Deadbeats

Author : Scott Reynolds Nelson
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307961052
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Nation of Deadbeats written by Scott Reynolds Nelson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of America is a story of dreamers and defaulters. It is also a story of dramatic financial panics that defined the nation, created its political parties, and forced tens of thousands to escape their creditors to new towns in Texas, Florida, and California. As far back as 1792, these panics boiled down to one simple question: Would Americans pay their debts—or were we just a nation of deadbeats? From the merchant William Duer’s attempts to speculate on post–Revolutionary War debt, to an ill-conceived 1815 plan to sell English coats to Americans on credit, to the debt-fueled railroad expansion that precipitated the Panic of 1857, Scott Reynolds Nelson offers a crash course in America’s worst financial disasters—and a concise explanation of the first principles that caused them all. Nelson shows how consumer debt, both at the highest levels of finance and in the everyday lives of citizens, has time and again left us unable to make good. The problem always starts with the chain of banks, brokers, moneylenders, and insurance companies that separate borrowers and lenders. At a certain point lenders cannot tell good loans from bad—and when chits are called in, lenders frantically try to unload the debts, hide from their own creditors, go into bankruptcy, and lobby state and federal institutions for relief. With a historian’s keen observations and a storyteller’s nose for character and incident, Nelson captures the entire sweep of America’s financial history in all its utter irrationality: national banks funded by smugglers; fistfights in Congress over the gold standard; and presidential campaigns forged in stinging controversies on the subject of private debt. A Nation of Deadbeats is a fresh, irreverent look at Americans’ addiction to debt and how it has made us what we are today.

Author : Peter M. Ball
Publisher : Eclectic Projects
ISBN 13 : 1922479233
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deadbeats: A Helix City Short Story written by Peter M. Ball and published by Eclectic Projects. This book was released on with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cody Jones owes the corp a lot of money. Decanted from a cryotube with a mountain of debt and very few options, she works corporate black ops in Downside—home to the gene-freaks, gangs, and dispossessed who don’t have a place in the gleaming towers of Helix City. Cody’s latest job is simple: recover a fresh cache of cryogenically frozen citizens from a local gang before they’re bartered to the highest bidder. Deliver them to Bellamy and knock a little more off her debt. Pity the gangs have their own ideas about how this deal needs to go. What should be a simple recovery gig sees Cody and her partner caught in a conflict between the hulking kaiju-gangers and drug-addled zealots, and both sides have plans for the sleepers just might change Cody’s world foreve

Author : Michael Webb
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595341977
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cost of a Deadbeat written by Michael Webb and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cost of a Deadbeat is a thought-provoking study that takes both a humorous and cynical approach to identifying and defining the major types of deadbeats, and the hidden monetary and emotional costs they bring to society. With over forty years of experience in the workplace, author Michael Webb applies his business knowledge and observation skills to illuminate what most of us unknowingly tolerate each day from the selfish and lazy in our culture. In each chapter, Webb provides personal examples of DNA (Deadbeat Negligent Activities) and categorizes the types of deadbeats, such as: Workplace deadbeats--slackers, sickies, tenure train riders, and slacking supervisors Criminal deadbeats--pilferers, prisoners, cyber slugs, scam artists, and petty thieves Daylight deadbeats--porky politicians, bumbling bureaucrats, and deadbeat voters Cheater deadbeats--fraud finders, tax evaders, and bankruptcy bums New generation deadbeats--poor parents and weak schools The Cost of a Deadbeat will encourage you to join the fight against deadbeats by examining your own behavior and contributing common sense and decency to your own life.

Author : Simone Spence
Publisher : Sourcebooks
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deadbeats written by Simone Spence and published by Sourcebooks. This book was released on 2000 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're tired of excuses, fed up with "The check's in the mail" and sick of seeing your kids go without, Deadbeats will take you step-by-step through the process of collecting every penny of child support you are owed. Don't just complain about your situation -- take action! Make the system work for you and Make that Deadbeat Pay! Book jacket.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Author : Onesimus Malatji
Publisher : Onesimus Malatji
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Outsmarting the Deadbeat written by Onesimus Malatji and published by Onesimus Malatji. This book was released on with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Outsmarting the Deadbeat: Tales of Survival and Empowerment" delves into the lives of wealthy, influential men who use their charm and societal standing to lure unsuspecting women into emotionally destructive relationships. Often promising a life of luxury and companionship, these men disappear when their true responsibilities—often in the form of unplanned children—start to materialize. But this book is not just a catalogue of betrayals and shattered dreams. It's a guidebook for resilience, a narrative of empowerment that follows the women who refuse to become lifelong victims of these 'deadbeat' men. From facing financial ruin and social stigma to discovering an inner reservoir of strength, the women profiled rise above their circumstances. They rebuild their lives, often finding their true calling in the process, whether it be returning to school, launching successful businesses, or becoming advocates for other women ensnared in similar predicaments. Rather than relying on clichéd psychological theories, "Outsmarting the Deadbeat" serves as a practical roadmap, offering real-life examples and actionable advice to women finding themselves caught in a web of deceit. It aims to inspire, showing that even in the darkest of situations, there exists a path to reclaiming control, achieving financial independence, and most importantly, rediscovering self-worth.

Author : Lenore Depp
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1481735268
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deadbeat Spouses written by Lenore Depp and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Deadbeat Spouses, Lenore Depp speaks out about spouses and partners who do not want to work or do anything in life. These people hurt everybody in their lives because they are so selfish. Deadbeat Spouses delves into to the nitty-gritty of how lives can be ruined by deadbeat spouses or partners. The author wants to warn readers about the kind of people who exist in the world today. Stay encouraged in God.

Author : Donald F. Glut
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786489715
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shock Theatre Chicago Style written by Donald F. Glut and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-08-09 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From December 1957 through October 1959, Chicago TV viewers were held in thrall by “Marvin,” the ghoulishly hilarious host of WBKB-TV’s late-night horror film series Shock Theatre. Marvin and his lady friend “Dear” (her face ever hidden from the camera) introduced thousands of Chicagoland youngsters to such classic Universal chillers as Frankenstein, Dracula and The Wolf Man. This history of Shock Theatre focuses on the series and its creator, Marvin himself—in real life, the multi-talented Terry Bennett, whose wife Joy played “Dear.” Terry’s son Kerry Bennett provides an affectionate foreword, while celebrated horror host Count Gore De Vol (Dick Dyszel) supplies the afterword. Included are dozens of photos and vintage advertisement reproductions, as well as two appendices featuring a resume of Terry Bennett’s career and a list of films telecast during his two-year Shock Theatre run.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1088 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 1088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marilyn J. Coleman
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452286159
Total Pages : 2111 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Social History of the American Family written by Marilyn J. Coleman and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 2111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American family has come a long way from the days of the idealized family portrayed in iconic television shows of the 1950s and 1960s. The four volumes of The Social History of the American Family explore the vital role of the family as the fundamental social unit across the span of American history. Experiences of family life shape so much of an individual’s development and identity, yet the patterns of family structure, family life, and family transition vary across time, space, and socioeconomic contexts. Both the definition of who or what counts as family and representations of the “ideal” family have changed over time to reflect changing mores, changing living standards and lifestyles, and increased levels of social heterogeneity. Available in both digital and print formats, this carefully balanced academic work chronicles the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of American families from the colonial period to the present. Key themes include families and culture (including mass media), families and religion, families and the economy, families and social issues, families and social stratification and conflict, family structures (including marriage and divorce, gender roles, parenting and children, and mixed and non-modal family forms), and family law and policy. Features: Approximately 600 articles, richly illustrated with historical photographs and color photos in the digital edition, provide historical context for students. A collection of primary source documents demonstrate themes across time. The signed articles, with cross references and Further Readings, are accompanied by a Reader’s Guide, Chronology of American Families, Resource Guide, Glossary, and thorough index. The Social History of the American Family is an ideal reference for students and researchers who want to explore political and social debates about the importance of the family and its evolving constructions.