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Billions of government dollars, and thousands of charitable organizations and NGOs, are dedicated to helping the world’s poor....

At 28, Stephanie Land's dreams of attending a university and becoming a writer quickly dissolved when a summer fling turned into an unplanned pregnancy. Before long, she found herself a single mother, scraping by as a housekeeper to make ends meet....

James Bowen was a homeless musician, busking on the streets of London to survive. But the moment he met an injured stray cat with ginger fur and big green eyes, his life began to change....

In our interconnected world, self-interest and social interest are rapidly becoming indistinguishable....

Anand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, showing how the elite follow a 'win-win' logic, fighting for equality and justice any way they can - except ways that threaten their position at the top....

Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children....

In this book, Yunus traces the development of the social business idea and explains its lessons for entrepreneurs, social activists, and policy makers....

Who is the richest person in the world, ever? Does where you were born affect how much money youll earn over a lifetime? How would we know.....

With stark poignancy and political dispassion, Tightrope draws us deep into an "other America". The authors tell this story, in part, through the lives of some of the children with whom Kristof grew up in rural Yamhill, Oregon....

The true story of a couple who lost everything and embarked on a transformative journey walking the South West Coast Path in England....

Arleen spends nearly all her money on rent but is kicked out with her kids in Milwaukee's coldest winter for years....

While free markets have brought positive change, traditional capitalism cannot solve problems of inequality and poverty....

A powerful portrayal of Jeffrey Sachs's ambitious quest to end global poverty....

Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis - that of white working-class Americans....

The Blue Sweater is the inspiring story of a woman who left a career in international banking to spend her life on a quest to understand global poverty....

Attention: This is a supplementary guide meant to enhance your experience of JD Vance's Hillbilly Elegy....

An inspiring personal story of redemption, second chances, and the transformative power within us all, from the founder and CEO of the nonprofit charity: water....

Thousands of people live in the subway, railroad, and sewage tunnels that form the bowels of New York City. This audiobook is about them, the so-called mole people....

Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, the couple lose their home and their livelihood....

Meet the economic gangster. He's the United Nations diplomat who double-parks his Mercedes on New York City streets at rush hour because the cops can't touch him--he has diplomatic immunity.....

On the Clock explores the lengths that half of Americans will go to in order to make a living, offering not only a better understanding of the modern workplace, but also surprising solutions to make work more humane for millions of Americans....