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Road Work

Among Tyrants, Heroes, Rogues, and Beasts

Mark Bowden
4.5
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Pages
480
Year
2007
Language
English
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press

About

Whether traveling to Rhode Island where one of the largest cocaine rings in history is uncovered, or to the Luangwa Valley in Zambia where anti-poachers fight to save the black rhino, Bowden takes us down rough roads previously off-limits: the top-secret world of Guantanamo Bay; Saddam Hussein's post 9/11 days on the run; a pimp's inside track on police corruption in Philadelphia; and Al Sharpton's campaign trail.

Bowden also invites readers along to meet a small-town high school football team, farmers who make bras for cows, the Rocky Balboa statue in Philadelphia, and on an inspiring trip to Disney World with a wide-eyed group of terminally ill children.

Related Subjects

  • Essays (Political Science)
  • Political Science
  • Adult Nonfiction
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  • Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Essays (History)
  • History

Reviews

"[Mark Bowden] fashion[s] prose that reads like good fiction, with the bonus that his stories are true…"
The New York Times Book Review
"Painstakingly reported stories about losers, oddballs and con men" from the #1 New York Times-bestselling journalist..."
The New York Times Book Review
"Astute character reading and solid research combine with ingenious and stylish prose: a superior portfolio from a journalist who stays at the top of his game."
Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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Mark BowdenAuthor

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