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'Obscene in the Extreme' Recalls the Fight to Ban 'Grapes of Wrath'new

Seventy years later, with The Grapes of Wrath canonized in American literature and still a must-read for students across the country, it is almost forgotten how strongly -- and even violently -- publication of Steinbeck's novel was opposed in the heartland of California.
Metro Silicon Valley  |  Geoffrey Dunn  |  09-26-2008  |  Nonfiction

All the News They Forgot to Printnew

This book examines the media's sins of omission, led by the lack of reporting on the Bush administration's slow but sure elimination of open government.
The Texas Observer  |  Molly Ivins  |  01-18-2006  |  Nonfiction

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