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An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago by Kotlowitz, Alex

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Binding
Hardcover
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
0385538804
Book Title
American Summer : Love and Death in Chicago
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Item Length
9.6 in
Publication Year
2019
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.1 in
Author
Alex Kotlowitz
Genre
Social Science, Political Science
Topic
Public Policy / General, Discrimination & Race Relations, Violence in Society, Criminology, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Sociology / Urban
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Item Width
6.6 in
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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From the bestselling author of There Are No Children Here , a richly textured, heartrending portrait of love and death in Chicago's most turbulent neighborhoods . The numbers are staggering: over the past twenty years in Chicago, 14,033 people have been killed and another roughly 60,000 wounded by gunfire. What does that do to the spirit of individuals and community? Drawing on his decades of experience, Alex Kotlowitz set out to chronicle one summer in the city, writing about individuals who have emerged from the violence and whose stories capture the capacity--and the breaking point--of the human heart and soul. The result is a spellbinding collection of deeply intimate profiles that upend what we think we know about gun violence in America. Among others, we meet a man who as a teenager killed a rival gang member and twenty years later is still trying to come to terms with what he's done; a devoted school social worker struggling with her favorite student, who refuses to give evidence in the shooting death of his best friend; the witness to a wrongful police shooting who can't shake what he has seen; and an aging former gang leader who builds a place of refuge for himself and his friends. Applying the close-up, empathic reporting that made There Are No Children Here a modern classic, Kotlowitz offers a piercingly honest portrait of a city in turmoil. These sketches of those left standing will get into your bones. This one summer will stay with you.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0385538804
ISBN-13
9780385538800
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20038306297

Product Key Features

Book Title
American Summer : Love and Death in Chicago
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
Public Policy / General, Discrimination & Race Relations, Violence in Society, Criminology, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Sociology / Urban
Genre
Social Science, Political Science
Author
Alex Kotlowitz
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.6 in

Additional Product Features

Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"A masterpiece of real-life storytelling from one of the nation's most committed investigative reporters, An American Summer is among the most honest and big-hearted accounts of urban violence I have ever read. With each unforgettable story, Kotlowitz draws us into the lives of people living and working in some of Chicago's most abandoned communities. The stories of suffering and revenge unsettle and enra≥ those of grace and forgiveness warm and inspire. Together, they dispel with cheap explanations, offering deeper sense to acts thought senseless and revealing people's depth and humanity lost in the headlines." --Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted " An American Summer is at turns shocking, heart-rending, and deeply moving. But it is always important. This is about the soul of our country." --Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The House of Broken Angels "Alex Kotlowitz, America's pre-eminent narrative journalist, has written a searing, profound and profoundly human book about the gun violence that plagues American cities. Everyone who cares about the future of our cities and of our country will come away deeply moved, and with a deepened understanding of the long shadow cast by substandard schools, housing and job opportunities. It's not a call to action, but the stories Kotlowitz tells cry out to all readers to start acting." --Sara Paretsky, New York Times bestselling author of Shell Game, "A masterpiece of real-life storytelling from one of the nation's most committed investigative reporters, An American Summer is among the most honest and big-hearted accounts of urban violence I have ever read. With each unforgettable story, Kotlowitz draws us into the lives of people living and working in some of Chicago's most abandoned communities. The stories of suffering and revenge unsettle and enra≥ those of grace and forgiveness warm and inspire. Together, they dispel with cheap explanations, offering deeper sense to acts thought senseless and revealing people's depth and humanity lost in the headlines." --Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted " An American Summer is at turns shocking, heart-rending, and deeply moving. But it is always important. This is about the soul of our country." --Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The House of Broken Angels
Lccn
2018-014026
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
364.1508350977311
Lc Classification Number
Hq799.2.V56k68 2019
Copyright Date
2019

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