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Detroit: An American Autopsy

Written by: Charlie LeDuff
Narrated by: Eric Martin
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In the heart of America, a metropolis is quietly destroying itself. Detroit, once the richest city in the nation, is now its poorest. Once the vanguard of America’s machine age - mass production, automobiles, and blue-collar jobs - Detroit is now America’s capital for unemployment, illiteracy, foreclosure, and dropouts.

With the steel-eyed reportage that has become his trademark and the righteous indignation that only a native son can possess, journalist Charlie LeDuff sets out to uncover what has brought low this once-vibrant city, his city. In doing so, he uncovers the deeply human drama of a city filled with some of the strongest and strangest people our country has to offer.

©2013 Charlie LeDuff (P)2013 HighBridge Company Americas Art & Literature Journalists, Editors & Publishers Sociology United States Detroit
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"Full of both literary grace and hard-won world-weariness...Iggy Pop meets Jim Carroll and Charles Bukowski." ( Kirkus)
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It’s a fascinating but admittedly tough read considering the core content. But it is wonderfully told and read. #Audible1

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very well read, with appropriate pauses...listen carefully and take the pauses as a chance to reflect on what you have just heard

a gripping reality

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An amazing piece of journalism. Compelling story, characters, and take on Detroit. Perk is I never thought I'd have someone's sexts narrated for me.

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