“philip a fisher”

American culture has often been described in terms of paradigmatic images--the wilderness, the Jeffersonian landscape of family farms, the great industrial cities at the turn of the 19th century. But underlying these cultural ideals are less happy paradoxes. Settling the land meant banishing the Ind... More

In this bold reinterpretation of American culture, Philip Fisher describes generational life as a series of renewed acts of immigration into a new world. Along with the actual flood of immigrants, technological change brings about an immigration of objects and systems, ways of life and techniques fo... More

Why pause and study this particular painting among so many others ranged on a gallery wall? Wonder, which Descartes called the first of the passions, is at play; it couples surprise with a wish to know more, the pleasurable promise that what is novel or rare may become familiar. This is a book about... More

"Philip Fisher has written a revisionary history of startling boldness, rereading the authorities in novel and penetrating ways. His conclusions have relevance to the inner lives of us all."--J. M. Coetzee, author of "The Lives of Animals""This is really a quite extraordinary work, an attempt to rec... More

Critical Praise for Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings "You will find lots of jewels in these pages that may do as much for you as they have for me." -- Kenneth L. Fisher "I sought out Phil Fisher after reading his Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings. When I m... More