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NewYorkerwriterWilliamFinneganspenttimewithfamiliesinfourcommunitiesacrossAmericaandbecameanintimateobserverofthelivesherevealsinthesebeautifullyrenderedportraits:afifteen-year-olddrugdealerinblightedNewHaven,Connecticut;asleepyTexastowntransformedbycrack;MexicanAmericanteenagersinWashingtonState,unabletorelatetotheirimmigrantparentsandtryingtofindanidentityingangs;joblessyoungwhitesupremacistsinadownwardlymobileL.A.suburb.Important,powerful,andcompassionate,ColdNewWorldgivesusanunforgettablelookintoapresentthatpresagesourfuture.ANewYorkTimesNotableBookoftheYearALosAngelesTimesBestNonfictionof1998selectionOneoftheVoiceLiterarySupplement'sTwenty-fiveFavoriteBooksof1998