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Why We’re Failing Our Youth – and How to Fix It
2021
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'I came away from this book enraged, enlightened and with a sense of urgency to do something' Annie Mac'Lays down a transformative path to peace' David Lammy MP'Compelling' The Sunday Times; 'Assured' Observer; 'Brilliantly written' Nikesh Shukla_________________________Demetri wants to study criminology at university to und...
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Why We’re Failing Our Youth – and How to Fix It
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- Anthony Welsh
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10 hours 57 min
2021
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Brought to you by Penguin.Read by Anthony Welsh and featuring an exclusive audio Q&A with the author.'Lays down a transformative path to peace' David Lammy MP'A devastating and beautifully-drawn tribute to the young boys that the media turns into statistics of knife crime' Candice Carty-Williams'I came away from this book enraged, enlightened and with a sense of urgency to do somethi...
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