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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
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Essayist and cultural critic Barbara Ehrenreich has always specialized in turning received wisdom on its head with intelligence, clarity, and verve. With some 12 million women being pushed into the labor market by welfare reform, she decided to do some good old-fashioned journalism and find out just how they were going to survive on the wages of the un... »
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A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive
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David J. Pelzer's mother, Catherine Roerva, was, he writes in this ghastly, fascinating memoir, a devoted den mother to the Cub Scouts in her care, and somewhat nurturant to her children--but not to David, whom she referred to as "an It." This book is a brief, horrifying account of the bizarre tortures she inflicted on him, told from the point of view ... »
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A Framework for Understanding Poverty
Wow what an enlightening read! I was having difficulty with my students and this book made sense of it. It gave me encouragement that I can do something... »
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