Bassett iii, was the grandson of the founder of what had been the largest manufacturer of wooden furniture in america for many years. New york times bestselling author beth macy to visit sweet briar. Her book is also a revealing account of the paternalistic bassett dynasty. We have stores located across america from coast to coast and offer a broad range of books for all tastes, interests, and ages. Eventbrite, and certain approved third parties, use functional, analytical and tracking cookies or similar technologies to understand your event preferences and provide you with a customized experience. You can pick up both her new book along with her debut novel the list that changed my life in store on saturday 18th april. With its success came the need for more and more factories and more and more employees. In factory man, beth macy brings to life bassetts deeply personal furniture and family story, along with a. Save book signing black was not a label to your collection. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. One man s battle to save hundreds of jobs by taking on china and demonstrating the greatness of american business. Julie will be signing books, and also giving away a signed collection of all her books just the sexiest man alive, practice makes perfect, something about you, a lot like love, about that night, love irresistibly to one lucky attendee. Factory man by beth macy is the story of the famous bassett family of bassett furniture fame and fortune.
Save manchester author event 2020 book signing to your collection. My work has long sought to bring attention to the marginalized and largely voiceless. A free book will be offered to book signing participants. How one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed. Factory man book signing with john bassett vote jeff jones. Bassetts successful efforts to combat the deportation of southern manufacturing jobs to china and other foreign countries. A feat of reporting theres a big generous heart at the center of this book, and its hard not to compare factory man to the seminal nonfiction work of tracy kidder or even the storytelling that made david simons the wire one of the best tv shows ever factory man is a valuable american story, and one of the best books ive read this.
Factory man explores human side of how globalization affects u. The band has achieved regional success and is best known for its street fight. Bassett iii, who was determined to maintain american manufacturing and. He was not belligerent, but it was just like you were speaking to a judge, mr bassett tells beth macy in factory man, the new book that. How one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed local and helped save an american town. We like factory man so much, we named it to our list of best nonfiction books of 2014. Book warehouse is the national leader among discount booksellers.
The story of one mans fight to save american furniture manufacturing jobs in the face. We continue to follow government guidance regarding covid19 and as a result, we have taken the decision to postpone a number of our upcoming events. Some exhibitors may be hosting signings that arent listed below, so be sure to check with your favorite press or magazine for details. If you dont have this legal age you must leave here.
Book signings are events, usually at a bookstore or library, where an author sits and signs books for a period. The american homebrewers association has worked on behalf of the homebrewing community since 1978 and celebrates a membership of more than 46,000 homebrewers and beer enthusiasts. Factory man by beth macy little, brown and company. Bookends ridgewood nj, upcoming author signings, autographed books. This is a video on how to perform a hard reset factory restore on a imac running mac os mojave. The first half of the book is given over to bassett history. The two will be discussing dating, posing for photos, and signing their books, become your own matchmaker and porn again. How one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed local and helped save an american town macy, beth on. From author beth macy comes the story of one mans battle to save hundreds of jobs by taking on china and demonstrating the greatness of. Factory man is a story of the bassett furniture company once the worlds largest furniture maker and heir john d.
Pop it in your diaries now, you dont want to miss this. The authors brightly written, richly detailed narrative not only illuminates globalization and the issue of offshoring, but succeeds brilliantly in conveying the human costs borne by lowincome people displaced from a way of life. Upcoming book signingsauthor readings with beth macy. Tom hanks tweets love for beth macys factory man archive. We are celebrating the release of her new book the accidental love letter with a fabulous book signing. How a factory man fought to save his furniture company. Laura murray brings this zany little guy to life in her series of gingerbread man books including, the gingerbread man loose in the school, the gingerbread man loose at the zoo, and. How to set up a book signing as an independent self. Next week, join us for a discussion of beth macys factory man.
Manchester, united kingdom book signing events eventbrite. July 6th10th 2009 danica is this weeks blogger for penguin books. When a man is on fire everyone will come to watch him burn. The rise and fall of the industry is told in the new book factory man by beth macy, who began it while a. In factory man, a struggle to stay competitive the new.
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How a factory man fought to save his furniture company virginia furniture owner john bassett iii was determined to beat out foreign competitors. Caroline kepnes will be signing you and hidden bodies, the books the netflix series you is based upon, at book soup, which is located at 8818 west sunset boulevard in west hollywood. Heres how to reset a mac, whether its an imac, mac mini or macbook. Author beth macy documents him, and the collapse of. Author signings are subject to change without prior notice. Based in roanoke, virginia for three decades, her reporting has won more than a dozen national awards, including a nieman fellowship for journalism at harvard. Beth macy is the author of the widely acclaimed and bestselling books truevine and factory man. Share book signing black was not a label with your friends. London, united kingdom book signing events eventbrite. Most of us think of the gingerbread man during the winter months, but dont forget about him year round. One of my favorite readings, cramming the super cute chop suey books in richmonds. The purpose of a book signing isnt to sell your books, its to sell yourself. Inspired by the characters and themes in the worldwide bestselling dog man series by dav pilkey, do good is a campaign to encourage readers of all ages to give back and make a.
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The first half of the book is given over to bassett history in great detail. Macy writes so vigorously that she hooks you instantly. John bassett iii of the vaughnbassett furniture company, ward sweat, and state repelect jeff jones, appeared at sweats furniture, brunswick, georgia to promote the book factory man. From cookbooks to religion, childrens educational books to romance, science to history. Setting up a book signing as an independent author is harder than ever. And what of the books villain, larry moh, the chinese ubercapitalist seemingly bent on putting american furniture makers out of business. Based in roanoke, virginia for three decades, her reporting has. At wh smith, our key priority at this time is the health and wellbeing of our employees and customers.
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