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Paperback:

9780872893412 | 7 edition (Cq Pr, February 8, 2007), cover price $66.95
9781568028286 | 6 sub edition (Cq Pr, March 1, 2004), cover price $59.95
9781568025094 | Cq Pr, January 1, 2001, cover price $54.95
9781568023946 | 4th edition (Cq Pr, February 1, 1998), cover price $46.95
9780871878335 | 3rd edition (Cq Pr, July 1, 1995), cover price $34.95
3 other edition(s) in this binding (see all)

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The author, a former guard at Sing Sing prison, looks back on his rookie year in the prison as he attempts to balance basic human decency with the rigors of the prison system

Hardcover:

9780375501777 | 1 edition (Random House Inc, May 1, 2000), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: The author, a former guard at Sing Sing prison, looks back on his rookie year in the prison as he attempts to balance basic human decency with the rigors of the prison system

Paperback:

9780375726620 | Vintage Books, June 1, 2001, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: The author, a former guard at Sing Sing prison, looks back on his rookie year in the prison as he attempts to balance basic human decency with the rigors of the prison system.

CD/Spoken Word:

9781469238463 | Mp3 una edition (Brilliance Audio, November 13, 2012), cover price $14.99
9781469238470 | Unabridged edition (Brilliance Audio, November 13, 2012), cover price $14.99
9781596006317 | Mp3 una edition (Brilliance Audio, April 25, 2005), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: The investigative journalist describes his year under cover as a guard at Sing Sing prison, relating his rookie year in the prison as he attempts to balance basic human decency with the rigors of the penal system.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781567407389 | Unabridged edition (Brilliance Audio Lib Edn, May 1, 2000), cover price $73.25 | About this edition: The investigative journalist describes his year under cover as a guard at Sing Sing prison, relating his rookie year in the prison as he attempts to balance basic human decency with the rigors of the penal system.
9781567403718 | Abridged edition (Brilliance Audio, May 1, 2000), cover price $35.95 | About this edition: The investigative journalist describes his year under cover as a guard at Sing Sing prison, relating his rookie year in the prison as he attempts to balance basic human decency with the rigors of the penal system.
9781567409130 | Abridged edition (Brilliance Audio, May 1, 2000), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: The investigative journalist describes his year under cover as a guard at Sing Sing prison, relating his rookie year in the prison as he attempts to balance basic human decency with the rigors of the penal system.

Prebinding:

9781439559857 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, October 8, 2008), cover price $23.95
9781417626083 | Turtleback Books, June 12, 2001, cover price $25.75 | About this edition: The author, a former guard at Sing Sing prison, looks back on his rookie year in the prison as he attempts to balance basic human decency with the rigors of the prison system.

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By Dean McSweeney (editor) and John E. Owens (editor)

Hardcover:

9780312212940 | Palgrave Macmillan, January 1, 1999, cover price $90.00
9780333669655 | Palgrave Macmillan, June 1, 1998, cover price $189.00

Paperback:

9781349265725 | Palgrave Macmillan, January 14, 2014, cover price $179.00

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Hardcover:

9780719054631 | Manchester Univ Pr, November 1, 1999, cover price $59.95

Paperback:

9780719082191 | 3 edition (Manchester Univ Pr, October 30, 2012), cover price $24.95
9780719068195 | 2 edition (Manchester Univ Pr, November 27, 2004), cover price $25.00
9780719054648 | Manchester Univ Pr, November 1, 1999, cover price $21.95

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The author offers his personal take on America's poverty-stricken urban neighborhoods, recalling the lessons he has learned from time spent among the nation's poorest people

Hardcover:

9780517700006 | 1 edition (Crown Pub, April 1, 2000), cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The author offers his personal take on America's poverty-stricken urban neighborhoods, recalling the lessons he has learned from time spent among the nation's poorest people

Paperback:

9780770435677 | Broadway Books, July 24, 2012, cover price $16.00
9780060956455 | 1 edition (Perennial, February 1, 2001), cover price $14.00 | About this edition: The author offers his personal take on America's poverty-stricken urban neighborhoods, recalling the lessons he has learned from time spent among the nation's poorest people.

CD/Spoken Word:

9781596005952 | Mp3 una edition (Brilliance Audio, March 25, 2005), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: The author examines America's poverty-stricken urban neighborhoods, recalling the lessons he has learned from time spent among the nation's poorest people.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781587882845 | Abridged edition (Brilliance Audio, March 1, 2001), cover price $7.99

Reinforced:

9780606274371 | Demco Media, March 1, 2001, cover price $23.50 | About this edition: The author offers his personal take on America's poverty-stricken urban neighborhoods, recalling the lessons he has learned from time spent among the nation's poorest people.

Prebinding:

9780613598187 | Turtleback Books, July 1, 2003, cover price $25.75 | About this edition: The author offers his personal take on America's poverty-stricken urban neighborhoods, recalling the lessons he has learned from time spent among the nation's poorest people.

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Hardcover:

9780231159722 | Rev exp edition (Columbia Univ Pr, May 15, 2012), cover price $90.00
9780231108683 | Columbia Univ Pr, December 1, 1999, cover price $48.50

Paperback:

9780231159739 | Rev exp edition (Columbia Univ Pr, May 15, 2012), cover price $29.00
9780231108690 | Columbia Univ Pr, November 1, 2000, cover price $28.00

Miscellaneous:

9780231500388 | Columbia Univ Pr, August 21, 2007, cover price $0.04

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Paperback:

9781608710171 | 3 edition (Cq Pr, March 1, 2012), cover price $73.00
9781933116051 | 2 edition (Cq Pr, October 31, 2005), cover price $51.00
9781889119380 | Chatham House Pub, June 1, 2001, cover price $35.95

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Hardcover:

9780801436376 | Cornell Univ Pr, June 1, 2000, cover price $26.95

Paperback:

9780801477331 | 2 edition (Ilr Pr, November 23, 2011), cover price $19.95
9780801487279 | Ilr Pr, January 1, 2001, cover price $19.95

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Hardcover:

9780814208168 | Ohio State Univ Pr, May 1, 1999, cover price $24.95

Paperback:

9780814250181, titled "Crack Mothers: Pregnancy, Drugs and the Media" | Reissue edition (Ohio State Univ Pr, September 21, 2011), cover price $24.95

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Traces the monumental efforts of the cleanup crew at the World Trade Center site, and discusses physical details of the collapse and deconstruction, the political factors that contributed, and the human side of the effort.

Hardcover:

9780865475823 | 1 edition (North Point Pr, October 1, 2002), cover price $22.00 | About this edition: Traces the monumental efforts of the cleanup crew at the World Trade Center site, and discusses physical details of the collapse and deconstruction, the political factors that contributed, and the human side of the effort.
9780756787813 | Diane Pub Co, January 30, 2002, cover price $22.00

Paperback:

9780857209092 | Gardners Books, September 15, 2011, cover price $12.35
9780865476752 | Reprint edition (North Point Pr, September 1, 2003), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Traces the monumental efforts of the cleanup crew at the World Trade Center site, and discusses physical details of the collapse and deconstruction, the political factors that contributed, and the human side of the effort.

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Presents a report on the state of working class teenagers in America, from Mexican-American gang members in Washington to white supremacists outside Los Angeles

Paperback:

9780375753824 | Modern Library, June 1, 1999, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Presents a report on the state of working class teenagers in America, from Mexican-American gang members in Washington to white supremacists outside Los Angeles

Miscellaneous:

9780307766144 | Modern Library, January 12, 2011, cover price $15.95

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A study of the role of Americans in the growth and development of the Tokyo underworld since the end of World War II

Hardcover:

9780679419761 | Pantheon Books, March 1, 1999, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: A study of the role of Americans in the growth and development of the Tokyo underworld since the end of World War II

Paperback:

9780375724893 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, September 1, 2000), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A provocative study of the role of Americans in the growth and development of the Tokyo underworld since the end of World War II examines the powerful alliances among crime bosses, corporate leaders, politicians, and public figures.

Miscellaneous:

9780307765178 | Vintage Books, September 15, 2010, cover price $16.00

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An account of Flight 93's heroic final moments describes phone calls between passengers and their loved ones, their decision to fight the hijackers, and their heroic sacrifices to prevent a greater tragedy.

Hardcover:

9781587243608 | Large print edition (Wheeler Pub Inc, January 1, 2003), cover price $30.95 | About this edition: An account of Flight 93's heroic final moments describes phone calls between passengers and their loved ones, their decision to fight the hijackers, and their heroic sacrifices to prevent a greater tragedy.
9780060099084 | Harpercollins, July 1, 2002, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: An account of Flight 93's heroic final moments describes phone calls between passengers and their loved ones, their decision to fight the hijackers, and their heroic sacrifices to prevent a greater tragedy.

Paperback:

9780060099091 | Reprint edition (Perennial, August 1, 2003), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: A definitive account of Flight 93's heroic final moments describes phone calls between passengers and their loved ones, their decision to fight the hijackers, and their heroic sacrifices to prevent a greater tragedy.

Miscellaneous:

9780062028655 | Harpercollins, August 24, 2010, cover price $10.99

Prebinding:

9781435298255 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, June 5, 2008), cover price $23.95

The authors combine irreverent humor with a patriotic celebration of American greatness as they cover topics ranging from the Constitution to toilet paper, freedom to the Slinky, with a variety of lists, facts, and trivia.

Paperback:

9780060099411 | 1 edition (It Books, May 1, 2002), cover price $14.99 | About this edition: The authors combine irreverent humor with a patriotic celebration of American greatness as they cover topics ranging from the Constitution to toilet paper, freedom to the Slinky, with a variety of lists, facts, and trivia.

Miscellaneous:

9780062011787, titled "Why We Rule!: 101 Great Reasons to Love Our Country" | Harpercollins, August 24, 2010, cover price $10.99

Follows a determined African American teenager from a violent school in Washington, D.C., to the bewildering world of the Ivy League

Hardcover:

9780767901253 | Broadway Books, June 1, 1998, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Follows a determined African American teenager from a violent school in Washington, D.

Paperback:

9780767901260 | Reprint edition (Broadway Books, June 1, 1999), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Follows a determined African American teenager from a violent school in Washington, D.
9789990038224 | Bantam Dell Pub Group, June 1, 1999, cover price $0.02

Miscellaneous:

9780307763082 | Broadway Books, August 18, 2010, cover price $15.99

Reinforced:

9780606218023 | Demco Media, July 1, 2001, cover price $25.65 | About this edition: Follows a determined African American teenager from a violent school in Washington, D.

Prebinding:

9780613510769, titled "Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League" | Turtleback Books, December 1, 2003, cover price $28.15 | About this edition: Follows a determined African American teenager from a violent school in Washington, D.

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Examines the Mexican music trend of 'narcocorridos,' a form that reflects the history, culture, and feelings of people with ties to the dangerous world of drug traffickers that cross the Mexico-United States border.

Paperback:

9780060505103 | Reprint edition (Rayo, November 1, 2002), cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Examines the Mexican music trend of 'narcocorridos,' a form that reflects the history, culture, and feelings of people with ties to the dangerous world of drug traffickers that cross the Mexico-United States border.

Miscellaneous:

9780062018595 | Harpercollins, August 17, 2010, cover price $10.99

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Describes the fearful events of October 2002 when, for twenty-three days, the nation's capital region was threatened with two snipers attacking at random, and recounts the efforts made by police to capture the murderers.

Paperback:

9780743476959 | Pocket Books, April 1, 2003, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Describes the fearful events of October 2002 when, for twenty-three days, the nation's capital region was threatened with two snipers attacking at random, and recounts the efforts made by police to capture the murderers.

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A veteran Southern journalist journeys into the heart of rural Alabama to reveal why the small town of Little River erupted into a series of violent racial incidents in 1997, including the murder of a young black man, an attack on the white owner of a local general store, and the burning of two black churches by five white teenagers. (view table of contents)

Hardcover:

9780684856827 | Free Pr, May 1, 2000, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Reveals why Little River, Alabama, experienced racial violence in 1997, including the murder of a black man, an attack on a white storekeeper, and the burning of two black churches by white teens.

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A guide to bourgeois bohemianism describes the social class' attitudes towards consumption, business, intellectualism, pleasure, spiritual life, and politics. (view table of contents)

Hardcover:

9780786231072 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, February 1, 2001), cover price $28.95 | About this edition: A guide to bourgeois bohemianism describes the social class' attitudes towards consumption, business, intellectualism, pleasure, spiritual life, and politics.
9780684853772 | Simon & Schuster, May 1, 2000, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: A guide to bourgeois bohemianism describes the social class' attitudes towards consumption, business, intellectualism, pleasure, spiritual life, and politics.

Paperback:

9780684853789 | Simon & Schuster, March 6, 2001, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: A guide to bourgeois bohemianism describes the social class' attitudes towards consumption, business, intellectualism, pleasure, spiritual life, and politics.

Documents the subversive actions of the CIA, ranging from the recruitment of Nazi scientists, to the arming of opium dealers in Afganistan, to its involvment with Mexico's Guadalajara drug cartel

Hardcover:

9781859841396 | Verso Books, August 1, 1998, cover price $16.95

Paperback:

9781849350082 | A K Pr Distribution, October 15, 2013, cover price $19.95
9781859842584 | Verso Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: Documents the subversive actions of the CIA, ranging from the recruitment of Nazi scientists, to the arming of opium dealers in Afganistan, to its involvment with Mexico's Guadalajara drug cartel

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Provides a close look at the dramatic growth of Russian organized crime in the United States, discussing its role in the international financial world, drug trafficking, weapons sales, and other activities.

Hardcover:

9780316294744 | 1 edition (Little Brown & Co, May 1, 2000), cover price $25.95 | About this edition: Provides a close look at the dramatic growth of Russian organized crime in the United States, discussing its role in the international financial world, drug trafficking, weapons sales, and other activities.

Miscellaneous:

9780316092876 | Little Brown & Co, November 29, 2009, cover price $12.99

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A New York City fireman describes his work in the South Bronx, a community plagued by crime and corruption, providing insight into the hazards of this profession

Hardcover:

9780899667744 | Reissue edition (Buccaneer Books, December 1, 1993), cover price $27.95
9780841501386, titled "Report from Engine Co. 82." | E P Dutton, January 1, 1972, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: A New York City fireman describes his work in the South Bronx, a community plagued by crime and corruption, providing insight into the hazards of this profession

Paperback:

9780783893495 | Large print edition (G K Hall & Co, February 1, 2001), cover price $24.95
9780446675529 | Grand Central Pub, April 1, 1999, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A New York city firefighter describes his work in the South Bronx, a community plagued by crime and corruption, providing insight into the hazards of his profession

Miscellaneous:

9780759521421 | Grand Central Pub, September 26, 2009, cover price $9.99 | also contains Report from Engine Co. 82

CD/Spoken Word:

9780792726319 | Unabridged edition (Chivers Sound Library, June 1, 2002), cover price $39.95
9781565116818 | Abridged edition (Highbridge Co, February 12, 2002), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A New York City firefighter describes his firsthand experience working in the poverty- and corruption-plagued South Bronx, detailing the hazards, bravery, and camaraderie that mark his profession.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780792726029 | Unabridged edition (Chivers Sound Library, June 1, 2002), cover price $54.95
9781565116801 | Abridged edition (Highbridge Co, March 1, 2002), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: A New York City firefighter describes his firsthand experience working in the poverty- and corruption-plagued South Bronx, detailing the hazards, bravery, and camaraderie that mark his profession.

Reinforced:

9780606246934 | Demco Media, April 1, 2002, cover price $22.73 | also contains Report from Engine Co. 82 | About this edition: A New York city firefighter describes his work in the South Bronx, a community plagued by crime and corruption, providing insight into the hazards of his profession

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Offers an exhaustive account of the murder of JonBenet Ramsey based on hundreds of interviews with all involved

Hardcover:

9780060191535 | Harpercollins, February 1, 1999, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: Offers an exhaustive account of the murder of JonBenet Ramsey based on hundreds of interviews with all involved

Paperback:

9780061096969 | Reprint edition (Harper Torch, November 1, 1999), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Offers an exhaustive account of the murder of JonBenet Ramsey based on hundreds of interviews with all involved

Miscellaneous:

9780061868238 | Harpercollins, March 17, 2009, cover price $7.99

Examines the growing cult of ethnicity in the United States and discusses how it undermines a common American identity and results in ethnic and racial animosity

Hardcover:

9780393045802 | Rev sub edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, March 1, 1998), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Examines the growing cult of ethnicity in the United States and discusses how it undermines a common American identity and results in ethnic and racial animosity

Paperback:

9780393318548 | Revised edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, September 1, 1998), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Examines the growing cult of ethnicity in the United States and discusses how it undermines a common American identity and results in ethnic and racial animosity

Prebinding:

9781439571453 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, November 5, 2008), cover price $23.95

Explores why the 1998 murder of gay student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming, set off a media frenzy and continues to haunt the nation, and examines how the politics of sexuality unfolded in the small town.

Hardcover:

9780231118583 | Columbia Univ Pr, October 1, 2000, cover price $72.00 | About this edition: Explores why the 1998 murder of gay student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming, set off a media frenzy and continues to haunt the nation, and examines how the politics of sexuality unfolded in the small town.

Paperback:

9780231118590 | Columbia Univ Pr, September 1, 2001, cover price $22.95

Prebinding:

9781439569108 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, November 3, 2008), cover price $30.95

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