Amexica: on the frontline of the Mexican drugs trade | book extract

Amexica: on the frontline of the Mexican drugs trade | book extract
The US-Mexico border runs for nearly 2,000 miles. Last year Observer writer Ed Vulliamy travelled its entire length. In this extract from his new book, Amexica, he tells the incredible story of the town that doubles as the world’s largest transport hub for narcotics For decades as a traveller, and 10 years as a reporter, I have been repelled and compelled by the charisma of the US-Mexican border …

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Authors to Raise $2,000 for Charity with First-Edition, Autographed Copies of Book –“Buy a Book, Help a Child . . .

Authors to Raise $2,000 for Charity with First-Edition, Autographed Copies of Book –“Buy a Book, Help a Child …
Two marketing experts are helping raise funds for impoverished children overseas by offering first-edition, autographed copies of their book to the first 50 people who donate $40 to ASchoolBellRings.org. All of the funds raised by the book sales will go to help school children in countries like Nicaragua, Tanzania and India.

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Restoration [Casaubon's Book]

Restoration [Casaubon's Book]
In some ways, we may be fortunate that the house we chose falls in a middle place in time – old enough to have character and beauty and a kind of solidity, new enough that we don’t feel compelled to restore it to a past moment in time. Nor do I worry too much about the scratches the kids put in the pine floors or the authenticity of any particular improvement, although we aspire to keep the …

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