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life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity

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Behind the beautiful forevers

life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity

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  • 16 Have read
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Urban poor, New York Times bestseller, Creative nonfiction, nyt:hardcover_political_books=2012-02-25, Poor, Slums, Economic conditions, Social conditions, Poverty, Social classes, Fattiga, Armut, NEW LIST 20120331, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, HISTORY, India, Economic history, Nonfiction, History, Sociology, Large type books, Poor, india, Mumbai (india), India, social conditions, New York Times reviewed
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Table of Contents

Prologue: between roses
Undercitizens
Annawadi
Asha
Sunil
Manju
The business of burning
Ghost house
A hole she called a window
A come-apart
The master
Market city
Marquee effect
Parrots, caught and sold
Proper sleep
Up and out
Nine nights of dance
Something shining á
The trial
Ice
Black and white
A school, a hospital, a cricket field.

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305.5/690954792
Library of Congress
HV4140.M86 B66 2011, HV4140.M86 B66 2012, HV4140.M86 B66 2012eb, HV4140.M86B66 2011

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OL25094126M
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ISBN 13
9781400067558, 9780679645504
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2011019555
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693809650

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