daniel at Kirkus last week. ![]() “Down, down slid the snake from the leaves of the tree and gobbled up the boy with his whirly-twirly toy, one day in the eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree.” ![]() ![]() But Fitz loves another, and is loved in return. She doesn’t expect much from a marriage of convenience – she hasn’t been raised as such – but the minute she sets eyes on nineteen-year-old Fitzhugh, she falls in love. On the one hand, we have Millicent Graves in 1888, daughter of a tinned sardine magnate, raised to become an aristocratic wife and sold at the age of sixteen to fix Fitz’s decrepit estate, Henley Park. Thomas’ trademark chronological volleying to great emotional effect. Give me quality over quantity, any day, and the second book in the Fitzhugh series again employs Ms. Ravishing the Heiress, you see, is actually a short book, and I’m cool with that. But bloody Helena and Hastings almost ruined it, and I really don’t mean in a good way. Well, she does, and I love Millie and Fitz. I haven’t read the first book in the series, but I don’t need to – it’s Sherry Thomas, and I trust that she’s going to tell a damn good story. ![]() When I opened this book, I fully expected it to be unequivocally wonderful. ![]() ![]() Madison has no recollection of how she died. ![]() She’s no longer living in the life she once knew. When 17-year-old Madison wakes up, nothing is as she remembers is. How can she let go of the life she’s no longer living and learn to embrace the one she’s got in Elsewhere? This story about the afterlife and about those “what if” questions should strike many chords with fans of Forman’s book. She is angry, upset, and unable to believe she’ll never do the things her friends on Earth get to do, like go to college or graduate high school. When she is a baby again, she’ll be able to return to Earth.īut Liz doesn’t want this. Now in Elsewhere, the place where she’s existing after her life on Earth, she’s aging backwards: starting at her age of death, she is heading toward her infancy. ![]() Liz’s life is cut short when she’s killed in a hit-and-run accident. Of course, if you’ve read If I Stay and haven’t read the sequel, Where She Went, then start there. The language play and the imagery used throughout are noteworthy. Like Forman’s novel, all of these suggestions tend more literary. ![]() By signing up you agree to our terms of use ![]() Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The influence of Chaucer's encounter with Italian literature is felt in the poems he wrote in the late 1370's and early 1380s – The House of Fame, The Parliament of Fowls and a version of The Knight's Tale – and finds its fullest expression in Troilus and Criseyde. 1368) is commemorated in Chaucer's ealrist major poem, The Book of the Duchess.įrom 1374 Chaucer worked as controller of customs on wool in the port of London, but between 13 he made a number of trips abroad on official business, including two trips to Italy in 1372. 1370) and third wife (1396) of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, whose first wife Blanche (d. 1365, was the sister of Katherine Swynford, the mistress (c. Chaucer's wife Philippa, whom he married c. By 1357 Chaucer was a page to the wife of Prince Lionel, second son of Edward III, and it was while in the prince's service that Chaucer was ransomed when captured during the English campaign in France in 1359-60. Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London, the son of a wine-merchant, in about 1342, and as he spent his life in royal government service his career happens to be unusually well documented. ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. By the time Ivy and Parker realize what's really at stake, it's too late to wake up and run. The hostess is a serial-killer look-alike, the dream-stealing Nightmare Elf is lurking about, and the seventh member of the group is missing. Someone has to make things interesting.Įxcept, things are already a little weird. It's bad enough he has to stay in the middle of nowhere with this group-the girl who locks herself in her room, the know-it-all roommate, "Mister Sensitive", and the one who's too cheery for her own good. Horror-film fanatic Garth Vader wants to stir up trouble. Parker's sympathetic words and perfect smile help keep her spirits up. Ivy doesn't even like scary movies, but she's ready to face her real-world fears. ![]() For Parker Bradley, it's bloodthirsty sea serpents that slither in his sleep.Īnd for seven essay contestants, it's their worst nightmares that win them an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at director Justin Blake's latest, confidential project. For Ivy Jensen, it's the eyes of a killer that haunt her nights. ![]() |