About this title: From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Arab and Jew" comes a new book that presents a searing, intimate portrait of working American families struggling against insurmountable odds to escape poverty.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2004-02-03
ISBN-13:9780375408908ISBN:0375408908
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780965920155ISBN:0965920151
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Date Published: 02/2004
ISBN-13:9780375408908ISBN:0375408908
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 336 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780375408908ISBN:0375408908
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780375708213ISBN:0375708219
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"Particularly interesting in its details.. Shipler follows individuals in their daily struggles and obviously kept in touch over time. The sympathetic voice from which he writes sets an overarching emotion that is a bit distracting at times. Maybe it is necessary, so that you truly dig into the policies behind poverty and welfare, but I'm not sure. The last chapters are the best, with down-to-earth dissections of different methodologies and policies that can and may change the way the chips fall. Easy, easy read, for it holds interest. Only once or twice did I want to put it down. Some of the middle loses focus, and seems to be a transcript of some inner monologue from Shipler, which distracts the reader from the facts which are moving enough. Disheartening, agitating, empowering, and sympathetic. Recommended."
"This book is essential reading for those working in poverty law or with lower income people in any field. It is very well-written with raw, honest and compelling stories of individuals from all walks of life. David Shipley explores the intersecting causes and effects of poverty including health, low wages in dead-end jobs, lack of job training/skills, failing schools, poorly administered government and non-profit programs that only address a piece of the problem, and misunderstanding by those in power about how to really address the problem of poverty for people whose experiences are for the most part entirely foreign to them. Mr. Shipley also analyzes programs that do work, giving hope that there can be real and lasting change if people have the will to direct resources to comprehensive solutions."
"I appreciated that this book was sympathetic but realistic about people in poverty. And I remember the desperate need to splurge on something (eating out at a fast food restaurant, renting movies, whatever) for a momentary pick-me-up when you can't afford to fix your washing machine.
I recommend this book to pretty much everyone. I certainly know a handful of co-workers who could benefit from holding judgment until they've walked in someone else's shoes.
This book details how poverty handicaps virtually every aspect of life, and how hard it is to overcome. Sounds depressing, I know, but worth a read."
"Although written in 2004, this book tells it like it really is. There are good tips to ge gleaned for persons downsizing their budget in these difficult times. The book "tells it like it is" with a healthy dose of realism, especially the chapter on the schools. I spent a year in rural Mississippi, a year and a half in rural west Tennessee and eight years in the intercity public schools. My students and parents fit the descriptions of the "middle class working poor" and the truly impoverished. The latter were most worthwhile to work with because they were appreciative and conserved resources. I stayed when one of these students said, "Thank you, thank you for teaching me>" A parent from the first group referred to my newsletter's tips, saying, "No one told us that before!" Fortunately, after this book was written and through the present, the intercity schools also provided two meals and a snack, dental care, vision screenings, winter holiday gifts,referral services, and classes for parents. These were heartily taken advantage of. A big reward arrived when a graduate of this elementary school completed post high school education and visited to show, "I have a good job.""
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