The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 9780374533403
ISBN-13 : 0374533407
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Book Synopsis The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by : Anne Fadiman

Download or read book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down written by Anne Fadiman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, this brilliantly reported and beautifully crafted book explores the clash between a medical center in California and a Laotian refugee family over their care of a child.


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