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One Man Zeitgeist: Dave Eggers, Publishing and Publicity
One Man Zeitgeist: Dave Eggers, Publishing and Publicity undertakes the first extensive analysis of the works of Dave Eggers, an author who has grown from a small-time media upstart into one of the most influential author-publishers of the twenty-first century. Eggers' rise to fame is charted in careful detail, offering analysis of the circumstances of his success and their effects on the production of his literary oeuvre. As both a memoirist and novelist Eggers has distinguished himself from his cohort of young American authors by insisting on seizing the reins of his publishing output. The nature of this independent streak is given attention in this study, particularly the cultural circumstances of a digitalised, consumer society in which books and literature are primarily commodities.Hamilton examines this spirit of independence as both a practical and figurative state in Eggers' works, and seeks to address the reasons why in a contemporary, globalised society independence is not only personally gratifying for Eggers but also a popularly successful strategy for producing books.
Conversations with Dave Eggers
It’s been barely twenty years since Dave Eggers (b. 1970) burst onto the American literary scene with the publication of his memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. In that time, he has gone on to publish several books of fiction, a few more books of nonfiction, a dozen books for children, and many harder-to-classify works. In addition to his authorship, Eggers has established himself as an influential publisher, editor, and designer. He has also founded a publishing company, McSweeney’s; two magazines, Might and McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern; and several nonprofit organizations. This whirlwind of productivity, within publishing and beyond, gives Eggers a unique standing amo...
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Study of Eggers' Method for the Determination of Wavemaking Resistance
One of the assumptions in Eggers' method for the determination of the wave resistance of a ship form from transverse surface-profile measurements is that a 'near-field' term in the expression for the surface disturbance may be neglected. Application to a family of vertical struts, with drafts varying from shiplike dimensions to infinity, indicates that, by measuring the transverse profiles at many sections at least one model length downstream, the error due to this assumption can be reduced to less than one percent for forms of shiplike draft, but may be as large as 5 percent for drafts of the order of magnitude of the model length. A procedure for reducing these errors further is suggested. (Author).
