I Can't Breathe by Matt Taibbi
On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner died in New York City after a police officer put him on a "chokehold" during an arrest for selling "loosies," or single cigarettes. The video was seen by millions, sparking an international series of protests that built into the transformative "Black Lives Matter" movement. This book deals with this topic.
Marries the best instincts of explanatory narrative journalism with uncompromising moral clarity.. a vital account of police violence. Taibbi, through thorough reporting and captivating writing, captures the totality of an American tragedy * Wesley Lowery, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of THEY CAN'T KILL US ALL: THE STORY OF BLACK LIVES MATTER *
[A] brilliant work of narrative nonfiction ... a necessary and riveting work * Booklist (STARRED REVIEW) *
The narrative unfolds like an episode of The Wire. . . . Heartbreaking and compulsively readable * Washington Post *
One of the most important voices in contemporary American journalism * Independent *
[A] searing exposé … what emerges from the author's superb reporting and vivid writing is a tragically revealing look at a broken criminal justice system * Kirkus Review (STARRED REVIEW) *
[A] brilliant work of narrative nonfiction ... a necessary and riveting work * Booklist (STARRED REVIEW) *
The narrative unfolds like an episode of The Wire. . . . Heartbreaking and compulsively readable * Washington Post *
One of the most important voices in contemporary American journalism * Independent *
[A] searing exposé … what emerges from the author's superb reporting and vivid writing is a tragically revealing look at a broken criminal justice system * Kirkus Review (STARRED REVIEW) *
MATT TAIBBI, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Divide, Griftopia, and The Great Derangement, is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone and winner of the 2007 National Magazine Award for Columns and Commentary.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780753548684 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753548682 |
| Title | I Can't Breathe |
| Author | Matt Taibbi |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 2017-10-26 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
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