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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Barbara Kingsolver

Tags: women history war africa novel connections outsiders social_justice

Description: The tale of a Georgia preacher's family on mission in the Congo in the 1960s. Told fromThe tale of a Georgia preacher's family on mission in the Congo in the 1960s. Told from the perspective of the mother and 4 daughtes, spanning 35 years, the story is unbelievably rich with woven allegories and themes and lessons and the dark dirt of Africa. LOVED but would recommend only to a few....

2007-12-19

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Tracy Chevalier

Tags: history fiction art youth

2007-08-02

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Type: educational

Status: I recommend

Author: Eric Schlosser

Tags: economics non-fiction meat connections social_justice public_health

Description: Required reading. Fast Food Nation covers the history and breadth of the fast foo industryRequired reading. Fast Food Nation covers the history and breadth of the fast foo industry in the US, starting before there was a McDonald's, travelling through the potato farms and slaughterhouses, and ending in the driver's seat. It is an in-depth look (though limites to the US) covering the technology of burgers, the ethics of meat, the labor involved... excellent....

2006-08-05