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High-Risers

Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing

by Ben Austen ...

A Booklist Best Book of the Year: "The definitive history of the life and death of America's most iconic housing project," Chicago's Cabrini-Green (David Simon, creator of The Wire).Built in the 1940s atop an infamous Italian slum, Cabrini-Green grew to twenty-three towers and a population of 20,000—all of it packed onto just seventy acres a few blocks from Chicago's ritzy Gold Coast. Eventually, ... Read more

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A Booklist Best Book of the Year: "The definitive history of the life and death of America's most iconic housing project," Chicago's Cabrini-Green (David Simon, creator of The Wire).Built in the 1940s atop an infamous Italian slum, Cabrini-Green grew to twenty-three towers and a population of 20,000—all of it packed onto just seventy acres a few blocks from Chicago's ritzy Gold Coast. Eventually,
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Correction

Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change

by Ben Austen ...

NYT EDITOR'S CHOICE • Peabody Award finalist • National Headliner Award winner • WASHINGTON POST BEST NONFICTION OF 2023 • Shortlisted for the 2024 Chicago Review of Books Award • **FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF HIGH-RISERS comes a groundbreaking and honest investigation into the crisis of the American criminal justice system–through the lens of parole. Perfect for fans of Michelle Alexa ... Read more

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NYT EDITOR'S CHOICE • Peabody Award finalist • National Headliner Award winner • WASHINGTON POST BEST NONFICTION OF 2023 • Shortlisted for the 2024 Chicago Review of Books Award • **FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF HIGH-RISERS comes a groundbreaking and honest investigation into the crisis of the American criminal justice system–through the lens of parole. Perfect for fans of Michelle Alexa
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High-Risers

Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing

by Ben Austen ...

Narrated by Ron Butler ...

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13 hours 33 min

Joining the ranks of Evicted, The Warmth of Other Sons, and classic works of literary non-fiction by Alex Kotlowitz and J. Anthony Lukas, High-Risers braids personal narratives, city politics, and national history to tell the timely and epic story of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green, America’s most iconic public housing project.Built in the 1940s atop an infamous Italian slum, Cabrini-Green grew to twenty ... Read more

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Joining the ranks of Evicted, The Warmth of Other Sons, and classic works of literary non-fiction by Alex Kotlowitz and J. Anthony Lukas, High-Risers braids personal narratives, city politics, and national history to tell the timely and epic story of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green, America’s most iconic public housing project.Built in the 1940s atop an infamous Italian slum, Cabrini-Green grew to twenty
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Correction

Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change

by Ben Austen ...

Narrated by Brett Barry ...

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12 hours 31 min

FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF HIGH-RISERS comes a groundbreaking and honest investigation into the crisis of the American criminal justice system–through the lens of parole. Perfect for fans of Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow and Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy“Correction ranks among the very best books on life inside and outside of prison I have ever read." ―Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer ... Read more

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FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF HIGH-RISERS comes a groundbreaking and honest investigation into the crisis of the American criminal justice system–through the lens of parole. Perfect for fans of Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow and Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy“Correction ranks among the very best books on life inside and outside of prison I have ever read." ―Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer
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Locking Up Our Own

Crime and Punishment in Black America

by James Forman Jr. ...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-FictionLong-listed for the National Book AwardLos Angeles Times Book Prizes FinalistNew York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year"A beautiful book, written so well, that gives us the origins and consequences of where we are . . . I can see why [the Pulitzer prize] was awarded." —Trevor Noah, The Daily ShowF... ... Read more

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-FictionLong-listed for the National Book AwardLos Angeles Times Book Prizes FinalistNew York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year"A beautiful book, written so well, that gives us the origins and consequences of where we are . . . I can see why [the Pulitzer prize] was awarded." —Trevor Noah, The Daily ShowF...
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Holding the Line

Inside the Nation's Preeminent US Attorney's Office and Its Battle with the Trump Justice Department

by Geoffrey Berman ...

"Throughout my tenure as US attorney, Trump's Justice Department kept demanding that I use my office to aid them politically, and I kept declining - in ways just tactful enough to keep me from being fired. I walked this tightrope for two and a half years. Eventually, the rope snapped." - from Holding the Line"A cautionary tale about how political forces can undermine the quest for justice." - ... Read more

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"Throughout my tenure as US attorney, Trump's Justice Department kept demanding that I use my office to aid them politically, and I kept declining - in ways just tactful enough to keep me from being fired. I walked this tightrope for two and a half years. Eventually, the rope snapped." - from Holding the Line"A cautionary tale about how political forces can undermine the quest for justice." -
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Saving Justice

Truth, Transparency, and Trust

by James Comey ...

James Comey, former FBI Director and New York Times bestselling author of A Higher Loyalty, uses his long career in federal law enforcement to explore issues of justice and fairness in the US justice system.James Comey might best be known as the FBI director that Donald Trump fired in 2017, but he’s had a long, varied career in the law and justice system. He knows better than most just what a ... Read more

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James Comey, former FBI Director and New York Times bestselling author of A Higher Loyalty, uses his long career in federal law enforcement to explore issues of justice and fairness in the US justice system.James Comey might best be known as the FBI director that Donald Trump fired in 2017, but he’s had a long, varied career in the law and justice system. He knows better than most just what a
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Hatchet Man

How Bill Barr Broke the Prosecutor’s Code and Corrupted the Justice Department

by Elie Honig ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Elie Honig has written much more than a compelling takedown of an unfit attorney general; he also offers a blueprint for how impartial and apolitical justice should be administered in America.”—Preet Bharara“An essential analysis for anyone committed to understanding the abuses of the Trump administration so we can ensure they never happen again.”—Joyce White Vance“Essential ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Elie Honig has written much more than a compelling takedown of an unfit attorney general; he also offers a blueprint for how impartial and apolitical justice should be administered in America.”—Preet Bharara“An essential analysis for anyone committed to understanding the abuses of the Trump administration so we can ensure they never happen again.”—Joyce White Vance“Essential
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A Colony in a Nation

by Chris Hayes ...

**New York Times BestsellerNew York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice"An essential and groundbreaking text in the effort to understand how American criminal justice went so badly awry." —Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and Me**In A Colony in a Nation, New York Times best-selling author and Emmy Award–winning news anchor Chris Hayes upends the national conversation on policing and ... Read more

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**New York Times BestsellerNew York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice"An essential and groundbreaking text in the effort to understand how American criminal justice went so badly awry." —Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and Me**In A Colony in a Nation, New York Times best-selling author and Emmy Award–winning news anchor Chris Hayes upends the national conversation on policing and
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Rise of the Warrior Cop

The Militarization of America's Police Forces

by Radley Balko ...

A comprehensive exploration of how police forces have become militarized—both in equipment and mindset—and what that means for American democracy.“Fascinating and at times wrenching.” ―The New YorkerThe last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law ... Read more

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A comprehensive exploration of how police forces have become militarized—both in equipment and mindset—and what that means for American democracy.“Fascinating and at times wrenching.” ―The New YorkerThe last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law
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Halfway Home

Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration

by Reuben Jonathan Miller ...

A "persuasive and essential" (Matthew Desmond) work that will forever change how we look at life after prison in America through Miller's "stunning, and deeply painful reckoning with our nation's carceral system" (Heather Ann Thompson).Each year, more than half a million Americans are released from prison and join a population of twenty million people who live with a felony record.Reuben Miller, a ... Read more

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A "persuasive and essential" (Matthew Desmond) work that will forever change how we look at life after prison in America through Miller's "stunning, and deeply painful reckoning with our nation's carceral system" (Heather Ann Thompson).Each year, more than half a million Americans are released from prison and join a population of twenty million people who live with a felony record.Reuben Miller, a
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When You Come at the King

Inside DOJ's Pursuit of the President, From Nixon to Trump

by Elie Honig ...

"[A] deeply researched, keenly analytical, and frequently provocative chronicle of this singular judicial entity. . . . A senior legal analyst for CNN and former assistant U.S. attorney, Honig is well-suited to the task of providing a historical overview of the special counsel's function with the ever-evolving context of politics, partisanship and political skepticism." —Booklist (STARRED review) ... Read more

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"[A] deeply researched, keenly analytical, and frequently provocative chronicle of this singular judicial entity. . . . A senior legal analyst for CNN and former assistant U.S. attorney, Honig is well-suited to the task of providing a historical overview of the special counsel's function with the ever-evolving context of politics, partisanship and political skepticism." —Booklist (STARRED review)
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