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Powerful memoir of America's white working class struggles.
Written by Yale Law School graduate J.D. Vance.
Insights into the decline of the working-class culture.
Vance’s personal account of family and trauma.
A vivid portrayal of upward mobility challenges.
Urgent meditation on the American dream's loss.
Winner of the 2017 APA Audie Awards.
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Price Range: $17.32
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Powerful memoir of America's white working-class struggles.
Written by J.D. Vance, U.S. Senator from Ohio.
Bestselling book with critical acclaim and urgency.
Explores family legacy of poverty and trauma.
Insights into social and regional class decline.
Personal account of achieving upward mobility.
Essential reading for understanding contemporary America.
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Price Range: $12.91
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Explores the roots of poverty in America.
Highlights benefits affluent Americans gain from poverty.
Calls for collective action against systemic poverty.
Draws on research and original reporting.
Compassionate and compelling arguments throughout the book.
Aims to inspire solutions for ending poverty.
Encourages readers to become poverty abolitionists.
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Price Range: $17.72
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Explores poverty in America's wealthiest nation.
Highlights how affluent benefit from impoverished communities.
Calls for collective action against systemic poverty.
Combines history, research, and original reporting.
Encourages readers to envision solutions for poverty.
Provocative insights on welfare state design.
Advocates for a new era of shared prosperity.
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Price Range: $17.00
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New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Explores poverty through eight Milwaukee families
Transforms understanding of economic exploitation
Offers insights on solving housing crises
Acclaimed by critics and readers alike
Highlights the importance of home stability
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Price Range: $9.31
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Over 450,000 copies sold globally.
Explores complexities of poverty beyond material lack.
Cautions against harmful poverty alleviation methods.
Encourages empowerment of the materially poor.
Highlights dignity in every individual.
Focuses on sustainable change from within.
Applicable in North American and Majority World contexts.
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Price Range: $9.39
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New York Times bestselling memoir.
Inspiration for a popular Netflix limited series.
Authentic account of a single mother's struggles.
Highlights America's class divide and working poor.
Examines the pursuit of the American Dream.
Written with raw emotion and honesty.
Celebrates the resilience of the human spirit.
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Price Range: $9.16
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Explores the working homeless crisis in America.
Features stories of five Atlanta families' struggles.
Reveals shocking rise of working homeless individuals.
Highlights housing affordability and tenant rights issues.
Calls housing a fundamental human right.
Combines intimate portraits with urgent social commentary.
Raises awareness of hidden homelessness in cities.
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Price Range: $27.00
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New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Follows eight families facing eviction
Transforms understanding of poverty and exploitation
Acclaimed by critics and readers alike
Offers fresh solutions to housing issues
Highlights the importance of home
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Price Range: $19.69
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Best-selling book by Matthew Desmond
Explores persistent poverty in America
Challenges affluent society's complicity in poverty
Combines research, history, and original reporting
Calls for collective action against poverty
Provocative arguments for social change
Offers new perspectives on wealth and poverty
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Price Range: $19.60
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Reimagines poverty debate in America.
Draws on history, research, and original reporting.
Explores how affluence exploits the poor.
Calls for collective action against poverty.
Highlights moral implications of poverty in society.
Offers solutions for ending poverty.
Encourages becoming a poverty abolitionist.
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Price Range: $13.99
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Investigates California's political transformation impact.
Highlights failures of progressive leadership in California.
Exposes key figures driving these political failures.
Discusses homelessness and crime crises in California.
Offers recommendations for restoring American ideals.
Reveals stories hidden by mainstream media.
Examines the future of the Californian Dream.
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Price Range: $19.10
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Over 450,000 copies sold worldwide.
Explores complexities of poverty alleviation.
Encourages empowerment of the poor.
Challenges harmful aid strategies.
Focuses on dignity and value of individuals.
Provides practical, proven solutions for sustainable change.
Applicable in North America and Majority World contexts.
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Price Range: $17.46
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Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative by Andrea Elliott.
A vivid portrayal of childhood in poverty.
Follows Dasani's struggle for survival and hope.
Explores themes of resilience and family bonds.
Highlights the stark divide between rich and poor.
A compelling story that reads like a novel.
Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize.
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A groundbreaking exploration of working homelessness in America.
Reveals untold stories of five Atlanta families.
Highlights rising rents and stagnant wages as causes.
Describes the human cost of housing insecurity.
Calls for housing as a fundamental human right.
Intimate portraits bring urgency to this crisis.
Challenges perceptions of homelessness in thriving cities.
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Exposes rise of working homeless in America.
Features five families in Atlanta's gentrifying neighborhoods.
Highlights struggles of full-time workers facing homelessness.
Addresses skyrocketing rents and low wages issues.
Reveals human cost of America's housing crisis.
Calls for housing as a fundamental human right.
Intimate portraits of hidden homeless families shared.
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Price Range: $13.99
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Investigates low-wage work across America.
Personal journey of survival on $6 an hour.
Reveals hidden struggles of working-class Americans.
Highlights the need for multiple jobs to live.
Insights into poverty-level wages and their impact.
Includes new foreword by Matthew Desmond.
Essential read for understanding America's economic divide.
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Price Range: $11.39
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New York Times Bestseller.
Inspiring story of Dr. Jim O'Connell.
Addresses healthcare for Boston's homeless community.
Highlights compassion in medical practice.
Explores the impact of community care.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author's compelling narrative.
Offers hope and inspiration to readers.
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Bestselling audiobook by author Gary Stevenson
Raw honesty and gritty humour throughout
Explores the dark heart of trading
Survival story of a young trader
A journey of greed and moral decay
Unique insights into trading floor dynamics
Engaging and thought-provoking narrative style
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Explores regional variations in U.S. homelessness rates.
Focuses on metropolitan areas, not individual experiences.
Challenges conventional beliefs about homelessness causes.
Analyzes factors like mental illness and drug use.
Highlights importance of housing market conditions.
Provides actionable policy solutions for diverse regions.
Utilizes rich data and accessible statistical analysis.
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Price Range: $24.42
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True story of friendship and transformation.
Critically acclaimed #1 New York Times bestseller.
Features a compelling narrative of pain and love.
Unlikely bond between an art dealer and a slave.
Includes bonus material from the movie edition.
New epilogue with updates on the authors.
Inspires compassion and understanding across different backgrounds.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Katherine Boo's masterpiece.
Explores resilience in Mumbai's underprivileged communities.
New York Times bestseller with critical acclaim.
Insights into hope amid poverty and injustice.
Captivating narrative based on real-life stories.
Winner of multiple prestigious literary awards.
A compelling read about social change and humanity.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative on poverty and resilience.
Follows Dasani's challenging journey in Brooklyn.
Explores themes of family, inequality, and survival.
Vivid storytelling that reads like a novel.
Recognized as a national bestseller and acclaimed work.
Highlights the impact of homelessness on children.
Offers profound insights into systemic social issues.
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Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo's breathtaking narrative.
Explores life in Mumbai's Annawadi settlement.
Highlights global change and inequality's human impact.
Abdul's entrepreneurial journey through recyclable garbage.
Asha's ambition to elevate her family’s status.
Addressing themes of hope, tragedy, and resilience.
Celebrated by major publications and award-winning lists.
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New chapters on brain and intersectionality.
Practical strategies for immediate school implementation.
Focus on economic perspectives of poverty.
Over 1.8 million copies sold worldwide.
Insights for educators, healthcare, and law enforcement.
Best practices to enhance educational outcomes.
Exploration of poverty's links to race and health.
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Powerful narrative on homelessness and hope.
Insights from award-winning journalist Kevin Fagan.
Focuses on personal stories of Rita and Tyson.
Explores addiction's link to homelessness.
Addresses housing inequality in America.
Empathetic approach to a national crisis.
Potential to change perceptions of homelessness.
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Price Range: $26.09
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Powerful story of homelessness and resilience.
Follows a single mother’s struggle in Los Angeles.
Highlights the impact of poverty and housing crisis.
Inspires with themes of love and determination.
Explores social inequality and economic disparity.
Features multiple perspectives for deeper understanding.
A must-read for advocates of social justice.
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Price Range: $17.05
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Challenges myths linking race and poverty.
Highlights neglected issue of white poverty.
Explores historical causes of poverty perception.
Analyzes political consequences of poverty misconceptions.
Advocates for unity among working-class Americans.
Informs on the impact of poverty on democracy.
Offers insights for social and political change.
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Revolutionary insights into global poverty dynamics.
Based on extensive field research worldwide.
Explains why poor people borrow to save.
Challenges common assumptions about poverty and economics.
Includes intimate stories of daily struggles.
Written by Nobel Prize-winning economists.
Encourages understanding to combat global poverty effectively.
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Price Range: $10.79
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Powerful narrative on homelessness and hope.
Empathic exploration of human stories behind homelessness.
Authored by award-winning journalist Kevin Fagan.
Deeply reported with firsthand street experience.
Focus on addiction and its connection to homelessness.
Compelling stories of Rita and Tyson's struggles.
Challenges perceptions and encourages compassion towards the homeless.
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Price Range: $14.99
