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The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border - Hardcover - GOOD
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- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 0735217718
- Book Title
- Line Becomes a River : Dispatches from the Border
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science, Political Science
- Topic
- Public Policy / Immigration, Cultural Heritage, Emigration & Immigration, Personal Memoirs, North America
- Item Width
- 5.7in
- Item Weight
- 13 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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NAMED A TOP 10 BOOK OF 2018 BY NPR and THE WASHINGTON POST WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE IN CURRENT INTEREST FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE NONFICTION AWARD The instant New York Times bestseller, "A must-read for anyone who thinks 'build a wall' is the answer to anything." --Esquire For Francisco Cant , the border is in the blood: his mother, a park ranger and daughter of a Mexican immigrant, raised him in the scrublands of the Southwest. Driven to understand the hard realities of the landscape he loves, Cant joins the Border Patrol. He and his partners learn to track other humans under blistering sun and through frigid nights. They haul in the dead and deliver to detention those they find alive. Plagued by a growing awareness of his complicity in a dehumanizing enterprise, he abandons the Patrol for civilian life. But when an immigrant friend travels to Mexico to visit his dying mother and does not return, Cant discovers that the border has migrated with him, and now he must know the full extent of the violence it wreaks, on both sides of the line.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0735217718
ISBN-13
9780735217713
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239808468
Product Key Features
Book Title
Line Becomes a River : Dispatches from the Border
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Public Policy / Immigration, Cultural Heritage, Emigration & Immigration, Personal Memoirs, North America
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.7in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Jv6565.C37 2018
Reviews
"A must-read for anyone who thinks "build a wall" is the answer to anything." --Esquire "Fresh, urgent...A devastating narrative of the very real human effects of depersonalized policy." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Cant's rich prose and deep empathy make this an indispensable look at one of America's most divisive issues." -- Publisher's Weekly (starred) "There is a line dividing what we know and do not know. Some see the world from one shore and some from the other. Cant brings the two together to a spiritual whole. My gratitude for this work of the soul." -- Sandra Cisneros "A beautiful, fiercely honest, and nevertheless deeply empathetic look at those who police the border and the migrants who risk - and lose -- their lives crossing it. In a time of often ill-informed or downright deceitful political rhetoric, this book is an invaluable corrective." -- Phil Klay, author of Redeployment "Francisco Cantu's story is a lyrical journey that helps bridge the jagged line that divides us from them. His empathy reminds us of our humanity -- our immigrant history -- at a critical time." -- Alfredo Corchado, journalist, author of Midnight in Mexico "Cant's story, and intelligent and humane perspective, should mortify anyone who ever thought building a wall might improve our lot. He advocates for clarity and compassion in place of xenophobia and uninformed rhetoric. His words are emotionally true and his literary sensibility uplifting." - Barry Lopez, author of Arctic Dreams and Of Wolves and Men "This book tells the hard poetry of the desert heart. If you think you know about immigration and the border, you will see there is much to learn. And you will be moved by its unexpected music." - Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Devil's Highway, "Cant's story, and intelligent and humane perspective, should mortify anyone who ever thought building a wall might improve our lot. He advocates for clarity and compassion in place of xenophobia and uninformed rhetoric. His words are emotionally true and his literary sensibility uplifting." - Barry Lopez, author of Arctic Dreams and Of Wolves and Men "This book tells the hard poetry of the desert heart. If you think you know about immigration and the border, you will see there is much to learn. And you will be moved by its unexpected music." - Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Devil's Highway, "Fresh, urgent...A devastating narrative of the very real human effects of depersonalized policy." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "There is a line dividing what we know and do not know. Some see the world from one shore and some from the other. Cantu brings the two together to a spiritual whole. My gratitude for this work of the soul." - Sandra Cisneros "A beautiful, fiercely honest, and nevertheless deeply empathetic look at those who police the border and the migrants who risk - and lose -- their lives crossing it. In a time of often ill-informed or downright deceitful political rhetoric, this book is an invaluable corrective." -- Phil Klay, author of Redeployment "Cantu's story, and intelligent and humane perspective, should mortify anyone who ever thought building a wall might improve our lot. He advocates for clarity and compassion in place of xenophobia and uninformed rhetoric. His words are emotionally true and his literary sensibility uplifting." - Barry Lopez, author of Arctic Dreams and Of Wolves and Men "This book tells the hard poetry of the desert heart. If you think you know about immigration and the border, you will see there is much to learn. And you will be moved by its unexpected music." - Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Devil's Highway, "A must-read for anyone who thinks "build a wall" is the answer to anything." --Esquire "Beautiful and brutal."-- High Country News "Fresh, urgent...A devastating narrative of the very real human effects of depersonalized policy." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Cant's rich prose and deep empathy make this an indispensable look at one of America's most divisive issues." -- Publisher's Weekly (starred) "There is a line dividing what we know and do not know. Some see the world from one shore and some from the other. Cant brings the two together to a spiritual whole. My gratitude for this work of the soul." -- Sandra Cisneros "A beautiful, fiercely honest, and nevertheless deeply empathetic look at those who police the border and the migrants who risk - and lose -- their lives crossing it. In a time of often ill-informed or downright deceitful political rhetoric, this book is an invaluable corrective." -- Phil Klay, author of Redeployment "Francisco Cantu's story is a lyrical journey that helps bridge the jagged line that divides us from them. His empathy reminds us of our humanity -- our immigrant history -- at a critical time." -- Alfredo Corchado, journalist, author of Midnight in Mexico "Cant's story, and intelligent and humane perspective, should mortify anyone who ever thought building a wall might improve our lot. He advocates for clarity and compassion in place of xenophobia and uninformed rhetoric. His words are emotionally true and his literary sensibility uplifting." - Barry Lopez, author of Arctic Dreams and Of Wolves and Men "This book tells the hard poetry of the desert heart. If you think you know about immigration and the border, you will see there is much to learn. And you will be moved by its unexpected music." - Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Devil's Highway, "A must-read for anyone who thinks "build a wall" is the answer to anything." --Esquire "Beautiful, eloquent and timely...[Cant's] your correspondent if you want the real story." --Cleveland Plain Dealer "Sharply political and deeply personal." --New York Magazine "[An] important book on a politically explosive issue." --Boston Globe "So much rhetoric swirls around the border - and much comes from elsewhere, DC or New York. Read enough op-eds and takes and tweets about the border, and you can start to forget that it's a real place....Francisco Cant has written an insistently humane book, or maybe just a human one....It's an exploration of how the border feels, and what happens to the people who get caught in its gears. He got that close look he hoped for, and he has found a way to tell us about it." - Bookforum "In The Line Becomes a River , a portrait of both sides of the law, Cant interrogates one of the thorniest subjects in contemporary America and finds his mother's warning to be true: "We learn violence by watching others, by seeing it enshrined in institutions."" --The Week "Beautiful and brutal."-- High Country News "Fresh, urgent...A devastating narrative of the very real human effects of depersonalized policy." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Cant's rich prose and deep empathy make this an indispensable look at one of America's most divisive issues." -- Publisher's Weekly (starred) "A personal, unguarded look at border life from the perspective of a migrant and agent, recommended for those wishing to gain a deeper understanding of current events." -- Library Journal "There is a line dividing what we know and do not know. Some see the world from one shore and some from the other. Cant brings the two together to a spiritual whole. My gratitude for this work of the soul." -- Sandra Cisneros "A beautiful, fiercely honest, and nevertheless deeply empathetic look at those who police the border and the migrants who risk - and lose -- their lives crossing it. In a time of often ill-informed or downright deceitful political rhetoric, this book is an invaluable corrective." -- Phil Klay, author of Redeployment "Francisco Cantu's story is a lyrical journey that helps bridge the jagged line that divides us from them. His empathy reminds us of our humanity -- our immigrant history -- at a critical time." -- Alfredo Corchado, journalist, author of Midnight in Mexico "Cant's story, and intelligent and humane perspective, should mortify anyone who ever thought building a wall might improve our lot. He advocates for clarity and compassion in place of xenophobia and uninformed rhetoric. His words are emotionally true and his literary sensibility uplifting." - Barry Lopez, author of Arctic Dreams and Of Wolves and Men "This book tells the hard poetry of the desert heart. If you think you know about immigration and the border, you will see there is much to learn. And you will be moved by its unexpected music." - Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Devil's Highway, "In a courageous endeavor to comprehend the complex issues that characterize America's border with Mexico, Francisco Cant joined the US Border Patrol. His story, and intelligent and humane perspective, should mortify anyone who ever thought building a wall might improve our lot. His words are emotionally true and his literary sensibility uplifting. The bilingual Mr. Cant advocates here for clarity and compassion in place of xenophobia and uninformed rhetoric."--Barry Lopez, "A must-read for anyone who thinks "build a wall" is the answer to anything." --Esquire "In The Line Becomes a River , a portrait of both sides of the law, Cant interrogates one of the thorniest subjects in contemporary America and finds his mother's warning to be true: "We learn violence by watching others, by seeing it enshrined in institutions."" --The Week "Beautiful and brutal."-- High Country News "Fresh, urgent...A devastating narrative of the very real human effects of depersonalized policy." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Cant's rich prose and deep empathy make this an indispensable look at one of America's most divisive issues." -- Publisher's Weekly (starred) "A personal, unguarded look at border life from the perspective of a migrant and agent, recommended for those wishing to gain a deeper understanding of current events." -- Library Journal "There is a line dividing what we know and do not know. Some see the world from one shore and some from the other. Cant brings the two together to a spiritual whole. My gratitude for this work of the soul." -- Sandra Cisneros "A beautiful, fiercely honest, and nevertheless deeply empathetic look at those who police the border and the migrants who risk - and lose -- their lives crossing it. In a time of often ill-informed or downright deceitful political rhetoric, this book is an invaluable corrective." -- Phil Klay, author of Redeployment "Francisco Cantu's story is a lyrical journey that helps bridge the jagged line that divides us from them. His empathy reminds us of our humanity -- our immigrant history -- at a critical time." -- Alfredo Corchado, journalist, author of Midnight in Mexico "Cant's story, and intelligent and humane perspective, should mortify anyone who ever thought building a wall might improve our lot. He advocates for clarity and compassion in place of xenophobia and uninformed rhetoric. His words are emotionally true and his literary sensibility uplifting." - Barry Lopez, author of Arctic Dreams and Of Wolves and Men "This book tells the hard poetry of the desert heart. If you think you know about immigration and the border, you will see there is much to learn. And you will be moved by its unexpected music." - Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Devil's Highway, "There is a line dividing what we know and do not know. Some see the world from one shore and some from the other. Cant brings the two together to a spiritual whole. My gratitude for this work of the soul." - Sandra Cisneros "A beautiful, fiercely honest, and nevertheless deeply empathetic look at those who police the border and the migrants who risk - and lose -- their lives crossing it. In a time of often ill-informed or downright deceitful political rhetoric, this book is an invaluable corrective." -- Phil Klay, author of Redeployment "Cant's story, and intelligent and humane perspective, should mortify anyone who ever thought building a wall might improve our lot. He advocates for clarity and compassion in place of xenophobia and uninformed rhetoric. His words are emotionally true and his literary sensibility uplifting." - Barry Lopez, author of Arctic Dreams and Of Wolves and Men "This book tells the hard poetry of the desert heart. If you think you know about immigration and the border, you will see there is much to learn. And you will be moved by its unexpected music." - Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Devil's Highway
Copyright Date
2018
Lccn
2017-014247
Dewey Decimal
363.285092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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- Aug 27, 2018
The book is interesting to anyone who wants to know more detailed information about the Mexican-USA border. Too, the author knows style in writing.
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