Working the Water
Author | : Jay Fleming |
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Release | : 2016-10-01 |
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ISBN | : 9780997746808 |
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Author | : Jay Fleming |
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Release | : 2016-10-01 |
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ISBN | : 9780997746808 |
Author | : Daniel T. Fleming |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2022-03-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1469667827 |
Living the Dream tells the history behind the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the battle over King's legacy that continued through the decades that followed. Creating the first national holiday to honor an African American was a formidable achievement and an act of resistance against conservative and segregationist opposition. Congressional efforts to commemorate King began shortly after his assassination. The ensuing political battles slowed the progress of granting him a namesake holiday and crucially defined how his legacy would be received. Though Coretta Scott King's mission to honor her husband's commitment to nonviolence was upheld, conservative politicians sought to use the holiday to advance a whitewashed, nationalistic, and even reactionary vision of King's life and thought. This book reveals the lengths that activists had to go to elevate an African American man to the pantheon of national heroes, how conservatives took advantage of the commemoration to bend the arc of King's legacy toward something he never would have expected, and how grassroots causes, unions, and antiwar demonstrators continued to try to claim this sanctified day as their own.
Author | : David Fleming |
Publisher | : Chelsea Green Publishing |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1603586466 |
Surviving the Future is a story drawn from the fertile ground of the late David Fleming's extraordinary Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It. That hardback consists of four hundred and four interlinked dictionary entries, inviting readers to choose their own path through its radical vision. Recognizing that Lean Logic's sheer size and unusual structure can be daunting, Fleming's long-time collaborator Shaun Chamberlin has selected and edited one of these potential narratives to create Surviving the Future. The content, rare insights, and uniquely enjoyable writing style remain Fleming's, but are presented here at a more accessible paperback-length and in conventional read-it-front-to-back format. The subtitle--Culture, Carnival and Capital in the Aftermath of the Market Economy--hints at Fleming's vision. He believed that the market economy will not survive its inherent flaws beyond the early decades of this century, and that its failure will bring great challenges, but he did not dwell on this: "We know what we need to do. We need to build the sequel, to draw on inspiration which has lain dormant, like the seed beneath the snow." Surviving the Future lays out a compelling and powerfully different new economics for a post-growth world. One that relies not on taut competitiveness and eternally increasing productivity--"putting the grim into reality"--but on the play, humor, conversation, and reciprocal obligations of a rich culture. Building on a remarkable breadth of intellectual and cultural heritage--from Keynes to Kumar, Homer to Huxley, Mumford to MacIntyre, Scruton to Shiva, Shakespeare to Schumacher--Fleming describes a world in which, as he says, "there will be time for music." This is the world that many of us want to live in, yet we are told it is idealistic and unrealistic. With an evident mastery of both economic theory and historical precedent, Fleming shows that it is not only desirable, but actually the only system with a realistic claim to longevity. With friendliness, humor, and charm, Surviving the Future plucks this vision out of our daydreams and shows us how to make it real.
Author | : David Fleming |
Publisher | : Chelsea Green Publishing |
Total Pages | : 658 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1603586482 |
Lean Logic is David Fleming's masterpiece, the product of more than thirty years' work and a testament to the creative brilliance of one of Britain's most important intellectuals. A dictionary unlike any other, it leads readers through Fleming's stimulating exploration of fields as diverse as culture, history, science, art, logic, ethics, myth, economics, and anthropology, being made up of four hundred and four engaging essay-entries covering topics such as Boredom, Community, Debt, Growth, Harmless Lunatics, Land, Lean Thinking, Nanotechnology, Play, Religion, Spirit, Trust, and Utopia. The threads running through every entry are Fleming's deft and original analysis of how our present market-based economy is destroying the very foundations--ecological, economic, and cultural-- on which it depends, and his core focus: a compelling, grounded vision for a cohesive society that might weather the consequences. A society that provides a satisfying, culturally-rich context for lives well lived, in an economy not reliant on the impossible promise of eternal economic growth. A society worth living in. Worth fighting for. Worth contributing to. The beauty of the dictionary format is that it allows Fleming to draw connections without detracting from his in-depth exploration of each topic. Each entry carries intriguing links to other entries, inviting the enchanted reader to break free of the imposed order of a conventional book, starting where she will and following the links in the order of her choosing. In combination with Fleming's refreshing writing style and good-natured humor, it also creates a book perfectly suited to dipping in and out. The decades Fleming spent honing his life's work are evident in the lightness and mastery with which Lean Logic draws on an incredible wealth of cultural and historical learning--from Whitman to Whitefield, Dickens to Daly, Kropotkin to Kafka, Keats to Kuhn, Oakeshott to Ostrom, Jung to Jensen, Machiavelli to Mumford, Mauss to Mandelbrot, Leopold to Lakatos, Polanyi to Putnam, Nietzsche to Næss, Keynes to Kumar, Scruton to Shiva, Thoreau to Toynbee, Rabelais to Rogers, Shakespeare to Schumacher, Locke to Lovelock, Homer to Homer-Dixon--in demonstrating that many of the principles it commends have a track-record of success long pre-dating our current society. Fleming acknowledges, with honesty, the challenges ahead, but rather than inducing despair, Lean Logic is rare in its ability to inspire optimism in the creativity and intelligence of humans to nurse our ecology back to health; to rediscover the importance of place and play, of reciprocity and resilience, and of community and culture. ------ Recognizing that Lean Logic's sheer size and unusual structure could be daunting, Fleming's long-time collaborator Shaun Chamberlin has also selected and edited one of the potential pathways through the dictionary to create a second, stand-alone volume, Surviving the Future: Culture, Carnival and Capital in the Aftermath of the Market Economy. The content, rare insights, and uniquely enjoyable writing style remain Fleming's, but presented at a more accessible paperback-length and in conventional read-it-front-to-back format.
Author | : Meg Fleming |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2025-02-11 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780063157231 |
Don't miss this irresistible read-aloud in the vein of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom--with catchy rhymes and bold, silly art about baby animals and the names they share! I was born a baby and grew into a kid... Soon all the other baby animals can't help but share what they are called and what they grew up into! Readers will learn about owlettes, pufflings, and more. But when the chick, calf, cub, and pup realize they share their names with several other species, they can't believe it. "No way! No how! That can't be true!" becomes a catchy, energetic refrain readers will love chanting. The text invites readers to predict what the baby animal is by using context clues and checking the endpapers to see if they guessed right. The strong rhythm and unexpected discoveries of the baby animal kingdom, plus deadpan humor and wonderfully expressive art, will spark a conversation about names and nature and leave readers wanting to read it aloud again and again.
Author | : Ian Fleming |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2017-07-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1787206580 |
‘On November 2nd armed with a sheaf of visas...one suitcase...and my typewriter, I left humdrum London for the thrilling cities of the world...’ In 1959, Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, was commissioned by the Sunday Times to explore fourteen of the world’s most exotic cities. Fleming saw it all with a thriller writer’s eye. From Hong Kong to Honolulu, New York to Naples, he left the bright main streets for the back alleys, abandoning tourist sites in favour of underground haunts, and mingling with celebrities, gangsters and geishas. The result is a series of vivid snapshots of a mysterious, vanished world.
Author | : Paul Fleming |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2020-08-14 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
In a never-before World War II setting, this page-turner blurs the line between sworn enemies, lays bare the courage of cowards, and delivers hope from the depth of hypocrisy.
Author | : Ian Fleming |
Publisher | : McClelland & Stewart |
Total Pages | : 75 |
Release | : 2015-02-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1551997916 |
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the story of a magical transforming car that helps a family to foil a group of gangsters. It is the only children’s novel by Ian Fleming, the British author best known for the James Bond stories. The novel was dedicated to his son, though Fleming died before it was published. Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in ebook form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.
Author | : Margaret Murray Robertson |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2024-01-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9361156721 |
David Fleming's "Forgiveness" by Margaret Murray Robertson is a captivating compilation of historical fiction narratives, skillfully curated right into a cohesive manuscript. Robertson endeavors to make those compelling testimonies accessible to an extensive target audience with the aid of imparting them at a less expensive rate. The testimonies within this book span numerous themes and evoke a number emotion, from fascination to diffused appeal. A diverse series, it incorporates readers of all age corporations, supplying a wealthy tapestry of historic creativeness. The book is celebrated for its fictional prowess, offering thoughts intricately woven into a novel draft for the readers' leisure. Each tale unfolds with a completely unique attraction, some gripping the reader's attention from the outset, even as others gently draw them in. The narrative is marked via its twists and turns, creating an interesting experience that resonates with readers. This version boasts a contemporary enchantment with an attention grabbing new cowl and a professionally typeset manuscript, enhancing the general readability. "Forgiveness" stands as a testament to Robertson's storytelling finesse, making historic fiction now not only on hand but additionally a satisfying exploration for fanatics of varied ages.
Author | : Nicholas Rankin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2011-10-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0199782822 |
Rankin tells the story of a secret intelligence outfit conceived and organized by Ian Fleming during World War II, named "30 Assault Unit", a group who was expected to seize enemy codebooks, cipher machines, and documents in high-stakes operations, and which inspired his creation of the James Bond character.