Discussion questions for ‘Beaten Down, Worked Up’
Our September 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Steven Greenhouse's "Beaten Down, Worked Up."
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Jane Fonda on taking action to address ‘dire’ climate crisis
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‘Beaten Down, Worked Up’ is our September book club pick
Steven Greenhouse's "Beaten Down, Worked Up" traces the history of the labor movement in the United States, and considers the…
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Author Daniel Nieh answers your questions about ‘Beijing Payback’
Daniel Nieh, author of our August pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown…
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Our August 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Daniel Nieh's "Beijing Payback."
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In writing that character who would eventually become the protagonist of his debut novel, "Beijing Payback," author Daniel Nieh said…
Discussion questions for ‘Beijing Payback’
Our August 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Daniel Nieh's "Beijing Payback."
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‘Caste’ author Isabel Wilkerson on America’s race and class hierarchy
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