Like We Care
| AUTHOR | Matthews, Tom |
| PUBLISHER | Bancroft Press (09/01/2004) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
"What if they just stopped?What if in a grand, scruffy stab at corporate disobedience, teenagers en masse simply stopped spending their money on the cynical crap that's relentlessly mainlined to them: the addictive and deadly cigarettes, the hateful music, the crude and desensitizing videos and movies?What if they stopped buying that $#!%--just to cause trouble?That's the radical notion behind Like We Care, a biting, clever, and hilarious satire in which two endearingly subversive high school seniors set out to monkey wrench the recording industry, the cigarette industry, the junk food industry--indeed, much of the American money machine. Marrying the internet to corporate America's own schemes and weapons, they slowly, reluctantly launch a grassroots campaign, with racial, political, and cultural implications, that harnesses the awesome, untapped power of teenagers flush with cash and inflamed by adult hypocrisy."
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781890862367
ISBN-10:
1890862363
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
261
Carton Quantity:
22
Product Dimensions:
6.76 x 0.79 x 8.86 inches
Weight:
1.13 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Fiction | General
Grade Level:
9th Grade
- College Freshman
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
6.5
Point Value:
13
Interest Level:
Upper Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
Library of Congress Control Number:
2004100701
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"What if they just stopped?What if in a grand, scruffy stab at corporate disobedience, teenagers en masse simply stopped spending their money on the cynical crap that's relentlessly mainlined to them: the addictive and deadly cigarettes, the hateful music, the crude and desensitizing videos and movies?What if they stopped buying that $#!%--just to cause trouble?That's the radical notion behind Like We Care, a biting, clever, and hilarious satire in which two endearingly subversive high school seniors set out to monkey wrench the recording industry, the cigarette industry, the junk food industry--indeed, much of the American money machine. Marrying the internet to corporate America's own schemes and weapons, they slowly, reluctantly launch a grassroots campaign, with racial, political, and cultural implications, that harnesses the awesome, untapped power of teenagers flush with cash and inflamed by adult hypocrisy."
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Author:
Matthews, Tom
Tom Matthews wrote the original screenplay Mad City, which hit theatres in 1997. Starring Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, and Alan Alda, it was directed by Costa-Gavras. He has also written scripts for Universal Pictures, Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, Twentieth Century Fox, and Walt Disney Pictures, working with such producers as Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Erin Brockovich), Steve Tisch (Forrest Gump), Hunt Lowry (The Last of the Mohicans), and Lynda Obst (Sleepless In Seattle). Prior to launching his screenwriting and novel writing career, Matthews spent fifteen years working in the motion picture industry as a journalist, film critic, and studio publicist. He's done freelance work for national and regional publications that include L.A. Weekly, Marquee Magazine, Milwaukee Journal, and Creative Screenwriting. Matthews was also a managing editor for Boxoffice Magazine for six years. A Wisconsin native, he lives in Wauwatosa, WI with his wife and two sons. He is currently developing a documentary series about Las Vegas with George Knapp, the resort city's leading investigative reporter. Like We Care is his first published novel.
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