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Tulia: Race, Cocaine, and Corruption in a Small Texas Town

Tulia: Race, Cocaine, and Corruption in a Small Texas Town

Nate Blakeslee

—Brad Tyer, The Houston Chronicle “Nate Blakeslee tells this tawdry story in brilliant and captivating detail.... As Blakeslee superbly reports, the truth is dramatic and tragic enough.” —Cary Clack, San Antonio Express-News “If you read just ...
Fifty Years of the Texas Observer

Fifty Years of the Texas Observer

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NATE BLAKESLEE June 23, 2000 — Where the drug addicts at? Where the big houses? Where all the gold teeth? — Donnie Smith I got debts no honest man can pay. — Bruce Springsteen When you think about crack cocaine, you think of  ...
American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the ...

American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the ...

Nate Blakeslee

The enthralling story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the celebrated Yellowstone wolf, and the people who loved or feared her Before men ruled the earth, there were wolves.
The Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West

The Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West

Nate Blakeslee

As elk numbers decline and the wolf population rises, those committed to restoring an iconic landscape clash with those fighting for a vanishing way of life, hunters stalk the park fringes and O-Six’s rivals seek to bring an end to her ...
Advanced Reporting: Essential Skills for 21st Century Journalism

Advanced Reporting: Essential Skills for 21st Century Journalism

Miles Maguire

GotThat Story:NateBlakeslee, ̄ Association of Alternative Newsmedia, November4,2008, accessed December 19, 2013, at http://www.altweeklies.com/ aan/how-i- got-that-story-nate-blakeslee/Article?oid=678230. Williams, PaulN.
Bad Trip: How the War Against Drugs is Destroying America

Bad Trip: How the War Against Drugs is Destroying America

Joel J. Miller

58. Sheila McLaughlin, “Major drugs trove seized,” Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 January 2004. 59. Glenn Maffei, “Battle against drugs a frustrating task,” Beaufort Gazette, 3 February 2004. 60. Nate Blakeslee, “Drug warriors,” Austin Chronicle,  ...
Big Nate: Game On!

Big Nate: Game On!

Lincoln Peirce

Enjoy Nate and his friends’ mostly hapless sports encounters through not-always-highlight-reel moments in the all-color Big Nate: Game On. Includes poster.
Big Nate: I Can't Take It!

Big Nate: I Can't Take It!

Lincoln Peirce

Life can be stressful for Nate Wright.
Big Nate: Welcome to My World

Big Nate: Welcome to My World

Lincoln Peirce

Nate Wright’s life is just like his locker--it’s full of surprises.
Big Nate: Say Good-bye to Dork City

Big Nate: Say Good-bye to Dork City

Lincoln Peirce

Can Nate Wright get any cooler?
Battle Scars

Battle Scars

John Wilson

Cousins Walt and Nate continue to fight on opposite sides in the Civil War and Sunday, Nate's father's former slave, re-enlists with the Union army.
Big Nate Boxed Set

Big Nate Boxed Set

Lincoln Peirce

Follows eleven-year-old troublemaker Nate Wright as he navigates middle school, his social life, and his home life.
Big Nate and Friends

Big Nate and Friends

Lincoln Peirce

And don't forget Gina, the teacher's pet who gets an "A" for annoying. They're all here in this collection of cartoons, featuring highlights from Nate's most hilarious adventures. Now in full-color with poster!
Matched 4 Marriage Meant 4 Life: Solving the Mystery of ...

Matched 4 Marriage Meant 4 Life: Solving the Mystery of ...

Nate Stevens

New author Nate Stevens raises the reader's awareness to the four relational aspects of life—spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and physical.
Big Nate Out Loud

Big Nate Out Loud

Lincoln Peirce

He's a superstar of the comics pages and of the best-selling series of Big Nate books and he's a big hit with kids everywhere. This collection features daily and Sunday strips that originally appeared in newspapers.
Big Nate: Thunka, Thunka, Thunka

Big Nate: Thunka, Thunka, Thunka

Lincoln Peirce

Who knew an empty bottle could be so therapeutic? There’s only one stress-buster that’s better: reading Big Nate comics! So sit back, relax, and enjoy this latest collection, Thunka, Thunka, Thunka.
Built for Show: Four Body-Changing Workouts for Building ...

Built for Show: Four Body-Changing Workouts for Building ...

Nate Green

Unfortunately, most guys have absolutely no idea what kind of body automatically flips a girl's attraction switch. Nate Green does. Built for Show is the first fitness book to address young men on the prowl.
The Signal and the Noise: The Art and Science of Prediction

The Signal and the Noise: The Art and Science of Prediction

Nate Silver

In The Signal and the Noise, the New York Times' political forecaster and statistics guru Nate Silver explores the art of prediction, revealing how we can all build a better crystal ball.
The Short, But True Story of How I 'Nearly' Found the Hidden ...

The Short, But True Story of How I 'Nearly' Found the Hidden ...

Baire Wain

... Joseph and the Nez Perce's Final War By Nate Schweber Published February 13, 2013 [Note the publication date after the publication of TTOTC in 2010] Montana native and New York Times Journalist Nate Schweber “The Nez Perce Creek ...
Ancient Appetites

Ancient Appetites

Oisin McGann

Nate Wildenstern's brother has been killed, and the finger is pointed at him .
Protect Me

Protect Me

Lacey Black

Nate Stevens loves three things: Work, Family, Women.
Into the Fire

Into the Fire

Anne Stuart

A year ago Jamie learned that her beloved cousin, Nate, had been killed.
Nate the Great and the Monster Mess

Nate the Great and the Monster Mess

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books.
Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine

Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books.
Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden

Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

These chapter books introduce beginning readers to the detective mystery genre.
Nate the Great and the Hungry Book Club

Nate the Great and the Hungry Book Club

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

These chapter books introduce beginning readers to the detective mystery genre.
Seaside Reunion

Seaside Reunion

Irene Hannon

After surviving a devastating tragedy, combat reporter Nate Garrison returns to the only place that ever felt like home: Starfish Bay.
Calling It

Calling It

Jen Doyle

... of course, all that talk had just been Wash goading him. Not to be an ass— Wash wasn't like that and never had been. But he was one of the few people in the world who could get past Nate's walls, could get him to admit something personal.

who called from an unknown number?