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hardcover. Condizione: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Condizione: Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges. Hardcover.

Condizione: good. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

Condizione: good. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May include "From the library of" labels. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Item may be missing bundled media.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE ATLANTICS TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR ONE OF BARACK OBAMAS FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR Through the revelatory and gut-wrenching (Associated Press) stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trendthe dramatic rise of the working homeless in cities across America.An exceptional feat of reporting, full of an immediacy that calls to mind Adrian Nicole LeBlancs Random Family and Matthew Desmonds Evicted.The New York Times Book Review (Editors Choice)WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL AND THE BERNSTEIN AWARD A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, The Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Elle, New America, BookPage, Shelf AwarenessThe working homeless. In a country where hard work and determination are supposed to lead to success, there is something scandalous about this phrase. But skyrocketing rents, low wages, and a lack of tenant rights have produced a startling phenomenon: People with full-time jobs cannot keep a roof over their head, especially in Americas booming cities, where rapid growth is leading to catastrophic displacement. These families are being forced into homelessness not by a failing economy but a thriving one.In this gripping and deeply reported book, Brian Goldstone plunges readers into the lives of five Atlanta families struggling to remain housed in a gentrifying, increasingly unequal city. Maurice and Natalia make a fresh start in the countrys Black Mecca after being priced out of DC. Kara dreams of starting her own cleaning business while mopping floors at a public hospital. Britt scores a coveted housing voucher. Michelle is in school to become a social worker. Celeste toils at her warehouse job while undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer. Each of them aspires to provide a decent life for their childrenand each of them, one by one, joins the ranks of the nations working homeless.Through intimate, novelistic portraits, Goldstone reveals the human cost of this crisis, following parents and their kids as they go to sleep in cars, or in squalid extended-stay hotel rooms, and head out to their jobs and schools the next morning. These are the nations hidden homelessomitted from official statistics, and proof that overflowing shelters and street encampments are only the most visible manifestation of a far more pervasive problem.By turns heartbreaking and urgent, There Is No Place for Us illuminates the true magnitude, causes, and consequences of the new American homelessnessand shows that it wont be solved until housing is treated as a fundamental human right. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Clean Pages. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona.

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good++. Jenny Junker (illustratore). 2014. Book is in Like New Condition, unmarked clean tight and bright. CD is sealed inside back cover. Very Prompt shipping with tracking.

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Paperback. Condizione: New.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: New. New! // ' WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE ATLANTIC'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR - Through the 'revelatory and gut-wrenching' (Associated Press) stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend--the dramatic rise of the working homeless in cities across America. 'An exceptional feat of reporting, full of an immediacy that calls to mind Adrian Nicole LeBlanc's Random Family and Matthew Desmond's Evicted.'--The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE - FINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL AND THE BERNSTEIN AWARD - A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, The Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Elle, New America, BookPage, Shelf Awareness The working homeless. In a country where hard work and determination are supposed to lead to success, there is something scandalous about this phrase. But skyrocketing rents, low wages, and a lack of tenant rights have produced a startling phenomenon: People with full-time jobs cannot keep a roof over their head, especially in America's booming cities, where rapid growth is leading to catastrophic displacement. These families are being forced into homelessness not by a failing economy but a thriving one. In this gripping and deeply reported book, Brian Goldstone plunges readers into the lives of five Atlanta families struggling to remain housed in a gentrifying, increasingly unequal city. Maurice and Natalia make a fresh start in the country's 'Black Mecca' after being priced out of DC. Kara dreams of starting her own cleaning business while mopping floors at a public hospital. Britt scores a coveted housing voucher. Michelle is in school to become a social worker. Celeste toils at her warehouse job while undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer. Each of them aspires to provide a decent life for their children--and each of them, one by one, joins the ranks of the nation's working homeless. Through intimate, novelistic portraits, Goldstone reveals the human cost of this crisis, following parents and their kids as they go to sleep in cars, or in squalid extended-stay hotel rooms, and head out to their jobs and schools the next morning. These are the nation's hidden homeless--omitted from official statistics, and proof that overflowing shelters and street encampments are only the most visible manifestation of a far more pervasive problem. By turns heartbreaking and urgent, There Is No Place for Us illuminates the true magnitude, causes, and consequences of the new American homelessness--and shows that it won't be solved until housing is treated as a fundamental human right.' -- publisher.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.

Trade Paperback with DVD. Condizione: New. Junker, Jenny (illustratore). First Edition in Paperback. Harwichport: Clock & Rose Press, 2014. First edition in paperback. 8vo. Oversize trade paperback, 83 pp. with DVD of WCAI radio programs, web links, and video. Illustrated throughout in color. The Long Haul looks at the pressures placed on New England fisheries, describing what has happened in the past and exploring what could, and perhaps should, happen in the future. The stories began as radio journalism. A team of reporters set off across the storied fishing towns of Cape Cod, the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, and southeastern Massachusetts. The result is a comprehensive view of where the fishing industry stands now, and what must happen in the future to ensure that there always are plenty of fish in the sea. New.

Trade Paperback with DVD. Condizione: New. Junker, Jenny (illustratore). First Edition in Paperback. Harwichport: Clock & Rose Press, 2014. First edition in paperback. 8vo. Oversize trade paperback, 83 pp. with DVD of WCAI radio programs, web links, and video. Illustrated throughout in color. The Long Haul looks at the pressures placed on New England fisheries, describing what has happened in the past and exploring what could, and perhaps should, happen in the future. The stories began as radio journalism. A team of reporters set off across the storied fishing towns of Cape Cod, the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, and southeastern Massachusetts. The result is a comprehensive view of where the fishing industry stands now, and what must happen in the future to ensure that there always are plenty of fish in the sea. New.

Trade Paperback with DVD. Condizione: New. Junker, Jenny (illustratore). First Edition in Paperback. Harwichport: Clock & Rose Press, 2014. First edition in paperback. 8vo. Oversize trade paperback, 83 pp. with DVD of WCAI radio programs, web links, and video. Illustrated throughout in color. The Long Haul looks at the pressures placed on New England fisheries, describing what has happened in the past and exploring what could, and perhaps should, happen in the future. The stories began as radio journalism. A team of reporters set off across the storied fishing towns of Cape Cod, the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, and southeastern Massachusetts. The result is a comprehensive view of where the fishing industry stands now, and what must happen in the future to ensure that there always are plenty of fish in the sea. New.

Trade Paperback with DVD. Condizione: New. Junker, Jenny (illustratore). First Edition in Paperback. Harwichport: Clock & Rose Press, 2014. First edition in paperback. 8vo. Oversize trade paperback, 83 pp. with DVD of WCAI radio programs, web links, and video. Illustrated throughout in color. The Long Haul looks at the pressures placed on New England fisheries, describing what has happened in the past and exploring what could, and perhaps should, happen in the future. The stories began as radio journalism. A team of reporters set off across the storied fishing towns of Cape Cod, the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, and southeastern Massachusetts. The result is a comprehensive view of where the fishing industry stands now, and what must happen in the future to ensure that there always are plenty of fish in the sea. New.

Trade Paperback with DVD. Condizione: New. Junker, Jenny (illustratore). First Edition in Paperback. Harwichport: Clock & Rose Press, 2014. First edition in paperback. 8vo. Oversize trade paperback, 83 pp. with DVD of WCAI radio programs, web links, and video. Illustrated throughout in color. The Long Haul looks at the pressures placed on New England fisheries, describing what has happened in the past and exploring what could, and perhaps should, happen in the future. The stories began as radio journalism. A team of reporters set off across the storied fishing towns of Cape Cod, the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, and southeastern Massachusetts. The result is a comprehensive view of where the fishing industry stands now, and what must happen in the future to ensure that there always are plenty of fish in the sea. New.

Trade Paperback with DVD. Condizione: New. Junker, Jenny (illustratore). First Edition in Paperback. Harwichport: Clock & Rose Press, 2014. First edition in paperback. 8vo. Oversize trade paperback, 83 pp. with DVD of WCAI radio programs, web links, and video. Illustrated throughout in color. The Long Haul looks at the pressures placed on New England fisheries, describing what has happened in the past and exploring what could, and perhaps should, happen in the future. The stories began as radio journalism. A team of reporters set off across the storied fishing towns of Cape Cod, the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, and southeastern Massachusetts. The result is a comprehensive view of where the fishing industry stands now, and what must happen in the future to ensure that there always are plenty of fish in the sea. New.

Condizione: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.