Tightrope: Americans reaching for hope
(Large Print)
Author:
Contributors:
WuDunn, Sheryl, 1959- author.
Published:
New York : Random House Large Print, [2020].
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
First large print edition.
Physical Desc:
x, 510 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status:
Description
With stark poignancy and political dispassion, Tightrope draws us deep into an "other America." The authors tell this story, in part, through the lives of some of the children with whom Kristof grew up, in rural Yamhill, Oregon, an area that prospered for much of the twentieth century but has been devastated in the last few decades as blue-collar jobs disappeared. About one-quarter of the children on Kristof's old school bus died in adulthood from drugs, alcohol, suicide, or reckless accidents. And while these particular stories unfolded in one corner of the country, they are representative of many places the authors write about, ranging from the Dakotas and Oklahoma to New York and Virginia. But here too are stories about resurgence, among them: Annette Dove, who has devoted her life to helping the teenagers of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as they navigate the chaotic reality of growing up poor; Daniel McDowell, of Baltimore, whose tale of opioid addiction and recovery suggests that there are viable ways to solve our nation's drug epidemic. These accounts, illustrated with searing images by Lynsey Addario, the award-winning photographer, provide a picture of working-class families needlessly but profoundly damaged as a result of decades of policy mistakes. With their superb, nuanced reportage, Kristof and WuDunn have given us a book that is both riveting and impossible to ignore.
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Location
Call Number
Status
Hamden/Miller Adult Large Type Fiction
LP/306.0973/KRI
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593171714, 0593171713
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-478) and index.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Kristof, N. D., & WuDunn, S. (2020). Tightrope: Americans reaching for hope. First large print edition. New York, Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959- and Sheryl WuDunn. 2020. Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope. New York, Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959- and Sheryl WuDunn, Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope. New York, Random House Large Print, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kristof, Nicholas D. and Sheryl WuDunn. Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope. First large print edition. New York, Random House Large Print, 2020.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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