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Born Losers

2006-04-30 History
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Release : 2006-04-30
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 104/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Born Losers by : Scott A. Sandage

Download or read book Born Losers written by Scott A. Sandage. This book was released on 2006-04-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes somebody a Loser, a person doomed to unfulfilled dreams and humiliation? Nobody is born to lose, and yet failure embodies our worst fears. The Loser is our national bogeyman, and his history over the past two hundred years reveals the dark side of success, how economic striving reshaped the self and soul of America. From colonial days to the Columbine tragedy, Scott Sandage explores how failure evolved from a business loss into a personality deficit, from a career setback to a gauge of our self-worth. From hundreds of private diaries, family letters, business records, and even early credit reports, Sandage reconstructs the dramas of real-life Willy Lomans. He unearths their confessions and denials, foolish hopes and lost faith, sticking places and changing times. Dreamers, suckers, and nobodies come to life in the major scenes of American history, like the Civil War and the approach of big business, showing how the national quest for success remade the individual ordeal of failure. Born Losers is a pioneering work of American cultural history, which connects everyday attitudes and anxieties about failure to lofty ideals of individualism and salesmanship of self. Sandage's storytelling will resonate with all of us as it brings to life forgotten men and women who wrestled with The Loser--the label and the experience--in the days when American capitalism was building a nation of winners.

Natural Born Loser

2018-07-30 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2018-07-30
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 568/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Natural Born Loser by : Oliver Phommavanh

Download or read book Natural Born Loser written by Oliver Phommavanh. This book was released on 2018-07-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm Raymond, and my school is a joke. It's full of bullies and troublemakers. My solution? Be a nobody and fade into the background. But our new principal has blown my cover because he's chosen me as a prefect! It was looking pretty bad, until I made a crazy promise to get new air con for the classrooms. Now I'm REALLY in trouble!

The Born Loser

1970 Losers
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Release : 1970
Genre : Losers
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Book Synopsis The Born Loser by : Art Sansom

Download or read book The Born Loser written by Art Sansom. This book was released on 1970. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Loser/Queen

2010-12-21 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2010-12-21
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 477/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Loser/Queen by : Jodi Lynn Anderson

Download or read book Loser/Queen written by Jodi Lynn Anderson. This book was released on 2010-12-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cammy Hall is what anyone would describe as a loser. She lives with her grandparents and has adopted their way of life… right down to the comfortable shoes and early bedtime. And can she help it that she actually likes to knit? At school, her skills with knitting needles and some yarn go completely unappreciated: people like Bekka Bell reign while Cammy and her best friend, the fearless Danish exchange student Gerdi, watch from the sidelines. Cammy’s used to being an outsider; after years of humiliating moments, her goal is simply to fly under the radar. Then she suddenly starts receiving mysterious text messages that lead her right to all the embarrassing secrets about the most popular kids in school. Cammy never expected to be able to climb up the high school food chain, and the agenda of the texter may be questionable—but how can she possibly give up the chance to be Queen? This is the print version of the groundbreaking online interactive serial LOSER/QUEEN that premiered in July 2010 on www.loserqueen.com. Each week, readers voted on major plot twists. The winning choice was then encorporated into the next week's chapters. Now that voting—and the book—are complete, LOSER/QUEEN will be published as a paperback and packed with extras from the author… and readers will have the opportunity to own the book they helped create! Jodi Lynn Anderson, the national bestselling author of Peaches and The Secrets of Peaches, has lived in Georgia, Costa Rica, and New York, but she currently lives in Washington, D.C. Brittney Lee is a designer and animator. She lives in Emeryville, CA.

Loser

2009-10-13 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2009-10-13
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 822/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Loser by : Jerry Spinelli

Download or read book Loser written by Jerry Spinelli. This book was released on 2009-10-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From renowned Newbery-winning author Jerry Spinelli comes a powerful story about how not fitting in just might lead to an incredible life. This classic book is perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and Carl Hiaasen. Just like other kids, Zinkoff rides his bike, hopes for snow days, and wants to be like his dad when he grows up. But Zinkoff also raises his hand with all the wrong answers, trips over his own feet, and falls down with laughter over a word like "Jabip." Other kids have their own word to describe him, but Zinkoff is too busy to hear it. He doesn't know he's not like everyone else. And one winter night, Zinkoff's differences show that any name can someday become "hero." With some of his finest writing to date and great wit and humor, Jerry Spinelli creates a story about a boy's individuality surpassing the need to fit in and the genuine importance of failure. As readers follow Zinkoff from first through sixth grade, it becomes impossible not to identify with and root for him through failures and triumphs. The perfect classroom read.

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