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HarperCollinsPublishers New York November 2002 xii, [4], 252 p.; 23.5 cm. (9.25 inches). Dark green cloth spine, with silver-stamped spine title, light green paper over boards. Glossy, black and white illustrated dust jacket. Includes Appendixes: A. The Medford Declaration. B. Organizations. Notes "'Once in a while a book comes along that stops us in our tracks and forever changes our vision. Growing Up Empty is such a book. A deft blend of tough investigative reporting and deep compassion, it combines the politics of hunger in America with the heart-breaking stories of its victims. We watch hunger ebb as social programs expand and explode when they are contracted. But what sets this book apart is that, in the end, we come to know the victims of these policies the way Loretta Schwartz-Nobel came to know them - as if they are our sisters and brothers and children. This is an unforgettable exploration of public policy, its failures and its victims'” [Review on the back section by William Raspberry, syndicated columnist The Washington Post ]
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