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Hillbilly Elegy : A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance (2016, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062300547
ISBN-139780062300546
eBay Product ID (ePID)219709948
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Book TitleHillbilly Elegy : a Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicUnited States / State & Local / General, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Sociology / General, Economic Conditions, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Sociology / Rural
GenreSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History
AuthorJ. D. Vance
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight16.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2016-304613
ReviewsElites tend to see our social crisis in terms of 'stagnation' or 'inequality.' J. D. Vance writes powerfully about the real people who are kept out of sight by academic abstractions., [Hillbilly Elegy] is a beautiful memoir but it is equally a work of cultural criticism about white working-class America....[Vance] offers a compelling explanation for why it's so hard for someone who grew up the way he did to make it...a riveting book., "J.D. Vance's memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy", offers a starkly honest look at what that shattering of faith feels like for a family who lived through it. You will not read a more important book about America this year.", Vance compellingly describes the terrible toll that alcoholism, drug abuse, and an unrelenting code of honor took on his family, neither excusing the behavior nor condemning it…The portrait that emerges is a complex one…Unerringly forthright, remarkably insightful, and refreshingly focused, Hillbilly Elegy is the cry of a community in crisis., [ Hillbilly Elegy ] is a beautiful memoir but it is equally a work of cultural criticism about white working-class America….[Vance] offers a compelling explanation for why it's so hard for someone who grew up the way he did to make it…a riveting book., [A]n American classic, an extraordinary testimony to the brokenness of the white working class, but also its strengths. It's one of the best books I've ever read... [T]he most important book of 2016. You cannot understand what's happening now without first reading J.D. Vance., The troubles of the working poor are well known to policymakers, but Vance offers an insider'sview of the problem., What explains the appeal of Donald Trump? Many pundits have tried to answer this question and fallen short. But J.D. Vance nails it...stunning...intimate..., [Hillbilly Elegy] couldn't have been better timed...a harrowing portrait of much that has gone wrong in America over the past two generations...an honest look at the dysfunction that afflicts too many working-class Americans., [A] compassionate, discerning sociological analysis…Combining thoughtful inquiry with firsthand experience, Mr. Vance has inadvertently provided a civilized reference guide for an uncivilized election, and he's done so in a vocabulary intelligible to both Democrats and Republicans. Imagine that., The troubles of the working poor are well known to policymakers, but Vance offers an insider's view of the problem., A beautifully and powerfully written memoir about the author's journey from a troubled, addiction-torn Appalachian family to Yale Law School, Hillbilly Elegy is shocking, heartbreaking, gut-wrenching, and hysterically funny. It's also a profoundly important book, one that opens a window on a part of America usually hidden from view and offers genuine hope in the form of hard-hitting honesty. Hillbilly Elegy announces the arrival of a gifted and utterly original new writer and should be required reading for everyone who cares about what's really happening in America., [A]n American classic, an extraordinary testimony to the brokenness of the white working class, but also its strengths. It's one of the best books I've ever read… [T]he most important book of 2016. You cannot understand what's happening now without first reading J.D. Vance., [Vance's] description of the culture he grew up in is essential reading for this moment in history., [ Hillbilly Elegy ] couldn't have been better timed...a harrowing portrait of much that has gone wrong in America over the past two generations...an honest look at the dysfunction that afflicts too many working-class Americans., To understand the rage and disaffection of America's working-class whites, look to Greater Appalachia. In HILLBILLY ELEGY, J.D. Vance confronts us with the economic and spiritual travails of this forgotten corner of our country. Here we find women and men who dearly love their country, yet who feel powerless as their way of life is devastated. Never before have I read a memoir so powerful, and so necessary., Both heartbreaking and heartwarming, this memoir is akin to investigative journalism. … A quick and engaging read, this book is well suited to anyone interested in a study of modern America, as Vance's assertions about Appalachia are far more reaching.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal305.5/62089090092 B
SynopsisHillbilly Elegy recounts Vice President J.D. Vance's powerful origin story... From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as the Vice President of the United States, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class. THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "You will not read a more important book about America this year."--The Economist "A riveting book."--The Wall Street Journal "Essential reading."--David Brooks, New York Times Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis--that of white working-class Americans. The disintegration of this group, a process that has been slowly occurring now for more than forty years, has been reported with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck. The Vance family story begins hopefully in postwar America. J. D.'s grandparents were "dirt poor and in love," and moved north from Kentucky's Appalachia region to Ohio in the hopes of escaping the dreadful poverty around them. They raised a middle-class family, and eventually one of their grandchildren would graduate from Yale Law School, a conventional marker of success in achieving generational upward mobility. But as the family saga of Hillbilly Elegy plays out, we learn that J.D.'s grandparents, aunt, uncle, and, most of all, his mother struggled profoundly with the demands of their new middle-class life, never fully escaping the legacy of abuse, alcoholism, poverty, and trauma so characteristic of their part of America. With piercing honesty, Vance shows how he himself still carries around the demons of his chaotic family history. A deeply moving memoir, with its share of humor and vividly colorful figures, Hillbilly Elegy is the story of how upward mobility really feels. And it is an urgent and troubling meditation on the loss of the American dream for a large segment of this country., #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NAMED BY THE TIMES AS ONE OF "6 BOOKS TO HELP UNDERSTAND TRUMP'S WIN" AND SOON TO BE A MAJOR-MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY RON HOWARD "You will not read a more important book about America this year."-- The Economist "A riveting book."-- The Wall Street Journal "Essential reading."--David Brooks, New York Times From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis--that of white working-class Americans. The decline of this group, a demographic of our country that has been slowly disintegrating over forty years, has been reported on with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck. The Vance family story begins hopefully in postwar America. J. D.'s grandparents were "dirt poor and in love," and moved north from Kentucky's Appalachia region to Ohio in the hopes of escaping the dreadful poverty around them. They raised a middle-class family, and eventually their grandchild (the author) would graduate from Yale Law School, a conventional marker of their success in achieving generational upward mobility. But as the family saga of Hillbilly Elegy plays out, we learn that this is only the short, superficial version. Vance's grandparents, aunt, uncle, sister, and, most of all, his mother, struggled profoundly with the demands of their new middle-class life, and were never able to fully escape the legacy of abuse, alcoholism, poverty, and trauma so characteristic of their part of America. Vance piercingly shows how he himself still carries around the demons of their chaotic family history. A deeply moving memoir with its share of humor and vividly colorful figures, Hillbilly Elegy is the story of how upward mobility really feels. And it is an urgent and troubling meditation on the loss of the American dream for a large segment of this country., Hillbilly Elegy recounts J.D. Vance's powerful origin story... From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as a U.S. Senator from Ohio and the Republican Vice Presidential candidate for the 2024 election, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class. THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "You will not read a more important book about America this year."-- The Economist "A riveting book."-- The Wall Street Journal "Essential reading." --David Brooks, New York Times Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis--that of white working-class Americans. The disintegration of this group, a process that has been slowly occurring now for more than forty years, has been reported with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck. The Vance family story begins hopefully in postwar America. J. D.'s grandparents were "dirt poor and in love," and moved north from Kentucky's Appalachia region to Ohio in the hopes of escaping the dreadful poverty around them. They raised a middle-class family, and eventually one of their grandchildren would graduate from Yale Law School, a conventional marker of success in achieving generational upward mobility. But as the family saga of Hillbilly Elegy plays out, we learn that J.D.'s grandparents, aunt, uncle, and, most of all, his mother struggled profoundly with the demands of their new middle-class life, never fully escaping the legacy of abuse, alcoholism, poverty, and trauma so characteristic of their part of America. With piercing honesty, Vance shows how he himself still carries around the demons of his chaotic family history. A deeply moving memoir, with its share of humor and vividly colorful figures, Hillbilly Elegy is the story of how upward mobility really feels. And it is an urgent and troubling meditation on the loss of the American dream for a large segment of this country.
LC Classification NumberHD8073.V37
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- 14 Dec, 2021Most favourable review
Outdated. In the post-Russia hoax era, it acks current and big picture perspective.
Decent book for its time [pre-Trump era], but after all that has developed in politics in recent years, the content may be in need of serious refreshing. Specifically, since the book was written prior to the Russia collusion hoax, the author may not be blamed for describing Obama, Hillary and others in the "DC Swamp" as well-meaning politicians. With all we now know about their role in discrediting candidate Trump and their involvement in the impeachment process, the content of the book, though relevant, appears much less appealing.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Apr, 2019Most critical review
Author seems to think he has the corner on the market for disfunctional family members, not true! We have areas similar, if not worse!
In all areas of the USA there are "hillbilly" people even if they don't go by that title. Ignorance is not limited to the southern part of our nation, nor is drug use, illegitimate children or low income jobs. We all have issues of some kind no matter where we live. Yes, he pulled himself up by his boot straps to make something of himself, but there are people like that all over the country.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Mar, 2017
J.D. Vance tells it like it is
I read Hillbilly Elegy in one day. I couldn't put it down. J.D certainly gives us all something to think about. I have lived in Middletown Ohio for 50 years and I'm waiting for this once all American city to make a come back Another little tidbit, I was born and raised in eastern Ky and I can relate to so many things that J.D. writes about. Thanks for a great book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Jan, 2017
Engrossing story with direct implications to 2016 election results
Author wrote his autobiography/memoir in very descriptive words. His story of rise from terribly deprived hillbilly with alcoholic/drug-addicted mother and several fathers is compelling. It would be hard to imagine the story as fiction - but it is a true non-fiction story. The characters are well-drawn and the author's explanation of what is wrong and why it is wrong in the underprivileged milieu is worthwhile reading.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 05 Jan, 2021
Heart breaking history of a child that made something wonderful of himself in spite of this back ground.
This book is one of the most honestly written books I have read in years. This young man is telling all of us readers what his childhood was like and we need to understand this. He could have done like most other people and either just continued to live the family history of drugs, alcohol and fighting among family members. Instead he has poured his heart out and taken the time to try and help other members of his background and outsiders to know what goes on in peoples lives. This book should be read in all high schools and colleges. If you want to help people then you need to know where the problems come from. J. D. Vance is telling us.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 21 Sep, 2017
It is a Great Read
I starts as a memoir and puts you in a place that may or may not be familiar with, a bridge from old traditional family values which allowed the author to survive poverty and a wildly dysfunctional family life - to today's almost unimaginable horror story of living poor in an America with no hope. Rough and basically under-educated, yet fiercely loyal and tied to the culture, a man comes of age as much from perseverance than anything else . It is a first person rendering of his early family history, in almost a too much abbreviated format. It moves fast and the characters tend to get confusing, but the story line keeps you engaged, It ends in a surprising second half of of discussion of social justice issues, and the author's analysis of why America is like it is today, which in my case makes me feel the need to revise my thinking about the causes that have lead to our current Trump Era dysphoria, So it is less a memoir, and more an obituary of an Appalachia. an Appalachia that has changed so much it is unrecognizable. But it isn't written to invoke pity, but rather understanding.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 27 Apr, 2018
Upbringing makes a difference
A frank and interesting memoir of childhood to adulthood and what makes us tick. The story of survival and the effect our formative years have on our adult lives. Family influences and choices we make determine our outlook, our attitude, our endurance, our perseverance to accomplish our goals and dreams. J.D. Vance has written a memoir which shows that we do not pick our family, but we are a by-product of them. Choosing to look at the individuals who "raise" us with honesty and forgiveness and being thankful for those who help us along the way. .Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Feb, 2018
Been there, done that
Unreal. Growing up in Appalachia, I can relate to the story. Being children of coal miners, we were very poor, but had a close family and handled our own problems. A must read. I, too, like the author, got out of that situation, became a doctor.😊Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Dec, 2020
Too much J.D. for me.
I can't finish this book. It isn't about hillbillie lifestyle but about the author's life living with them. His ego saps anything that might be interesting. How can you write your life story when you are only 31 years old. I can't even finish reading it, it is too full of him.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 31 Jan, 2017
It shows two sides of life
It is amazing what the author has accomplished. His depiction of his life from the time of birth is very revealing.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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