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Immokalee's Fields of Hope

Author : Carlene A. Thissen
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595769276
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (957 download)

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Download or read book Immokalee's Fields of Hope written by Carlene A. Thissen and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-05-27 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immokalee's Fields of Hope is a story of Mexican, Haitian, and Guatemalan immigrants told by a businesswoman who regained her soul through volunteering with children. With compassion and understanding, Carlene Thissen shares the personal stories the immigrants told her, framed with the political and social histories of their countries. Beginning with family memories of her own German and Irish grandparents, she captures the struggles, hopes, and dreams of people who just want to work and make a better life. Carlene offers the opportunity to stretch out and truly visualize the plights of the people being described and their motivation for coming to America. They left horrible poverty, violence, and persecution and risked everything they had to come to Immokalee in Southwest Florida as word spread across our borders that, "There is work in Immokalee." More than just the vivid story of the immigrants, Carlene explains the frustrations and fears of the rural community that struggled to absorb them and the dedicated people who came to help. The immigrants' dreams of a better life and the Carlene's own journey back to the garden all began in Immokalee's Fields of Hope.

Tomatoland

Author : Barry Estabrook
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1449408419
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (494 download)

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Download or read book Tomatoland written by Barry Estabrook and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2012 IACP Award Winner in the Food Matters category Supermarket produce sections bulging with a year-round supply of perfectly round, bright red-orange tomatoes have become all but a national birthright. But in Tomatoland, which is based on his James Beard Award-winning article, "The Price of Tomatoes," investigative food journalist Barry Estabrook reveals the huge human and environmental cost of the $5 billion fresh tomato industry. Fields are sprayed with more than one hundred different herbicides and pesticides. Tomatoes are picked hard and green and artificially gassed until their skins acquire a marketable hue. Modern plant breeding has tripled yields, but has also produced fruits with dramatically reduced amounts of calcium, vitamin A, and vitamin C, and tomatoes that have fourteen times more sodium than the tomatoes our parents enjoyed. The relentless drive for low costs has fostered a thriving modern-day slave trade in the United States. How have we come to this point? Estabrook traces the supermarket tomato from its birthplace in the deserts of Peru to the impoverished town of Immokalee, Florida, a.k.a. the tomato capital of the United States. He visits the laboratories of seedsmen trying to develop varieties that can withstand the rigors of agribusiness and still taste like a garden tomato, and then moves on to commercial growers who operate on tens of thousands of acres, and eventually to a hillside field in Pennsylvania, where he meets an obsessed farmer who produces delectable tomatoes for the nation's top restaurants. Throughout Tomatoland, Estabrook presents a who's who cast of characters in the tomato industry: the avuncular octogenarian whose conglomerate grows one out of every eight tomatoes eaten in the United States; the ex-Marine who heads the group that dictates the size, color, and shape of every tomato shipped out of Florida; the U.S. attorney who has doggedly prosecuted human traffickers for the past decade; and the Guatemalan peasant who came north to earn money for his parents' medical bills and found himself enslaved for two years. Tomatoland reads like a suspenseful whodunit as well as an expose of today's agribusiness systems and the price we pay as a society when we take taste and thought out of our food purchases.

The SAGE Handbook of Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery

Author : Jennifer Bryson Clark
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1526450445
Total Pages : 651 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book The SAGE Handbook of Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery written by Jennifer Bryson Clark and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2018-12-10 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of people around the world are forced to work without pay and under threat of violence. These individuals can be found working in brothels, factories, mines, farm fields, restaurants, construction sites and private homes: many have been tricked by human traffickers and lured by false promises of good jobs or education, some are forced to work at gunpoint, while others are trapped by phony debts from unscrupulous moneylenders. The SAGE Handbook of Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and global look at the diverse issues surrounding human trafficking and slavery in the post-1945 environment. Covering everything from history, literature and politics to economics, international law and geography, this Handbook is essential reading for academics and researchers, as well as for policy-makers and non-governmental organisations

Harvesting Hope

Author : Kathleen Krull
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0152014373
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Harvesting Hope written by Kathleen Krull and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.

The Next Supper

Author : Corey Mintz
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1541758420
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (417 download)

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Download or read book The Next Supper written by Corey Mintz and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A searing expose of the restaurant industry, and a path to a better, safer, happier meal. In the years before the pandemic, the restaurant business was booming. Americans spent more than half of their annual food budgets dining out. In a generation, chefs had gone from behind-the-scenes laborers to TV stars. The arrival of Uber Eats, DoorDash, and other meal delivery apps was overtaking home cooking. Beneath all that growth lurked serious problems. Many of the best restaurants in the world employed unpaid cooks. Meal delivery apps were putting restaurants out of business. And all that dining out meant dramatically less healthy diets. The industry may have been booming, but it also desperately needed to change. Then, along came COVID-19. From the farm to the street-side patio, from the sweaty kitchen to the swarm of delivery vehicles buzzing about our cities, everything about the restaurant business is changing, for better or worse. The Next Supper tells this story and offers clear and essential advice for what and how to eat to ensure the well-being of cooks and waitstaff, not to mention our bodies and the environment. The Next Supper reminds us that breaking bread is an essential human activity and charts a path to preserving the joy of eating out in a turbulent era.

Books In Print 2004-2005

Author : Ed Bowker Staff
Publisher : R. R. Bowker
ISBN 13 : 9780835246422
Total Pages : 3274 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Books In Print 2004-2005 written by Ed Bowker Staff and published by R. R. Bowker. This book was released on 2004 with total page 3274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Bone to Pick

Author : Mark Bittman
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 0804186553
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book A Bone to Pick written by Mark Bittman and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since his New York Times op-ed column debuted in 2011, Mark Bittman has emerged as one of our most impassioned and opinionated observers of the food landscape. The Times’ only dedicated opinion columnist covering the food beat, Bittman routinely makes readers think twice about how the food we eat is produced, distributed, and cooked, and shines a bright light on the profound impact that diet—both good and bad—can have on our health and that of the planet. In A Bone to Pick, Mark’s most memorable and thought-provoking columns are compiled into a single volume for the first time. As abundant and safe as the American food supply appears to be, the state of our health reveals the presence of staggering deficiencies in both the system that produces food and the forces that regulate it. Bittman leaves no issue unexamined; agricultural practices, government legislation, fad diets, and corporate greed all come under scrutiny and show that the issues governing what ends up in our market basket and on our tables are both complex and often deliberately confusing. Unabashedly opinionated and invariably thought provoking, Bittman’s columns have helped readers decipher arcane policy, unpack scientific studies, and deflate affronts to common sense when it comes to determining what “eating well” truly means. As urgent as the situation is, Mark contends that we can be optimistic about the future of our food and its impact on our health, as slow-food movements, better school-lunch programs, and even “healthy fast food” become part of the norm. At once inspiring, enraging, and enlightening, A Bone to Pick is an essential resource for every reader eager to understand not only the complexities inherent in the American food system, but also the many opportunities that exist to improve it.

I Am Not a Tractor!

Author : Susan L. Marquis
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501714309
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book I Am Not a Tractor! written by Susan L. Marquis and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I Am Not a Tractor! celebrates the courage, vision, and creativity of the farmworkers and community leaders who have transformed one of the worst agricultural situations in the United States into one of the best. Susan L. Marquis highlights past abuses workers suffered in Florida’s tomato fields: toxic pesticide exposure, beatings, sexual assault, rampant wage theft, and even, astonishingly, modern-day slavery. Marquis unveils how, even without new legislation, regulation, or government participation, these farmworkers have dramatically improved their work conditions. Marquis credits this success to the immigrants from Mexico, Haiti, and Guatemala who formed the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a neuroscience major who takes great pride in the watermelon crew he runs, a leading farmer/grower who was once homeless, and a retired New York State judge who volunteered to stuff envelopes and ended up building a groundbreaking institution. Through the Fair Food Program that they have developed, fought for, and implemented, these people have changed the lives of more than thirty thousand field workers. I Am Not a Tractor! offers a range of solutions to a problem that is rooted in our nation’s slave history and that is worsened by ongoing conflict over immigration.

Called from Silence

Author : Carlene A. Thissen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781440118777
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (187 download)

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Download or read book Called from Silence written by Carlene A. Thissen and published by . This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I am very impressed with how you have made this come alive, and how you weave together the actual events with reflection on religion, spirituality, the Church, changes in society, etc. It is quite marvelous." -Jim Sanders You never met him, yet you wrote as if you had. I feel you were inspired by the Holy Spirit as you listened to the people he loved and served, with an open heart and mind. You have truly captured his spirit. Yolanda Wohl Richard Sanders never set out to become a priest to migrant farm workers. He never thought he would die young and be remembered as The Soul of Immokalee. All he really wanted to do was spend his life in silent contemplation. What drew him into a Trappist monastery in 1957 when he was just twenty years old? What kept him there during the most turbulent decade in modern history? What finally called him out, and what kept him from returning, the only thing that might have saved his life? Called from Silence is a compelling look at modern history and the forces that changed a nation, a Church and a man. Many people believe he was a saint, and some say they saw Jesus in him. Torn from seclusion by the unrelenting cry of the poor, Father Sanders inspired his people to change their worlds. It is a story of faith, and how, in many ways, we can all be like Jesus.

Fields of Resistance

Author : Silvia Giagnoni
Publisher : Haymarket Books
ISBN 13 : 1608460932
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Fields of Resistance written by Silvia Giagnoni and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A firsthand account of the modern-day slavery faced by migrant laborers and their inspiring struggle against inhuman conditions.

Aviation Week & Space Technology

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Aviation Week & Space Technology written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes a mid-December issue called Buyer guide edition.

Aviation

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Aviation written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nobodies

Author : John Bowe
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812971841
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Nobodies written by John Bowe and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2008-08-12 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Americans are shocked to discover that slavery still exists in the United States. Yet 145 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, the CIA estimates that 14,500 to17,000 foreigners are “trafficked” annually into the United States, threatened with violence, and forced to work against their will. Modern people unanimously agree that slavery is abhorrent. How, then, can it be making a reappearance on American soil? Award-winning journalist John Bowe examines how outsourcing, subcontracting, immigration fraud, and the relentless pursuit of “everyday low prices” have created an opportunity for modern slavery to regain a toehold in the American economy. Bowe uses thorough and often dangerous research, exclusive interviews, eyewitness accounts, and rigorous economic analysis to examine three illegal workplaces where employees are literally or virtually enslaved. From rural Florida to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to the U.S. commonwealth of Saipan in the Western Pacific, he documents coercive and forced labor situations that benefit us all, as consumers and stockholders, fattening the profits of dozens of American food and clothing chains, including Wal-Mart, Kroger, McDonald’s, Burger King, PepsiCo, Del Monte, Gap, Target, JCPenney, J. Crew, Polo Ralph Lauren, and others. In this eye-opening book, set against the everyday American landscape of shopping malls, outlet stores, and Happy Meals, Bowe reveals how humankind’s darker urges remain alive and well, lingering in the background of every transaction–and what we can do to overcome them. Praise for Nobodies: “Investigative, immersion reporting at its best . . . Bowe is a master storyteller whose work is finely tuned and fearless.” –USA Today “A brilliant and readable tour of the modern heart of darkness, Nobodies takes a long, hard look at what our democracy is becoming.” –Thomas Frank, author of What’s the Matter with Kansas? “Bowe dramatizes in gripping detail these stolen lives.” –O: The Oprah Magazine “The vividness of Bowe’s local stories might make you think twice before reaching for that cheap fruit or pair of discount socks.” –Condé Nast Portfolio NAMED ONE OF THE TWENTY BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE VILLAGE VOICE

Flight Information Manual

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Flight Information Manual written by and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Immigration and Ethnic History Newsletter

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Immigration and Ethnic History Newsletter written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Congressional Record

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1462 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 1462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nutrition and Human Needs

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Nutrition and Human Needs written by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: