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In Darkness In Darkness
by Nick Lake
Hardcover: 17 Jan 2012
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Raw, harrowing, and peopled with vibrant characters, In Darkness is an extraordinary book about the cruelties of man and nature, and the valiant, ongoing struggle for a country's very survival.
The Life You Can Save The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty
by Peter Singer
Hardcover: Mar 2009
Paperback: 14 Sep 2010
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For the first time in history, it is now within our reach to eradicate world poverty and the suffering it brings. The people of the developed world face a profound choice: If we are not to turn our backs on a fifth of the world’s population, we must become part of the solution.
A Crime So Monstrous A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery
by E. Benjamin Skinner
Hardcover: Mar 2008
Paperback: 24 Mar 2009
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To be a moral witness is perhaps the highest calling of journalism, and in this unforgettable, highly readable account of contemporary slavery, author Benjamin Skinner travels around the globe to personally tell stories that need to be told -- and heard.
Brother, I'm Dying Brother, I'm Dying
by Edwidge Danticat
Hardcover: Sep 2007
Paperback: 9 Sep 2008
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From the best-selling author of The Dew Breaker, a major work of nonfiction: a powerfully moving family story that centers around the men closest to Danticat's heart - her father, Mira, and his older brother, Joseph.
The Dew Breaker The Dew Breaker
by Edwidge Danticat
Hardcover: Mar 2004
Paperback: 8 Mar 2005
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A brilliant, deeply moving work of fiction that explores the world of a "dew breaker"—a torturer—a man whose brutal crimes in the country of his birth lie hidden beneath his new American reality.
Mountains Beyond Mountains Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
by Tracy Kidder
Hardcover: Sep 2003
Paperback: 31 Aug 2004
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This powerful and inspiring book shows how one person can make a difference, as Kidder tells the true story of a gifted man who is in love with the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it.
Breath, Eyes, Memory Breath, Eyes, Memory
by Edwidge Danticat
Hardcover: May 1998
Paperback: 1 May 1998
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A passionate journey through a landscape charged with the supernatural and scarred by political violence, in a novel that bears witness to the traditions, suffering, and wisdom of an entire people.
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