Detroit: An American Autopsy By Charlie LeDuff

"Detroit can no longer be ignored, because what happened here is happening out there," says Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Charlie LeDuff. His bestselling book, "Detroit: An American Autopsy," details his quest to uncover what destroyed his hometown, but also to show that there are people who still care enough to make a difference.

You will be outraged at how the city treats its firefighters. During my interview with Charlie I said, "It's almost immoral." He corrected me and said, "It is immoral."

If someone tried writing a novel about the downfall of Detroit using the stories Charlie used, no one would buy it, saying it wasn't credible because it goes too far. That's the thing. It's all true -- from the firebombing of his mom's flower shop to the man who was found frozen to death in the basement of an abandoned building to the firemen who got in trouble for taking a screen door from a condemned house because the city wouldn't provide their fire station with a screen door.

You can listen to my chat with Charlie LeDuff here.

Note: I received a free copy of the book from the publisher.

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