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Author Lewis, Ronald.

Title Rage Against the Machine, Your Boss, Your Bills, and Everything Else : a How-To Guide to Small Acts of Revolt, Revenge, and Revolution.

Publication Info. New York : Skyhorse Publishing, Incorporated, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (287 pages)
Contents Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Twenty-Four Self-Employment Ideas to Avoid Modern-Day Slavery A.K.A. a Job; The Coffee Shop and You: Getting the Best Bang for the Cup!; Your Cell-Phone Carrier and You (Part One): Standing Up to the Tyranny of "Contract Tricks"; Your Cell-Phone Carrier and You (Part Two): Changing Your Mind about a New Phone; Your Cell-Phone Carrier and You (Part Three): Protecting Your Investment without Breaking the Bank; Your Cell-Phone Carrier and You (Part Four): Replacing the Brick.
Your Cell-Phone Carrier and You (Part Five): They Say You're a "Motor Mouth"Your Cell-Phone Carrier and You (Part Six): Dealing with Carriers Other than Ma Bell; Your Cell-Phone Carrier and You (Part Seven): Escaping the Bondage of "Contract Hell"; Creative Tactics to Attract Publicity (without a PR Agency); The Walled Garden of Apple (Part One): iPod and iTunes; The Walled Garden of Apple (Part Two): Downloading Movies Beyond iTunes; The Walled Garden of Apple (Part Three): Protecting Your Music Collection; Oh, Canada: Extending Your Stay without Documentation or Hassle.
Big-Box Retailers and You: Getting a Better Deal You Can Live WithComputer Software and You: Finding Alternatives to Microsoft; Good-bye Microsoft and Apple: Hello Linux and Netbooks; Ditching Your Computer Company After the Purchase; Getting Rid of the Garbage on Your New Computer: A Primer on "Crapware"; The Federal Reserve: Forcing the World's Most Secretive Crooks into a Corner (and Taking Back What's Yours!); The Power of Free Software (Part One): How One Man Reinvented the Telephone and the Way We Communicate.
The Power of Free Software (Part Two): How Google Built a Multibillion-Dollar EmpireThrowing Out the Company Behind Your Computer Warranty; Keeping the Printer Company Off Your Back and In Check; "Winning a Round of Boxing" with the Big-Box Retailers; Dealing with Big-Box Retailers' Secret Websites; Dealing with Retail Outlets that Demand You Show Your Receipt at the Door; Waking Up from The Matrix and Stickin' It to Retailers on "Black Friday"; Demanding Better Service from Companies with Horrible Phone Support; The Unprofessional Truck Driver and You: Don't Be Bullied.
Running Circles around Companies that Won't Let You Cancel Your ServiceAddressing Companies with Crappy Customer Service; Socking It to Companies that Require You Sign a "Mandatory Binding Arbitration" Clause (Part One); Socking It to Companies that Require You Sign a "Mandatory Binding Arbitration" Clause (Part Two); Socking It to Companies that Require You Sign a "Mandatory Binding Arbitration" Clause (Part Three); No More Cold, Crappy Fast Food: Have it Fresh, Hot, and Now!; Standing Toe-to-Toe with Your Local Hospital (Part One); Standing Toe-to-Toe with Your Local Hospital (Part Two).
Note Insuring Yourself against the Shady Practices of Insurance Companies.
Summary Tired of paying hundreds of dollars for a cell phone contract? Always end up with what seems like dozens of electrics accessories when all you wanted was a TV? Find yourself constantly stalked by telemarketers? Let this book teach you how to deal with all of those frustrations and more! A lot of people accept that these kinds of annoyances are just part of life, but what they don't know is that there are ways to avoid them. Learn about the dozens of easy solutions that will help you:? Take advantage of what your computer warranty actually promises you? Avoid the pitfalls of translator.
Note Print version record.
Subject Consumer satisfaction -- Humor.
Consumer education -- Humor.
Cell phone advertising.
Mobile commerce.
Telemarketing.
HUMOR -- Form -- Essays.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
Consumer education. (OCoLC)fst00876300
Consumer satisfaction. (OCoLC)fst00876403
Genre/Form Humor. (OCoLC)fst01423696
Other Form: Print version: Lewis, Ronald. Rage Against the Machine, Your Boss, Your Bills, and Everything Else : A How-To Guide to Small Acts of Revolt, Revenge, and Revolution. New York : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., ©2014 9781626365483
ISBN 9781628739084 (electronic bk.)
1628739088 (electronic bk.)
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