Customer Review: I read this book for a research project. I felt the book was very well written and delved deeply into the lives of female inmates as it pertains to life inside a correctional facility. Would suggest this book to anyone who is interested in finding out more information on the society that exists... more info
Customer Review: This is one of those eye-opening books that brings to vivid life a world that you might previously have known absolutely nothing about. This is not fiction - this is real. Cristina Rathbone is a journalist who spent a year as an observer in one of New York's most struggling high schools, one which... more info
Customer Review: Cristina Rathbone is an exceptional writer and person -- her book tells us more about poverty, schools, teachers , kids and the educational system than a truckload of statistics and white papers. EVERYONE involved in the schools should read this book! Shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book prize... more info
