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Beth macy talks about the bassett furniture company and its decision not to offshore its production, even though the company faced tremendous competition from china. Man factory is an american indie rock band from arlington, texas established in 2002. Man factory was formed in late 2003 by harrison white guitarvocals. Factory man by beth macy is the story of the famous bassett family of bassett furniture fame and fortune. Factory man explores human side of how globalization. How one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed localand helped save an american town, by beth macy. How one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed local and helped save an american town 9780316322607, page 1. The band has achieved regional success and is best known for its street fight. Run by the same powerful virginia family for generations, it was also the center of life in bassett, virginia. Atlantic senior writer coates the beautiful struggle. Beth macy is the author of the widely acclaimed and bestselling books truevine and factory man. The subtitle of this book is how one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed local and helped save an american.

Anthony lukas workinprogress award, a joint project of the columbia university graduate school of journalism and the nieman. John bassett iii discusses book factory man youtube. Funny book factory lebanon, nh business information. It was the second and most popular of his irreverent, darkly comic novels written for children. The protagonist is a fiery, patriotic industrialist who was chastised by his industry and his big retail customers for using the trade laws to save his company. Factory man sprang out of a series beth did in 2011 about bassett furniture co. Factory man the first line of factory man is once in a reporters life career, if one is very lucky, a person like john d. The company began its operation in rural virginia and quickly emerged as a leader in the us furnituremanufacturing industry. The bassett furniture company was once the worlds biggest wood furniture manufacturer. The first half of the book is given over to bassett history in. In her inaugural book, factory man, beth macy provides a missing piece of american business and labor history arguably the piece that is most important to understanding the united states in the 21st century the impact of globalization on the. The jungle is a 1906 novel by the american journalist and novelist upton sinclair 18781968. 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.

Factory man the most popular nonfiction, nonacademic book ever published about an antidumping trade case is a worthy read for three reasons. The factorys compensation is intended to dissuade the narrator from thinking about or suing for the workplace accident. The director indicates that the injury was educational, part of growing up, which signals that the narrator should expect to be harmed by the factory system and the world in. Its a book that leaves you feeling better for having read it. It tells the story of charlie, a destitute child who wins a golden ticket to tour the mysterious and magical chocolate factory of willy wonka. 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. We specialize in small quantities and quick turnaround at better pricing. If you are the publisher or author of this book and. His primary purpose in describing the meat industry and its working conditions was to advance socialism in the united states.

Elisabeth donnelly, flavorwire macys passion and enthusiasm are palpable on every page she makes a complex, now universal story understandable. Erica yoon the roanoke times macy holds a brick that was salvaged from the demolition of bassett superior lines. As she shows how he uses legal maneuvers, factory efficiencies, and sheer grit and cunning to save hundreds of jobs, she also reveals the truth about modern. How one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed local and helped save an american town, published by. And if that reporter is beth macy, who never stops digging for the facts and is a great storyteller to boot, youve got a book you wont be able to put down. Author beth macy reads from and discusses her book, factory man. A familyowned furniture company in the southern united states resists global pressure to outsource their companys manufacturing jobs and struggles to stay competitive in.

Charlie and the chocolate factory, novel by roald dahl, first published in 1964. My work has long sought to bring attention to the marginalized and largely voiceless. Factory man is about how only one furniture industry manufacturing company owner, john bassett iii, had the courage to lead a valiant and successful charge against chinese producers and importers who were dumping competing products into the u. This study guide consists of approximately 35 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of factory man. Jeffrey brown profiles factory man, a new book by beth macy, that recalls of the rise and fall of the industry, as well as one hardearned success story. The genesis of factory man was a series of articles ms. The instant new york times bestseller about one mans battle to save hundreds of jobs by demonstrating the greatness of american business. How one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed local and helped. With its success came the need for more and more factories and more and more employees. How one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed local and helped save an american town, in. Virginia furniture owner john bassett iii was determined to beat out foreign competitors. Charlie and the chocolate factory plot, characters.

Read factory man how one furniture maker battled offshoring stayed local and helped save an ebook free. What to read next if you liked the book of life, the. Tom hanks to produce factory man miniseries at hbo. It is also a reflection of the history of furniture manufacturing in america and the world. Journalist beth macys page about her books, beginning with factory man, in. John bassett iii joins the mcgraw show to introduce book factory man. Factory man is a valuable american story, and one of the best books ive read this year. Factory man wonderfully recounts the davidandgoliath. Our books are produced using archivalsafe, high quality paper with sewn bindings and sturdy covers for maximum. We like factory man so much, we named it to our list of best nonfiction books of 2014. How do i restore factory settings yoga book windows us.

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The instant new york times bestseller about one mans battle to save h. How one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed localand helped save an american town, awardwinning journalist beth macy tells the story of john. Factory man does justice to every hidden corner of the story. How one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed local and helped save an american town at. Factory man is a portrait of a specific individual, namely john bassett iii, the son of a north carolina furniture manufacturing dynasty. Factory man is so thick with rich characters, family secrets and backwoods wisdom that this very abundance becomes its one flaw. Sinclair wrote the novel to portray the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the united states in chicago and similar industrialized cities. In factory man, beth macy brings to life bassetts deeply personal furniture and family story, along with a host of characters from an industry that was as cutthroat as it was colorful. Bookfactory produces bound laboratory notebooks, engineering notebooks, log books, record books and other books for record keeping. Journalist beth macy documents the collapse of the american furniture industry and its human cost in her new book, factory man. The first half of the book is given over to bassett history. How one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed localand helped save an american town by beth macy. In factory man, a struggle to stay competitive the new. The impact of globalization on southwest virginia company towns had hardly received any coverage in spite of the.