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Methland by Nick Reding

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Methland

The Death and Life of an American Small Town

Nick Reding

Bloomsbury USA · Print & ebook · June 3, 2010

Reading lane: Rural Life

A New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize Winner of the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism Named a best book of the year by: the Los Angeles Times the San Francisco Chronicle the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch the Chicago Tribune the Seattle Times "A stunning look at a problem that has dire consequences for our country.”-New York Post The dramatic story of Methamphetamine as it comes to the American Heartland-a timely, moving, account of one community's attempt to confront the epidemic and see their way to a brighter future.

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Why This Clicks

Local Crisis, Wider Forces

Four years of reporting link one Iowa town’s meth crisis to forces beyond its borders.

Come here for

  • A close look at meth’s toll on one agricultural town
  • Local struggle set against global forces

Expect

  • A reported portrait of Oelwein, Iowa
  • Community effort amid a contemporary tragedy

Book Details

Authors
Nick Reding
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Published
June 3, 2010
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Rural Life · Pharma & Biotech Industry
Reading lane
Rural Life

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Sociology

  • Rural Life

About This Book

A New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize Winner of the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism Named a best book of the year by: the Los Angeles Times the San Francisco Chronicle the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch the Chicago Tribune the Seattle Times "A stunning look at a problem that has dire consequences for our country.”-New York Post The dramatic story of Methamphetamine as it comes to the American Heartland-a timely, moving, account of one communi...

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A New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize Winner of the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism Named a best book of the year by: the Los Angeles Times the San Francisco Chronicle the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch the Chicago Tribune the Seattle Times "A stunning look at a problem that has dire consequences for our country.”-New York Post The dramatic story of Methamphetamine as it comes to the American Heartland-a timely, moving, account of one community's attempt to confront the epidemic and see their way to a brighter future. The bestselling book that launched meth back into the nation's consciousness. Based on Reding's four years of reporting in the agricultural town of Oelwein, Iowa, and tracing the connections to the global forces that set the stage for the meth epidemic, Methland offers a vital perspective on a contemporary tragedy. It is a portrait of a community under siege, of the lives that meth has devastated, and of the heroes who continue to fight the war.

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