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A powerful and explosive memoir of poverty and politics, and the realities of life in Westminster. Tara Jane O’Reilly grew up on a council estate a mere bus ride away from Parliament, but a world away from the hallowed halls of power. Dropping out of school at sixteen after a childhood marred...

In this riveting true crime thriller, New York Times bestselling author Johann Hari hunts the serial killers stalking Las Vegas—and finds a larger story about the disintegration of the American Dream. This is the strangest serial killer story ever told: Hidden in the tunnels beneath the Las...

The discovery of a forgotten graveyard upends a multi-million-dollar Manhattan real estate deal in this richly drawn exploration of the crisis of urban homelessness and its intersection with history In late 2019, the Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC) put a $1 million nonrefundable downpayment...

From Stephanie Land, critically acclaimed author of bestselling memoirs Maid and Class, a series of autobiographical essays based on the bureaucratic forms that shaped her life. An exploration of the trauma of poverty and finding hope in the face of an American system increasingly devoid of...

A reported road trip across the American economic landscape, documenting the ties between workers’ financial struggles, big business, and broken markets, from The New York Times economics reporter Talmon Joseph Smith. Can America actually afford all that its people and workers deserve? The...

The world is in the midst of a deep and worsening housing crisis. It has caused rents to soar in Britain, millions to protest in Spain, and a government to collapse in Sweden. Under a global ideology that exalts homeownership above all else, on every continent we see the greed of landlords trump...

En este libro pionero, Karlan y Appel conjugan la economía del comportamiento con la investigación de campo. Llevan a sus lectores consigo por pueblos de todo el mundo – desde Ghana hasta Kenia pasando por Sudáfrica, la India y Filipinas, Perú y México– en los que la teoría económica...

A step-by-step guide to showing up and doing your part to end homelessness in America—engagement prompts, community tools, and “how to help in 60 seconds” ideas for taking action and making real impact with our unhoused neighbors Praise for When We Walk By: “Fresh and hopeful solutions...

If America is the wealthiest country in the world, why are so many people living in poverty and missing out on the promise of the American Dream?Poverty is America's number-one social problem, and while we spend $1.75 trillion every year trying to solve it, much of that effort falls short. But...

John Hope Bryant, successful self-made businessman and founder of the nonprofit Operation HOPE, says business and political leaders are ignoring the one force that could truly re-energize the stalled American economy: the poor. If we give poor communities the right tools, policies, and...

沖縄には、謎が多い。圧倒的な好景気が続く中、なぜ、突出した貧困社会なのか。「沖縄の人は優しい」と皆が口をそろえる中、なぜ、自殺率やいじめ、教員の鬱の問題は他の地域を圧倒しているのか。誰もなしえなかったアプローチで、沖縄社会の真実に迫る。

Drawn into a sprawling family riddled with theft, addiction, and prostitution, retired publisher and author Brian W. Smith witnessed a multigenerational saga of betrayal, treachery, and death. In this unsparing account of abuse and heartbreak, he follows one family member after another as they struggle to break free. Many don’t. In the end, two young boys do.

A must-listen book for every leader—and every American—who insists that their government deliver better results Broken. Ineffective. Dysfunctional. Those are the words Americans often use to describe the government they pay for and depend upon to meet some of their most basic needs. But what if governments routinely delivered better results? What if government leaders invested in more effective solutions that improved lives and saved taxpayer dollars? Do What Works shares stories of progress and impact from communities across the country where that's happening right now.

Uncover the economic history of wealth inequality and how systemic class struggles shaped human society for millennia. Perfect for your daily commute or a session of deep focus, this contemplative exploration reveals material deprivation not as an inevitable natural fact, but as a deliberate...

In the spring of 1992, Los Angeles exploded into chaos. As the city burned in the wake of the Rodney King verdict, Korean-American neighborhoods came under siege. While many fled, a group of residents climbed onto rooftops with rifles in hand — ready to defend their homes and businesses when the police could not, or would not. Tony Moon was one of them.

Step across the haunting threshold of a 19th-century institution to witness the brutal reality of Victorian poverty. Perfect for an absorbing morning commute or a focused historical deep-dive, this immersive narrative nonfiction explores the ideological roots and tragic human cost of Britain's...

A Quill & Quire Fall 2026 Nonfiction Pick “Edgelands will break you apart and simultaneously hold you together.” ―Rinaldo Walcott In Edgelands, Somali-Canadian writer Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali, author of Angry Queer Somali Boy, explores what it means to live life on the margins, in the city...

Uncover the economic forces and systemic inequality that keep global poverty alive throughout human history. Perfect for a focused commute or deep learning session, this calm and empathetic exploration shifts the focus from personal flaws to societal structures. You will finally grasp why...

Step inside the American housing crisis where displaced families battle soaring evictions and systemic corporate greed. Perfect for your daily commute, this urgent, empathetic narrative transforms abstract economic policies into deeply personal stories of survival. You will walk alongside gig...

What does “privilege” mean when you grow up in a coal camp at the edge of a river that floods, in a county the rest of the country only remembers during disaster? In Appalachian Privilege: The Story of Nobody, W. D. Marcum tells the deeply personal story of a coal miner’s son from Logan County, West Virginia, who leaves home in search of something larger—only to discover that leaving is never simple. From a 934-square-foot company house to the deck of a U.S. Navy frigate sailing foreign waters… From blocking roads during coal strikes to dining in the Inns of Court in London…