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The Afterlife of an American Metropolis
by Mark Binelli
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by Alissa Quart
Published May 2019
Read ReviewsFamilies today are squeezed on every side - from high childcare costs and harsh employment policies to workplaces without paid family leave or even dependable and regular working hours. Many realize that attaining the standard of living their parents managed has become impossible.
by Xhenet Aliu
Published Jan 2019
Read ReviewsTold in equally gripping parallel narratives with biting wit and grace, Brass announces a fearless new voice with a timely, tender, and quintessentially American story.
by J.D. Vance
Published May 2018
Read Reviews#1 New York Times Bestseller, named by the Times as one of the "6 books to help understand Trump's win"
by Elaine Tyler May
Published Dec 2017
Read ReviewsAn award-winning historian untangles the roots of America's culture of fear, and argues that it imperils our democracy.
by Matthew Desmond
Published Feb 2017
Read ReviewsFrom Harvard sociologist Matthew Desmond, a landmark work of scholarship and reportage that will forever change the way we look at poverty in America
by Angela Flournoy
Published Mar 2016
Read ReviewsA powerful, timely debut, The Turner House marks a major new contribution to the story of the American family.
by George Packer
Published Mar 2014
Read ReviewsA riveting examination of a nation in crisis, from one of the finest political journalists of our generation.
by Donal Ryan
Published Feb 2014
Read ReviewsTechnically daring and evocative of Patrick McCabe and J.M. Synge, this novel of small-town life is witty, dark and sweetly poignant.
by P.D. Smith
Published Jun 2012
Read ReviewsWith erudite prose and carefully chosen illustrations, this unique work of metatourism explores what cities are and how they work. It covers history, customs and language, districts, transport, money, work, shops and markets, and tourist sites, creating a fantastically detailed portrait of the city through history and into the future.
by Leslie T. Chang
Published Aug 2009
Read ReviewsAn eye-opening and previously untold story, Factory Girls is the first look into the everyday lives of the migrant factory population in China.
by Jeff Goodell
Published Apr 2007
Read ReviewsAs oil prices increase, Coal has effectively become the default fuel for electricity generation in the twenty-first century. Goodell debunks the faulty assumptions underlying coal's revival and shatters the myth of cheap coal energy.
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