Last Of The Great Boondoggles
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Last Of The Great Boondoggles
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Author : Alex Fleming
language : en
Publisher: New Generation Publishing
Release Date : 2009-06
Last Of The Great Boondoggles written by Alex Fleming and has been published by New Generation Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06 with categories.
What is fiction? What is reality? Inspector Gaskett has to suspend his disbelief when he enters the village of Nether Hooey. Nothing is what it seems to be; no one can be trusted. It's a world of mystic signs, cryptic clues and subliminal messages... "Last of the Great Boondoggles" - A comic thriller with a decidedly dark edge. What readers say about "Last of the Great Boondoggles" "A fantastic farcical romp - never fails to deliver for one minute." "Packed full of hilarious scenarios, curious characters and witty dialogue" "A delightful mix of Kafka, Yes Minister and Dixon of Dock Green" "What's it supposed to mean?"
Congressional Record
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Author : United States. Congress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Law categories.
America The Last Best Hope
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Author : William J. Bennett
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
Release Date : 2008-04
America The Last Best Hope written by William J. Bennett and has been published by Thomas Nelson Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Respected scholar Bennett reacquaints America with its heritage in this engaging narrative that slices through the cobwebs of time, memory, and prevailing cynicism to reinvigorate America with an informed patriotism.
The Billionaire Boondoggle
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Author : Pat Garofalo
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2019-03-12
The Billionaire Boondoggle written by Pat Garofalo and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-12 with Business & Economics categories.
"An alarming, fact-driven jeremiad urging change and action." –Kirkus The first comprehensive look at how politicians let the entertainment industry bilk taxpayers, hijack public policy and hurt economic investment, starting and ending with Trump. From stadiums and movie productions to casinos and mega-malls to convention centers and hotels, cities and states have paid out billions of dollars in tax breaks, subsidies, and grants to the world's corporate titans. They hope to boost their economies, create new and better jobs, and lure well-known events such as the Super Bowl--not to mention give their officials the chance to meet celebrities. That Big Entertainment drives bigger economies is a myth, however. Overwhelming evidence shows catering public policy to its promises results in a raw deal for the taxpaying public. In The Billionaire Boondoggle, Garofalo takes readers on a tour of publicly-subsidized corporate America to explain how that myth came to be, how much money America's elected officials throw away, and why courting Big Entertainment just courts disaster. You’ll learn how Maryland gave millions of dollars to Netflix to make House of Cards, and Nevada spent hundreds of millions on a new home for the NFL’s Raiders. New Mexico paid big money to host The Avengers, while city after city fell prey to the debt trap that is the Olympics. You’ll see how big sporting goods stores like Bass Pro Shops and big casinos across the country all get in on the subsidy scam. And you’ll see how many cities got in bed with hotel titans, including Donald J. Trump himself. This book is the go-to guide for the many ways in which American taxpayers unknowingly subsidize the TV shows they watch, the sports teams they root for and the hotels they sleep in, all based on an economic theory that only adds up for CEOs and bigwigs.
Buyouts Boon Or Boondoggle
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Civil Service
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Buyouts Boon Or Boondoggle written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Civil Service and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Business & Economics categories.
The Defense Travel System Boon Or Boondoggle Part 2 S Hrg 109 246 November 16 2006 109 2 Hearing
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
The Defense Travel System Boon Or Boondoggle Part 2 S Hrg 109 246 November 16 2006 109 2 Hearing written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Information storage and retrieval systems categories.
The End Of Cinema As We Know It
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Author : Jon Lewis
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2001-12
The End Of Cinema As We Know It written by Jon Lewis and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-12 with Business & Economics categories.
Thirty-four essays that take a serious look at the state of modern cinema Almost half a century ago, Jean-Luc Godard famously remarked, "I await the end of cinema with optimism." Lots of us have been waiting forand wondering aboutthis prophecy ever since. The way films are made and exhibited has changed significantly. Films, some of which are not exactly "films" anymore, can now be projected in a wide variety of wayson screens in revamped high tech theaters, on big, high-resolution TVs, on little screens in minivans and laptops. But with all this new gear, all these new ways of viewing films, are we necessarily getting different, better movies? The thirty-four brief essays in The End of Cinema as We Know It attend a variety of topics, from film censorship and preservation to the changing structure and status of independent cinemafrom the continued importance of celebrity and stardom to the sudden importance of alternative video. While many of the contributors explore in detail the pictures that captured the attention of the nineties film audience, such as Jurassic Park, Eyes Wide Shut, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, The Wedding Banquet, The Matrix, Independence Day, Gods and Monsters, The Nutty Professor, and Kids, several essays consider works that fall outside the category of film as it is conventionally definedthe home "movie" of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's honeymoon and the amateur video of the LAPD beating of Rodney King. Examining key films and filmmakers, the corporate players and industry trends, film styles and audio-visual technologies, the contributors to this volume spell out the end of cinema in terms of irony, cynicism and exhaustion, religious fundamentalism and fanaticism, and the decline of what we once used to call film culture. Contributors include: Paul Arthur, Wheeler Winston Dixon, Thomas Doherty, Thomas Elsaesser, Krin Gabbard, Henry Giroux, Heather Hendershot, Jan-Christopher Hook, Alexandra Juhasz, Charles Keil, Chuck Klienhans, Jon Lewis, Eric S. Mallin, Laura U. Marks, Kathleen McHugh, Pat Mellencamp, Jerry Mosher, Hamid Naficy, Chon Noriega, Dana Polan, Murray Pomerance, Hillary Radner, Ralph E. Rodriguez, R.L. Rutsky, James Schamus, Christopher Sharrett, David Shumway, Robert Sklar, Murray Smith, Marita Sturken, Imre Szeman, Frank P. Tomasulo, Maureen Turim, Justin Wyatt, and Elizabeth Young.
Glenview Prohibition Bootleggers Boondoggles
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Author : Jill Ruschli Crane
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2022-09
Glenview Prohibition Bootleggers Boondoggles written by Jill Ruschli Crane and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09 with History categories.
Prohibition Glenview made many people rich, some angry, some sad, and some dead. Today, Glenview is one of the safest places to live in Illinois, but during Prohibition, speakeasies, saloons, and "ice cream parlors" hijacked the small farming town. Good men and women, trying make a few bucks, opened scores of taprooms and lounges along Waukegan Road. Beloved institutions like Hackney's restaurants, Meier's Tavern, and Grandpa's Place were originally supplied by a bootlegging operation that was both local and friendly. Then the Chicago Outfit moved in. Author Jill Crane traces the path the resilient citizens of Glenview took in carving a thriving community out of the tumult of Prohibition.
The Defense Travel System Boon Or Boondoggle
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language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
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Traffic
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Author : Ben Smith
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2023-05-02
Traffic written by Ben Smith and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-02 with Social Science categories.
“Engrossing and suspenseful." —The New York Times “Expertly pulls readers in.” —The Guardian “Smith sharply chronicles the revolutionary moment.” — Financial Times The origin story of the post-truth age: the candid inside tale of two online media rivals, Nick Denton of Gawker Media and Jonah Peretti of HuffPost and BuzzFeed, whose delirious pursuit of attention at scale helped release the dark forces that would overtake the internet and American society If attention is the new oil, Traffic is the story of the time between the first gusher and the perceptible impact of climate change. The curtain opens in Soho in the early 2000s, after the first dot-com crash but before Google, Apple, and Facebook exploded, when it seemed that New York City, rather than Silicon Valley, might become tech’s center of gravity. There, Nick Denton’s merry band of nihilists at his growing Gawker empire and Jonah Peretti’s sunnier team at HuffPost and BuzzFeed were building the foundations of viral internet media. Ben Smith, who would go on to earn a controversial reputation as BuzzFeed News’s editor in chief, was there to see it, and he chronicles it all with marvelous lucidity underscored by dark wit. Traffic explores one of the great ironies of our time: The internet, which was going to help the left remake the world in its image, has become the motive force of right populism. People like Steve Bannon and Andrew Breitbart initially seemed like minor characters in the narrative in which Nick and Jonah were the stars. But today, anyone might wonder if the opposite wasn’t the case. To understand how we got here, Traffic is essential and enthralling reading.