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Paperback. Condizione: Good.     Jim Daniels, in his first book of poems, draws upon his experiences in living and working in his native Detroit to present a start, realistic picture of urban, blue-collar life.  Daniels, his brothers, his father, and his grandfather have all worked in the auto industry, and that background seeps into nearly all these poems.     The first of the book's three sections sketches out this background, then moves into a neighborhood full of people whose lives are so linked to the ups and downs of the auto industry that they have to struggle to find their own lives; in "Still Lives in Detroit, #2," Daniels writes, "There's a man in this picture.  / No one can find him."  The second section contains the "Digger" poems, a series on the lives of a Detroit auto worker and his family which tries to capture the effects of the work on life outside the factory.  Here, we listen to Digger think, dream, wander on psychological journeys while he moves through his routines, shoveling the snow, mowing the lawn, and so forth.  In section three, the poems move into the workplace, whether that be a liquor store, a hamburger joint, or a factory.     These poems, sometimes dark, sometimes humorous, concentrate on the efforts of workers to rise above the often depressing work of blue-collar or minimum-wage jobs, to salvage some pride and dignity.  The poems in this book try to give a voice to those who are often shut out of poetry.  They are important.  These lives are important, and the poems, more than anything, say that.…

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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Jim Daniels has published nine collections of poetry, as well as screenplays and short fiction. His poems have appeared in the Pushcart Prize and the Best American Poetry anthologies. Daniels lives in Pittsburgh, where he directs the Creative Writing Program at Carnegie Mellon University. Revolt of the Crash-Test Dummies is the real stuff: honest, very well made, engaging, and loaded with irony and humor.…

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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. American Poetry: The Next Generation is an anthology of the following poets, all born since 1960, who have published at least one book with a trade, university, or independent publisher: Rick Agran, Elizabeth Alexander, Sherman Alexie, Rick Alley, Alice Anderson, Daniel Anderson, Talvikki Ansel, Aaron Anstett, Craig Arnold, David Baratier, David Barber, Paul Beatty, Joshua Beckman, Erin Belieu, Molly Bendall, Dina Ben-Lev, Jacqueline Berger, Carole Bernstein, Mark Bibbins, David Biespiel, Richard Blanco, Joe Bolton, Gaylord Brewer, Joel Brouwer, Stephanie Brown, Lisa Buscani, Anthony Butts, Rafael Campo, Nick Carbo, Kenneth Carroll, Keith Cartwright, Hayan Charara, Lisa D. Chavez, Justin Chin, A. V. Christie, Joshua Clover, Lisa Coffman, Nicole Cooley, Lesley Dauer, Christopher Davis, Olena Kalytiak Davis, Connie Deanovich, Mark DeCarteret, Juan Delgado, Tom Devaney, Elizabeth Dodd, Sean Thomas Dougherty, Denise Duhamel, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Heid E. Erdrich, Sascha Feinstein, Lisa Fishman, Nick Flynn, Ruth Forman, Kenny Fries, Joanna Fuhrman, Suzanne Gardinier, Steve Gehrke, Timothy Geiger, Lisa Glatt, Douglas Goetsch, Rigoberto Gonzalez, Debra Gregerman, Maurice Kilwein Guevara, Beth Gylys, James Harms, Terrance Hayes, Brian Henry, Bob Hicok, Mary Crockett Hill, Ellen Hinsey, Christine Hume, Austin Hummell, Bruce Jackson, J. L. Jacobs, Jonathan Johnson, Judy Jordan, Allison Joseph, Julia Kasdorf, Laura Kasischke, David Keplinger, Ger Killeen, James Kimbrell, Gerry LaFemina, Lance Larsen, Dana Levin, Kate Light, Fatima Lim-Wilson, Beth Lisick, Timothy Liu, M. Loncar, Joel Long, Peter Markus, David Marlatt, Valerie Martinez, Khaled Mattawa, Ellyn Maybe, Shara McCallum, Jeffrey McDaniel, Campbell McGrath, Leslie Anne Mcilroy, Paula McLain, Mark McMorris, Constance Meritt, Malena Morling, Julie Moulds, Rick Mulkey, Maggie Nelson, Rick Noguchi, Jennifer O'Grady, Joe Osterhaus, Frankie Paino, Alan Michael Parker, G. E. Patterson, V. Penelope Pelizzon, Tracy Philpot, D. A. Powell, Kevin Powell, Rohan B. Preston, Kevin Prufer, Charles Rafferty, Heather Ramsdell, Claudia Rankine, Joanna Rawson, Lee Ann Roripaugh, Catie Rosemurgy, Sarah Rosenblatt, Sarah Ruden, John Rybicki, Mary Ann Samyn, Margot Schilpp, Ruth L. Schwartz, Lisa Sewell, Patty Seyburn, Brenda Shaughnessy, Reginald Shepherd, Martha Silano, Rose Solari, Angela Sorby, Philip Stephens, Adrienne Su, Virgil Suarez, Larissa Szporluk, Richard Tayson, J. Tarin Towers, Ann Townsend, Pimone Triplett, Sam Truitt, Alpay Ulku, Reetika Vazirani, Anthony R. Vigil, Karen Volkman, David Scott Ward, Thom Ward, Joe Wenderoth, Rachel Wetzsteon, Susan M. Whitmore, Crystal Williams, Lisa Williams, Greg Williamson, Steve Wilson, Christian Wiman, Suzanne Wise, Mark Wunderlich, M. Wyrebek, Kevin Young, Katayoon Zandvakili. …

Paperback. Condizione: Good. American Poetry: The Next Generation is an anthology of the following poets, all born since 1960, who have published at least one book with a trade, university, or independent publisher: Rick Agran, Elizabeth Alexander, Sherman Alexie, Rick Alley, Alice Anderson, Daniel Anderson, Talvikki Ansel, Aaron Anstett, Craig Arnold, David Baratier, David Barber, Paul Beatty, Joshua Beckman, Erin Belieu, Molly Bendall, Dina Ben-Lev, Jacqueline Berger, Carole Bernstein, Mark Bibbins, David Biespiel, Richard Blanco, Joe Bolton, Gaylord Brewer, Joel Brouwer, Stephanie Brown, Lisa Buscani, Anthony Butts, Rafael Campo, Nick Carbo, Kenneth Carroll, Keith Cartwright, Hayan Charara, Lisa D. Chavez, Justin Chin, A. V. Christie, Joshua Clover, Lisa Coffman, Nicole Cooley, Lesley Dauer, Christopher Davis, Olena Kalytiak Davis, Connie Deanovich, Mark DeCarteret, Juan Delgado, Tom Devaney, Elizabeth Dodd, Sean Thomas Dougherty, Denise Duhamel, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Heid E. Erdrich, Sascha Feinstein, Lisa Fishman, Nick Flynn, Ruth Forman, Kenny Fries, Joanna Fuhrman, Suzanne Gardinier, Steve Gehrke, Timothy Geiger, Lisa Glatt, Douglas Goetsch, Rigoberto Gonzalez, Debra Gregerman, Maurice Kilwein Guevara, Beth Gylys, James Harms, Terrance Hayes, Brian Henry, Bob Hicok, Mary Crockett Hill, Ellen Hinsey, Christine Hume, Austin Hummell, Bruce Jackson, J. L. Jacobs, Jonathan Johnson, Judy Jordan, Allison Joseph, Julia Kasdorf, Laura Kasischke, David Keplinger, Ger Killeen, James Kimbrell, Gerry LaFemina, Lance Larsen, Dana Levin, Kate Light, Fatima Lim-Wilson, Beth Lisick, Timothy Liu, M. Loncar, Joel Long, Peter Markus, David Marlatt, Valerie Martinez, Khaled Mattawa, Ellyn Maybe, Shara McCallum, Jeffrey McDaniel, Campbell McGrath, Leslie Anne Mcilroy, Paula McLain, Mark McMorris, Constance Meritt, Malena Morling, Julie Moulds, Rick Mulkey, Maggie Nelson, Rick Noguchi, Jennifer O'Grady, Joe Osterhaus, Frankie Paino, Alan Michael Parker, G. E. Patterson, V. Penelope Pelizzon, Tracy Philpot, D. A. Powell, Kevin Powell, Rohan B. Preston, Kevin Prufer, Charles Rafferty, Heather Ramsdell, Claudia Rankine, Joanna Rawson, Lee Ann Roripaugh, Catie Rosemurgy, Sarah Rosenblatt, Sarah Ruden, John Rybicki, Mary Ann Samyn, Margot Schilpp, Ruth L. Schwartz, Lisa Sewell, Patty Seyburn, Brenda Shaughnessy, Reginald Shepherd, Martha Silano, Rose Solari, Angela Sorby, Philip Stephens, Adrienne Su, Virgil Suarez, Larissa Szporluk, Richard Tayson, J. Tarin Towers, Ann Townsend, Pimone Triplett, Sam Truitt, Alpay Ulku, Reetika Vazirani, Anthony R. Vigil, Karen Volkman, David Scott Ward, Thom Ward, Joe Wenderoth, Rachel Wetzsteon, Susan M. Whitmore, Crystal Williams, Lisa Williams, Greg Williamson, Steve Wilson, Christian Wiman, Suzanne Wise, Mark Wunderlich, M. Wyrebek, Kevin Young, Katayoon Zandvakili.…

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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Fruit to Harvest is a cultural anthology written by a diverse group of gospel workers who live with and love Muslims. You will join a global mission conversation at the forefront of gospel advance--the world of Islam. Like its predecessor (From Seed to Fruit), this book is the result of a global consultation sponsored by the Vision 5:9 Network.This volume is a storehouse of missiology that offers: Reflections from 47 writers hailing from 21 different countries Fresh case studies from the field of Muslim ministry Strategies for overcoming barriers to reaching Muslims Insights from hundreds of testimonies taken from field workers in 30 different agencies working across the Muslim worldFruit to Harvest is a cultural anthology written by a diverse group of gospel workers who live with and love Muslims. You will join a global mission conversation at the forefront of gospel advance--the world of Islam. Like its predecessor (From Seed to Fruit), this book is the result of a global consultation sponsored by the Vision 5:9 Network.This volume is a storehouse of missiology that offers: Reflections from 47 writers hailing from 21 different countries Fresh case studies from the field of Muslim ministry Strategies for overcoming barriers to reaching Muslims Insights from hundreds of testimonies taken from field workers in 30 different agencies working across the Muslim world.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Fruit to Harvest is a cultural anthology written by a diverse group of gospel workers who live with and love Muslims. You will join a global mission conversation at the forefront of gospel advance--the world of Islam. Like its predecessor (From Seed to Fruit), this book is the result of a global consultation sponsored by the Vision 5:9 Network.This volume is a storehouse of missiology that offers: Reflections from 47 writers hailing from 21 different countries Fresh case studies from the field of Muslim ministry Strategies for overcoming barriers to reaching Muslims Insights from hundreds of testimonies taken from field workers in 30 different agencies working across the Muslim worldFruit to Harvest is a cultural anthology written by a diverse group of gospel workers who live with and love Muslims. You will join a global mission conversation at the forefront of gospel advance--the world of Islam. Like its predecessor (From Seed to Fruit), this book is the result of a global consultation sponsored by the Vision 5:9 Network.This volume is a storehouse of missiology that offers: Reflections from 47 writers hailing from 21 different countries Fresh case studies from the field of Muslim ministry Strategies for overcoming barriers to reaching Muslims Insights from hundreds of testimonies taken from field workers in 30 different agencies working across the Muslim world.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 1. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condizione: Good.     Jim Daniels, in his first book of poems, draws upon his experiences in living and working in his native Detroit to present a start, realistic picture of urban, blue-collar life.  Daniels, his brothers, his father, and his grandfather have all worked in the auto industry, and that background seeps into nearly all these poems.     The first of the book's three sections sketches out this background, then moves into a neighborhood full of people whose lives are so linked to the ups and downs of the auto industry that they have to struggle to find their own lives; in "Still Lives in Detroit, #2," Daniels writes, "There's a man in this picture.  / No one can find him."  The second section contains the "Digger" poems, a series on the lives of a Detroit auto worker and his family which tries to capture the effects of the work on life outside the factory.  Here, we listen to Digger think, dream, wander on psychological journeys while he moves through his routines, shoveling the snow, mowing the lawn, and so forth.  In section three, the poems move into the workplace, whether that be a liquor store, a hamburger joint, or a factory.     These poems, sometimes dark, sometimes humorous, concentrate on the efforts of workers to rise above the often depressing work of blue-collar or minimum-wage jobs, to salvage some pride and dignity.  The poems in this book try to give a voice to those who are often shut out of poetry.  They are important.  These lives are important, and the poems, more than anything, say that.…

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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Jim Daniels has published nine collections of poetry, as well as screenplays and short fiction. His poems have appeared in the Pushcart Prize and the Best American Poetry anthologies. Daniels lives in Pittsburgh, where he directs the Creative Writing Program at Carnegie Mellon University. Revolt of the Crash-Test Dummies is the real stuff: honest, very well made, engaging, and loaded with irony and humor.…

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Condizione: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.