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Humane Exposures Publishing

The books of HUMANE EXPOSURES PUBLISHING take a penetrating look at society's disenfranchised, questioning how long we can ignore the broken segments of our population, and at what cost. Visually and socially compelling, they call upon educators, leaders in criminal justice, and experts in sociology and psychology to join with the general public to increase awareness, address underlying social issues, and encourage essential parenting skills, setting new courses for social reform.

HUMANE EXPOSURES
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downTown U.S.A.
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Signed and Dated by the Author $24.95 each plus $5.00 S&H

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downTown U.S.A.: A Personal Journey with the Homeless
By: Susan Madden Lankford
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Homelessness: Watch the Slideshow »

downTown U.S.A. explores the lives of the homeless in a major metropolitan city. Author and photographer Susan Madden Lankford kept a journal during her daily encounters with San Diego street people, observing how even the defeated, or seemingly so, share many of our hopes and dreams. The book, enhanced with Lankford’s powerful photographs, strives to turn public indifference to society’s most broken and vulnerable population into a humane awareness and response.
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Awards
  • USA Book News Best Books - Winner, Non-Fiction Narrative
  • Independent Publisher Book Award - Gold Medal, Multicultural Non-Fiction Adult
  • 2009 ForeWord Magazine - Book of the Year, Silver Award - Family & Relationships
  • 2009 Eric Hoffer Finalist
Maggots in My Sweet Potatoes: Women Doing Time
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MAGGOTS IN MY SWEET POTATOES: Women Doing Time
By: Susan Madden Lankford
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Incarceration: Watch the Slideshow »

Maggots in My Sweet Potatoes: Women Doing Time by Susan Madden Lankford is the first in a photojournalistic series addressing crucial social issues. Through thought-provoking photographs and interviews, the author explores the kaleidoscope of alienation, personal despair, and fragile hopes of women caught up in the state's zeal for incarceration.

Awards
  • Publishers Weekly - Best Books of the Year, Web Pick of the Week
  • ForeWord Magazine - Book of the Year, Silver Award - Social Science
  • ForeWord Magazine - Book of the Year, Bronze Award - Women's Issues
  • Independent Publisher Book Awards - Gold Medal, Women's Issues
  • 2008 DIY Book Festival - Grand Prize Best Book of the Year
  • 2009 Eric Hoffer Book Awards - Grand Prize

BORN, NOT RAISED
BORN, NOT RAISED: Kids at Risk

Juvenile Justice: Watch the Slideshow »

BORN, NOT RAISED explores the troubled psyches of youngsters serving time in juvenile hall. The book showcases a variety of creative tasks taken on by the young detainees—writing projects, artwork, elicited responses to photographs. The revealing results underscore Humane Exposures’ conviction that early education and youth development are the most effective strategies for breaking the cycle of at-risk behavior, and helping our youth thrive.


Humane Exposures Films:
"It's more expensive to do nothing"

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It's More Expensive to Do Nothing explores the dark and often disregarded world of criminal justice, the revolving door of institutionalization, the complexities of remediation, and the programs that have worked to help nonviolent ex-offenders succeed as self-sufficient members of society




Testimonials

"Lankford's leadership and work help us all to identify the emotional and psychological cycles that pass from generation to generation."
—Dave Pelzer, author of the international bestsellers: A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy
Advance Praise for
DOWNTOWN U.S.A.: A Personal Journey with the Homeless
"If a single picture is worth a thousand words, then a book of carefully crafted photographs accompanied by personal accounts can convey a tremendous story. Without preaching, this photo essay is a warning that society cannot ignore its fringe elements."
-ForeWord magazine
"Susan Lankford's DOWNTOWN U.S.A. is triumphant in restoring humanity to a subculture that we blithely label as the homeless."
-Robert Scheer, editor-in-chief, TruthDig.com
"An excellent book. With the click of her shutter, Susan Madden Lankford opens our eyes to an overlooked side of America. DOWNTOWN U.S.A. walks us through the door of the homeless into a better understanding of their plight."
-Senator Barry M. Goldwater, Jr., (R-AZ) and United States Presidential Candidate (1964)
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MAGGOTS IN MY SWEET POTATOES: Women Doing Time
"Informative, frank, relentless and disturbing, the book's strong voices and stark format are completely absorbing, raising important questions about why women end up in jail and, too often, keep coming back."
—Publisher's Weekly, Web Pick of the Week, Best Books of the Year
"What we are as adults is the product of the world we experienced as children. The way a society functions is a reflection of the childrearing practices of that society. Today, we reap what we have sown."
—Bruce Perry, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Fellow, The ChildTrauma Academy and author of The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog and BORN FOR LOVE: Why Empathy Is Essential -- and Endangered