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Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008. mass market later printing. Paperback. great book, I loved it paperback little bent,crease first 40 or 50 pages, a tad bit of color on on the spine & edges the book, couple creased corners- glued spine is intact see pictures,,,Narrated in a bold, fearless, unforgettable voice and set against the lush, panoramic backdrop of Hawaii, The Descendants is a stunning debut novel about an unconventional family forced to come together and re-create its own legacy. Matthew King was once considered one of the most fortunate men in Hawaii. His missionary ancestors were financially and culturally progressiveone even married a Hawaiian princess, making Matt a royal descendant and one of the states largest landowners. Now his luck has changed. His two daughters are out of control: Ten-year-old Scottie is a smart-ass with a desperate need for attention, and seventeen-year-old Alex, a former model, is a recovering drug addict. Matts charismatic, thrill-seeking, high-maintenance… Read More

Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation Joseph T. Hallinan 0812968441/Random House Paperback. Good. see pictures,...this is a mass market paperback book- lightly read their 7-8 pages of been folded back -minimal amount of underlining- book might've been used for Bibliographic information to write a paper..about the author....Joseph Hallinan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, has been writing about the criminal-justice system for almost a decade, first as a local reporter and later as a nationally syndicated correspondent for the Newhouse News Service. In 1997, Hallinan was named a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, where he continued to investigate American prisons. He now writes for The Wall Street Journal and lives in Chicago.......The American prison system has grown tenfold in thirty years, while crime rates have been relatively flat: 2 million people are behind bars on any given day, more prisoners than in any other country in the world half a million more than in Communist China,… Read More