{"product_id":"man-in-the-mirror-isbn-9780593802014","title":"Man in the Mirror","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom acclaimed journalist Anand Giridharadas, a groundbreaking feat of reporting on a tragic encounter in a New York subway car that held up a mirror to a troubled and divided nation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2023, New York was already a city under strain, racked by panic about crime, mistrust of police, and a broken system of care for homeless and mentally ill people. Then the lives of two men—Jordan Neely, a homeless man known in better days for his Michael Jackson impersonations, and Daniel Penny, an ex-Marine who had moved to the city seeking more than Long Island could offer—collided tragically in the subway. In \u003ci\u003eMan in the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning reporter and bestselling author Anand Giridharadas tells the riveting story of this deadly encounter and its aftermath, revealing through painstaking, on-the-ground reporting the depth of the rage, violence, and division that have defined 2020s America.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMan in the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e recounts Neely’s death and Penny’s prosecution through the perspectives of an unforgettable cast of characters: among them, a lawyer avenging his failed campaign for district attorney; a Michael Jackson impersonator trying to make her mentee’s death matter; a father who leads homeless outreach work even as his son languishes on the street; a city official struggling to enact a serious mental healthcare agenda under a scandal-plagued mayor. In weaving these individual experiences into a vivid, immersive narrative tapestry, Giridharadas delivers human dimension and complexity to a chapter of American history that has been so often served up as divisive clickbait.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt once panoramic in its scope and finely detailed in its emotional immediacy, \u003ci\u003eMan in the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour de force of narrative reporting and an indispensable portrait of an age.“In \u003ci\u003eMan in the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, Anand Giridharadas traces a legal battle that set safety and order for the majority against protection and care for the neediest. He writes with sympathy for both sides, recognizing despair among the advantaged and the powerless. This book’s moral complexity feels especially urgent as polarization threatens to undermine territory far beyond Giridharadas’s central narrative. This is a brave volume, profoundly researched, beautifully written, moving, and deeply felt.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Andrew Solomon, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFar From the Tree\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Noonday Demon, \u003c\/i\u003ea National Book Award Winner and Pulitzer Prize Finalist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMan in the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping American tragedy—a profoundly human story of systemic failures, unequal judicial access, and the complexity of mental health care and individual choice. Anand Giridharadas captures how when rugged individualism, neoliberalism, and populism collide, people struggle to see each other until it is too late. Giridharadas is a powerful and compassionate writer of extraordinary conviction. This is a tremendous achievement.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Min Jin Lee, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePachinko, \u003c\/i\u003ea National Book Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Anand Giridharadas has done it again—making us think in new ways about the ever-sharper divisions of modern America. \u003ci\u003eMan in the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour de force of sharp-eyed reporting, powerful narrative, and heartbreaking tragedy. Its cast of characters are riveting, their stories compelling, and the moral impact of what happened to them as inescapable as are the tangled, troublesome times in which we now live. Brilliant and spellbinding.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Robert B. Reich, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eComing Up Short\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Like the very finest works of narrative nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eMan in the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e is both riveting and deeply moving. Anand Giridharadas was on the ground from the very first days after the death of Jordan Neely and tirelessly and empathically followed the sprawling cast of characters involved through the verdict and its aftermath. In his deft hands, the tragic collision of an ex-Marine and a mentally ill homeless man on an uptown F train becomes a profound, lyrical meditation on the chasms dividing not only New York but all of America. It's hard to imagine a more timely book, or a more timeless one.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Jonathan Mahler, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gods of New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eANAND GIRIDHARADAS is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Persuaders, Winners Take All, The True American,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIndia Calling.\u003c\/i\u003e A former foreign correspondent and columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e for more than a decade, he has also written for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The Atlantic,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime,\u003c\/i\u003e and is the publisher of the newsletter \u003ci\u003eThe.Ink.\u003c\/i\u003e He is an on-air political analyst for MS NOW. He has received the Radcliffe Fellowship, the Porchlight Business Book of the Year Award, Harvard University’s Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award for Humanism in Culture, and the New York Public Library’s Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.","brand":"Knopf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532167524581,"sku":"NP9780593802014","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593802014.jpg?v=1773182913","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/man-in-the-mirror-isbn-9780593802014","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}