Heat and Light
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Heat and Light

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Heat and LightAcclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Haigh returns to the Pennsylvania town at the center of her iconic novel Baker Towers in this ambitious, achingly human story of modern America and the conflicting forces at its heart a bold, moving drama of hope and desperation, greed and power, big business and small town families. Forty years ago, Bakerton coal fueled the country. Then the mines closed, and the town wore away like a bar of soap.

Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Haigh returns to the Pennsylvania town at the center of her iconic novel Baker Towers in this ambitious, achingly human story of modern America and the conflicting forces at its heart--a bold, moving drama of hope and desperation, greed and power, big business and small-town families.

Forty years ago, Bakerton coal fueled the country. Then the mines closed, and the town wore away like a bar of soap. Now Bakerton has been granted a surprise third act: it sits squarely atop the Marcellus Shale, a massive deposit of natural gas.

To drill or not to drill? Prison guard Rich Devlin leases his mineral rights to finance his dream of farming. He doesn't count on the truck traffic and nonstop noise, his brother's skepticism or the paranoia of his wife, Shelby, who insists the water smells strange and is poisoning their frail daughter. Meanwhile his neighbors, organic dairy farmers Mack and Rena, hold out against the drilling--until a passionate environmental activist disrupts their lives.

Told through a cast of characters whose lives are increasingly bound by the opposing interests that underpin the national debate, Heat and Light depicts a community blessed and cursed by its natural resources. Soaring and ambitious, it zooms from drill rig to shareholders' meeting to the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to the ruined landscape of the "strippins," haunting reminders of Pennsylvania's past energy booms. This is a dispatch from a forgotten America--a work of searing moral clarity from one of the finest writers of her generation, a courageous and necessary book.

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Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 02/28/2017
ISBN: 9780061763496
Pages: 448
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.30d
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Describing this book as thorough is an understatement. The title starts off with a bold claim, one that might seem skeptical, but the authors actually delivered. I'm beyond impressed, to say the least. I've had my nose in this book off and on all day and yet I'm still only exactly 33% through it. I'm not even sure I can say I'm reading this book. It's more like I'm studying it. Chapter 6 in particular rang a bell. "Buy on the fringe and wait. Buy land near a growing city!" This reminds me of an approach I know and love which is self-titled "the borderlands strategy." Hello places like Frisco, TX / Dallas suburbs. This book is a masterclass in professional, knowledgeable people offering an extremely high-quality product at a great price. There are even enticing offers at the end of each chapter, which is something marketers (and real estate individuals) can really take note of. (Lead gen.) So many good things to say. Probably the most concise way of doing so is by saying it really is a real estate bible, yet is still easy to read. No complex terms or challenging math. No walls of text. (Examples that do include math are straightforward and easy to follow.) Great buy that has been extremely enjoyable and thought provoking. Can see myself referring back to this constantly for years and years.
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Solid breakdown of real estate investing for beginners
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Aye, this book actually surprised me. It’s super beginner-friendly and doesn’t just throw a bunch of complicated real estate jargon at you. I think in Chapter 5, they covered creative financing options, which I found pretty dope. There’s a part where they explain “subject-to financing” basically, how you can take over a mortgage without making a new one, which could mean little to no down payment. Didn’t even know that was a thing. The book also lays out step-by-step strategies for getting started, from choosing a strategy to closing deals. Some parts felt a little surface-level, and I kinda wish they went deeper into financing for people with bad credit, but overall, it’s solid. If you’re new to real estate and want a simple, no-BS breakdown, this one’s worth checking out.
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It conveys operations of real estate with a legal perspective
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