I started and finished A Sense of Direction in one evening; I couldn't really stop thinking about it, so I couldn't put it down. I found it...
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This book offers an insight into a world that is often misrepresented and misunderstood. The author holds no pre-conceived notions and he was surprised at what he found. As a reader, I was allowed to share his journey and make those discoveries with him. The humanity, pride and intense sense of community among these workers bring new light into the immigration debate and challenges many assumptions that most Americans seem intent on believing. This book should be a must read for anyone involved in or interested in immigration issues. I can not recommend this book highly enough. If you have a brain and a heart you will be as engrossed in this book as I was and you’ll be writing the next review. I promise.
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Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing the Jobs (Most) Americans Won't Do by Gabriel Thompson
shannaingal, April 21, 2010
This book offers an insight into a world that is often misrepresented and misunderstood. The author holds no pre-conceived notions and he was surprised at what he found. As a reader, I was allowed to share his journey and make those discoveries with him. The humanity, pride and intense sense of community among these workers bring new light into the immigration debate and challenges many assumptions that most Americans seem intent on believing. This book should be a must read for anyone involved in or interested in immigration issues. I can not recommend this book highly enough. If you have a brain and a heart you will be as engrossed in this book as I was and you’ll be writing the next review. I promise.