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Helen Thorpe

Helen Thorpe
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Helen Thorpe

Helen Thorpe was born in London, England, and grew up in Medford, New Jersey. Her journalism has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Texas Monthly, and The Texas Observer.Thorpe has worked for The New York Observer; The New Yorker, where she wrote "Talk of the Town" stories; and Texas Monthly. She is married to John Hickenlooper, the mayor of Denver. Just Like Us is her first book.

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Just Like Us will be released on May 03, 2011 in Trade Paperback
May 03, 2011
Just Like Us is now available in Trade Paperback
May 03, 2011
Just Like Us is now available in Hardcover
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Just Like Us will be released on September 22, 2009 in Hardcover
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Just Like Us will be released on September 22, 2009 in eBook
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Penn State Daily Collegian, April 5, 2012
...Author Helen Thorpe will speak about her book Just Like Us at 7 p.m. tonight at the Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St. State College Mayor Elizabeth Gorehamwill be...
Centre Daily Times, April 1, 2012
...Elle Morgan For the CDT Story Photos IF YOU GO WHAT:Presentation about “Just Like Us,” by Helen Thorpe WHEN:7 p.m. Thursday WHERE:Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College INFO: www.schlowlibrary.org Most of us did not have a say...
Denver Post, March 4, 2012
...The Fresh City Life Series continues with the Saturday Morning Book Club discussing "Just Like Us," by Helen Thorpe. The club meets the second Saturday of each month and anyone is welcome. Smiley Branch Library 4501 W. 46th Ave. Sat: The Fresh City Life...
Denver Post, January 29, 2012
...99 2. Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America, by Helen Thorpe, $16 3. The Little Book of Restorative Justice, by Howard Zehr, $4.95 4. The Little Book of Restorative Justice for People in Prison: Rebuilding the Web of...
Denver Post, January 22, 2012
...NONFICTION 1. Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America, by Helen Thorpe, $16 2. Bossypants, by Tina Fey, $15.99 3. Black Boy, by Richard Wright, $14.99 4. The Little Book of Restorative Justice, by Howard Zehr, $4.95 5...
Denver Post, January 17, 2012
...Courtesy of NCJW Helen Thorpe On Thursday, Colorado section of the National Council of Jewish Women will host An Evening with Helen Thorpe. It begins at 7 p.m. at Temple Sinai , 3509 S...
Denver Post, December 11, 2011
...95 2. Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America, by Helen Thorpe, $16 3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, $16 4. Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer, by Patrick C. Walsh and...
Steamboat Pilot & Today, February 28, 2012
...Blog about this Blog about this page on your steamboatpilot.com blog. April 5: Craig Childs May 11: Helen Thorpe Events are at 6:30 p.m. at Bud Werner Memorial Library and are free. Nicole Inglis on Twitter Keep up with Steamboat entertainment news by...
Centre Daily Times, February 25, 2012
...March 28, Forum, Elaine Langone Center, Bucknell University, Lewisburg. www.bucknell.edu. “Just Like Us” author and journalist Helen Thorpe, 7 p.m. April 5, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. 237-6238. Aron Ralston, April...
Centre Daily Times, February 17, 2012
...March 28, Forum, Elaine Langone Center, Bucknell University, Lewisburg. www.bucknell.edu. “Just Like Us” author and journalist Helen Thorpe, 7 p.m. April 5, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. 237-6238. Aron Ralston, April...
Denver Post, February 13, 2012
...eviscerating it. Democrats rushing the stage after his speech to have their pictures taken with Booker. First Lady Helen Thorpe chiding her husband for not wearing a tie to the event. Diversity, with a black keynote speaker, a Hispanic chair of...
Denver Post, February 12, 2012
...eviscerating it. Democrats rushing the stage after his speech to have their pictures taken with Booker. First Lady Helen Thorpe chiding her husband for not wearing a tie to the event. Diversity, with a black keynote speaker, a Hispanic chair of...
The Lyons Recorder, February 9, 2012
...student testimonials, or for more info, see visit her website. Best writing class I've ever taken! -- Helen Thorpe, author of Just Like Us, winner of the 2010 Colorado Book Award for nonfiction The fun and intimate work in Lisa's 8-week course lifted a...
Poten & Partners, February 6, 2012
...pieces were too much chopped up to derive any impressionof beauty," she later told Texas Monthly reporter Helen Thorpe. "It was like a miserable human being that has to be brought to the hospital." Through translators, Dikmen told her that the frescoes...