A review of five locations in the United States where economic choices beyond their control have resulted in catastrophic social conditions.
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Author: Hedges, ChrisSummary:
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Author: Gerritsen, TessSummary:
Be careful who you love ... Be careful who you trust ... Be careful what you know ... Note: Some graphic content.
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Author: Perry, AnneSummary:
As commander of the River Police, Monk is accustomed to violent death, but the mutilated female body found on Limehouse Pier one chilly December morning moves him with horror and pity. The victim...
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Author: Chabon, MichaelSummary:
In this novel the author takes us to Telegraph Avenue. It is a story that explores the profoundly intertwined lives of two Oakland, California families, one black and one white. Here he creates a...
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Author: Woodward, BobSummary:
This book examines the struggle between President Obama and the United States Congress to manage federal spending and tax policy for the three and one half years between 2009 and the summer of...
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Author: Frank, AnneSummary:
Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century.
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Author: STEEL, DanielleSummary:
A powerful tale of three couples who face decisions about having children that will test, in unexpected ways, the ties that bind them as lovers, partners and friends. Their lives, goals and...
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Author: PLAIDY, JeanSummary:
Catharine Howard's dainty charm quickly attracts Henry VIII. Overwhelmed by his attentions she is blind to his true nature, until she discovers that her new husband will not tolerate playful...
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Author: Hosseini, KhaledSummary:
a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty years-from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuilding-that puts the violence...
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Author: Grogan, JohnSummary:
John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball...
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Author: Chevigny, HectorSummary:
How the author adjusted to his blindness and the use of a dog guide.
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Author: Janson, ToreSummary:
Speak is a life history of humankind's defining characteristic and most valuable asset." "Distinguished Swedish scholar Tore Janson takes the reader on a voyage of exploration...
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Author: Pedersen, HowardSummary:
The thrilling story of the great warrior, Jandamarra, who turned from police assistant to resistance fighter, leading his people against the white forces invading their land. With striking...
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Author: Colfer, EoinSummary:
After Artemis uses stolen fairy technology to create a powerful microcomputer and it is snatched by a dangerous American businessman, Artemis, Juliet, Mulch, and the fairies join forces to try to...
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Author: Colfer, EoinSummary:
Teenaged criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl must save the underwater fairy metropolis of Atlantis from danger, while battling a psychological affliction known as the Atlantis Complex.