$28.00
ISBN: 9780593239919
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Published: Crown - March 21st, 2023
Desmond advocates for a hopeful and active agenda to abolish poverty. Arguing that by rebalancing our social safety net away from handouts to the richer Americans in the form of tax breaks and towards the poorest among us with programs like the successful Child Tax Credit, empowering the poor by reining in exploitation like by raising the minimum wage, and investing in in broad prosperity by turning away from segregation by income, we can abolish poverty. The perfect book for rich liberals who want to help fight poverty but don't know how to help. ~ Reviewed by Paul Thomnpson
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593239919
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Published: Crown - March 21st, 2023
Passionate, provocative, and well-researched plea to end poverty in America. Desmond decries the multitude of tax laws, zoning regulations, and political chicanery that fosters the separation of the wealthy from the poor, while advancing workable policies that give us a chance to tear down the wall of financial segregation. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593541821
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Published: Riverhead Books - November 15th, 2022
This is a joyous love letter to two prolific geniuses. Hornby's newest book pays tribute to two of his artistic touchstones, and is a touching reflection on the nature of creativity. ~ Reviewed by Rachel Person
$15.95
ISBN: 9781681376820
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Published: NYRB Classics - November 15th, 2022
This treatise from Karl Marx’s son-in-law of mixed race Paul Lafargue is unfortunately just as current today as it was when it was first published in 1883, and it’s an excellent, idiosyncratic introduction to left wing thought (read it after the Manifesto). Anti-bourgeois, anti-clerical, Lafargue argues that if we work a bit less, embrace our laziness we’ll be able to enjoy living our lives. Discussions too of a four day work week and how machines which were supposed to make us work less now crack the whip. ~ Reviewed by Dafydd Wood
$20.00
ISBN: 9780812986952
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - May 17th, 2022
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Andrea Elliott shows in the most vivid detail possible the day to day reality of poverty and homelessness through the lives of one family in New York City. It is nearly impossible to encapsulate what this family endures. The focus is on Dasani, the oldest child in the family, as she and her siblings are moved from homeless shelter to public housing to the homes of family members to foster homes. It is a story full of contradictions, heroes and villains, hope and heartbreak. Elliott has written an impossible to ignore masterpiece about this country and our neighbors. ~ Reviewed by Stan Hynds
$25.00
ISBN: 9780593320426
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Published: Knopf - November 23rd, 2021
A slim novel with a mighty punch. This Book Prize-winning title has gotten somewhat of a mixed reception over the years, but I found it totally engrossing and read it in one sitting. A Murakami-esque tale of an older gentleman ruminating on dead friends, loves lost, and the obscured memories that bind them all together. One of those books I loved despite not finding any of the characters particularly appealing, but that's life, isn't it? ~ Reviewed by Chris Linendoll
