Poverty American City
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Evicted
- Poverty and Profit in the American City
- By: Matthew Desmond
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
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In Evicted, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as “wrenching and revelatory” (The Nation), “vivid and unsettling” (New York Review of Books), Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of twenty-first-century America’s most devastating problems. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible.
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Former Property Manager
- By Charla on 05-18-16
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Evicted
- Poverty and Profit in the American City
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 03-01-16
- Language: English
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In Evicted, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads....
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Poverty, by America
- By: Matthew Desmond
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and die on the streets, and authorize its corporations to pay poverty wages?
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A testimonial based on facts and witness
- By Alonzo Nightjar on 03-27-23
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Poverty, by America
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 03-21-23
- Language: English
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The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy....
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Invisible Child
- Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
- By: Andrea Elliott
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 21 hrs and 10 mins
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Andrea Elliott follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani, a girl whose imagination is as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn shelter. In this sweeping narrative, Elliott weaves the story of Dasani’s childhood with the history of her ancestors, tracing their passage from slavery to the Great Migration north. As Dasani comes of age, New York City’s homeless crisis has exploded, deepening the chasm between rich and poor. She must guide her siblings through a world riddled by hunger, violence, racism, drug addiction, and the threat of foster care.
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Narration is completely over the top
- By Heather on 10-14-21
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Invisible Child
- Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 21 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 10-05-21
- Language: English
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Andrea Elliott follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani, a girl whose imagination is as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn shelter, weaving the story of her childhood with the history of her ancestors, tracing their passage from slavery to the Great Migration north....
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Summary & Analysis of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
- A Guide to the Book by Matthew Desmond
- By: ZIP Reads
- Narrated by: Satauna Howery
- Length: 53 mins
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In his thought-provoking and deeply moving book, Matthew Desmond tackles the issue of poverty in America through the lens of eviction. Desmond's Pulitzer Prize winning book follows the personal lives of several families and individuals struggling to survive in Milwaukee during the Great Recession. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)
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Summary & Analysis of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
- A Guide to the Book by Matthew Desmond
- Narrated by: Satauna Howery
- Length: 53 mins
- Release date: 11-19-18
- Language: English
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In his thought-provoking and deeply moving book, Matthew Desmond tackles the issue of poverty in America through the lens of eviction. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.) Listen for more....
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The Meth Lunches
- Food and Longing in an American City
- By: Kim Foster
- Narrated by: Sara Sheckells
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
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Food is a conduit for connection; we envision smiling families gathered around a table-eating, happy, content. But what happens when poverty, mental illness, homelessness, and addiction claim a seat at that table? In The Meth Lunches, Kim Foster peers behind the polished visions of perfectly curated dinners and charming families to reveal the complex reality when poverty and food intersect.
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well written
- By Bri on 05-07-24
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The Meth Lunches
- Food and Longing in an American City
- Narrated by: Sara Sheckells
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 10-10-23
- Language: English
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Kim Foster peers behind the polished visions of perfectly curated dinners and charming families to reveal the complex reality when poverty and food intersect....
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Skid Road
- On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City
- By: Josephine Ensign
- Narrated by: Holly Adams
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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The sometimes fragmentary tales of these people, their lives and deaths, are not included in official histories of a place. How, Ensign asks, has a large, socially progressive city like Seattle responded to the health needs of people marginalized by poverty, mental illness, addiction, racial/ethnic/sexual identities, and homelessness? Drawing on interviews and extensive research, Ensign shares a diversity of voices within contemporary health care and public policy debates.
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Not What I Expected
- By Greg Carter on 05-29-22
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Skid Road
- On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City
- Narrated by: Holly Adams
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 08-17-21
- Language: English
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In Skid Road, Josephine Ensign digs through layers of Seattle history - past its leaders and prominent citizens, respectable or not - to reveal the stories of overlooked and long-silenced people who live on the margins of society....
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City of Refugees
- The Story of Three Newcomers Who Breathed Life into a Dying American Town
- By: Susan Hartman
- Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
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War, persecution, natural disasters, and climate change continue to drive millions around the world from their homes. In this “tender, intimate, and important book—a carefully reported rebuttal to the xenophobic narratives that define so much of modern American politics” (Sarah Stillman, staff writer, The New Yorker), journalist Susan Hartman follows 3 refugees over 8 years and tells the story of how they built new lives in the old manufacturing town of Utica, New York.
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Vivid portrait of three refugee families
- By "dcreader54" on 12-20-22
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City of Refugees
- The Story of Three Newcomers Who Breathed Life into a Dying American Town
- Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 09-22-22
- Language: English
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City of Refugees paints a gripping portrait of refugees who forged a new life in the Rust Belt, the deep roots they’ve formed in their community, and their role in shaping its culture and prosperity.
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Poverty, by America
- By: Matthew Desmond
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
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The United States is the richest country on earth, yet has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. One in seven Americans live below the poverty line, a line which hasn't shifted over the last fifty years, despite the efforts of successive governments and extensive relief programs. Why is there so much scarcity in this land of dollars? In Poverty, by America, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond examines the nature of American poverty today and the stories we tell ourselves about it.
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Poverty, by America
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 03-21-23
- Language: English
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The United States is the richest country on earth, yet has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. In Poverty, by America, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond examines the nature of American poverty today and the stories we tell ourselves about it....
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Evicted
- Poverty and Profit in the American City
- By: Matthew Desmond
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Evicted by Matthew Desmond, read by Dion Graham. Arleen spends nearly all her money on rent but is kicked out with her kids in Milwaukee's coldest winter for years. Doreen's home is so filthy her family call it 'the rat hole'. Lamar, a wheelchair-bound ex-soldier, tries to work his way out of debt for his boys. Scott, a nurse turned addict, lives in a gutted-out trailer.
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Gripping and highly informative
- By Anonymous User on 11-02-20
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Evicted
- Poverty and Profit in the American City
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 03-14-16
- Language: English
- Arleen spends nearly all her money on rent but is kicked out with her kids in Milwaukee's coldest winter for years....
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More Than Just Race
- Being Black and Poor in the Inner City (Issues of Our Time)
- By: William Julius Wilson
- Narrated by: Vince Bailey
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
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White Americans have long been comfortable in the assumption that they are the cultural norm. Now that notion is being challenged, as white people wrestle with what it means to be part of a fast-changing, truly multicultural nation. Facing chronic economic insecurity, a popular culture that reflects the nation’s diverse cultural reality, a future in which they will no longer constitute the majority of the population, and with a Black president in the White House, whites are growing anxious.
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A long, sometimes vague, pointed research report
- By D Smith on 08-08-17
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More Than Just Race
- Being Black and Poor in the Inner City (Issues of Our Time)
- Narrated by: Vince Bailey
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 06-04-13
- Language: English
- White Americans have long been comfortable in the assumption that they are the cultural norm. Now that notion is being challenged....
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The Poverty of the World
- Rediscovering the Poor at Home and Abroad, 1941-1968
- By: Sheyda F. A. Jahanbani
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
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In The Poverty of the World, Sheyda Jahanbani brings together the histories of United States foreign relations and domestic politics to explain why, during a period of unprecedented affluence, Americans rediscovered poverty and supported major policy initiative to combat it.
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The Poverty of the World
- Rediscovering the Poor at Home and Abroad, 1941-1968
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 02-27-24
- Language: English
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In The Poverty of the World, Sheyda Jahanbani brings together the histories of United States foreign relations and domestic politics to explain why, during a period of unprecedented affluence, Americans rediscovered poverty and supported major policy initiative to combat it.
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American Poverty
- By: Laurel A. Rockefeller
- Narrated by: Alex Freeman
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
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In this thought-provoking historical and economic analysis, Laurel A. Rockefeller takes on poverty culture head-on, exploring what it means to be poor in the United States. She also takes a look at how America's closest, and much more economically successful, allies (Canada, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom) take care of their poor.
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Intelligent and thought provoking
- By SIMARA on 04-25-20
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American Poverty
- Narrated by: Alex Freeman
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Release date: 01-08-20
- Language: English
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In this thought-provoking historical and economic analysis, Laurel A. Rockefeller takes on poverty culture head-on, exploring what it means to be poor in the United States....
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Poverty
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Philip N. Jefferson
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
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In this Very Short Introduction, Philip N. Jefferson explores how the answers to these questions lie in the social, political, economic, educational, and technological processes that impact all of us throughout our lives. The degree of vulnerability is all that differentiates us. He shows how a person's level of vulnerability to adverse changes in their life is very much dependent on the circumstances of their birth, including where their family lived, whether it was peacetime or wartime, whether they had access to clean water, and whether they are male or female.
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Poverty
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 11-13-18
- Language: English
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In this Very Short Introduction, Philip N. Jefferson explores how the answers to these questions lie in the social, political, economic, educational, and technological processes that impact all of us throughout our lives. The degree of vulnerability is all that differentiates us....
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Five Days
- The Fiery Reckoning of an American City
- By: Erica L. Green, Wes Moore
- Narrated by: Wes Moore
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
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When Freddie Gray was arrested for possessing an 'illegal knife' in April 2015, he was, by eyewitness accounts that video evidence later confirmed, treated 'roughly' as police loaded him into a vehicle. By the end of his trip in the police van, Gray was in a coma from which he would never recover. In the wake of a long history of police abuse in Baltimore, this killing felt like the final straw - it led to a week of protests, then five days described alternately as a riot or an uprising that set the entire city on edge and caught the nation's attention.
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Five Days
- The Fiery Reckoning of an American City
- Narrated by: Wes Moore
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 04-29-21
- Language: English
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From the New York Times best-selling author of The Other Wes Moore comes a kaleidoscopic account of five days in the life of a city on the edge, told through eight characters on the front lines of the uprising that overtook Baltimore and riveted the world....
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