No future for you : salvos from "the Baffler" / / edited by John Summers, Chris Lehmann, and Thomas Frank

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816517903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 0-262-32590-X; 0-262-32589-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (391 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.92
• Soggetti: Popular culture - United States - History; Capitalism - Social aspects - United States; United States Civilization 1970-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part one. The future, recycled -- Too smart to fail : notes on an age of folly / Thomas Frank -- The long con : mail-order conservatism / Rick Perlstein -- The People's Republic of Zuckerstan / John Summers -- Of flying cars and the declining rate of profit / David Graeber -- Photo essay: Feral houses / James Griffioen -- Part two. The arts of regression -- Dead end on Shakin' Street / Thomas Frank -- Hoard d'oeuvres : art of the 1 percent / Rhonda Lieberman -- A cottage for sale : the high price of sentimentality / A.S. Hamrah -- Fifty shades of late capitalism / Heather Havrilesky -- Adam Wheeler went to Harvard / Jim Newell -- The missionary position / Barbara Ehrenreich -- Part three. Positive thinking -- Facebook feminism, like it or not / Susan Faludi -- All LinkedIn with nowhere to go / Ann Friedman -- The meme hustler : Tim O'Reilly's crazy talk / Evgeny Morozov -- Part four. Quiet rooms, dead zones -- Follow the money : the Washington Post's pageant of folly / Chris Lehmann -- Omniscient gentlemen of the Atlantic / Maureen Tkacik -- The vertically integrated rape joke : the triumph of vice / Anne Elizabeth Moore -- Party of none : Barack Obama's annoying journey to the center of belonging / Chris Bray -- Graphic art: GTMO National Monument / Mark Dancey.

Buying US real estate : the proven and realiable guide for Canadians / / Richard Dolan, David Franklin, Don R. Campbell

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910960638503321
• Autore: Dolan Richard
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Hoboken, NJ], : Wiley, c2012
• ISBN: 9786613905505; 9781283593052; 128359305X; 9781118439777; 1118439775; 9781118439784; 1118439783
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CampbellDon R; FranklinDavid
• Disciplina: 005.4/46; 005.446; 643.120973
• Soggetti: Real estate investment - Canada; Real estate investment - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Buying U S Real Estate; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; PART I: THE DECISION TO INVEST; Insight 1: The Economics Behind the US Market; What Trends Are Driving This Opportunity?; No Income, No Assets, No Worries!; How Big Is the Foreclosure Market?; The US Economic Recovery; New-Home Construction; The Rental Explosion; Ex-homeowners as Tenants; Prime Property Will Be in Hot Demand; Insight 2: Finding the Treasure with the Property Goldmine Scorecard; An Important Tool for Real Estate Investors; What Do You Need to Do?; Property Goldmine Scorecard; Insight 3: Let Quality Research Drive the System Getting Quality Information from the Internet and Other Sources; What Do You Need to Do?; Insight 4: Dig for Specific Information and Ignore Generalities; The ; Market Today and Tomorrow; What Do You Need to Do?; Insight 5: Jobs, Infrastructure, and Gentrification; Signs of Potential Economic Growth; What Do You Need to Do?; Business-Friendly Policies Are Vital; What Do You Need to Do?; Trains, Planes, Automobiles: Infrastructure Matters; What Do You Need to Do?; Gentrification and Renewal; What Do You Need to Do?; Insight 6: A Closer Look at Three States Florida; Housing Prices Rising; Where in Florida?; Arizona; Texas; PART II: THE DISTRESSED PROPERTY MARKET; Insight 7: Learn to Identify a Distressed Property; What Causes Distress; Volume Sellers South of the Border; Resist the Temptation to Think You're Different; What's Behind the Discount?; So, There's Money to Be Made; Insight 8: Understand the Fundamentals of the US Foreclosure Process; Foreclosure Defined; The Homeowner's Rights; Foreclosure Auction; The Big Picture; Insight 9: Commit to the Number One Rule, Then Get Your Options Straight; Three Ways to Buy Short Sale; Auction; Real Estate Owned; What to Remember about Foreclosures; Insight 10: More on Due Diligence; Five Market Fundamentals; Economic Growth; Population Growth; Affordability; Desirability; Supply and Demand; An Extra Word on Vacancy Rates; More Market Facts; The 1-Percent Marker; Insight 11: Avoid the Snake-Oil Salesman; There's No Such Thing as 'Leading' or 'Only' Experts; Always Go for Real-World Experience; Value the Easy-to-Understand Explanation; Look for Content; Lender Scams; Be Wary of Up-Front Requests for Money; Get a Good Faith Estimate; Read Your Loan Documents and Ask Questions Housing Rip-Offs; The Sure Signs of a Housing Rip-Off; Questions to Ask; Insight 12: Recognize That a Bad Area in the United States Is Very Different from a Bad Area Elsewhere; Define Your Bad Area; Be Realistic; Know What You Need to Know; Weigh Risks and Returns; Insight 13: Look for the Stability of a Good Neighborhood and Follow First-Time Homebuyers; The Benefits of Market Stability; What's Your Investment Plan?; A Final Word of Caution; Insight 14: Choose Your Exit Strategy Before You Make the Deal; Identify Your Exit Strategy; Why Buy-and-Hold Makes Sense
• Sommario/riassunto: ""I would consider this the bible for any Canadians wanting to invest in US real estate.""-W. Brett Wilson, Entrepreneur, Recipient of the Order of Canada, and former Dragon The thought of buying property in the United States has been on your mind. Perhaps family members or friends already own real estate in the Sunbelt and you've enjoyed the occasional visit. You sense the market isn't as frenzied as it once was but there is still very good value to be found. Whether you are looking for a vacation home or an investment property, you are certainly not alone.

Christof Hamann: Gehen, Stolpern, Schreiben / Andreas Erb, Christof Hamann, Susanne Catrein, Alexander Honold, Rolf Parr, Thomas Küpper, Christof Cox, Ansgar Mohnkern, Daniela Hahn, Filippo Smerilli, Marcel Beyer, Gunther Geltinger, Felicitas Hoppe, Tom Schulz, Thomas Meinecke, Jessica Ullrich, Johanna Oechsle, Theresa Müller, Nicolas Pethes, Peter Riek, Hermann Kinder, Stephanie Catani, Julia Schöll, Christopher Quadt

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910955215903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bielefeld, : Aisthesis Verlag, 2019
• ISBN: 3-8498-1342-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (260 pages)
• Disciplina: 833.92
• Soggetti: Poet in Residence; Zaudern; Autorschaft
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Tedesco
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: [Erstauflage]
• Nota di contenuto: Andreas Erb Bruchstücke. Einführendes zu Gehen, Stolpern, Schreiben I Christof Hamann Gehen : Notieren Stolpern : Blättern Abschreiten : Abschreiben II Bewegungen Susanne Catrein Ortskunde Alexander Honold Wie Schreiben geht. Zur Poetik einer riskanten Fortbewegungsart Rolf Parr Schreib-Bewegungen bei Christof Hamann Thomas Küpper Blättern und Zapping als Möglichkeiten des ziellosen Gleitens Christoph Cox Von der Kunst, in Toreingängen zu verschwinden. Eine Annäherung an Walter Benjamins Erzählung Die Mummerehlen III Stolpern – Abschreiben Stolpern Ansgar Mohnkern Straucheln und Stolpern. Zu Goethes Wahlverwandtschaften Daniela Hahn Stolpern und Staunen Filippo Smerilli Konkurrenz zwischen Zorn und Abscheu Abschreiben Fliegen oder gehen? Überlegungen zum Abschreiben Marcel Beyer Das Stocken überwinden Gunther Geltinger Sammeln und adaptieren Felicitas Hoppe Dem Text auf die Schliche kommen Tom ; Schulz Überschreiben Thomas Meinecke / Christof Hamann Auf der Suche nach dem Unselbständigen. Ein Gespräch IV Schreibwerkstatt: Von der Notiz zum Text Vorbemerkung von Christof Hamann Jessica Ullrich Kinder Gottes Johanna Oechsle Volatilitätstheorie Theresa Müller Baukasten V Essays Nicolas Pethes Nicht zu halten. Archivfiktion und Archivvision in Christof Hamanns Seegfrörne Peter Riek Toteis Hermann Kinder Fester. Meine Lektüre Stephanie Catani „So hätte es gewesen sein können.“ Die Arbeit an der Geschichte in Christof Hamanns Usambara Andreas Erb „Warszawa to nie prawda“. Über das Warschauer Lapidarium Julia Schöll Erzählen vom Ich: Nur ein Schritt bis zu den Vögeln VI Anhang Christopher Quadt Werkverzeichnis Christof Hamann Beiträgerinnen und Beiträger
• Sommario/riassunto: Vom 10. bis zum 13. Juli 2017 war Christof Hamann als Poet in Residence zu Gast an der Universität Duisburg-Essen. Die drei Vorlesungen, die er im Abstand von einem Jahr im Sommer 2018 überarbeitet hat, bilden den Kern des vorliegenden Bandes. Begleitet werden diese drei Vorlesungen erstens von kleinen Tiefenbohrungen zu Themen/Gegenständen der Vorträge: Christof Hamann fragt Marcel Beyer, Gunther Geltinger, Felicitas Hoppe, Tom Schulz und Thomas Meinecke nach ihrem Verhältnis zum Abschreiben, Ansgar Mohnkern und Daniela Hahn besehen sich das Stolpern bei Goethe und Beckett, Filippo Smerilli sucht es in einer Familiengeschichte; Christoph Cox und Thomas Küpper erweitern die Vorlesungen um Essays über Walter Benjamin bzw. über das Zappen als andere Form des Blätterns. Zweitens liegen sieben Essays vor, die das Romanwerk von Hamann untersuchen, überblicksweise (Alexander Honold und Rolf Parr) und exemplarisch (Nicolas Pethes, Hermann Kinder, Stephani Catani, Andreas Erb und Julia Schöll). Susanne Catrein legt eine imaginäre Kartographie der Romanwelten von Hamann vor, Peter Riek zeigt eine Installationsarbeit, die stark von Der Reiter und der Bodensee und Seegfrörne beatmet wurde. Drei Arbeitsproben aus der Schreibwerkstatt (Von der Notiz zum Text) von Jessica Ullrich, Johann Oechsle und Theresa Müller ergänzen den Band ebenso wie eine umfängliche Bibliografie von Christopher Quadt rund um Hamanns literarisches Arbeiten.