Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By...
Barbara EhrenreichWhen one is charged a little bit at a time until the expense grows beyond expectations, that is called being "nickel and dimed." In 2001's Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, essayist and social critic Barbara ...
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the Am...
Matthew DesmondNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • One of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic “has set a new standard for reporting on poverty” (Barbara Ehrenreich, The New York Times Book Revie...
$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing...
Kathryn J. EdinA New York Times Notable Book of 2015 "A remarkable book that could very well change the way we think about poverty in the United States." —New York Times Book Review"Devastating … A powerful story of the collision...
Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hop...
Nicholas D. KristofNew York TimesBest Seller \r\nWith stark poignancy and political dispassion Tightropeaddresses the crisis in working-class America while focusing on solutions to mend a half century of governmental failure. This must-...
The American Way of Poverty: How the ...
Sasha AbramskyA New York Times Notable Book of the YearFifty years after Michael Harrington published his groundbreaking book The Other America, in which he chronicled the lives of people excluded from the Age of Affluence, poverty in America is ba...
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking ...
Abhijit BanerjeeWhy do the poor borrow to save? Why do they miss out on free life-saving immunizations, but pay for unnecessary drugs? In Poor Economics, Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo, two practical visionaries working toward ending world pove...
Nickel and Dimed (20th Anniversary Ed...
Barbara EhrenreichThe New York Times bestselling work of undercover reportage from our sharpest and most original social critic, with a new foreword by Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-...
Automating Inequality: How High-Tech ...
Virginia EubanksWINNER: The 2019 Lillian Smith Book Award,2018 McGannon Center Book Prize, and shortlisted for the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice Astra Taylor, author of The People's Platform: "The single most important...
"Nickel and Dimedfor the Amazon age," (Salon) the bitingly funny, eye-opening story of finding work in the automated and time-starved world of hourly low-wage labor After the local newspaper where she worked as a reporter c...
Neighbors with No Doors: The Truth ab...
Josiah HakenThe next time someone asks you for money on the street, Josiah Haken wants you to know what you're doing. He wants you to break through the stereotypes and excuses - the politics and propaganda - the anxiety and questions. He wants yo...
Poverty: A Very Short Introduction (V...
Philip N. JeffersonNo one wants to live in poverty. Few people would want others to do so. Yet, we find ourselves in a situation where millions of people worldwide live in poverty. According to the World Bank in 2010, 1.2 billion people lived below the ...
More Than Good Intentions: Improving ...
Dean KarlanA revolutionary approach to poverty that takes human irrationality into account-and unlocks the mystery of making philanthropic spending really work. American individuals and institutions spent billions of dollars to ease global p...
Carol D. Marsh founded, directed, and lived at Miriam's House, a Washington, DC, residence for homeless women living with AIDS. In this powerful memoir, Marsh recalls how she came to confront issues far removed from her own experience...
The American Way of Eating: Undercove...
Tracie McMillanWhen award-winning (and working-class) journalist Tracie McMillan saw foodies swooning over $9 organic tomatoes, she couldn't help but wonder: What about the rest of us? Why do working Americans eat the way we do? And what can we do t...
From Prophecy to Charity: How to Help...
Lawrence M. MeadBook annotation not available for this title...Title: .From Prophecy to Charity..Author: .Mead, Lawrence M...Publisher: .Natl Book Network..Publication Date: .2011/11/15..Number of Pages: .125..Binding Type: .PAPERBACK..Library of Con...
Reframing Poverty: New Thinking and F...
Eric Meade"Engaging and engrossing ... avoids simple answers in favor of real insights into the roots of poverty." --CLARION REVIEWS"A provocative book that upends conventional thinking and forces the reader to think deeply abo...
The Alternative: Most of What You Bel...
Mauricio L. MillerClara Miller, President of the F. B. Heron Foundation: The Alternative, is not only important reading, it's imperative. Miller, a trained engineer, the one-time manager of a top social service organization and most importantly, the so...
We've all been there. Well, most of us. That childhood dream of the most magical place on earth. We've all dreamed of seeing the sparkling castle in real life and hugging our favorite characters. But what happens when that childhood d...
The Ladder Out of Poverty: The Great ...
James T. MoodeyThe problem of poverty is complicated; however, the author’s study takes a creative approach to devise a solution. The approach is to divide poverty into transient and chronic. Chronic poverty consists of people who are trapped ...
Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty...
Gary RivlinFrom the author of the New York Times Notable Book of the Year Drive By comes a unique and riveting exploration of one of America's largest and fastest-growing industries—the business of poverty. Broke, USA is a Fast Food Nation for...
Follow Me: My Story About Poverty In ...
Leon SwartsFollow Me: My Story About Poverty In America (1960-2021) focuses on key elements to assist counselors, social workers and psychologists provide services to families and children in poverty. Key elements include: • ...
I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Str...
Matt TaibbiA work of riveting literary journalism that explores the roots and repercussions of the infamous killing of Eric Garner by the New York City police—from the bestselling author of The DivideNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR...
Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starv...
Roger ThurowFor more than thirty years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to end chronic hunger worldwide. Yet in Africa, more than 9 million people every year die of hunger, malnutrition, and related diseases every yearmost of th...
To Fool The Rain: Haiti's Poor and th...
Steven WerlinTo Fool the Rain thoughtfully chronicles Steven Werlin's journey with Fonkoze, but it is also the story of Fonkoze itself. Presented in vivid detail are the lived experiences of Mirlene, Micheline, Ti Rizib, Monique, Rose Marthe, Alt...
We Are Not Okay: Elegy for a broken A...
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