Jared Daimond

The Grapes of Wrath Project was conceived from my love of improvisational music and my deep admiration for John Steinbeck’s classic American novel. As someone who was raised in rural Northeastern Oklahoma, this story has always resonated with me. What I have attempted with these compositions is to express musically my reflections on the story and the deep spiritual and emotional lines it has carved into my life.

Perché alcuni paesi sono ricchi, mentre altri sono poveri? In che modo le istituzioni possono influenzare il buon andamento di un sistema economico? Perché la Cina cresce a un ritmo cosí vertiginoso? Cosa possiamo imparare confrontando una crisi personale con una crisi di portata nazionale? Come possiamo affrontare i comunissimi pericoli quotidiani? Quali insegnamenti, a livello di stile di vita e benessere, possiamo ricavare dall'osservazione dei popoli tradizionali? Quali saranno le sfide globali del prossimo futuro? Dal metodo di ricerca delle scienze sociali alle differenze economiche delle nazioni, dalla crisi mondiale alle peculiarità della situazione italiana

The unrequited love of the girl next door is the centerpiece of this fiercely funny, yet heart-breaking debut novel.
Fifteen-year-old Matt Wainwright is in turmoil. He can’t tell his lifelong best friend, Tabby, how he really feels about her; his promising basketball skills are being overshadowed by his attitude on the court, and the only place he feels normal is in English class, where he can express his inner thoughts in quirky poems and essays. Matt is desperately hoping that Tabby will reciprocate his feelings; but then Tabby starts dating Liam Branson, senior basketball star and all-around great guy…