id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentence	flesch	summary	cache	txt
clogic-192195	Williams, Jeffrey	The Issue of Corporations: Richard Powers' Gain	2019	8	.pdf	application/pdf	3620	157	53	First, a tour de force historical narrative charts the course of Clare, a Proctor and Gamble-like company, from its birth in a small office front of candle and soap manufacturers in early nineteenth century Boston to its contemporary apotheosis as an earth-spanning mega-corporation, producing everything from soap to fertilizers, from floor wax to pharmaceuticals, from artificial cheese to house siding. Second, a tour de force sentimental narrative depicts present-day citizens of Lacewood, the hometown to Clare's corporate headquarters, in particular real estate agent Laura Bodey, her diagnosis and treatment for cancer and its concentric effects upon her family and those around her.	cache/clogic-192195.pdf	txt/clogic-192195.txt