Books by Charlie LeDuff and Complete Book Reviews
Charlie LeDuff, Author . Penguin $24.95 (384p) ISBN 978-1-59420-002-1
At least partially drawn from LeDuff's former "Bending Elbows" column in the New York Times
's Sunday City section (available only in the five boroughs), the pieces collected here sketch various habitues of city saloons, mostly...
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Charlie LeDuff, Author . Penguin Press $25.95 (242p) ISBN 978-1-59420-106-6
Whether fighting the biggest guy at an Oakland biker club, talking race with a semipro Texas football team or riding shotgun with Detroit homicide, LeDuff's gonzo exploits in this book are nothing short of inspired. The New York Times
reporter...
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Charlie LeDuff. Penguin Press, $27.95 (304p) ISBN 978-1-59420-534-7
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist LeDuff (Work and Other Sins) delivers an edgy portrait of the decline, destruction, and possible redemption of his hometown. Returning in 2008 after 20 years away, the former New York Times staff writer finds a city
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Charlie LeDuff. Penguin Press, $27 (288p) ISBN 978-0-525-52202-7
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist LeDuff (Detroit: An American Autopsy) delivers a crackling critique of American culture using vignettes from his years traveling across the country and talking to everyday Americans for a Fox news segment called “The
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