I Can't Breathe

Marries the best instincts of explanatory narrative journalism with uncompromising moral clarity … a vital account of police violence. Taibbi, through thorough reporting and captivating writing, captures the totality of an American tragedy * Wesley Lowery, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of THEY CAN’T KILL US ALL: THE STORY OF BLACK LIVES MATTER *
[A] brilliant work of narrative nonfiction … a necessary and riveting work * Booklist (STARRED REVIEW) *
The narrative unfolds like an episode of The Wire. … Heartbreaking and compulsively readable * Washington Post *
One of the most important voices in contemporary American journalism * Independent *
[A] searing exposé … what emerges from the author’s superb reporting and vivid writing is a tragically revealing look at a broken criminal justice system * Kirkus Review (STARRED REVIEW) *
Richly reported and evocative … The result here is a vivid folk history that should prove useful to anyone who seeks to understand the world Eric Garner inhabited – Jill Leovy, bestselling author of GHETTOSIDE
Matt Taibbi is one of the few journalists in America who speaks truth to power * Bernie Sanders *
A complex and textured examination of the complicated personalities, flawed legal system, and politics revolving around the police killing of 43-year-old Eric Garner, whose final words became a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement. * Boston Globe (listed in ‘Must Read Books for the Fall’) *
Matt Taibbi is the best polemic journalist in America * Felix Salmon *
Matt Taibbi is [Hunter S.] Thompson’s heir… * Seattle Post-Intelligencer *

Matt Taibbi, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Divide, Griftopia, and The Great Derangement, is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone and winner of the 2007 National Magazine Award for Columns and Commentary.

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