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    The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class
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    The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class
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    The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class

    Written by Edward Conard

    Narrated by Rick Adamson

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    About this audiobook

    From the New York Times-bestselling author of Unintended Consequences comes another bold and contrarian book by the man who famously defended capitalism and the one percent at the height of the Occupy movement.

    Conventional wisdom says income inequality is rising and harmful to nearly everyone, and the rich are to blame. But as Ed Conard shows, anyone who can produce a product valued by the entire economy will find his or her income growing faster than those who are limited by the number of customers they can serve, such as schoolteachers, plumbers, doctors, and lawyers.

    Consider Taylor Swift, the current queen of pop, who made $64 million in 2014. She earns more because her audience is huge, not because she takes anything away from the tens of millions of fans who happily pay for all those concert tickets, iTunes downloads, and souvenir t-shirts. Her ability to generate value can scale with the economy. The same is true for others who improve the lives of millions, like Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook. The growing success of innovators doesn't hurt the rest of the workforce. In fact, the opposite is true--their success increases the demand for our middle and working class labor.

    Challenging the arguments of liberal economists like Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz, Conard reveals the truth about the income inequality panic. And by drawing on a historical study of the ebbs and flows of our economy, he proposes ways to grow the economy faster, which will benefit everyone on the income spectrum.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateSep 13, 2016
    ISBN9780735206601
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    The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class
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    Edward Conard

    EDWARD CONARD was a partner at Bain Capital from 1993 to 2007. He served as head of Bain’s New york office and led the firm’s acquisitions of large industrial companies. He sits on several boards of directors including the boards of Waters Corporation and Sensata Technologies. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School.   Visit www.edwardconard.com www.facebook.com/edwardconard @EdwardConard

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    • 3/5
      I’ve heard a lot about Jazz from the media and LGBTQIA teens at the library, but I’d never read her books. This memoir was great because Jazz shared her feelings about being born a boy, and how she worked to show her true self to the world. The writing was a little stilted, but the story was interesting enough to make it work. I think Jazz is a great advocate for the LGBTQIA community, and look forward to hearing more from her.
    • 4/5
      I will start by saying that I am a fan of Jazz Jennings. My daughter and I watch her show, I am Jazz, so I was already familiar with her before starting this book.

      This book is a fascinating look at the life of a transgender child. Beginning with Jazz's early childhood, and continuing up until her teen years. Jazz was lucky enough to have an understanding family, but even so she experiences acts of prejudice. This book was really eye opening for me.

      The book was written by Jazz, who was I think 15 at the time. So it is not as polished as some other books. The writing style often sounds like it was written by a teen. I listened to the audio version of the book, narrated by Jazz herself. At times her narration felt a little stilted, but overall, a very enthralling experience to listen to this book.
    • 4/5
      I am very thankful to Audiobooks SYNC for the chance to listen to this book. I don’t know if I would have read it otherwise. It was great to hear from Jazz in her own words and voice about what it was like growing up as a transgender child. Things that were hard but should be easy, and things that were way more than she ever thought she could be. This girl is growing up to be an amazing woman, and I am glad that I could see into just a little bit of her struggle. Here’s hoping she continues the good fight.
    • 5/5
      I listened to Jazz read the book herself. It was fantastic. Very engaging and kept me interested. I learned so much about transgender issues, and I admire Jazz and her family for being so supportive of her from a very young age. FYI, I am an adult but believe this book is appropriate for tweens through adults.
    • 3/5
      If you are looking to read a memoir about a teenager, here you go! Jazz Jennings tells about her journey to be her “authentic self.”Jazz knew she was a girl for as long as she can remember. She wanted to wear girly clothes and just basically be a girl. She knew she wasn’t what her body was born as. Her parents are very in tune with their child. Her father took a little bit more time to completely understand, but he was always supportive of her wishes and desires. They never seek to tell her she’s wrong, that she’ll grow out of “it,” or that she doesn’t know herself well enough as a child. They let her be herself. From an early age, Jazz seems to have a strong sense of self. There are several takeaways that make this memoir worth reading. First, Jazz doesn’t let others “get her down.” She says that she doesn’t really have time to have other people judge her. What’s important is that she doesn’t put others down--she talks about people with excitement. She just wants people to be themselves and be happy and nice to each other. That’s a good lesson for all people of all ages. Second, Jazz isn’t pushing a political agenda; she’s telling her story and wanting to demystify something that most people wouldn’t understand because statistically, not many people are in her shoes. She doesn’t act like she is this amazing person with an ego; she comes across as excited about life and the possibilities it offers. A lot of teens would be arrogant if they were as famous as her. I didn’t get that vibe listening to her read her book. Third, Jazz’s parents are very supportive and they have raised her to confide in them. Their relationship is very open, and they tell her about challenges as they see that she is ready. Their main goal is to protect her and make a world that she can live in as the person she is.Overall, this is an interesting memoir. There’s nothing to question or judge; it’s a story of a teen, like any other, who just wants to be herself.
    • 4/5
      Dear lord, Jazzy is a perky little thing! She spoke about her childhood with honesty, candor, and humility. She's an amazing person, especially for a teen.
    • 4/5
      Jazz discusses her life (0-15) as an out transgender person. Her family has been active in working for awareness and equity. She has a very teen voice in her writing style. Her story is engaging and provides lots of insight. I was certainly interested in her story, but found the book dragging about 3/4 way through. A helpful resource guide and interviews with other family members are also included at the end of the work.
    • 3/5
      I don't watch reality tv so reading this was my introduction to Jazz. It's awesome that she has been able to do so much for others who don't have the voice and support she has had. This was interesting to me but the best audience would be younger than me. It's about a lot of the things children and teens go through from the perspective of someone transgender.
    • 4/5
      Funny, conversational, and really engaging. It was a mix of eye-opening and routine bits about teenage life, with plenty of big picture activism details sprinkled throughout as well. Some of the statistics are heartbreaking, even as Jazz's personal experience is often (though definitely not always) positive. I listened to the audiobook, but grabbed the paper edition to flip through, and it's worth picking it up to see the photos and interviews that aren't included in the audio version.
    • 4/5
      Having attended a Jazz Jennings interview during the American Library Association annual conference in June (and having scant prior knowledge of who she is–I’m probably the only such person in the world), I was impressed. She was your typical fifteen year old, other than the fact that she was being interviewed primarily regarding her LGBT advocacy. And while I didn’t have time to stand in the (long) line to get a copy of her book autographed, it sparked an interest. (Lucky thing I’m a librarian and can order books for our collection.)I said in my post about Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E. K. Johnston that there are serious books describing various, sometimes debilitating, trauma experienced by victims of rape, bullying, etc. However, similar to Hermione in Exit, Jazz has the benefit of strong family and friend support and so her transgender experience is vastly different and probably vastly better than many young girls and boys in similar situations. Both books are very positive.In Being Jazz, Jazz describes the early feelings of being a girl in a boy’s body, wanting to wear girl’s clothing and play with dolls instead of trucks. She describes not being able to use the girl’s bathroom (it was interesting that the Orlando Convention Center had several unisex bathrooms), not being allowed to play on the girl’s soccer team. Yet, in the background, her parents were fighting the fights required to change the rules. I’m sure many (most) parents of transgender youth don’t have the knowledge or resources (time and money) to do all that the Jennings did.She describes the onset of depression and how she handles it. She talks about friendship and shows a lot of spunk and self confidence when saying if someone doesn’t love her for who she is, then the friendship isn’t worth pursuing. She talks about the awards she’s won and the people she’s met.Despite her experiences and the associated maturity, Being Jazz has the feel of being written by a fifteen year old (there’s no ‘with assistance from ___’ in the credits) and that’s good because maybe other fifteen year olds will be inspired by it…more so than if an adult wrote about being transgender.No such book would be complete without a resource listing. Being Jazz includes the following: websites, depression outreach services, books for kids, books for teens and adults, educational books for parents of a transgender child and movies/tv.All in all, Being Jazz was an enjoyable and educational read. It could be and should be a primer about what transgender means and how trans kids are no different than any other kid, having the same hopes and dreams.