The Color Purple -- by Alice Walker (Author) (Book)
"Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the...
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Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
The New Poverty Strategies: What Have They Achieved? What Have We Learned -- by Anne Booth, Paul Mosley (Authors) (Book)
"Whilst there has been considerable progress in poverty reduction, many areas have been hindered by inequality, civil conflict, institutional gaps and turbulence in the international financial system....
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
If the Shoe Fits -- by Gary Soto (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Rigo doesn't like being the youngest brother. He always has to wear his big brothers' hand-me-downs. Plus, his brothers-Hector, Manuel, and Carlos-always seem to lose buttons,...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Anne Arundel County Community Action Agency (Organization - Private, Non-Profit)
committed to providing services and opportunities that eliminate the causes and conditions of poverty in Anne Arundel County
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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+)
Horrendous Death and Health: Towards Action -- by Daniel Leviton (Author) (Book)
"Some kinds of death are caused by people, deliberately or accidentally. This work argues that horrendous death - by war, homicide, poverty and other man-made means - is the greatest public health...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
A Shelter In Our Car -- by Elaine Pedlar, Monica Gunning (Authors) (Book)
"After her father died, eight-year-old Zettie and her mother left Jamaica in search of education and a better life in America. They now live in an old car. Zettie's daily routine includes waking up to...
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Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Racist America: Roots, Current Realities, and Future Reparations -- by Joe Feagin (Author) (Book)
"Racism is a pillar of American society. It is not found only in small pockets of society, but is practiced by all Americans, permeating the social fabric of our lives. Racism effects where we live,...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Costs of Worker Dislocation -- by Daniel Sullivan, Robert LaLonde, Louis Jacobson (Authors) (Book)
Industrial and Labor Relations Review (barnesandnoble.com) Book description: This monograph is the latest in the long literature measuring those losses (incurred by dislocated workers). It is also...
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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...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)