Thomas Frank: 159 books
The Wrecking Crew
How Conservatives Rule
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2008
From the author of the landmark bestseller What's the Matter with Kansas?, a jaw-dropping investigation of the decades of deliberate—and lucrative—conservative misrule
In his previous book, Thomas Frank explained why working America votes for politicians who reserve their favors for the...
The Conquest of Cool
Business Culture, Counterculture, and the Rise of Hip Consumerism
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 1998
While the youth counterculture remains the most evocative and best-remembered symbol of the cultural ferment of the 1960s, the revolution that shook American business during those boom years has gone largely unremarked. In this fascinating and revealing study, Thomas Frank shows how the youthful revolutionaries...
Americanic
Berichte aus einer sinkenden Gesellschaft
Language: German
Release Date: January 15, 2019
Wie konnte es dazu kommen, dass die Millionen verunsicherter Amerikaner einen Milliardär zum Präsidenten gewählt haben, von dem sie wussten, dass er letztlich nichts für sie tun würde? Was ist los mit Amerika? Thomas Frank verfolgt seit Jahren die Veränderungen der amerikanischen Gesellschaft,...
No Future for You
Salvos from The Baffler
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2014
A new collection on carnival hokum and magical thinking in post-apocalypse America—brought to you by The Baffler.
There's never been a better time to be outside the consensus—and if you don't believe it, then peer into these genre-defining essays from The Baffler, the magazine that's been...
Arme Milliardäre!
Der große Bluff oder Wie die amerikanische Rechte aus der Krise Kapital schlägt
Language: German
Release Date: November 30, 2012
Macht die Reichen noch reicher! Mit diesem Programm wird man mitten in der Krise keine Wähler gewinnen, möchte man meinen, und doch ist den US-Republikanern genau das gelungen: Breite Wählerschichten begeistern sich für eine Verschärfung der neoliberalen Wirtschaftspolitik, unter deren Folgen...
Pity the Billionaire
The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
From the bestselling author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, a wonderfully insightful and sardonic look at why the worst economy since the 1930s has brought about the revival of conservatism
Economic catastrophe usually brings social protest and demands for change—or at least it's supposed...
What's the Matter with Kansas?
How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
One of "our most insightful social observers"* cracks the great political mystery of our time: how conservatism, once a marker of class privilege, became the creed of millions of ordinary Americans
With his acclaimed wit and acuity, Thomas Frank turns his eye on what he calls the...
One Market Under God
Extreme Capitalism, Market Populism, and the End of Economic Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2010
In a book that has been raising hackles far and wide, the social critic Thomas Frank skewers one of the most sacred cows of the go-go '90s: the idea that the new free-market economy is good for everyone.
Frank's target is "market populism"--the widely held belief that markets are...
Rendezvous with Oblivion
Reports from a Sinking Society
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
From the acclaimed author of Listen, Liberal and What’s the Matter with Kansas, a scathing collection of his incisive commentary on our cruel times—perfect for this political moment.
What does a middle-class democracy look like when it comes apart? When, after forty years of economic triumph,...
Listen, Liberal
Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
From the bestselling author of What's the Matter With Kansas, a scathing look at the standard-bearers of liberal politics -- a book that asks: what's the matter with Democrats?
It is a widespread belief among liberals that if only Democrats can continue to dominate national elections, if only...
Will the Last Reporter Please Turn Out the Lights
The Collapse of Journalism and What Can Be Done to Fix It
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
Essays by Thomas Frank, Clay Shirky, David Simon, and others: “Anyone concerned about the state of journalism should read this book.” —Library Journal
The sudden meltdown of the news media has sparked one of the liveliest debates in recent memory, with an outpouring of opinion and analysis...
by John Christopher Thomas, Frank D. Macchia
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016
The book of Revelation is perhaps the most theologically complex and literarily sophisticated — and also the most sensual — document in the New Testament. In this commentary John Christopher Thomas’s literary and exegetical analysis makes the challenging text of Revelation more accessible and...
by Thomas Frank Gibbs Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
There is a poetic expression here for anyone who has ever fallen in love, who has pined for someone, who has loved without being loved back, who has been cheated on, or who has felt confused in love. Many lines have a country music lyrical feel; they yearn for a simpler time and are not distracted...
Taking It to the Streets
Public Theologies of Activism and Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2018
Taking It to the Streets: Public Theologies of Activism and Resistance is an edited volume that explores the critical intersection of public theology, political theology, and communal practices of activism and political resistance. This volume functions as a sister/companion to the text Religion and...