This book closely examines controversial claims and beliefs surrounding poverty and anti-poverty programs in the United States. It authoritatively dismantles falsehoods, half-truths, and misconception
This unique book depicts the stories of Americans born in poverty, who achieved national or international fame. Accessible to students and lay readers, this scholarly study describes poverty as a disa
While the story of Annie Sullivan's education of the blind and deaf Helen Keller is celebrated in dramatic works such as The Miracle Worker, few are now aware that Sullivan's education of Keller was a
**THIS IS NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE**"Rick Montoya takes a break from his translation business in Rome to join his college buddy Flavio in the Italian Alps. Heavy snow has brought enthusiastic skiers to
David Wagner explores the lives of poor people during the three decades after the Civil War, using a unique treasure of biographies of people who were (at one point in time) inmates in a large almshou
David Wagner explores the lives of poor people during the three decades after the Civil War, using a unique treasure of biographies of people who were (at one point in time) inmates in a large almshou
Many of us grew up hearing our parents exclaim 'you are driving me to the poorhouse!' or remember the card in the Monopoly game which says 'Go to the Poorhouse! Lose a Turn!' Yet most Americans know l
A groundbreaking critique of American charity which Barbara Ehrenreich says "demolishes the conventional wisdom that private philanthropy is innately superior to public welfare measures." What's Love
