The Slave Next Door (edit title)

Timothy Gray approved LaserWraith’s request to change the title of The Slave Next Door 3 weeks ago.

LaserWraith changed the title of The Slave Next Door 3 weeks ago.

Shelfari edited the description of The Slave Next Door Saturday, August 1 2009.

• In this riveting book, authors and authorities on modern day slavery Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter expose the disturbing phenomenon of human trafficking and slavery that exists now in the United States. In The Slave Next Door we find that slaves are all around us, hidden in plain sight: the dishwasher in the kitchen of the neighborhood restaurant, the kids on the corner selling cheap trinkets, the man sweeping the floor of the local department store. In these pages we also meet some unexpected slaveholders, such as a 27-year old middle-class Texas housewife who is currently serving a life sentence for offences including slavery. Weaving together a wealth of voices--from slaves, slaveholders, and traffickers as well as from experts, counselors, law enforcement officers, rescue and support groups, and others--this book is also a call to action, telling what we, as private citizens, can do to finally bring an end to this horrific crime.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Slave Next Door Thursday, July 23 2009.

• Added a contributor: Kevin Bales: (Primary Author)