{"product_id":"a-d-new-orleans-after-the-deluge-paperback","title":"A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosh Neufeld\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterful portrait of a city under siege that depicts seven extraordinary true stories of survival in the days leading up to and following Hurricane Katrina.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere we meet Denise, a counselor and social worker, and a sixth-generation New Orleanian; \"The Doctor,\" a proud fixture of the French Quarter; Abbas and Darnell, two friends who face the storm from Abbas' s family-run market; Kwame, a pastor's son just entering his senior year of high school; and the young couple Leo and Michelle, who both grew up in the city. Each is forced to confront the same wrenching decision--whether to stay or to flee. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs beautiful as it is poignant, \u003ci\u003eA.D. \u003c\/i\u003epresents a city in chaos and shines a bright, profoundly human light on the tragedies and triumphs that took place within it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOSH NEUFELD \u003c\/b\u003eis a comics journalist known for his graphic narratives of political and social upheaval, told through the voices of witnesses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eA.D. \u003c\/i\u003ederives from Neufeld's own experiences as an American Red Cross volunteer in Mississippi for several weeks shortly after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005. The blog entries he kept about that experience turned into a self-published book, \u003ci\u003eKatrina Came Calling\u003c\/i\u003e, which in turn led to \u003ci\u003eA.D.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Neufeld has been a Knight-Wallace Fellow in Journalism, an Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artist, and is a Xeric Award-winner. He illustrated the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media\u003c\/i\u003e (W.W. Norton, 2011). He was a longtime artist for Harvey Pekar's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Splendor\u003c\/i\u003e. His works of comics journalism have been published by \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe, Foreign Policy \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003ci\u003e, Al Jazeera America, The Nib, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. Neufeld's books have been translated into French, Italian, German, Dutch, and Korean. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Neufeld has spoken about \u003ci\u003eA.D.\u003c\/i\u003e and Hurricane Katrina at numerous universities, trade conventions, cultural centers, libraries, and museums. As part of the U.S. Department of State's Speaker and Specialist program, Neufeld has traveled abroad as a cultural ambassador, and has conducted workshops with professional and amateur cartoonists in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Neufeld lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, the writer Sari Wilson, and their daughter.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.96 x 7.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755638554912,"sku":"9780375714887","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f7aadb66366d6e966dcfc527ddfd6b90.webp?v=1780064375","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-d-new-orleans-after-the-deluge-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}