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Radio Free Vermont : A Fable of Resistance by Bill McKibben (2017, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100735219869
ISBN-139780735219861
eBay Product ID (ePID)235429320
Product Key Features
Book TitleRadio Free Vermont : a Fable of Resistance
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicSatire, Literary, Political, Humorous / General
GenreFiction
AuthorBill Mckibben
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-009744
Reviews"Only Bill McKibben could set out to write his first novel and produce an addictive caper loaded with craft beer, contract spies, and chase scenes on cross-country skis! This is James-Bond-meets-A-Prairie-Home-Companion and no one but McKibben could pull it off. He does it with such heart, grace, wisdom and fun that I just couldn't put it down. A story as outrageous as our times." -Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine "What a delicious pleasure to read Radio Free Vermont - a weird and utterly joyous if sometimes hair-raising romp through the dark Wonderland of life under Trump. Bill McKibben is a brilliant storyteller, and I love this book, which is balm for our troubled times." -Jay Parini, author of The Last Station "I hope no one secedes, but I also hope that Americans figure out creative ways to resist injustice and create communities where everybody counts. We've got a long history of resistance in Vermont and this book is testimony to that fact." -Bernie Sanders, "I hope no one secedes, but I also hope that Americans figure out creative ways to resist injustice and create communities where everybody counts. We've got a long history of resistance in Vermont and this book is testimony to that fact." -Bernie Sanders
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal813.6
Synopsis"I hope no one secedes, but I also hope that Americans figure out creative ways to resist injustice and create communities where everybody counts. We've got a long history of resistance in Vermont and this book is testimony to that fact." -Bernie Sanders As the host of Radio Free Vermont--"underground, underpowered, and underfoot"--seventy-two-year-old Vern Barclay is currently broadcasting from an "undisclosed and double-secret location." With the help of a young computer prodigy named Perry Alterson, Vern uses his radio show to advocate for a simple yet radical idea- an independent Vermont, one where the state secedes from the United States and operates under a free local economy. But for now, he and his radio show must remain untraceable, because in addition to being a lifelong Vermonter and concerned citizen, Vern Barclay is also a fugitive from the law. In Radio Free Vermont , Bill McKibben entertains and expands upon an idea that's become more popular than ever--seceding from the United States. Along with Vern and Perry, McKibben imagines an eccentric group of activists who carry out their own version of guerilla warfare, which includes dismissing local middle school children early in honor of 'Ethan Allen Day' and hijacking a Coors Light truck and replacing the stock with local brew. Witty, biting, and terrifyingly timely, Radio Free Vermont is Bill McKibben's fictional response to the burgeoning resistance movement., "We've got a long history of resistance in Vermont and this book is testimony to that fact." -Bernie Sanders A book that's also the beginning of a movement, Bill McKibben's debut novel Radio Free Vermont follows a band of Vermont patriots who decide that their state might be better off as its own republic. As the host of Radio Free Vermont--"underground, underpowered, and underfoot"--seventy-two-year-old Vern Barclay is currently broadcasting from an "undisclosed and double-secret location." With the help of a young computer prodigy named Perry Alterson, Vern uses his radio show to advocate for a simple yet radical idea: an independent Vermont, one where the state secedes from the United States and operates under a free local economy. But for now, he and his radio show must remain untraceable, because in addition to being a lifelong Vermonter and concerned citizen, Vern Barclay is also a fugitive from the law. In Radio Free Vermont , Bill McKibben entertains and expands upon an idea that's become more popular than ever--seceding from the United States. Along with Vern and Perry, McKibben imagines an eccentric group of activists who carry out their own version of guerilla warfare, which includes dismissing local middle school children early in honor of 'Ethan Allen Day' and hijacking a Coors Light truck and replacing the stock with local brew. Witty, biting, and terrifyingly timely, Radio Free Vermont is Bill McKibben's fictional response to the burgeoning resistance movement.
LC Classification NumberPS3613.C5588R33 2017
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- 21 Mar, 2018
An Imaginative Romp with Smart People Against The System
This book was so absorbing and delightful that I read it all in one day. Even if you are not and maybe have never even BEEN to Vermont, you will appreciate the reaction that the radio announcer had when he made a politically incorrect comment on the air and subsequently lost his job. Hooking up with a shy computer geek, they broadcast many short (but unlicensed) little programs, praising the local sports teams and high school athletes, etc., and giving local news that everyone enjoyed. Becoming incensed about the waste of state funds for the governor's pet project, they devised some suprises for all that took place during the Governor's Grand Opening...which forced them to remove themselves abruptly and relocate where they wouldn't be found by angry and righteous law enforcement personnel. Any more, and I'd spoil it. Read it! Any American who values their freedoms and enjoys a bit of self-sufficiency will find themselves laughing aloud.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
