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, New York. ''Show Me a Hero'' received positive reviews. ''

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'' wrote that it was a "vivid slice of urban politics, racial tension and the difficulties inherent in realizing the American dream." ''

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'' declared it a "riveting policy chronicle and cautionary tale that illustrates the urgency of rethinking our public housing policy." ''

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'' praised Belkin for maintaining a reportorial objectivity. ''Show Me a Hero'' served as the basis for the 2015 HBO

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. Her first book, ''First, Do No Harm: The Dramatic Story of Real Doctors and Patients Making Impossible Choices at a Big-City Hospital'', was a ''New York Times'' 1993 Notable Book of the Year. Belkin has worked as a journalist for

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''. She hosted a radio show on XM, an outgrowth of her "Life's Work" column. She is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia's School of Journalism.

Books

* ''First, Do No Harm: The Dramatic Story of Real Doctors and Patients Making Impossible Choices at a Big-City Hospital'' (1993) * ''Show Me a Hero: A Tale of Murder, Suicide, Race, and Redemption'' (1999) * ''Life's Work: Confessions of an Unbalanced Mom'' (2002) * ''Tales From the Times'' (2004), editor * ''Genealogy of a Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night'' (2023)

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