Pick it up. Put it down. Pick it back up. It's not going anywhere.
Now available in hardcover
Almost four decades after it happened, the story of the MOVE disaster in West Philadelphia still provokes debate and outrage. Eleven people were killed and more than 200 people were displaced when their neighborhood was allowed to burn to the ground. Now, Liveshot is available in a case laminate hard cover edition, along with softcover and ebook.
“Kranz writes with an immediacy and impact only possible by someone on the ground when the bullets began to fly. A great read.”
Amazon reader
“Highly recommended.”
Rob Feldman, former producer, WCAU-TV
“Personal cellular phones didn’t exist. There was no computerized newsroom. The internet was not a daily part of our lives.”
Tom Kranz, Preface to Liveshot
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