David Wallis - Böcker

A collection of compelling, hard-hitting first-person essays, poems, and photos that expose what our punitive social systems do to so many Americans.Going for Broke, edited by Alissa Quart, Executive Director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, and David Wallis, former Managing Director of EHRP, gives voice to a range of gifted writers for whom "economic precarity" is more than just another assignment. All illustrate what the late Barbara Ehrenreich, who conceived of EHRP, once described as "the real face of journalism today: not million dollar-a-year anchorpersons, but low-wage workers and downwardly spiraling professionals."One essayist and grocery store worker describes what it is like to be an “essential worker” during the pandemic; another reporter and military veteran details his experience with homelessness and what would have actually helped him at the time. These dozens of fierce and sometimes darkly funny pieces reflect the larger systems that have made writers' bodily experiences, family and home lives, and work far harder than they ought to be.Featuring introductions by luminaries including Michelle Tea, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and Astra Taylor, Going for Broke is revelatory. It shows us the costs of income inequality to our bodies and our minds—and demonstrates real ways to change our conditions.

The incredible story of Swindon Town’s rise over a frenetic five-year period under the management of Lou Macari, with exclusive insight and views from Macari himself.Foreword by 1980s Swindon Town hero David Hockaday.When former Manchester United midfielder and Scottish international Macari became the Robins’ player-manager in the summer of 1984, he joined a club in the doldrums. But his arrival changed everything. Under Macari, Football League and club records were set, promotion campaigns became almost routine and a feel-good factor gripped the whole town.This compelling book:Charts a magical five years in Swindon Town’s history, highlighting the major matches and key milestones of a period of huge progress and success for the clubTells of promotions, play-off excitement, cup semi-final disappointment and constant progression, as players started successful international careers, and local and national heroes were bornExamines Macari’s career before joining the club, with an appraisal of the position Swindon Town were in before his arrivalReviews key players’ careers after the manager left in 1989, including a look at their international and club achievementsIncludes a diary of events resulting from the Football League’s investigation into the financial dealings of Swindon Town over the course of the 1980sAssesses the position Swindon Town find themselves in today, comparing 1984 with 2024A must for all Swindon Town fans, this is a tale of unprecedented success and unfortunate consequences. Forty years after Macari arrived at the County Ground, his legacy at the club still burns brightly.

Swindon Town’s Journey to the Premier League is the epic story of the Robins’ five-year quest to reach the top flight for the first time in their history. Building on Lou Macari’s foundations, World Cup-winning manager Ossie Ardiles leads Swindon to play-off victory, only for promotion to Division One to be snatched away as a punishment for financial irregularities. Glenn Hoddle replaces Ardiles and rebuilds belief, guiding the team back to Wembley, where a dramatic play‑off win finally secures the promotion denied three years earlier. Now part of the newly formed Premier League, John Gorman’s Swindon side learn harsh lessons about the gulf between the divisions. Brought to life through exclusive interviews with five key players of the era, this is a story that will resonate with football fans everywhere – full of hope and elation, fear and setbacks, and the moments that shape a club’s destiny.