The Privileges

by Jonathan Dee
The Privileges
Author: Jonathan Dee
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2010-10-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0812980794
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Smart and socially gifted, Adam and Cynthia Morey are perfect for each other. With Adam’s rising career in the world of private equity, a beautiful home in Manhattan, gorgeous children, and plenty of money, they are, by any reasonable standard, successful. But for the Moreys, their future of boundless privilege is not arriving fast enough. As Cynthia begins to drift, Adam is confronted with a choice that will test how much he is willing to risk to ensure his family’s happiness and to recapture the sense that the only acceptable life is one of infinite possibility. The Privileges is an odyssey of a couple touched by fortune, changed by time, and guided above all else by their epic love for each other. BONUS: This edition contains a The Privileges discussion guide.

The Privileges of Wealth

by Robert Williams
The Privileges of Wealth
Author: Robert Williams
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2016-11-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1315395576
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The Privileges of Wealth investigates the impact of the rising concentration of wealth in the United States. It describes how households accumulate wealth along four pathways - household saving, appreciation of assets, family gifts and inheritances, and federal wealth policies – which operate as virtuous cycles for the rich and vicious circles for the poor. This book explains how these sources of wealth privilege are systemic features of our economy and the basis of rising disparities, particularly the racial wealth gap. The book offers a compelling case for how our current policies are undermining the American Dream for most Americans while fortifying a White plutocracy, with dire consequences.

Christopher Columbus Book of Privileges

by John W. Hessler
Christopher Columbus Book of Privileges
Author: John W. Hessler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: America
ISBN: 9781929154531
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"An interpretive examination of the legal documents that granted Columbus rights in and to the New World, with a facsimile of the original copy of the Book of Privileges that is housed in the Library of Congress"--Provided by publisher.

Game of Privilege

by Lane Demas
Game of Privilege
Author: Lane Demas
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2017-08-09
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1469634236
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This groundbreaking history of African Americans and golf explores the role of race, class, and public space in golf course development, the stories of individual black golfers during the age of segregation, the legal battle to integrate public golf courses, and the little-known history of the United Golfers Association (UGA)--a black golf tour that operated from 1925 to 1975. Lane Demas charts how African Americans nationwide organized social campaigns, filed lawsuits, and went to jail in order to desegregate courses; he also provides dramatic stories of golfers who boldly confronted wider segregation more broadly in their local communities. As national civil rights organizations debated golf’s symbolism and whether or not to pursue the game’s integration, black players and caddies took matters into their own hands and helped shape its subculture, while UGA participants forged one of the most durable black sporting organizations in American history as they fought to join the white Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA). From George F. Grant’s invention of the golf tee in 1899 to the dominance of superstar Tiger Woods in the 1990s, this revelatory and comprehensive work challenges stereotypes and indeed the fundamental story of race and golf in American culture.

The Perils of "Privilege"

by Phoebe Maltz Bovy
The Perils of
Author: Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2017-03-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1250091209
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"Privilege--the word, the idea, the j'accuse that cannot be answered with equanimity--is the new rhetorical power play. From social media to academia, public speech to casual conversation, "Check your privilege" or "Your privilege is showing" are utilized to brand people of all kinds with a term once reserved for wealthy, old-money denizens of exclusive communities. Today, "privileged" applies to anyone who enjoys an unearned advantage in life, about which they are likely oblivious. White privilege, male privilege, straight privilege--those conditions make everyday life easier, less stressful, more lucrative, and generally better for those who hold one, two, or all three designations. But what about white female privilege in the context of feminism? Or fixed gender privilege in the context of transgender? Or weight and height privilege in the context of hiring practices and salary levels? Or food privilege in the context of public health? Or two parent, working class privilege in the context of widening inequality for single parent families? In The Perils of Privilege, Phoebe Maltz Bovy examines the rise of this word into extraordinary potency. Does calling out privilege help to change or soften it? Or simply reinforce it by dividing people against themselves? And is privilege a concept that, in fact, only privileged people are debating?"--

Kitchen Privileges

by Mary Higgins Clark
Kitchen Privileges
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2008-09-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1847395406
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Even as a young girl, growing up in the Bronx, Mary Higgins Clark knew she wanted to be a writer. The gift of storytelling was a part of her Irish ancestry, so it followed naturally that she would later use her sharp eye, keen intelligence, and inquisitive nature to create stories about the people and things she observed. When Mary's father died during the Depression, her mother decided to open the family home to boarders, and placed a discreet sign next to the front door that read, FURNISHED ROOMS. KITCHEN PRIVILEGES. The family's struggle to make ends meet; her employment as a hotel switchboard operator; the death of her beloved older brother in World War II; her brief career as a flight attendant for Pan Am; her marriage to Warren Clark; sitting at the kitchen table, writing stories, and finally selling the first one for one hundred dollars (after six years and some forty rejections!) - all these experiences figure into Kitchen Privileges.

Woman of Color, Daughter of Privilege

by Kent Anderson Leslie
Woman of Color, Daughter of Privilege
Author: Kent Anderson Leslie
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2010-04-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 082033717X
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This fascinating story of Amanda America Dickson, born the privileged daughter of a white planter and an unconsenting slave in antebellum Georgia, shows how strong-willed individuals defied racial strictures for the sake of family. Kent Anderson Leslie uses the events of Dickson's life to explore the forces driving southern race and gender relations from the days of King Cotton through the Civil War, Reconstruction, and New South eras. Although legally a slave herself well into her adolescence, Dickson was much favored by her father and lived comfortably in his house, receiving a genteel upbringing and education. After her father died in 1885 Dickson inherited most of his half-million dollar estate, sparking off two years of legal battles with white relatives. When the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the will, Dickson became the largest landowner in Hancock County, Georgia, and the wealthiest black woman in the post-Civil War South. Kent Anderson Leslie's portrayal of Dickson is enhanced by a wealth of details about plantation life; the elaborate codes of behavior for men and women, blacks and whites in the South; and the equally complicated circumstances under which racial transgressions were sometimes ignored, tolerated, or even accepted.

The Three Privileges

by A. V. Davina
The Three Privileges
Author: A. V. Davina
Publisher:
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2020-05-11
Genre:
ISBN:
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When they finally find his trace, his life and the world order change forever. Nahuel is a teenager -the most wanted in the world- but he doesn't know it, because his grandfather has managed to hide his true identity from him. The United Nations Organization sends him an invitation that he cannot refuse. In the mysterious underground floor, Nahuel learns the power of privileges and its sacred connection to nature. Together with a group of young people from all over the world, he will be trained to discover and work his extraordinary skills, without knowing that he is a key player in an ancient, never-ending war. Nahuel must fight against the devastating forces that the Ignobles bring with them and, on the way, discover who he is and what the true story of his family is. ___________________________________________ A fantasy book with the magic of Harry Potter, the adventures of Percy Jackson and the connection with animals that characterizes His Dark Materials. A.V. Davina invites you to the fascinating proposal of wandering through this unique fiction that traverses the sense of originality and the supernatural, intending to fully introduce itself into the imaginative minds of its readers. «Two layers of narrative become the knot of the plot: one personal story -Nahuel Blest's, who is the protagonist. A wider plot -a secret society that has been watching, controlling, and protecting our civilization's destiny. Both layers are well woven and smoothly run along. Finally, let's make it clear: reading this novel is the fourth privilege. » José María Busaniche.