Radio Free Vermont

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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 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 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. Best Read Books Radio Free Vermont By Bill McKibben – kino-fada.fr Radio Free Vermont stands as proof that resistance can be accomplished in a positive and clever manner which I found encouraging in our current depressing and frustrating time Radio talk show host Vern Barclay creates a new underground radio show Radio Free Vermont, underground, underpowered, and underfoot While supporting the idea that Vermont citizens might be better off seceding, Barclay s true mission is advocating for a better future Through Radio Free Vermont, he cleverly and at tim Radio Free Vermont stands as proof that resistance can be accomplished in a positive and clever manner which I found encouraging in our current depressing and frustrating time Radio talk show host Vern Barclay creates a new underground radio show Radio Free Vermont, underground, underpowered, and underfoot While supporting the idea that Vermont citizens might be better off seceding, Barclay s true mission is advocating for a better future Through Radio Free Vermont, he clever...Let s get small.That s the theme of Bill McKibben s first novel, Radio Free Vermont, a little comic story with a big political message.This is surprisingly new territory for McKibben, the environmental journalist who raised the alarm about global warming with The End of Nature way back in 1989 But three decades later, we ve got 15 percentCO2 in the atmosphere and a fossil fuel toady dismantling the Environmental Protection Agency, so maybe comedy is our only refuge.Not that McKibben h Let s get small.That s the theme of Bill McKibben s first novel, Radio Free Vermont, a little comic story with a big political message.This is surprisingly new territory for McKibben, the environmental journalist who raised the alarm about global warming with The End of Nature way back in 1989 But three decades later, we ve got 15 percentCO2 in the atmosphere and a fossil fuel toady dismantling the Environmental Protection Agency, so maybe comedy is our only ref...I received this book as an ARC from Penguin Random House Thank you.Parts of this book were hilarious and parts focused on hard facts McKibben created a cast of characters that didn t intentionally seek out secession from The United States, it just happened.The hard facts i...4.0 smiles from ear to ear STARSI absolutely loved this little gem of a story set in the glorious state of Vermont, located just forty five minutes north of my home in western Massachusetts I visit Vermont as often as I can I could relate to everything in this story, from Church Street in downtown Burlington to the Vermont Coffee Company to the legendary Heady Topper Author Bill McKibben perfectly captures the angst of the nation in this whimsical and hysterically satirical tale of rebellio 4.0 smiles from ear to ear STARSI absolutely loved this little gem of a story set in the glorious state of Vermont, located just forty five minutes north of my home in western Massachusetts I visit Vermont as often as I can I could relate to everything in this story, from Church Street in downtown Burlington to the Vermont Coffee Company to the legendary Heady Topper Author Bill McKibben perfectly captures the angst of the nation in this whimsical and hysterically satirical tale of rebellion and secession from the tyranny of impersonal bigness of the encroaching world big box stores, mega agribusiness, big breweries, sprawling media conglomerates all destroying the small local farms, businesses and families of Vermont.Vern Barclay began talking into the radio microphone when he was sixteen and never stopped But times have changed Vermont was changing Media conglomerates from faraway places like Oklahoma and Texas consolidated the small, rural local stations Now in his e...I stopped reading longer,serious books, also supplied like this one by those generous people of Netgalley, to complete this book in two sittings It read really quickly and easily It was entertaining It s hard to write in a clear and entertaining manner It takes real talent Also, the author took a clear and unmistakable stand about what he thinks is right and wrong, which is very welcome in this world of ...I turned the last page hoping that another would follow This lovely book is a parable for our times Winter has disappeared because of climate change, small towns are losing their distinctive characters to big box stores, downtowns are decimated by the outflow of capitol to big corporations The impending doom of accelerating oligarchy which has been pumped on steroids by the current administration, threatens our democracy We think the things that can give quality of life can be purchased Wha I turned the last page hoping that another would follow This lovely book is a parable for our times Winter has disappeared because of climate change, small towns are losing their distinctive characters to big box stores, downtowns are decimated by the outflow of capitol to big corporations The impending doom of accelerating oligarchy which has been pumped on steroids by the current administration, threatens our democracy We think the things that can give quality of life can be purchased What this means is that those who have little are priced out of quality of life.Out of this rises one man, Vern Barclay, radio man on the lam, and his happy co conspirators, who want to send the message that it is time we remember this most important lesson, of , by, and f...Quick and quirky, McKibben is clearly enjoying having fun with his characters, setting, and plot line of a secession in the little, but mighty state of Vermont One can almost imagine his mirth and glee in name dropping craft beers, high school hockey scores, villages and hamlets, and cultural references wholly germane to Vermont all the while weaving in subtle and not so subtle references to climate change and the current hot mess of the Trump presidency Indeed, Vermont should secede I m part Quick and quirky, McKibben is clearly enjoying having fun with his characters, setting, and plot line of a secession in the little, but mighty state of Vermont One can almost imagine his mirth and glee in name dropping craft beers, high school hockey scores, villages and hamlets, and cultural references wholly germane to Vermont all the while weaving in subtle and not so subtle references to climate change and the ...The Green Mountain state loves its freedom, all freedom in fact It was the first sovereign state to outlaw slavery and then after joining the union the first state to do so, it was the first state to allow gay marriages And in McKibben s fable it may also be the first state to secede the union At least seriously think about and take a vote Something of a libertarian wet dream, something of a pretty astute political commentary this novel, despite its humorous approach and quirky occasional The Green Mountain state loves its freedom, all freedom in fact It was the first sovereign state to outlaw slavery and then after joining the union the first state to do so, it was the first state to allow gay marriages And in McKibben s fable it may also be the first state to secede the union At least seriously think about and take a vote Something of a libertarian wet dream, something of a pretty astute political commentary this novel, despite its humorous approach and quirky occasionally too folksy characters, proposes an interesting scenario, one that possibly has about as much...RADIO FREE VERMONT A FABLE OF RESISTANCE November 2017 Bill McKibbenBlue River Press, 240 pages If a crusty Vermonter laced a pint of Ben Jerry s with a psychotropic, consumed it, and went off to bed, his dream might come out something like Radio Free Vermont This uneven book is fun and pokes fun at Corporate America run amok, but the key to reading is embracing the word fable in its subtitle I am a big fan of eco activist journalist Bill McKibbin one of the most important voices on RADIO FREE VERMONT A FABLE OF RESISTANCE November 2017 Bill McKibbenBlue River Press, 240 pages If a crusty Vermonter laced a pint of Ben Jerry s with a psychotropic, consumed it, and went off to bed, his dream might come out something like Radio Free Vermont This uneven book is fun and pokes fun at Corporate America run amok, but the key to reading is embracing the word fable in its subtitle I am a big fan of eco activist journalist Bill McKibbin one of the most important voices on climate change in North America McKibbin has authored sixteen non fiction books and has written for every publication from The Atlantic and The New York Times to National Geographic and Rolling Stone, but Radio Free Vermont is his first novel Objectivity demands that I say that as much as I enjoyed the novel s sentiments and politics, McKibben is, by disposition, a non fiction writer Radio Free Vermont is the sort of book that those of us feeling alienated and hopeless in the Age of Trump want to...Before reading this book, I thought it would be a nice outlet for my anger about the current political situation I had never read any books by Bill McKibben, the author of Radio Free Vermont I downloaded it for free from Net Galley and read it now because one of the groups that I participate in on Goodreads selected it as the Book of the Month for January.Although I really hadn t taken the premise of Vermont s secession from the U.S seriously before reading this book, let me say that the advo Before reading this book, I thought it would be a nice outlet for my anger about the current political situation I had never read any books by Bill McKibben, the author of Radio Free Vermont I downloaded it for free from Net Galley and read it now because one of the groups that I participate in on Goodreads selected it as the Book of the Month for January.Although I really hadn t taken the premise of Vermont s secession from the U.S seriously before reading this book, let me say that the advocates for Vermont secession in this novel were very persuasive McKibben tells us that it wasn t his intent to encourage secession of Vermont or any other state His purpo...

Radio Free Vermont
  • English
  • 08 January 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 224 pages
  • 0735219869
  • Bill McKibben
  • Radio Free Vermont