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Locked in the Poorhouse: Cities, Race and Poverty in the United States -- by Fred Harris, Lynn Curtis (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"Thirty years ago we had riots in the city streets. Then-President Johnson convened the Kerner Commission to examine the reasons why, and it concluded that the U.S. was "moving towards two societies,...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Shelter Poverty: New Ideas on Housing Affordability -- by Michael Stone (Author) (Book)
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When Work Disappears: The World of the New Urban Poor -- by William Wilson (Author) (Book)
"In his long-awaited new book, our foremost authority on race and poverty challenges decades of liberal and conservative pieties to look squarely at the devastating effects that joblessness has had on...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
I Want to Buy a House, Now What?!: What to Look for, Closing Tips, Improvements That Pay Off -- by Chris Sandlund (Author) (Book)
"It's everyone's dream: a home of one's own. But it's not easy to achieve. Where should you buy? How do you put in a bid and get a mortgage? What goes into the inspection, so you catch any problems...
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American Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto -- by Sudhir Venkatesh (Author) (Book)
"High-rise public housing developments were signature features of the postÐWorld War II city. A hopeful experiment in providing temporary, inexpensive housing for all Americans, the "projects" soon...
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Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Reexamining the Purpose and Effects of Housing Assistance -- by Ann Schnare, Sandra Newman (Authors) (Book)
"Policy debate on housing assistance is moving from a focus on how best to alleviate poverty through decent housing alone to how best to reduce economic dependency more broadly. This book seeks to...
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The Urban Housing Crisis: Social, Economic, and Legal Issues and Proposals, Vol. 90 -- by Arlene Zarembka (Author) (Book)
"This concise yet comprehensive new book zeroes in on four major aspects of the current housing crisis: financing, production and preservation, discrimination, and displacement. In each of these...
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Smart Guide to Buying a Home -- by Alfred Glossbrenner (Author) (Book)
"Today's real estate market is hot. It is both a sellers and a buyers market. As a result more and more home buying books are being shelved and purchased at the retail level. This book covers all the...
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In the Shadow of the White House: Drugs, Death, and Redemption on the Streets of the Nation's Capital -- by Mike Tidwell (Author) (Book)
Mike Tidwell's story of counseling homeless drug addicts begins with the startling contrast of the pomp and circumstance of the President's inaugural ceremonies to the desperate poverty in the...
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More Than Houses -- by Millard Fuller (Author) (Book)
"n these pages you will find inspiring, true stories of people who didn't have hope?until they had a home. Stories of children who gained identity and confidence for their future. Of families made...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)