America Day by Day
Title | America Day by Day PDF eBook |
Author | Simone de Beauvoir |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 414 |
Release | 2000-03-30 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780520210677 |
A portrait of 1940s America by a French writer, eg. "The constipated girl smiles a loving smile at the lemon juice that relieves her intestines. In the subway, in the streets, on magazine pages, these smiles pursue me like obsessions. I read on a sign in a drugstore, 'Not to grin is a sin.' Everyone obeys the order, the system. 'Cheer up! Take it easy.' Optimism is necessary for the country's social peace and economic prosperity."
Another Day in the Death of America
Title | Another Day in the Death of America PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Younge |
Publisher | Bold Type Books |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2016-10-04 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 156858976X |
Winner of the 2017 J. Anthony Lukas PrizeShortlisted for the 2017 Hurston/Wright Foundation AwardFinalist for the 2017 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in JournalismLonglisted for the 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Non Fiction On an average day in America, seven children and teens will be shot dead. In Another Day in the Death of America, award-winning journalist Gary Younge tells the stories of the lives lost during one such day. It could have been any day, but he chose November 23, 2013. Black, white, and Latino, aged nine to nineteen, they fell at sleepovers, on street corners, in stairwells, and on their own doorsteps. From the rural Midwest to the barrios of Texas, the narrative crisscrosses the country over a period of twenty-four hours to reveal the full human stories behind the gun-violence statistics and the brief mentions in local papers of lives lost. This powerful and moving work puts a human face-a child's face-on the "collateral damage" of gun deaths across the country. This is not a book about gun control, but about what happens in a country where it does not exist. What emerges in these pages is a searing and urgent portrait of youth, family, and firearms in America today.
$2.00 a Day
Title | $2.00 a Day PDF eBook |
Author | Kathryn Edin |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 239 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0544303180 |
The story of a kind of poverty in America so deep that we, as a country, don't even think exists--from a leading national poverty expert who "defies convention" (New York Times)
This Is America's Day
Title | This Is America's Day PDF eBook |
Author | Joe Biden |
Publisher | Castle Point Books |
Pages | 174 |
Release | 2021-05-11 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 1250279461 |
This Is America's Day is President Biden’s moving inaugural address brought to life with photographs. On January 20, 2021, our newly-elected 46th president, Joseph R. Eiden, Jr. gave a stirring tribute to the soul of America. In it, he gave voice to our collective pain, offered us a sense of renewed purpose, and vowed to mend the deep division in our country while serving it with his "whole heart." It was truly a speech for the ages, widely acclaimed by Republicans, Democrats, citizens, and leaders the world over, and this photographic keepsake captures the moment forever. Inside you'll find the complete transcript of President Biden's speech with colorful images that tell our nation's story of enduring strength and the common values that bind us. This Is America's Day is the inspiring celebration of an historic speech that will be remembered for generations to come.
Day of Reckoning
Title | Day of Reckoning PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick J. Buchanan |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2009-01-06 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780312539382 |
WITH HIS INCISIVE MIND AND RAZOR-SHARP PEN, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR PAT BUCHANAN TAKES ON THE GREATEST QUESTION FACING THE NATION: WILL THE AMERICA WE KNOW AND LOVE SURVIVE ?
A Day in the Life of America
Title | A Day in the Life of America PDF eBook |
Author | Rick Smolan |
Publisher | Collins |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780002177344 |
Contains color and black and white photographs taken over a twenty-four hour period in the United States.
The Day America Told the Truth
Title | The Day America Told the Truth PDF eBook |
Author | James Patterson |
Publisher | Plume Books |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Political Science |
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Here's the New York Times bestseller that tells what Americans really believe about everything. Based on a national survey of private morals--the most extensive ever undertaken anywhere--it's sometimes funny, often shocking, but always fascinating.