"An alarming, fact-driven jeremiad urging change and action." -KirkusThe 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.
Thomas Dunne Books
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9781250162335
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Hardcover
Life Is Not a Stage
By Henderson, Florence
For millions of people around the world Carol Brady is synonymous with motherhood but growing up as the youngest of ten children in rural Indiana in the aftermath of the Great Depression Florence Henderson lived a life quite different from that of the quintessential TV mom she later played on television Florences father was a dirt-poor tobacco tenant farmer who was nearly fifty years old when he married Florences twenty-five-year-old mother and was nearly seventy when Florence was born Florences childhood was full of deprivation and abandonment Her father was an alcoholic at a time when there was no rehab or help for the disease Their home rarely had electricity or running water When she was twelve Florences mother left the family to work in Cleveland and never returnedFlorence opens up about her childhood as well as the challenges shes faced as an adult including stage fright postpartum depression her extramarital affairs divorce her hearing loss and heart problems She writes with honesty and wisdom of how her faith and ability to survive has brought her through rough times to a life of profound joy and purpose.
Center Street; 1 edition
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9781599953885
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Hardcover
First 50 Songs by the Beatles You Should Play on Ukulele
By Beatles, The
(Ukulele) . The First 50 Songs by the Beatles You Should Play on Ukulele is a simply arranged, must-know collection of the Fab Four's greatest hits. Each arrangement includes melody, lyrics and chord diagrams for standard G-C-E-A uke tuning. Songs include: Across the Universe * Blackbird * Can't Buy Me Love * Day Tripper * Eleanor Rigby * The Fool on the Hill * Good Day Sunshine * Hey Jude * I Want to Hold Your Hand * Let It Be * Michelle * Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da * Penny Lane * Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band * Twist and Shout * We Can Work It Out * Yesterday * and more.
Hal Leonard
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9781540086433
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Paperback
The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring
By Russell, Gary
Alan Lee, the beloved illustrator of many of Houghton Mifflins Tolkien editions, and a talented team of other artists, including the renowned Tolkien illustrator John Howe, have spent more than three years creating the sets, props, creatures, and locations that truly bring Tolkiens Middle-earth to life. Hobbiton, Rivendell, and Minas Tirith are no longer designations on the map. Literally hundreds of designers and craftspeople have been painstakingly adding authentic cultural details to each of more than 48,000 separate objects shown in The Fellowship of the Ring, from armor to props to architecture. All this and more is shown in Gary Russells lavishly illustrated book. Russell spent time on the set in New Zealand, conducting interviews with director Peter Jackson, special effects guru Richard Taylor, art directors Paul Lasainne, Dan Hennah, and Chris Hennah, costumer Ngila Dickson, and Alan Lee and John Howe. Featuring everything from pencil sketches to the finished objects, his book gives detailed descriptions of why and how this groundbreaking film looks as exciting as it does. The millions of fans dazzled by the results will find here everything they want to know about the genesis and evolution of the movies incredible look.
Publisher: n/a
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9780618212903
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Hardcover
Rin Tin Tin
By Orlean, Susan
He believed the dog was immortal. So begins Susan Orleans sweeping, powerfully moving account of Rin Tin Tins journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and international icon. Orlean, a staff writer at The New Yorker who has been hailed as a national treasure by The Washington Post, spent nearly ten years researching and reporting her most captivating book to date the story of a dog who was born in 1918 and never died. It begins on a battlefield in France during World War I, when a young American soldier, Lee Duncan, discovered a newborn German shepherd in the ruins of a bombed-out dog kennel. To Duncan, who came of age in an orphanage, the dogs survival was a miracle. He saw something in Rin Tin Tin that he felt compelled to share with the world. Duncan brought Rinty home to California, where the dogs athleticism and acting ability drew the attention of Warner Bros.
Simon & Schuster; 1 edition
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9781439190135
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Hardcover
Living Oprah
By Okrant, Robyn
What happens when a thirty-five-year-old average American woman spends one year following every piece of Oprah Winfrey's advice on how to "live your best life"? Robyn Okrant devoted 2008 to adhering to all of Oprah's suggestions and guidance delivered via her television show, her Web site, and her magazine. LIVING OPRAH is a month-by-month account of that year.Some of the challenges included enrollment in Oprah's Best Life Challenge for physical fitness and weight control, living vegan, and participating in Oprah's Book Club. After 365 days of LIVING OPRAH, Okrant reflects on the rewards won and lessons learned as well as the tolls exacted by the experiment.
Center Street; 1 edition
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9781599952390
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Hardcover
Real life Downton Abbey
By Hyams, Jacky
Fans of Julian Fellowes' hit showcan stepback100 years to the world of the pampered, privileged upper classes and take a look at exactly what goes on behind the magisterial doors of their favorite stately homeUsing the characters and setting of the popular television show as a point of reference for the reader, this is a closerlook at the Edwardianperiod. They were the super rich of their times, pampered beyond belief-the early 20th century Edwardian gentry, who lived like superstars, their every desire or need catered to by an army ofbutlers, servants, footmen, housekeepers, and grooms.
Read more...
John Blake Pub.
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9781843588290
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eBook : Document : EnglishView all editions and formats
You'll Grow Out of It
By Klein, Jessi
PEOPLE'S BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR! ONE OF NEW YORK TIMES' NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2016!INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER!YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT hilariously, and candidly, explores the journey of the twenty-first century woman. As both a tomboy and a late bloomer, comedian Jessi Klein grew up feeling more like an outsider than a participant in the rites of modern femininity. In YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT, Klein offers-through an incisive collection of real-life stories-a relentlessly funny yet poignant take on a variety of topics she has experienced along her strange journey to womanhood and beyond. These include her "transformation from Pippi Longstocking-esque tomboy to are-you-a-lesbian-or-what tom man," attempting to find watchable porn, and identifying the difference between being called "ma'am" and "miss" ("Miss sounds like you weigh ninety-nine pounds") .Raw, relatable, and consistently hilarious, YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT is a one-of-a-kind book by a singular and irresistible comic voice.
Grand Central Publishing
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9781455531189
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Hardcover
Everyday Sexism
By Bates, Laura
In 2012 after having been sexually harassed on London public transport, Laura Bates started a project called Everyday Sexism. Astounded by the response from all over the world, she quickly realized that the situation was far worse than she'd initially thought.
In a culture that's driven by social media, for the first time women are using this online space (@EverydaySexism and www.everydaysexism.com) , now in 19 countries, to come together and to encourage a new generation to recognize the problems that women face.
In April of 2015, to commemorate the 100,000th entry, the author led a successful Thunderclap campaign that enabled the project to become the #1 internationally trending topic that day, gaining several million retweets to become the leading tweet in the English speaking world.
The Billionaire Boondoggle
By Garofalo, Pat
"An alarming, fact-driven jeremiad urging change and action." -KirkusThe 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.
Life Is Not a Stage
By Henderson, Florence
For millions of people around the world Carol Brady is synonymous with motherhood but growing up as the youngest of ten children in rural Indiana in the aftermath of the Great Depression Florence Henderson lived a life quite different from that of the quintessential TV mom she later played on television Florences father was a dirt-poor tobacco tenant farmer who was nearly fifty years old when he married Florences twenty-five-year-old mother and was nearly seventy when Florence was born Florences childhood was full of deprivation and abandonment Her father was an alcoholic at a time when there was no rehab or help for the disease Their home rarely had electricity or running water When she was twelve Florences mother left the family to work in Cleveland and never returnedFlorence opens up about her childhood as well as the challenges shes faced as an adult including stage fright postpartum depression her extramarital affairs divorce her hearing loss and heart problems She writes with honesty and wisdom of how her faith and ability to survive has brought her through rough times to a life of profound joy and purpose.
First 50 Songs by the Beatles You Should Play on Ukulele
By Beatles, The
(Ukulele) . The First 50 Songs by the Beatles You Should Play on Ukulele is a simply arranged, must-know collection of the Fab Four's greatest hits. Each arrangement includes melody, lyrics and chord diagrams for standard G-C-E-A uke tuning. Songs include: Across the Universe * Blackbird * Can't Buy Me Love * Day Tripper * Eleanor Rigby * The Fool on the Hill * Good Day Sunshine * Hey Jude * I Want to Hold Your Hand * Let It Be * Michelle * Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da * Penny Lane * Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band * Twist and Shout * We Can Work It Out * Yesterday * and more.
The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring
By Russell, Gary
Alan Lee, the beloved illustrator of many of Houghton Mifflins Tolkien editions, and a talented team of other artists, including the renowned Tolkien illustrator John Howe, have spent more than three years creating the sets, props, creatures, and locations that truly bring Tolkiens Middle-earth to life. Hobbiton, Rivendell, and Minas Tirith are no longer designations on the map. Literally hundreds of designers and craftspeople have been painstakingly adding authentic cultural details to each of more than 48,000 separate objects shown in The Fellowship of the Ring, from armor to props to architecture. All this and more is shown in Gary Russells lavishly illustrated book. Russell spent time on the set in New Zealand, conducting interviews with director Peter Jackson, special effects guru Richard Taylor, art directors Paul Lasainne, Dan Hennah, and Chris Hennah, costumer Ngila Dickson, and Alan Lee and John Howe. Featuring everything from pencil sketches to the finished objects, his book gives detailed descriptions of why and how this groundbreaking film looks as exciting as it does. The millions of fans dazzled by the results will find here everything they want to know about the genesis and evolution of the movies incredible look.
Rin Tin Tin
By Orlean, Susan
He believed the dog was immortal. So begins Susan Orleans sweeping, powerfully moving account of Rin Tin Tins journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and international icon. Orlean, a staff writer at The New Yorker who has been hailed as a national treasure by The Washington Post, spent nearly ten years researching and reporting her most captivating book to date the story of a dog who was born in 1918 and never died. It begins on a battlefield in France during World War I, when a young American soldier, Lee Duncan, discovered a newborn German shepherd in the ruins of a bombed-out dog kennel. To Duncan, who came of age in an orphanage, the dogs survival was a miracle. He saw something in Rin Tin Tin that he felt compelled to share with the world. Duncan brought Rinty home to California, where the dogs athleticism and acting ability drew the attention of Warner Bros.
Living Oprah
By Okrant, Robyn
What happens when a thirty-five-year-old average American woman spends one year following every piece of Oprah Winfrey's advice on how to "live your best life"? Robyn Okrant devoted 2008 to adhering to all of Oprah's suggestions and guidance delivered via her television show, her Web site, and her magazine. LIVING OPRAH is a month-by-month account of that year.Some of the challenges included enrollment in Oprah's Best Life Challenge for physical fitness and weight control, living vegan, and participating in Oprah's Book Club. After 365 days of LIVING OPRAH, Okrant reflects on the rewards won and lessons learned as well as the tolls exacted by the experiment.
Real life Downton Abbey
By Hyams, Jacky
Fans of Julian Fellowes' hit showcan stepback100 years to the world of the pampered, privileged upper classes and take a look at exactly what goes on behind the magisterial doors of their favorite stately homeUsing the characters and setting of the popular television show as a point of reference for the reader, this is a closerlook at the Edwardianperiod. They were the super rich of their times, pampered beyond belief-the early 20th century Edwardian gentry, who lived like superstars, their every desire or need catered to by an army ofbutlers, servants, footmen, housekeepers, and grooms. Read more...
You'll Grow Out of It
By Klein, Jessi
PEOPLE'S BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR! ONE OF NEW YORK TIMES' NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2016!INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER!YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT hilariously, and candidly, explores the journey of the twenty-first century woman. As both a tomboy and a late bloomer, comedian Jessi Klein grew up feeling more like an outsider than a participant in the rites of modern femininity. In YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT, Klein offers-through an incisive collection of real-life stories-a relentlessly funny yet poignant take on a variety of topics she has experienced along her strange journey to womanhood and beyond. These include her "transformation from Pippi Longstocking-esque tomboy to are-you-a-lesbian-or-what tom man," attempting to find watchable porn, and identifying the difference between being called "ma'am" and "miss" ("Miss sounds like you weigh ninety-nine pounds") .Raw, relatable, and consistently hilarious, YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT is a one-of-a-kind book by a singular and irresistible comic voice.
Everyday Sexism
By Bates, Laura
In 2012 after having been sexually harassed on London public transport, Laura Bates started a project called Everyday Sexism. Astounded by the response from all over the world, she quickly realized that the situation was far worse than she'd initially thought. In a culture that's driven by social media, for the first time women are using this online space (@EverydaySexism and www.everydaysexism.com) , now in 19 countries, to come together and to encourage a new generation to recognize the problems that women face. In April of 2015, to commemorate the 100,000th entry, the author led a successful Thunderclap campaign that enabled the project to become the #1 internationally trending topic that day, gaining several million retweets to become the leading tweet in the English speaking world.