Overview :The Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of the acclaimed, best-selling Half the Sky now issue a plea--deeply personal and told through the lives ... Read More
Overview :A New York Times Notable Book of the Year"A remarkable book that could very well change the way we think about poverty in the United States.... Read More
Overview :The Blue Sweater is the inspiring story of a woman who left a career in international banking to spend her life on a quest to understand glo... Read More
Overview :This New York Times bestseller intimately depicts urban life in a gripping book that slips behind cold statistics and sensationalism to reve... Read More
Overview :From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Arab and Jew, an intimate portrait unfolds of working American families struggling against ins... Read More
Overview :NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - One of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic "has set a new s... Read More
Overview :The text of this Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1901 Scribner edition and includes all 47 of Riis's unforgettable photographs, alon... Read More
Overview :New York Times Best Seller "A deft and uniquely credible exploration of rural America, and of other left-behind pockets of our country. One... Read More
Overview :In the US, there is a wide-ranging network of at least 370 food banks, and more than 60,000 hunger-relief organizations such as food pantrie... Read More
Overview :The powerful story of an inspiring doctor who made a difference, by helping to create a program to care for Boston's homeless community--by ... Read More
Overview : Coaching track and field is a unique challenge. The number of events, the specific technical skills to teach in each one, the event- and at... Read More
Overview :More than four billion people--some 60 percent of humanity--live in debilitating poverty, on less than $5 per day. The standard narrative te... Read More
Overview :Winner of a special Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, the book that Evicted author Matthew Desmond calls "a powerful investigation into the ways... Read More
Overview :Renowned American sociologist William Julius Wilson takes a look at the social transformation of inner city ghettos, offering a sharp evalua... Read More
Overview :The bestselling, comprehensive, and carefully researched guide to the ins-and-outs of the American class system with a detailed look at the ... Read More
Overview :NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A profound book.... It will break your heart but also leave you with hope." --J.D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy " A... Read More
Overview :In this powerful and culminating work about a group of inner-city children he has known for many years, Jonathan Kozol returns to the scene ... Read More