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"Matt Taibbi's genius is in untangling complex stories and making us care about them by providing striking moral clarity and a genuine sense of outrage. He has become among the most read journalists in America, leading the dialogue with epic Rolling Stone pieces that offer an "almost startling reminder of the power of good writing" (Washington Post). In this new work, he once again takes readers into the biggest, most urgent story in America: a widening...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Write this down: Cara Romero wants to work. Cara Romero thought she would work at the factory of little lamps for the rest of her life. But when, in her mid-50s, she loses her job in the Great Recession, she is forced back into the job market for the first time in decades. Set up with a job counselor, Cara instead begins to narrate the story of her life. Over the course of twelve sessions, Cara recounts her tempestuous love affairs, her alternately...
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Language
English
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For Henry and his 8-year-old son, Junior, days are measured in dollars and cents. Evicted from their trailer, they now call Henry's F-250 home. Today is Junior's birthday; tomorrow Henry has a job interview. To celebrate, they have a fast food dinner and spend the night at a cheap motel. But when Henry has a altercation and in the parking lot and Junior falls ill with a fever, can they make it through to the day to come? -- adapted from back cover...
Author
Series
Travers-Dorgan genealogies volume 4, ms. 75
Publisher
D.N. Travers
Pub. Date
1992.
Edition
Revised.
Physical Desc
75-1 to 75-115 pages
Language
English
Description
Robert Dyer was born 17 Dec. 1776 in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and married 24 March 1801 near Fayetteville, North Carolina to Elizabeth Dickson. They likely moved from North Carolina by 1809 when Robert purchased land in Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Robert was the son of James Dyer and Sarah . Robert and Elizabeth were the parents of nine children. Robert died 3 March 1839 probably in Red River County, Texas. Elizabeth died 14 April 1832...
34) Mayhew's London
Author
Publisher
Spring Books
Pub. Date
[between 1900 and 1999]
Physical Desc
592 pages
Language
English
35) Joe
Author
Language
English
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Description
An ALA Notable Book, Joe has earned critical acclaim nationwide, and Larry Brown has been compared to great Southern writers such as William Faulkner and Eudora Welty. In the Mississippi countryside, a friendship between a middle-aged, alcoholic contractor and an abused teen-aged boy becomes a bizarre rite of passage for both of them. The characters are riveting, and the conclusion is shocking in this latest work by a major talent.
Author
Series
Current population reports. Series P-60 Consumer income volume no. 130
Publisher
The Bureau
Pub. Date
1981.
Physical Desc
vi, 247 pages : forms ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Current population reports. Series P-60 Consumer income volume no. 102
Pub. Date
1976
Physical Desc
iv, 168 pages ; 26 cm.
Language
English
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