The Resource Born losers : a history of failure in America, Scott A. Sandage
Born losers : a history of failure in America, Scott A. Sandage
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- Summary
- 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's 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, cultural historian 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 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, showing how the national quest for success remade the individual ordeal of failure.--From publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 362 pages
- Contents
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- Prologue: Lives of quiet desperation
- Going bust in the age of go-ahead
- A reason in the man
- We are all speculators
- Central Intelligence Agency, since 1841
- The big red book of third-rate men
- Misinformation and its discontents
- The war for ambition
- Big business and little men
- Epilogue: Attention must be paid
- Isbn
- 9780674021075
- Label
- Born losers : a history of failure in America
- Title
- Born losers
- Title remainder
- a history of failure in America
- Statement of responsibility
- Scott A. Sandage
- Title variation
- History of failure in America
- Subject
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- Capitalism -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Failure (Psychology)
- Failure (Psychology) -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Identity (Psychology)
- Identity (Psychology) -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Losers
- Losers -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Capitalism -- Social aspects
- Social status -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Social values
- Social values -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Stigma (Social psychology)
- trueStigma (Social psychology)
- United States
- Social status
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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's 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, cultural historian 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 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, showing how the national quest for success remade the individual ordeal of failure.--From publisher description
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sandage, Scott A
- Dewey number
- 303.3/72/097309034
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HG3766
- LC item number
- .S25 2005
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Social values
- Losers
- Failure (Psychology)
- Capitalism
- Identity (Psychology)
- Stigma (Social psychology)
- Social status
- Capitalism
- Failure (Psychology)
- Identity (Psychology)
- Losers
- Social status
- Social values
- Stigma (Social psychology)
- United States
- Label
- Born losers : a history of failure in America, Scott A. Sandage
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Lives of quiet desperation -- Going bust in the age of go-ahead -- A reason in the man -- We are all speculators -- Central Intelligence Agency, since 1841 -- The big red book of third-rate men -- Misinformation and its discontents -- The war for ambition -- Big business and little men -- Epilogue: Attention must be paid
- Control code
- 1475866
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- x, 362 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674021075
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2004051134
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780674021075
- (OCoLC)55962264
- Label
- Born losers : a history of failure in America, Scott A. Sandage
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Lives of quiet desperation -- Going bust in the age of go-ahead -- A reason in the man -- We are all speculators -- Central Intelligence Agency, since 1841 -- The big red book of third-rate men -- Misinformation and its discontents -- The war for ambition -- Big business and little men -- Epilogue: Attention must be paid
- Control code
- 1475866
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- x, 362 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674021075
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2004051134
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780674021075
- (OCoLC)55962264
Subject
- Capitalism -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Failure (Psychology)
- Failure (Psychology) -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Identity (Psychology)
- Identity (Psychology) -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Losers
- Losers -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Capitalism -- Social aspects
- Social status -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Social values
- Social values -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Stigma (Social psychology)
- trueStigma (Social psychology)
- United States
- Social status
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