Five Points: The 19th-Century New York City Neighborhood That Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became The World's Most Notorious Slum -- by Tyler Anbinder (Author) (Book)
"In the 19th century, the Five Points district in lower Manhattan was New York City's most noxious slum, teeming with wretchedly poor Irish, German, Italian, and Chinese immigrants and African...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Project Self Discovery: Artistic Alternatives for High Risk Youth -- by Cleo Robinson, Harvey Milkman, Kenneth Wanberg (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"This book provides a comprehensive description of Projects Self Discovery (PSD), a national demonstration model, that uses artistic alternatives as a vehicle for transforming the lives of high-risk...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Poverty and Place: Ghettos, Barrios, and the American City -- by Paul Jargowsky, Rudolf Steiner (Authors) (Book)
"Paul Jargowsky's thoughtful analysis of the causes of ghetto formation clarifies the importance of widespread urban trends, particularly those changes in the labor and housing markets that have...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Home Buyers Checklist: Everything You Need to Know, but Forget to Ask, Before You Buy a Home -- by Robert Irwin (Author) (Book)
"Surprises are only fun if it's your birthday, not after you make an offer or buy a home, and "Surprise" -- it needs a lot more work than you thought. Unfortunately, if you ask most homeowners they'll...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
How the Other Half Lives -- by Jacob Riis (Author) (Book)
"How the Other Half Lives is a riveting account of life in New York's Lower East Side tenements of the last century written by one of the Progressive Era's preeminent reformers. Drawn from the...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Evictions and the Right to Housing -- by Enrique Ortiz, Emilio Duhua, Antonio Azuela (Authors) (Book)
"The right to housing is a basic human right. This was reaffirmed in June 1996 when governments from around the world gathered in Istanbul, Turkey, for Habitat II --- the second United Nations...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Baltimore Unbound: Creating a Greater Baltimore Region for the Twenty-First Century -- by David Rusk (Author) (Book)
"The ultimate goal is a region of economically, ethnically, racially diverse - as well as stable - neighborhoods. Placing the study in the context of national urban issues, Rusk reviews similar...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Buying a House -- by Nicholas Ordway (Author) (Book)
"Are you ready to make the leap into home ownership, but more than a little nervous about taking that big step? Never fear. The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Buying a House is here to help you learn...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Malign Neglect: Race, Crime, and Punishment in America -- by Michael Tonry (Author) (Book)
"From the acclaimed author of Between Prison and Probation comes a blistering attack on this nation's worn-out misconceptions about race, poverty, crime, and punishment, and a fearless prescription...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Disaster Hits Home: New Policy for Urban Housing Recovery -- by Mary Comerio (Author) (Book)
"Mary C. Comerio provides detailed case studies of housing losses and rebuilding efforts in six recent urban disasters: Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina, Hurricane Andrew in Florida, the Loma Prieta...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)