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School book.......2007-09-04
Book required for my course, ordered it was delivered the day classes started, I'm a happy man
Quality.......2005-09-06
This book was received quickly and was in perfect shape. I appreciate the promptness.
Excellent introductory text!.......2002-10-29
Parrillo's text is a helpful overview of the sociology of race and ethnicity in the United States taken from a group-to-group approach. Major sociological contributions on these matters are covered through the lens of particular groups that are most affected (e.g. LA riots are covered under black Americans but not under Korean Americans). The most recent edition is especially helpful as comments are made in conjunction with post-September 11th consequences on race and ethnic issues. The role of religion in racial dynamics and the continuing changes in immigration is a helpful addition as well as it is a rising area of study with race and ethnicity.
The book if it suffers in any direction is the judgment call of organizing the text by ethnic group. As suggested earlier, some issues like the LA riots deal with multiple groups and yet this text places such a topic under only one group.
As an undergraduate text, it also has an added bonus of photographs which may make the material seem less abstract and more accessible. Additionally its use of the basic "functionalist" "conflict" and "interactionist" perspectives allows students who have taken an introductory class in sociology to have a language from which to bridge between a general study of sociology and a more specific look at one area within sociology.
Overall this is an excellent textbook and I highly recommend it for classroom use and for use in scholarly research to gain access to the complex field of race and ethnicity.
From the Foreword author:.......1999-02-27
Strangers to These Shores is a comprehensive examination of the sharpest edges and more nuanced qualities of American pluralism. In its 14 chapters, Professor Parrillo provides students/readers--and those for whom it is not assigned--with a well conceived, carefully constructed, and highly readable introduction to a very complex subject. -- Peter I. Rose, Smith College
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Your credit scores are the most vital tools you have to unlock your financial power. Having lower credit scores means that you will pay higher interest rates for your car loan, home mortgage, and credit cards. Low credit scores could cause you to be turned down for credit, be denied insurance, or in some states even be charged more for your utilities.
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Excellent book.......2006-03-01
This book is well put together and contains much important and mostly unknown information to help increase your credit scores. These mistakes are often made and the book is written in a simple to understand manner. Well worth the money.
Shame on you.......2005-10-08
This book is a scam. Not even a good essay or article, the information provided by Snyder could have been written on one page...
Good Reminders - Not Mindblowing!.......2005-09-26
I went to Stephen Snyder's Credit After Bankruptcy seminar and learned a boatload of stuff I didn't know about credit and FICO scores. This book is an excellent set of reminders of what NOT to do after being discharged from bankruptcy or if you have credit problems in general. Is it epic? No, not really. But I consider it like having my own "38 commandments of credit" and a worthwhile crib sheet of the do's and don't's.
to the point.......2005-07-25
This book is straight forward and to-the-point. I know a lot about credit scoring (from Stephen's first book), and yet I still learned at least a few new things that are very valuable to me regarding my own credit. I gave 4 out of 5 stars only because I would have liked a further, more detailed, explanation of certain things (these things won't be too difficult to find out via the web).
Very easy read packed full of useful information.......2005-05-17
Mr. Snyder takes on the bewildering topic of FICO credit scores and boils it down into a very easy to read, and more importantly, useful book. One can read this book in a lunch hour and come away with a new understanding of credit scoring. I knew that credit scores where important, but I did not know how pervasive they had become in our lives. Did you know that the insurance industry is now checking credit scores to set rates? So, if you have low credit scores your insurance bill is higher than someone with higher scores for the exact same insurance! I learned quite a few things that I've been doing that are killing my credit scores. These are mistakes that are easy to fix or avoid. Thank you Mr. Snyder for this easy to understand and informative guide. This is definitely a 5 star book.
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Following the success of and inspired by the deluxe book These United States, and in the tradition of New York, New York in miniature, Rizzoli is proud to present These United States in this keepsake format at an affordable price. Like the limited edition, this handy format showcases all the same features in perfect miniature, including the ten single- and double-gatefolds of the breathtaking panoramic photos of the United States: from the East to the West coast; from the wilderness of the frontier to the cities; and from the earliest American historical landmarks to images of America post-9/11. This precious jewel of a book beautifully captures the breadth and scope of the heart and spirit of the United States.
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traditional approach.......2007-08-09
The idea implemented here is an old one. Dating back centuries. Where earlier books might have been biographies of famous people. To inspire youngsters to such heights. In reflection of our more enlightened times, the authors give biographies of a diverse set of Americans. The traditional ones are here. Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. But so too are Frederick Douglass and Christopher Columbus. Technically, Columbus was not an American. The word is an anachronism in his case.
The inclusion of Douglass and Lee in the same volume makes for interesting comparisons. Their careers and causes were point and counterpoint.
The chapters are quick reads. The questions deliberately try to raise the reader's interest and involvement in understanding the subjects' lives and their times.
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Laura is teaching school, and it's terrifying! Most of the students are taller than she is, and she must sleep away from home for the first time. Laura is miserable, but the money is needed to keep Mary in a college for the blind. And every Friday–no matter what the weather–Almanzo Wilder arrives to take Laura home to her family for the weekend. Laura and Almanzo are courting, and even though she's not yet sixteen, she knows that this is a time for new beginnings.
These Happy Golden Years is the eight book in the Laura Years series.
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Little House Stories Come to Life.......2006-08-31
Hearing the Little House stories in audio bring them to life. I noticed things in the stories I didn't catch by just reading them. I can listen to them anywhere now.
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This 4th edition of the Numismatic Literary Guild?s award
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token listings, and detailed photographs. Author Russell Rulau,
one of the most respected medal and token authorities in the
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Great resource for token collectors!.......2007-03-09
Put on your reading glasses and your back-brace! This updated volume (4th edition) is huge, heavy, and filled to the brim with small print and b/w pictures...but those are necessary evils considering the breadth of information covered in this book. I wondered if the $35 price would be justified and I suppose it is. There may be easier ways (e.g., on-line) to find information about individual tokens, private merchant coins and cards, commemorative US coins, campaign tokens, as well as territorial gold and silver, but for serious collectors of early American exonumia or anyone trying to identify or establish the value of an unusual US coin, this volume is indispensable. I only wish my eyes were better! I'm glad I bought the book. Beyond its usefulness as a field guide, it is chock-full of interesting historical information and trivia, making it a very cool resource for anyone curious about how commerce, politics, and territorial expansion took place in colonial and post-colonial times. It also covers the Civil War era and after, up until the turn of the 20th century. Collecting these rare coins can be a gratifying hobby. Many of the coins are quite affordable and all are interesting snapshots of the mindset of our forebears. Also, by using this guide one might discover that the weird coin or faded store card found in Grandpa's sock drawer is a unique treasure which could yield big "bucks" (an exonumia term: buckskins were used as currency in the colonial period) at the next coin show or in an online auction. I gave the book 4 stars only because there are no color pictures, even though the details of coins are often easier to see in black and white. If there were color plates, however, I might not have been able to afford to buy this book.
Standard Catalog of U.S. Tokens 1700-1900.......2007-03-08
Catalog was rec'd promptly and in good condition. Contents are everything we thought it would be.
The all around best reference book for United States Tokens........2007-02-20
This is the absolute best reference book for collectors of United States Tokens and exonumia. The detailed pictures make identification easy and the index works extremely well. This is a must have for any United States coin/token collector. A++
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The only fully authorized story of the girl and her piano, containing over 150 never-before-seen photographs — many from Tori's own private archives. This unique book traces her path to worldwide success from her early years as a child prodigy, detailing her professional career at the piano at age thirteen in the bars of Washington, DC, her rock-chick days in L.A., underground success in London, her doomed debut album `Y Tori Kant Read,' the soul-searching 1992 `Little Earthquakes,' and on through `Under the Pink' and `Boys for Pele.' Includes a complete discography plus full World Tour itineraries.
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Exceptional book.......2006-03-21
It you are interested in finding out how people surmount all odds to become successful, then read this book. Tori Amos is interesting, deep, thoughtful and an enigma. Lots of photos, too. Worth the read.
Alternate Book Cover.......2006-03-20
I have this book except Tori is wearing something with spaghetti staps on the cover. I like the book cover that I own better than this one shown on Amazon. This book would be better if the Discography section had photos of album and single covers. I don't really consider myself a Tori fan anymore. Especially since I've never seen her live. And "Strange Little Girls" really annoyed me. The last album I bought was "Scarlet's Walk." It was the Limited Edition that came with all the inexplicable junk (the "polaroids" and lizard pendant). I'm thinking about getting "...For Easy Piano" book though. I have the "Little Earthquakes book and...let's just say I can play the beeline at beginning of "Silent All These Years" and that's it.
From A Tori Fan.......2003-07-20
A nicely written, brief review of Tori Amos' musical history up until the BFP album. While the biography includes only some Tori quotes and intropective info, it mainly focuses on her life as a mucisian. There are great tid-bits that breifly discribe her brilliance as an amazing human/mucisian, and great pics of her recording for each album. I would reccomend adding this biography to any book collection.
Great pictures but little information on Tori, the person........2002-12-29
I gave this book four stars though I was thoroughly disappointed. It had great color pictures, a tour itinerary, a discography (Up to _Boys for Pele_, the book was published right after that album), and, of course, wonderful "Tori-isms." However, it was painfully obvious that this was an authorized biography. Not that I want 500 pages of pure dirt on Tori, but this was more sanitized than most of her interviews. The hyperbole that Rogers (the author) sprinkles throughout makes you feel she is more a fan than an author. Not that is a bad thing in itself, but it makes you doubt the validity of many recounted episodes (was the show breath-taking or was Rogers' breath taken away?) Also, many facts that Tori fans know off-hand are glossed over. Eric Rosse is referred to as her producer throughout and only once, when Rogers briefly covered the development of _Pele_, did she mention that they "separated." If you aren't a Tori fan, you might think Rogers meant professionally, not personally. This sort of omission made me wonder what else was left out.
So: If you want good pictures and and overview of the nuts and bolts of Tori's rise, then this is great book. But if you want to know more about Tori as a person and her life, then this book doesn't contain anything you don't already know. A must for fans, a good start for new fans, but pass if you want something comprehensive.
Well-written, informative, and a Tori photo treasure-trove.......2002-08-11
I didn't have very high expectations when I bought this book. Tori Amos is notoriously coy, cryptic, and evasive with interviewers, so I expected a pretty but unenlightening volume riddled with errors (in the tradition of the Tori Amos interview CDs). I was pleasantly surprised. The biography is well-balanced and gives Tori's formative childhood years as much weight as each era of her career. To my surprise, I learned a couple of things I didn't know about Tori. The photographs are beautiful, and what a treat it was to see so many showing young "Myra Ellen" and her family!
The one drawback I can see is that this book was published in 1996, and thus is missing Tori's three most recent albums, as well as her marriage and the birth of her daughter. Perhaps we can hope for an updated edition in the future.
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Unlike the soul-baring performances that have drawn listeners to her for four decades, Aretha Franklin is a bit cagey when it comes to discussing her personal life in her autobiography, From These Roots. The famously press-shy Aretha is a free-speaking anecdote spinner and a blunt sharer of opinions of coworkers and fellow artists. (Don't get her started on Natalie Cole.) But some areas remain blurry; for instance, her troubled first marriage to a temperamental music-business figure named Ted White is covered in only a tiny handful of pages. Other happier memories of lovers and of her late father, the famed minister Rev. C.L. Franklin, find her in a more expansive mood. Most consistently indelible in this telling, though, is her musical story. Born in 1942, she grew up around some of the century's greatest singers--Clara Ward, Dinah Washington, and Sam Cooke were all family friends. A voice that many consider the world's finest, a strikingly individual touch on piano, and an eclectic ear for material combined to make her a notable artist who moved quickly from the gospel circuit to Columbia Records and moderate success in a variety of contexts, from show tunes to a gritty tribute to Washington. Her reminiscences of those days, and of the conquests that followed when she moved to the forefront of the soul revolution after signing to Atlantic, are obviously still fresh for her. A formidable presence even in her 20s, Aretha continues to be a daunting figure. While From These Roots isn't as splashy a triumph as her 1967 Atlantic debut or her house-rocking at the 1998 Grammys with a rendition of Puccini's "Nessun dorma," the book does make for an irresistible reflection on a singular woman and her art. --Rickey Wright
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The bluesy voice of narrator Ann Duquesnay lends an authentic quality to this inspirational and revealing biography on Aretha Franklin. Duquesnay's lyrical narration relates well with the events of the singer's life and colors each moment with a lively nod toward Franklin's immense talent. "When my piano teacher came to the house, I would hide behind the coats in the back of the closet because I thought her exercises far too elementary. I wanted to skip to the intermediate material. I wanted to run before I could walk." Tracing Franklin's life from a child singing in church choirs through hard times as an unwed teenage mother to her dramatic rise to superstardom, Duquesnay gives voice to the lifetime of family, music, and faith that gave the world the Queen of Soul. (Running time: 6 hours, 4 cassettes) --George Laney
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Her soulful, soaring voice has earned her mythic status. Now, in her own moving words, the woman behind the myth is revealed. The result is a captivating self-portrait of one of this century's most fascinating artists, an Aretha Franklin as real as the songs she sings.
For the first time anywhere, Aretha tells her story--the glorious triumphs as well as the heartbreaking pain. With refreshing candor, Aretha tells it like it is, the way she sees it, the way she lived it.
A child prodigy of the golden age of gospel, the daughter of a world-famous preacher, Aretha was the anointed successor to Mahalia Jackson and Clara Ward. But her father had a broader vision and helped Aretha enter the field of pop and jazz. By age eighteen, she was under contract to Columbia Records. Six years later, after only a few minor hits, she switched to Atlantic, where she shook the musical world to its roots. Her song "Respect" became the anthem of an epoch, a touchstone for African Americans, for women, for all people struggling to be free. Aretha became the Queen of Soul, the genre's finest interpreter since Ray Charles.
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Aretha: From These Roots, the singer gets up-close and personal. In rich detail, she paints a vivid picture of a Detroit long gone: the storefront churches, the basement parties, the explosive R&B shows. She documents her life as a single teenage mother, working to balance home life with career, coping with two challenging marriages and, later, romantic relationships that were the source of both tremendous joy and unforeseen heartache.
Along the way, we meet the characters who lit up her life: her charismatic father, the Reverend C. L. Franklin, "the man with the million-dollar voice"; Sam Cooke, the man of her dreams; her singing sisters, Erma and Carolyn, and her manager-brother, Cecil; her famous colleagues--Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Luther Vandross, and Luciano Pavarotti--as well as some famous rivals.
Aretha emerges as a triumphant woman of rare wit, willing to share with us her passion for great music, great food, and great love affairs. Her book does more than illuminate some of the most exciting songs ever sung; it lets you into the heart and mind of the mesmerizing woman who sang them.
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Don't Bother.......2007-05-25
I've been listening to pop, rock, soul, R&B, reggae, world music, etc., etc. for roughly fifty years, and I will always maintain that Aretha, in her prime, was the greatest singer I've ever heard or ever will hear. That's why I picked up this book. However, there's no getting around what a huge disappointment it is. There is something false and brittle about the whole enterprise. From what I've read elsewhere, though a phenomenal talent, Aretha 's personal life was messy and her business and financial acumen left much to be desired. You get very little of that in this book. And how many times do I want to hear who designed a gown she was wearing or what posh hotel she stayed at? Or her many references to food and eating? I wanted to know about her personal life honestly related, and I wanted to know much more about the nuts and bolts of her musical career. For instance, there's barely any mention of the many great sidemen she worked with at Atlantic (Richard Tee, Cornell Dupree, Bernard Purdie, etc.), or of specific recording sessions. In the few interviews I've seen of her, she always comes across as distant, guarded,and slightly pretentious, and the book leaves you with the same impression. It's ironic that a vocalist whose performances ring so true can sound so false in print.
For deep fans only; agree with other reviewers.......2007-04-02
Aretha's life has too much meaning to give this anything less than 3 stars, but I'm pretty biased. I love soul music and gospel music and I gain from some of the silences that many of the other reviewers here justifiably complain about. There's deep meaning in her silences on her father's philandering and her mother's disappearance. There's deep meaning in the silences about the identity of Mr. Mystique, an unidentified prominent black male who she has a long running affair with. There's also deep meaning in the lack of explanation on her process and technique in making music.
I gained from hearing her talk about some of her influences such as Clara Ward, but again, that's probably information that's equally available elsewhere. Aretha has a reputation as a private diva who can be tough to deal with; this book won't really do much to counteract that sentiment because she's not that transparent.
Still, I feel an artist has a right to represent herself in the way that she's comfortable. I'm glad that I read this, although casual readers would be better advised to go elsewhere. I read "I Never Loved a Man", which is a book about her first album for Atlantic after reading "From These Roots". I found that much better and would recommend checking that out over this book for casual fans.
2.5 stars and that may be kind
--SD
Enjoyed The Queen of Soul's From These Roots.......2006-03-17
I'm surprised at all of the negative reviews of From These Roots. I checked this book out from the library twice and read it through both times. While reading it I felt as if I were sitting having a cup of coffee or tea with a good friend. I don't need to know the names of Aretha's babies' daddies, and I'm not gonna judge her for being a young unwed teenager. Her having babies as a teenager is not news to most people who grew up in the 60's and 70's. Everyone has always known that, and they were proud that she accomplished so much in spite of it. Not proud that she was a teenaged parent, but proud that she overcome all obstacles to achieve her dream. I'm quite sure that it must have been very hard on her at that young age. God only knows what she went through. Thank God that she excelled in her music. If not, she would be somewhere living in some projects in the ghetto, and living off of welfare and food stamps, and putting up with crap from her babies' daddies. Then, she would not be the Queen of Soul, and her name would not be a household word.
And another thing, I don't believe that her father just shrugged her pregnancies off with an "oh well, that's that." I know that he was probably devastated when he found out that his young unmarried teenage daughter was pregnant. But, what was he suppose to do, condemn her and kick her out? I'm quite sure that he reprimanded her, but he also supported her to help her get through the hard times. Which is probably why she was able to become as successful as she is.
Love ya' Aretha, and may you forever reign as the Queen of Soul.
Real average but this book ain't BAD!!!.......2005-09-30
Why's there much criticism or hypocrisy behind this book? Why u're gonna dis her or treat her like that 'cuz this is not REAL or it ain't Aretha at all? Ya'll haters should be ashamed. I'm happy to share one of my all-time favorite artists off this book co-written by her and writer himself Mr. David Ritz. When I getting ready to read this, I found it quite interesting to see behind the life and times of Aretha Louise Franklin (her full name). Can't describe to yet maybe later. She was and still is today THE QUEEN OF SOUL. She stands along as "Rev. Aretha" which is my new nickname to dubbed 'cuz she can blow and can knock the place down in a heartbeat like Bro. Ray Charles. Once I finished BROTHER RAY, I'm amazed to do the same w/ ARETHA: AFTER THESE ROOTS. And 1st and foremost, both of these books aren't that dissappointing or just depressing. Lemme they're Must-Haves and really Great books. Love 'em all. For all the naysayers and the haters need to go back listening to her albums or Greatest Hits compilations to prove your lil' interest and then or before read the book if that's the case. For the lovers that bought it and loved it and totally agree w/ it, I don't blame ya and I'm not gonna let ya'll down. Please stop w/ the fuss 'bout Aretha not being the Greatest Artist or Greatest Female Singer of All-Time since Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, James Brown and Smokey Robinson. Truly a Must if u're interested. If not, then this in not 4 u, read something else or perhaps the Bible.
simply dreadful.......2005-04-23
I preface this review the way I always do when I write about Aretha Franklin. I am a long time fan and admirer. Lord knows the Queen of Soul has a heck of a story to tell. What's disappointing is that she doesn't really tell it. This is lightweight, to say the very least. SO MUCH is left to speculate, Aretha is cagey about many events, many people. In other words, if you're not gonna write a warts and all autobiography, and leave yourself open to the world, to your FANS, who really want the details, then don't do one at all. The only impression this book left me with is the enormity of Aretha Franklin's self-importance, and utter self-righteousness. A much better book is "Queen of Soul."
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With These Hands documents the farm labor system through the presentation of a collection of voices--workers who labor in the fields, growers who manage the multi-billion dollar agricultural industry, contractors who link workers with growers, coyotes who smuggle people across the border, union organizers, lobbyists, physicians, workers' families in Mexico, farmworker children and others. The diversity of stories presents the world of migrant farmworkers as a complex social and economic system, a network of intertwined lives, showing how all Americans are bound to the struggles and contributions of our nation's farm laborers.
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I couldn't put this book down.......2005-11-21
I'm not sure how I even came across this book but what a wonderful find. This book illustrates the complex relationship among the farmworkers, growers, contractors, unionists, advocates, lobbyists, etc. It was extremely well written and readable, alternating between background information/statistics and first person narratives. I also liked the photographs (which were not of the same people who spoke in the book) but would have liked informative captions to go along with them. I am astounded by the enormity of this industry and the agricultural power of the USA. I would certainly pay more for my produce if it would help improve the farmworkers' situation (although the book clearly states that consumer price has little to do with these conditions). I can no longer look at fruits and vegetables the same way.
Positve depiction on the contents of the book........1999-05-06
Read This Book! The book With These Hands, is a very accurate depiction of migrant farmworks today. The author, Daniel Rothenberg, is an anthropologist that spent three years living among workers and getting to know the people who work in the labor camps. He compiled more than 250 interviews to try and gain insight on the numerous hardships that these people face. Many people only hear about migrant workers who get into run-ins with the law, therefore giving these people a stereotypical view of how many of these migrants actually are, and what they go through to make such horrible wages. Every aspect of these farmworkers lives are explored, from wages to the farm labor market to consequences of labor practices. This book is really a reality check to people because of how much these workers have an affect on our lives. People don't stop to think about how all of their fruit products are gathered and how the workers are treated for doing such back breaking work. This book differs from many others that have been written on this same topic because it covers all different angles of migrant farmwork for yesterday and today. A definite two thumbs up!
This is a fine, very readable book about migrant farmworkers.......1999-04-30
With These Hands is an excellent book that contains oral histories -- astonishing interviews -- with farmworkers, growers, labor contractors, government officials and labor union officials. These statements are interspersed with excellent but brief summaries of various issues. The full range of the complexity of farmworkers' lives is explored, from wages and benefits to the structure of the farm labor market to the international consequences of agricultural labor practices. As a lawyer for migrant farmworkers, I'm all for books about them but have been disappointed by a lot of what has been written. This book does not disappoint.
Everyone who eats should read this book........1999-01-23
"The Poorest of the Invisible Working Poor" could be an alternate title for Daniel Rothenberg's "With These Hands." Most of us know migrant farm workers only when one of them breaks the law and get written up in the newspaper. However, just about every piece of produce we routinely select at the supermarket has passed through their hands. I particularly liked the format of Rothenberg's book, alternating factual explanation with monologues by those involved in farm labor. I appreciated the wide variety of viewpoints exposed, not just those of migrant workers, but also of contractors, farmer employers, government officials and labor organizers. Most migrant farmworkers are Hispanic, many of them in this country legally, and some are U.S. citizens from years back. Many others, out of economic desperation, risk their lives sneaking across the U.S./Mexican border to find honest work doing the most backbreaking labor, under the most inhumane living conditions, for the most miserable wages. Their sheer numbers help keep farmworker wages low, but the power of the agricultural lobby has helped maintain the dismal conditions of farm labor since the Depression. Everyone who eats should read this book. Every politician should read it twice.
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