The Frontman

The Frontman
Author: Harry Browne
Publisher: Verso Books
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2013-06-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1781684820

Celebrity philanthropy comes in many guises, but no single figure better encapsulates its delusions, pretensions and wrongheadedness than U2's iconic frontman, Bono-a fact neither sunglasses nor leather pants can hide. More than a mere philanthropist-indeed, he lags behind many of his peers when it comes to parting with his own money-Bono is better described as an advocate, one who has become an unwitting symbol of a complacent wealthy Western elite. The Frontman reveals how Bono moved his investments to Amsterdam to evade Irish taxes; his paternalistic and often bullying advocacy of neoliberal solutions in Africa; his multinational business interests; and his hobnobbing with Paul Wolfowitz and shock-doctrine economist Jeffrey Sachs. Carefully dissecting the rhetoric and actions of Bono the political operator, The Frontman shows him to be an ambassador for imperial exploitation, a man who has turned his attention to a world of savage injustice, inequality and exploitation-and helped make it worse.

Religion Around Bono

Religion Around Bono
Author: Chad E. Seales
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2020-01-24
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0271086270

For many, U2’s Bono is an icon of both evangelical spirituality and secular moral activism. In this book, Chad E. Seales examines the religious and spiritual culture that has built up around the rock star over the course of his career and considers how Bono engages with that religion in his music and in his activism. Looking at Bono and his work within a wider critique of white American evangelicalism, Seales traces Bono’s career, from his background in religious groups in the 1970s to his rise to stardom in the 1980s and his relationship with political and economic figures, such as Jeffrey Sachs, Bill Clinton, and Jesse Helms. In doing so, Seales shows us a different Bono, one who uses the spiritual meaning of church tradition to advocate for the promise that free markets and for-profits will bring justice and freedom to the world’s poor. Engaging with scholarship in popular culture, music, religious studies, race, and economic development, Seales makes the compelling case that neoliberal capitalism is a religion and that Bono is its best-known celebrity revivalist. Engagingly written and bitingly critical, Religion Around Bono promises to transform our understanding of the rock star’s career and advocacy. Those interested in the intersection of rock music, religion, and activism will find Seales’s study provocative and enlightening.

Killing Bono

Killing Bono
Author: Neil McCormick
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2005-10-19
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1416505563

Longtime friend and reporter, Neil McCormick, reveals childhood and present day stories about Bono and his band, U2. Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some have greatness thrust upon them. And some have the misfortune to go to school with Bono. Everyone wants to be famous. But as a young punk in Dublin in the 1970s, Neil McCormick's ambitions went way beyond mere pop stardom. It was his destiny to be a veritable Rock God. He had it all worked out: the albums, the concerts, the quest for world peace. There was only one thing he hadn't counted on. The boy sitting on the other side of the classroom had plans of his own. Killing Bono is a story of divergent lives. As Bono and his band U2 ascended to global superstardom, his school friend Neil scorched a burning path in quite the opposite direction. Bad drugs, weird sex, bizarre haircuts: Neil experienced it all in his elusive quest for fame. But sometimes it is life's losers who have the most interesting tales to tell. Featuring guest appearances by the Pope, Bob Dylan, and a galaxy of stars, Killing Bono offers an extremely funny, startlingly candid, and strangely moving account of a life lived in the shadows of superstardom. “The problem with knowing you is that you've done everything I ever wanted to,” Neil once complained to his famous friend. “I'm your doppelganger,” Bono replied. “If you want your life back, you'll have to kill me.” Now there was a thought...

Run with the Horses

Run with the Horses
Author: Eugene H. Peterson
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2019-04-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830855483

How do we learn to risk, to trust, to pursue wholeness and excellence—to run with the horses and live life at its best? In a series of profound reflections on the life of Jeremiah the prophet, Eugene Peterson explores the heart of what it means to be fully and genuinely human. This special commemorative edition includes a new preface from Peterson's son.

Who Is Bono?

Who Is Bono?
Author: Pam Pollack
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 044848868X

How did an Irish schoolboy become the lead singer of a world-famous rock band and the founder of several humanitarian groups? Track Bono's rise to fame in this exciting addition to the Who Was? series. By age 16, Paul David Hewson was such a good singer that he had earned the nickname "Bono Vox," a Latin phrase that translates to "good voice." When he became the frontman of the newly formed rock band U2 in 1976, he adopted part of the nickname and "Bono" was introduced to the world. Today, U2 have sold over 157 million albums and won numerous awards, including 22 Grammys. In addition to having stellar vocals and a compelling stage presence, Bono is also recognized for his commitment to social justice. This book shares the story of this charitable rock star who has been named a "Person of the Year" by TIME magazine and who is recognized as a global icon of goodwill.

Family Outing

Family Outing
Author: Chastity Bono
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1998-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780316102339

From Chastity Bono, daughter of Sonny and Cher, heroine of the gay community, comes the first comprehensive guide to the coming-out process, written from the perspective of both gays and lesbians and their parents.

The Better Angels

The Better Angels
Author: Bette Bono
Publisher: All Things That Matter Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2019-12-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781733444859

Aggie May, newly and unhappily retired from teaching, fears dementia when she begins to see visions from the past, like a 1950s-era Super Constellation at JFK airport and World War II soldiers at Grand Central Terminal. Then she gets a recruitment visit from Abe Irving of the American Association of Remarkable Persons ("the other AARP") who explains she has developed the ability to travel through time. Soon Aggie joins other "Remarkables" on a mission to nineteenth-century New York City in an effort to locate a missing photographic portrait of Abraham Lincoln created by the Civil War photographer Mathew Brady. While learning the rules and limits of time travel, Aggie faces the possibility that she may have both extraordinary power and extraordinary vulnerability. Aggie and Abe, two stubborn and independent people, must struggle to come to an understanding over how and when to take risks, including emotional risks.

Fundamentals of Investments

Fundamentals of Investments
Author: Gordon J. Alexander
Publisher: Pearson Educación
Total Pages: 824
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789702603757

This introduction provides a clear framework for understanding and analyzing securities, and covers the major institutional features and theories of investing. While the book presents a thorough discussion of investments, the authors keep the material practical, relevant, and easy to understand. The latest developments in investments are brought to life through the use of tables, graphs, and illustrations that incorporate current market information and academic research. An international content deals directly with international securities and securities markets throughout the book--along with currency management and interest rate parity. Up-to-date "Money Matters" articles reflect the latest real-world developments and are provided throughout each chapter to give readers a sense of how practitioners deal with various investment issues and use techniques. Other coverage includes an array of investment tools--presented through discussions on stocks, bonds, and other securities such as options and futures. A guide to reviewing, forecasting, and monitoring--for individuals preparing to make investments or take the CFA exam.

Psalms

Psalms
Author: Eugene H. Peterson
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2011-10-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830862358

The Psalms show you how to relate to God as you pray your doubt, fears and anger. They show you how to respond to God in praise. In this twelve-session LifeGuide® Bible Study you will find the best place to explore who you are and what God means to you.

Karma's Dagger

Karma's Dagger
Author: K. Bono
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2017-06-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781546894483

A gorgeous and brilliant femme fatale physicist, Danika Scheeler, and an angry ex-high-level "Deep State" government hacker, Xavier Xristos, team up to exploit a scientific breakthrough, a matter-anti-matter (M.A.M.) device. Turning a revolutionary invention, originally created for the good of humanity, into a global threat and weapon of mass destruction, madman Xristos is on a mission to use it anywhere and at anytime - for profit, power, and revenge. Contracted by a clandestine consortium of five nations, an organization known as T.R.I.O., three professional killers are tasked with the mission to save the world from one of the most threatening and devastating weapons of all time. Each incredibly unique in their backgrounds, tactical/killing methods, beliefs, and ways of coping with their deadly jobs. A pompous English techie with a royal background, a scruffy Romeo from the Australian Outback, and a stern, callous German are the team of "antiheroes" charged to save the world before their sorted pasts resurface and destroy them. From their home countries, to India, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Canada, this globe hopping action thriller brings you the heart-pounding emotional ups and downs, vicious hand-tohand combats and deafening gun fights that lurk around every corner. Add a mysterious, sexually hypnotic, and deadly woman to the mix, and this world-saving mission, is an exciting, thrilling, and tragic journey. Innocents killed, intertwined trysts, pasts haunt - it all comes full circle in "Karma's Dagger."