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The Frontman

Author : Harry Browne
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781781680827

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The Frontman by Harry Browne Pdf

Celebrity philanthropy comes in many guises, but no single figure better encapsulates its delusions, pretensions and wrongheadedness than U2’s iconic frontman, Bono—a fact neither sunglasses nor leather pants can hide. More than a mere philanthropist—indeed, he lags behind many of his peers when it comes to parting with his own money—Bono is better described as an advocate, one who has become an unwitting symbol of a complacent wealthy Western elite. The Frontman reveals how Bono moved his investments to Amsterdam to evade Irish taxes; his paternalistic and often bullying advocacy of neoliberal solutions in Africa; his multinational business interests; and his hobnobbing with Paul Wolfowitz and shock-doctrine economist Jeffrey Sachs. Carefully dissecting the rhetoric and actions of Bono the political operator, The Frontman shows him to be an ambassador for imperial exploitation, a man who has turned his attention to a world of savage injustice, inequality and exploitation—and helped make it worse.

Run with the Horses

Author : Eugene H. Peterson
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830855483

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Run with the Horses by Eugene H. Peterson Pdf

In Jeremiah 12:5 God says to the prophet, "If you're worn out in this footrace with men, what makes you think you can race against horses?" We all long to live life at its best—to fuse freedom and spontaneity with purpose and meaning. Why then do we often find our lives so humdrum, so unadventuresome, so routine? Or else so frantic, full of activity, but still devoid of fulfillment? How do we learn to risk, to trust, to pursue wholeness and excellence—to run with the horses instead of shuffling along with the crowd? In a series of profound reflections on the life of Jeremiah the prophet, Eugene Peterson explores the heart of what it means to be fully and genuinely human. In his signature pastoral style, he invites readers to grasp the biblical truth that each person's story of faith is completely original. Peterson's writing is filled with humor and self-reflection, insight and wisdom, helping to set a course for others in the quest for life at its best. This special commemorative edition includes a new preface taken from Eric Peterson's homily at his father's memorial service.

Who Is Bono?

Author : Pam Pollack,Meg Belviso,Who HQ
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781524790141

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Who Is Bono? by Pam Pollack,Meg Belviso,Who HQ Pdf

How did an Irish schoolboy become the lead singer of a world-famous rock band and the founder of several humanitarian groups? Track Bono's rise to fame in this exciting addition to the Who Was? series. By age 16, Paul David Hewson was such a good singer that he had earned the nickname "Bono Vox," a Latin phrase that translates to "good voice." When he became the frontman of the newly formed rock band U2 in 1976, he adopted part of the nickname and "Bono" was introduced to the world. Today, U2 have sold over 157 million albums and won numerous awards, including 22 Grammys. In addition to having stellar vocals and a compelling stage presence, Bono is also recognized for his commitment to social justice. This book shares the story of this charitable rock star who has been named a "Person of the Year" by TIME magazine and who is recognized as a global icon of goodwill.

Religion Around Bono

Author : Chad E. Seales
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780271086293

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Religion Around Bono by Chad E. Seales Pdf

For many, U2’s Bono is an icon of both evangelical spirituality and secular moral activism. In this book, Chad E. Seales examines the religious and spiritual culture that has built up around the rock star over the course of his career and considers how Bono engages with that religion in his music and in his activism. Looking at Bono and his work within a wider critique of white American evangelicalism, Seales traces Bono’s career, from his background in religious groups in the 1970s to his rise to stardom in the 1980s and his relationship with political and economic figures, such as Jeffrey Sachs, Bill Clinton, and Jesse Helms. In doing so, Seales shows us a different Bono, one who uses the spiritual meaning of church tradition to advocate for the promise that free markets and for-profits will bring justice and freedom to the world’s poor. Engaging with scholarship in popular culture, music, religious studies, race, and economic development, Seales makes the compelling case that neoliberal capitalism is a religion and that Bono is its best-known celebrity revivalist. Engagingly written and bitingly critical, Religion Around Bono promises to transform our understanding of the rock star’s career and advocacy. Those interested in the intersection of rock music, religion, and activism will find Seales’s study provocative and enlightening.

Bono

Author : Michka Assayas
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Interviews
ISBN : 1594481733

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Bono by Michka Assayas Pdf

Bono reflects on his transformation from singer and international celebrity to influential spokesperson for the Third World.

Killing Bono

Author : Neil McCormick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005-10-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781416505563

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Killing Bono by Neil McCormick Pdf

Longtime friend and reporter, Neil McCormick, reveals childhood and present day stories about Bono and his band, U2. Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some have greatness thrust upon them. And some have the misfortune to go to school with Bono. Everyone wants to be famous. But as a young punk in Dublin in the 1970s, Neil McCormick's ambitions went way beyond mere pop stardom. It was his destiny to be a veritable Rock God. He had it all worked out: the albums, the concerts, the quest for world peace. There was only one thing he hadn't counted on. The boy sitting on the other side of the classroom had plans of his own. Killing Bono is a story of divergent lives. As Bono and his band U2 ascended to global superstardom, his school friend Neil scorched a burning path in quite the opposite direction. Bad drugs, weird sex, bizarre haircuts: Neil experienced it all in his elusive quest for fame. But sometimes it is life's losers who have the most interesting tales to tell. Featuring guest appearances by the Pope, Bob Dylan, and a galaxy of stars, Killing Bono offers an extremely funny, startlingly candid, and strangely moving account of a life lived in the shadows of superstardom. “The problem with knowing you is that you've done everything I ever wanted to,” Neil once complained to his famous friend. “I'm your doppelganger,” Bono replied. “If you want your life back, you'll have to kill me.” Now there was a thought...

The Better Angels

Author : Bette Bono
Publisher : All Things That Matter Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1733444858

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The Better Angels by Bette Bono Pdf

Aggie May, newly and unhappily retired from teaching, fears dementia when she begins to see visions from the past, like a 1950s-era Super Constellation at JFK airport and World War II soldiers at Grand Central Terminal. Then she gets a recruitment visit from Abe Irving of the American Association of Remarkable Persons ("the other AARP") who explains she has developed the ability to travel through time. Soon Aggie joins other "Remarkables" on a mission to nineteenth-century New York City in an effort to locate a missing photographic portrait of Abraham Lincoln created by the Civil War photographer Mathew Brady. While learning the rules and limits of time travel, Aggie faces the possibility that she may have both extraordinary power and extraordinary vulnerability. Aggie and Abe, two stubborn and independent people, must struggle to come to an understanding over how and when to take risks, including emotional risks.

I was Bono's Doppelgänger

Author : Neil McCormick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Ireland
ISBN : 0141013060

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I was Bono's Doppelgänger by Neil McCormick Pdf

We all went to school with friends who've turned out more successful than ourselves. But they don't all call up from improbably glamorous places and drive us mad by telling us about it. And they're not all Bono. Neil McCormick always dreamed of life as a rock star. Instead he had to watch while his friend became one of the most famous men on the planet. Read it and weep - with sympathy and with laughter.

Family Outing

Author : Chastity Bono
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Coming out (Sexual orientation)
ISBN : 0330377353

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Family Outing by Chastity Bono Pdf

As the most famous lesbian daughter of all, Chastity interweaves the story of her own experience on coming out in 1990 at the age of 20 and her parents Sonny and Cher with those of many others, offering practical, sane advice on seeing yourself as normal - parents and children alike.

Transition

Author : Chaz Bono,Billie Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101476482

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Transition by Chaz Bono,Billie Fitzpatrick Pdf

Chaz Bono's groundbreaking and candid account of a forty-year struggle to match his gender identity with his physical body and his transformation from female to male At first, America knew the only child of Sonny and Cher as Chastity, the cherubic little girl who appeared on her parents' TV show. In later years, she became famous for coming out on a national stage, working with two major organizations toward LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) rights and publishing two books. And just within the past eighteen months, Chaz Bono has entered the public consciousness as the most high-profile transgender person ever. All through the hoopla surrounding his change, Chaz has insisted on maintaining his privacy. Now, in Transition, Chaz finally tells his story. Part One traces his decision to transition, beginning in his childhood-when he played on the boys' teams and wore boys' clothing whenever possible-and going through his painful, but ultimately joyful, coming out in his twenties, up to 2008, when, after the death of his father, drug addiction, and five years of sobriety, Chaz was finally ready to begin the process of changing his gender. In Part Two, he offers an unprecedented record in words and photographs of the actual transition, a real-time diary as he navigates uncharted waters. These chapters capture the day-to-day momentum of his life as his body changes. Throughout the book, Chaz touches on themes of identity, gender, and sexuality; parents and children; and how harboring secrets shatters the soul. It is an amazing contribution to our understanding of a much- misunderstood community. Listen to an Interview

When Likes Aren't Enough

Author : Tim Bono
Publisher : Grand Central Life & Style
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-13
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781538728093

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When Likes Aren't Enough by Tim Bono Pdf

Professor of positive psychology Dr. Tim Bono weaves together new research and innovative practical strategies to reveal the science of happiness. When Professor Timothy Bono created a course on positive psychology, it quickly became one of Washington University's most in-demand classes, with a massive waitlist. His students--burning out from stress, binging on social media, and measuring their self-worth in likes and retweets--were desperate for true happiness. Now Dr. Bono has distilled his life-changing seminar's lessons into a master class, providing innovative techniques and practical advice scientifically proven to increase happiness in areas such as: - Attention training and willpower - Time management - The mind-body connection - Gratitude and resilience - Relationships - Coping techniques for life's challenges With groundbreaking research from over 100 studies, real stories from Dr. Bono's students, and simple yet creative tips, Happiness 101 is the perfect guide for your journey to well-being.

The End of Innocence

Author : Chastity Bono,Chaz Bono,Michele Kort
Publisher : Alyson Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015055189511

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The End of Innocence by Chastity Bono,Chaz Bono,Michele Kort Pdf

A story of love won and lost, of dreams fulfilled and destroyed, this is a coming-of-age story that provides a deeply personal look into the private struggles of Chastity Bono, a very public and courageous woman.

Bono on Bono: Conversations with Michka Assayas

Author : Michka Assayas
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781444718744

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Bono on Bono: Conversations with Michka Assayas by Michka Assayas Pdf

Bono is one of the most influential musicians at work today. Over the past twenty-five years his band, U2, have sold a staggering 130 million albums and collected 14 Grammys. Their success has made Bono one of the most recognisable faces in the world. Here, in a series of conversations with his friend, the music journalist, Michka Assayas, Bono reflects on his transformation from extrovert singer of a small, Irish, post-punk band into an international rock star. Along the way he speaks candidly about his childhood, about his mother's death, about his Christian faith and about his difficult relationship with his father, who died recently. Bono also speaks passionately about how he has used his fame as a platform to campaign fervently on a range of global issues, and why these issues - which include the IRA ceasefire, Third World debt and, most recently, the growing AIDS crisis in Africa - are so important to each of us. Intimate, humorous, and fiercely opinionated, BONO ON BONO is Bono's story in his own words. It will fascinate and challenge fans of U2 and general readers alike.

The American Lieutenant

Author : Peyton Garver
Publisher : Author House
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781491850572

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The American Lieutenant by Peyton Garver Pdf

Lieutenant Garrett Harkins, a US paratrooper stationed in Wiltshire, England during World War 2, leads his platoon through the largest airborne operations of the war: Normandy, Netherlands, and Belgium. Between campaigns, Garrett defies orders when he pursues a forbidden romance with Sophia, a young British heiress. While deployed and fighting in Europe, Garrett struggles with fear, morality, and guilt. He draws strength from believing that Sophia reciprocates his feelings and awaits his safe return. Sophia Wells is fighting her own war. She became interested in the American lieutenant while struggling over the end of a childhood infatuation with James, a young British officer who has finally come to realize he does indeed reciprocate her feelings, and wants her back in his arms. Will the bond between the American Lieutenant and his newfound love survive the tragedies of war and a former love, or become a casualty of both?

Religion Around Bono

Author : Chad E. Seales
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780271086279

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Religion Around Bono by Chad E. Seales Pdf

For many, U2’s Bono is an icon of both evangelical spirituality and secular moral activism. In this book, Chad E. Seales examines the religious and spiritual culture that has built up around the rock star over the course of his career and considers how Bono engages with that religion in his music and in his activism. Looking at Bono and his work within a wider critique of white American evangelicalism, Seales traces Bono’s career, from his background in religious groups in the 1970s to his rise to stardom in the 1980s and his relationship with political and economic figures, such as Jeffrey Sachs, Bill Clinton, and Jesse Helms. In doing so, Seales shows us a different Bono, one who uses the spiritual meaning of church tradition to advocate for the promise that free markets and for-profits will bring justice and freedom to the world’s poor. Engaging with scholarship in popular culture, music, religious studies, race, and economic development, Seales makes the compelling case that neoliberal capitalism is a religion and that Bono is its best-known celebrity revivalist. Engagingly written and bitingly critical, Religion Around Bono promises to transform our understanding of the rock star’s career and advocacy. Those interested in the intersection of rock music, religion, and activism will find Seales’s study provocative and enlightening.