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Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives Audiobook
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On an average day in America, seven young people aged nineteen or under will be shot dead. In Another Day in the Death of America, award-winning Guardian journalist Gary Younge tells the stories of the lives lost during the course of a single day in the United States. It could have been any day, but Younge has chosen November 23, 2013. From Jaiden Dixon (9), shot point-blank by his mother’s ex-boyfriend on his doorstep in Ohio, to Pedro Dado Cortez (16), shot by an enemy gang on a street corner in California, the narrative crisscrosses the country over a period of twenty-four hours to reveal the powerful human stories behind the statistics.
Far from a dry account of gun policy in the United States or a polemic about the dangers of gun violence, the book is a gripping chronicle of an ordinary but deadly day in American life, and a series of character portraits of young people taken from us far too soon and those they left behind. Whether it’s a father’s unspeakable grief over his son who was at the wrong place at the wrong time, a mentor who tries to channel his rage by organizing, or a friend and neighbor who finds strength in faith, the lives lost on that day and the lives left behind become, in Younge’s hands, impossible to ignore—or to forget. What emerges in these pages is a searing portrait of youth, family, and the way that lives can be shattered in an instant on any day in America.
At a time when it has become indisputable that Americans need to rethink their position on guns, this moving narrative work puts a human face—a child’s face—on the “collateral damage” of gun deaths across the country. In his journalism, Younge is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and looking twice where others might look away. There are some things, he argues, that we have come to see as normal, even when they are unacceptable. And gun violence is one of them. A clear-eyed and iconoclastic approach to this contentious issue, this book helps answer the questions so many of us are grappling with, and makes it even harder to just look away.
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“Exactingly argued, fluidly written, and extremely upsetting…Mr. Younge, makes for a personable, unusual narrator. As a Briton, he brings a fresh perspective to this topic. As a father and a man of Barbadian descent, his interest in it is also personal. “
— New York Times
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“This is Gary Younge’s masterwork: you will never read news reports about gun violence the same way again. Brilliantly reported, quietly indignant, and utterly gripping. A book to be read through tears.”
— Naomi Klein, New York Times bestselling author -
“Formidably intelligent and tenacious. A tour de force of regulated passion.”
— Martin Amis, New York Times bestselling author -
“Sad, frustrating, but profoundly humane and ultimately illuminating, Another Day is political writing at its best.”
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“A sharp portrait of America, painted in blood.”
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“A beautifully told and empathic account that wrenches at the heart even as it continues to engage the brain.”
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“An often unbearable act of bearing witness…It’s impossible to pretend we don’t have a problem when we lose ten young people in one day.”
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“Younge brings a clear-eyed perspective to this fraught topic…A heartrending compendium of the lives of American children taken by guns on an average day.”
— Library Journal (starred review) -
“Heart-rending, beautifully crafted…Important, deeply affecting, and certain to alarm readers who care about the lives of children in a gun-ridden society.”
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“Younge provides nuance and context to a polarizing issue…[he] pieces together each story from news reports and interviews with friends and family, weaving a tragic narrative of wasted potential.”
— Publishers Weekly
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An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick for October 2016
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A 2016 Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year Selection
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A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice
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A Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2016
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A Boston Globe Pick of the Best Books of 2016
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Winner of the 2017 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
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Shortlisted for the 2017 Orwell Prize
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Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger
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One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2016
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A New York Times Pick of Six New Paperbacks to Check Out
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About Gary Younge
Gary Younge is an author, broadcaster, and award-winning columnist for the Guardian. He also writes a monthly column, Beneath the Radar, for Nation and is the Alfred Knobler Fellow for the Nation Institute. In addition, Younge has written several books and made a number of radio and television documentaries on subjects ranging from the tea party to hip hop culture. In 2009 he won the James Cameron award for the “combined moral vision and professional integrity” of his coverage of the Obama campaign. He lives in Chicago.
About Mirron Willis
Mirron Willis—actor of film, stage, and television—is the winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2012 and a finalist for the Audie in 2015, as well as the winner of four AudioFile Earphones Awards for his audiobook recordings. He has worked extensively in film and television and on stage with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Houston Shakespeare Festival, and the Ensemble Theatre, among others. He has recorded some 150 audiobooks, including the Smokey Dalton series by Kris Nelscott and My Song by Harry Belafonte. He resides and records audiobooks on his family’s historic ranch in East Texas.