Unflinching Evil in 'Say You're One of Them' *
Jun 19th, 2008 · The debut short story collection by Nigerian writer and Jesuit priest Uwem Akpan offers a sobering view of a world in which atrocity is commonplace and the unthinkable is the everyday.
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'Before I Forget' A Poignant Memoir
Jul 17th, 2008 · With steely nerve and mordant wit, Jacques Nolot's Before I Forget presents an unflinching portrait of a former hustler now in middle age, HIV-positive, and negotiating the financial and emotional legacies of several generations of gay men.
An Unflinching, 'Street' View of the American Dream
Jun 16th, 2008 · Twenty years ago, author and literature professor Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina was looking for an undiscovered classic for her African-American-fiction class. What she found was Ann Petry's The Street, and she's been teaching it ever since.
'United 93': Recent Painful History on Film ****
Apr 28th, 2006 · NPR's Bob Mondello reviews United 93, the new film that takes an unflinching look at the events surrounding the hijacking of United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001. The plane's passengers rushed the terrorists, leading to a fatal crash in a Pennsylvania field.
Tom DeLay to Resign from Congress
Apr 4th, 2006 · Succumbing to scandal, former Majority Leader Tom Delay intends to resign from Congress within weeks, closing out a career that blended unflinching conservatism with a bare-knuckled political style. Delay was first elected in 1984, and conceded he faced a difficult race for re-election.
'Favela Rising': Hard Life in a Brazilian Ghetto ****
Jan 6th, 2006 · Ed Gordon talks to two filmmakers about their film, Favela Rising -- an unflinching look at the hard lives of those who live in one Brazilian ghetto.
'Fat Girl': Unsparing Look at Growing Up Large
Jul 8th, 2005 · 'Fat Girl': Unsparing Look at Growing Up Large July 8, 2005 · Author Judith Moore's darkly humorous and unflinching memoir recounts growing up "heavy" with an abusive mother. Moore revels in the delights of a cheeseburger, and the subtle victory of rising above her past.
From 'Fat Girl: A True Story' ***
Jul 8th, 2005 · Read an excerpt from Judith Moore's unflinching memoir Fat Girl: A True Story.
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