| Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives Contributor(s): Younge, Gary (Author), Willis, Mirron (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1504741412 ISBN-13: 9781504741415 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Compact Disc - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2016 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Violence In Society - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Death & Dying |
| Dewey: 303.608 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.2" W x 5.8" L (0.60 lbs) |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Features: Price on Product, Unabridged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On an average day in America, seven young people aged nineteen or under will be shot dead. In Another Day in the Death of America, award-winning Guardian journalist Gary Younge tells the stories of the lives lost during the course of a single day in the United States. It could have been any day, but Younge has chosen November 23, 2013. From Jaiden Dixon (9), shot point-blank by his mother's ex-boyfriend on his doorstep in Ohio, to Pedro Dado Cortez (16), shot by an enemy gang on a street corner in California, the narrative crisscrosses the country over a period of twenty-four hours to reveal the powerful human stories behind the statistics.Far from a dry account of gun policy in the United States or a polemic about the dangers of gun violence, the book is a gripping chronicle of an ordinary but deadly day in American life, and a series of character portraits of young people taken from us far too soon and those they left behind. Whether it's a father's unspeakable grief over his son who was at the wrong place at the wrong time, a mentor who tries to channel his rage by organizing, or a friend and neighbor who finds strength in faith, the lives lost on that day and the lives left behind become, in Younge's hands, impossible to ignore, or to forget. What emerges in these pages is a searing portrait of youth, family, and the way that lives can be shattered in an instant on any day in America.At a time when it has become indisputable that Americans need to rethink their position on guns, this moving narrative work puts a human face--a child's face--on the "collateral damage" of gun deaths across the country. In his journalism, Younge is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and looking twice where others might look away. There are some things, he argues, that we have come to see as normal, even when they are unacceptable. And gun violence is one of them. A clear-eyed and iconoclastic approach to this contentious issue, this book helps answer the questions so many of us are grappling with, and makes it even harder to just look away. |
Contributor Bio(s): Willis, Mirron: - Mirron Willis--actor of film, stage, and television--is the winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2012 and a finalist for the Audie in 2015, as well as the winner of four AudioFile Earphones Awards for his audiobook recordings. He has worked extensively in film and television and on stage with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Houston Shakespeare Festival, and the Ensemble Theatre, among others. He has recorded some 150 audiobooks, including the Smokey Dalton series by Kris Nelscott and My Song by Harry Belafonte. He resides and records audiobooks on his family's historic ranch in East Texas. Younge, Gary: -Gary Younge is an author, broadcaster, and award-winning columnist for the Guardian. He also writes a monthly column, Beneath the Radar, for Nation and is the Alfred Knobler Fellow for the Nation Institute. In addition, Younge has written several books and made a number of radio and television documentaries on subjects ranging from the tea party to hip hop culture. In 2009 he won the James Cameron award for the "combined moral vision and professional integrity" of his coverage of the Obama campaign. He lives in Chicago. |
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