''The Incredible Bread Machine'' is a text of
political commentary
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written by R.W Grant in 1966, which discussed
free market
In economics, a free market is an economic system in which the prices of goods and services are determined by supply and demand expressed by sellers and buyers. Such markets, as modeled, operate without the intervention of government or any o ...
enterprise and
Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for Profit (economics), profit. Central characteristics of capitalism include capital accumulation, competitive markets, pric ...
.
The book had an accompanying fictional
poem
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entitled "Tom Smith And His Incredible Bread Machine." The poem is about Tom Smith, the inventor of a machine that produces bread very cheaply. Smith's cheap bread feeds the world and he becomes very wealthy from his
invention
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. However, Smith's government charges him with conducting illegal business practices and the price of bread soars..
The poem was later reissued in an illustrated
hardcover
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format. In 1999, the second edition of ''The Incredible Bread Machine'' was published.
In 1974, Susan Love Brown, Karl Keating, David Mellinger, Patrea Post, Stuart Smith and Catriona Tudor of World Research Inc expanded upon the original book's content and wrote their own book, using the same title, promoting their own ideas of personal and
economic freedom
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. In 1975, the World Research expanded this book into a film featuring themselves.
Theo Kamecke
Theo Kamecke (October 18, 1937 - May 23, 2017) was a sculptor, who previously worked as a film director during the 1960s and 1970s. Kamecke's best known film is '' Moonwalk One'' - a NASA commissioned documentary feature film to cover their Apoll ...
was director and cameraman for the film. The film is meant to be a commentary on Capitalism.
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American poems
1966 poems