false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg 6215979 1 The dramatic story of the methamphetamine epidemic as it sweeps the American heartland—a timely, moving, very human account of one community’s attempt to battle its way to a brighter future. Crystal methamphetamine is widely considered to be the most dangerous drug in the world, and nowhere is that more true than in the small towns of the American heartland. Methland tells the story of Oelwein, Iowa (pop. 6,159), which, like thousands of other small towns across the country, has been left in the dust by the consolidation of the agricultural industry, a depressed local economy, and an out-migration of people. As if this weren’t enough to deal with, an incredibly cheap, longlasting, and highly addictive drug has rolled into town. Over a period of four years, journalist Nick Reding brings us into the heart of Oelwein through a cast of intimately drawn characters, including: Clay Hallburg, the town doctor, who fights meth even as he struggles with his own alcoholism; Nathan Lein, the town prosecutor, whose caseload is filled almost exclusively with meth-related crime; and Jeff Rohrick, a meth addict, still trying to kick the habit after twenty years. Tracing the connections between the lives touched by the drug and the global forces that set the stage for the epidemic, Methland offers a vital and unique perspective on a pressing contemporary tragedy. 6396615 16 6 2009 Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town total:366|5:54|4:146|3:135|2:28|1:3| 366 1318 1291 147 6215979 1596916508 9781596916500 366 147 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6215979.Methland_The_Death_and_Life_of_an_American_Small_Town 4 2 false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 08:00:37 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 18:44:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6215979 1596916508 9781596916500 366 147 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6215979.Methland_The_Death_and_Life_of_an_American_Small_Town 4 0 false Wed Dec 02 17:42:06 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 17:44:06 -0800 2009

Nick Reding puts all of the pieces together in an excellent investigative book that exposes the complex and seemingly unstoppable forces behind the epidemic, while also revealing its human cost through individual stories that ...more...]]> 6215979 1596916508 9781596916500 366 147 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6215979.Methland_The_Death_and_Life_of_an_American_Small_Town 4 1 false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 13 06:42:46 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 13 13:11:53 -0800 2009 This book is definately worth the read. I learned about the origins of meth; what makes it so popular; and that it may be impossible to stop the production and use of meth. Pharmaceutical l...more...]]> 6215979 1596916508 9781596916500 366 147 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6215979.Methland_The_Death_and_Life_of_an_American_Small_Town 4 0 false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 05:18:19 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 05:20:27 -0700 2009 INDenverTimes.

I need to start this review with this admission: I believe nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, told to me about drugs by any governmental agency. When it comes to drugs, I apply the same rule to public health officials that I apply to personal injury ...more...]]> 6215979 1596916508 9781596916500 366 147 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6215979.Methland_The_Death_and_Life_of_an_American_Small_Town 4 0 false Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 20:06:30 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 20:14:22 -0700 2009
There are quite a few fascinating tidbits - similar to the Wire, Reding writes the "g...more...]]> 6215979 1596916508 9781596916500 366 147 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6215979.Methland_The_Death_and_Life_of_an_American_Small_Town 4 0 false Wed Sep 30 13:57:46 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 14:09:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6215979 1596916508 9781596916500 366 147 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6215979.Methland_The_Death_and_Life_of_an_American_Small_Town 5 0 false Tue Sep 22 10:50:05 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 11:16:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6215979 1596916508 9781596916500 366 147 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6215979.Methland_The_Death_and_Life_of_an_American_Small_Town 5 0 false Sat Aug 08 13:48:32 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 14:22:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6215979 1596916508 9781596916500 366 147 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6215979.Methland_The_Death_and_Life_of_an_American_Small_Town 4 0 false Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 19:23:08 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 17:41:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6215979 1596916508 9781596916500 366 147 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6215979.Methland_The_Death_and_Life_of_an_American_Small_Town 4 0 false Fri Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 14:00:45 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 18:24:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6215979 1596916508 9781596916500 366 147 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6215979.Methland_The_Death_and_Life_of_an_American_Small_Town 3 3 false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 12:58:13 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 19:36:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6215979 1596916508 9781596916500 366 147 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6215979.Methland_The_Death_and_Life_of_an_American_Small_Town 5 1 false Wed Jul 08 11:16:54 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 09:41:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6215979 1596916508 9781596916500 366 147 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6215979.Methland_The_Death_and_Life_of_an_American_Small_Town 3 0 false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 13:51:20 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 13:14:22 -0700 2009
The author takes several years traveling the midwest to gather his information and write this book. H...more...]]> 6215979 1596916508 9781596916500 366 147 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6215979.Methland_The_Death_and_Life_of_an_American_Small_Town 3 0 false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 09:12:13 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 17:54:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6215979 1596916508 9781596916500 366 147 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6215979.Methland_The_Death_and_Life_of_an_American_Small_Town 4 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 12:29:12 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 03:53:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6215979 1596916508 9781596916500 366 147 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636356m/6215979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6215979.Methland_The_Death_and_Life_of_an_American_Small_Town 2 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 22:09:31 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 06:33:51 -0700 2009
Having grown up just 30 minutes from Oelwein, Iowa (the American Small Town in the subtitle), I was curious to read about the meth problem in my hometown, so to speak.

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