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Make a Difference : How One Man Helped to Solve America's Poverty Problem
St Martins Pr. 02/01/2000. 355 pgs. Originally published at $29.95 You save 94% off the cover price!
$3.90 economy shipping in the U.S. (and only $1.70 for each additional book from this seller)! Thomas Dunne Books. Used - Very Good. First Edition. Clean front and rear cover. Tight binding. The interior is clean, with no marks, highlighting or underlining. Slight bumping to head and heel of spine. DJ has light rubbing and edgewear. (more information)
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Jamaica and Me: The Story of an Unusual Friendship
Random House Inc. 06/01/1998. 187 pgs. A psychoanalyst tells of the special interest she took in an 8-year-old homeless child who had been found living with crack addicts in the New York City subways during the 1980s. After spending time with her when others had just about given up, Linda Atkins placed the girl with a foster mother, but then lost track of her. Originally published at $23.95 You save 96% off the cover price!
$3.50 economy shipping in the U.S. (and only $1.75 for each additional book from this seller)! Random House, 1998-05-26. Hardcover. Good. Ex-library book with usual stickers and markings. (more information)
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Conclave: The Politics, Personalities, and Process of the Next Papal Election
Bantam Dell Pub Group. 06/01/2002. Reissue. 231 pgs. Published in 2002 as the world saw signs that the dynamic papacy of John Paul II might be drawing to a close due to his declining health, this report on the selection process and issues confronting the next pope is by a correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter. In CONCLAVE, John L. Allen presents an overview of the history of the papacy, and pays special attention to the recent popes of the 20th century all of whom defined the job differently, leaving their own unique stamp, yet also offering somewhat differing paths for the next pontiff. Allen provides a thorough account of the various issues confronting the next pope, both within the church itself and in the world: church governance, priests and celibacy, birth-control, recruiting new priests, AIDS, the American church, and ministering to a flock of one billion. But above all perhaps is the general issue of the challenge posed by tradition and change.
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$ economy shipping in the U.S. (and only $ for each additional book from this seller)! Image. Trade PaperBack. 0385504535 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 2002 Image Trade PaperBack . Very Good. 2002. (more information)
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The Underclass
Penguin USA. 01/01/2000. Revised. 352 pgs. Ken Auletta's study, originally published in the early 1980s, has become a classic on poverty and social policy. Originally published at $16.95 You save 94% off the cover price!
$ economy shipping in the U.S. (and only $ for each additional book from this seller)! Overlook TP. Trade PaperBack. 0879519290 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 1999 Overlook TP Trade PaperBack . Very Good. 1999. (more information)
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Poor Support: Poverty In The American Family
Lightning Source Inc. 09/01/1989. Reprint. Originally published at $21.00 You save 95% off the cover price!
$ economy shipping in the U.S. (and only $ for each additional book from this seller)! Basic Books. Trade PaperBack. 0465059953 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 1989 Basic Books Trade PaperBack . Very Good. 1989. (more information)
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Grand Central Winter: Stories from the Street
Pocket Books. 11/01/1999. 247 pgs. Stories about the homeless and destitute in New York, by a writer who has been there. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. Originally published at $12.95 You save 88% off the cover price!
$3.50 economy shipping in the U.S. (and only $1.75 for each additional book from this seller)! New York, New York, U.S.A.: Washington Square Press, 1999. A nice, tight and clean copy. "In New York City," writes the author, "there are three centers for people living on the street: Central Park, Grand Central Terminal, and Central Booking." And in this candid, sad, yet upbeat memoir we visit them all. Stringer once co-owned a graphic-design company, but with the death of his partner and his substance abuse found himself evicted from his apartment and camping in Grand Central Terminal. We see what life is like on the street and how the homeless search for shoes in a bureaucratic city agency. In one shelter we see hams, turkeys and other roasts going into the kitchen, but only fried salami is served. We witness homeless being rousted by cops for criminal trespass for sleeping in Grand Central, then learn that often the police do this only at the end of their shifts in order to collect overtime. The author relates the embarrassment of meeting an old business colleague while collecting cans for their five-cent redemption fee; how he rescued a coked-up businessman from muggers; and how the authorities ruthlessly cracked down on the homeless to move them out of Grand Central. Street News, the newspaper of the homeless, helps get him back on his feet, first by selling it, then by editing and writing for it. From stories about flim-flamming clerics prying on the homeless, to the streetwise Romeo who wants to make the prostitute mother of his child an "honest woman" ("I can't believe it, [she] even charged me to go to bed with her on our honeymoon night"), to the manipulations of being on the Geraldo show, Stringer possesses a sharp eye for the street and the rich, sagacious talent of a storyteller. . ISBN: 0671036548. Soft Cover. Very Good. HOMELESS PERSONS POOR NEW YORK. (more information)
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With a Happy Eye, but... : America and the World, 1997--2002
$3.99 economy shipping in the U.S. (and only $1.99 for each additional book from this seller)! Free Press, 2003-09-02. Paperback. New. BRAND NEW BOOK might have slight shelfwear, remainder marks (more information)
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Hands to Work: The Stories of Three Families Racing the Welfare Clock (Qty: 2)
Harpercollins. 01/01/2002. 308 pgs. Three case studies of single women in New York City as they confront the ticking clock resulting from the new federal laws relating to welfare. The author examines the personal impact and political context of welfare reform--including a scrutiny of the policies of the Giuliani administration. Originally published at $25.95 You save 93% off the cover price!
$4.00 economy shipping in the U.S. (and only $1.75 for each additional book from this seller)! William Morrow. Hardcover. 0688173888 First Edition. Pub date: 2001. Hardcover. Condition: Fine / Very Good. May have remainder mark or price sticker. We are a tested and proven company with over 300,000 satisfied customers since 1997. Delivery confirmation on all US orders. Choose expedited . Fine. 2001. (more information)
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All the Men in the Sea: The Untold Story of One of the Greatest Rescues in History
Simon & Schuster. 10/01/2002. Illustrated. 240 pgs. Originally published at $25.00 You save 96% off the cover price!
$2.99 economy shipping in the U.S. (and only $2.99 for each additional book from this seller)! Free Press. Used - Like New. Great Buy!!!*** Never Used*** May Have a Publisher's Mark~We have over 3,500,000 Books Sold!!! (more information)
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American Poverty in a New Era of Reform
M E Sharpe Inc. 04/01/2000. Originally published at $25.95 You save 96% off the cover price!
$ economy shipping in the U.S. (and only $ for each additional book from this seller)! M.E. Sharpe. Trade PaperBack. 0765606267 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 2000 M.E. Sharpe Trade PaperBack . Very Good. 2000. (more information)
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Homeless in America: How Could It Happen Here?
Gale Group. 11/01/2001. Originally published at $36.00 You save 96% off the cover price!
$3.70 economy shipping in the U.S. (and only $2.00 for each additional book from this seller)! Wylie, Texas, U.S.A.: Information Plus, 2001. Clean, crisp, bright and tight ex-library book. Stamp on edge of page deck and/or inside cover/fep; card pocket inside cover/fep; shelf label & bar code label taped to cover. Excellent condition, quality far above that of most ex-libary books.. Three-Quarter Leather. Good/Pictorial Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. (more information)
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