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Poor
- Grit, Courage, and the Life-Changing Value of Self-Belief
- By: Katriona O'Sullivan
- Narrated by: Katriona O'Sullivan
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan making anything of her life. Poor is the extraordinary story - moving, funny, brave, and sometimes startling - of how Katriona turned her life around....
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What I needed to hear
- By Anonymous User on 04-06-23
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The Corner
- A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood
- By: David Simon, Edward Burns
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Simon
- Length: 25 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known - and cautiously avoided - by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood....
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Amazing. The Wire before The Wire.
- By T Grist on 26-12-20
By: David Simon, and others
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The Social Distance Between Us
- How Remote Politics Wrecked Britain
- By: Darren McGarvey
- Narrated by: Darren McGarvey
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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From poverty and policing, homelessness and overrun prisons to Grenfell and hostile environments, Britain has long been failing those who need our help the most....
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Should be read by all
- By iman on 18-07-22
By: Darren McGarvey
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London Labour and the London Poor
- By: Henry Mayhew
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 27 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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London Labour and the London Poor is a rare and fascinating insight into the lives and struggles of the 19th-century poor. Written by journalist and reformer Henry Mayhew, it collects hundreds of testimonials from the lower strata of Victorian society....
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1840s London brought to life
- By hhj on 25-11-19
By: Henry Mayhew
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Gaffs
- Why No One Can Get a House, and What We Can Do About It
- By: Rory Hearne
- Narrated by: Rory Hearne
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The book that has been waiting to be written—how Ireland’s housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it.....
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Well written and highlighted the real problems with housing in Ireland
- By wendy courtney on 02-02-23
By: Rory Hearne
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Anti-Social
- The Secret Diary of an Anti-Social Behaviour Officer
- By: Nick Pettigrew
- Narrated by: Nick Pettigrew
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Anti-Social is the diary of a council worker whose job is to keep his community happy, or at least away from each other’s throats....
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Spot on how it is.
- By TRQUIN OF WINCHESTER on 22-09-21
By: Nick Pettigrew
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Poor
- Grit, Courage, and the Life-Changing Value of Self-Belief
- By: Katriona O'Sullivan
- Narrated by: Katriona O'Sullivan
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan making anything of her life. Poor is the extraordinary story - moving, funny, brave, and sometimes startling - of how Katriona turned her life around....
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What I needed to hear
- By Anonymous User on 04-06-23
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The Corner
- A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood
- By: David Simon, Edward Burns
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Simon
- Length: 25 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known - and cautiously avoided - by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood....
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Amazing. The Wire before The Wire.
- By T Grist on 26-12-20
By: David Simon, and others
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The Social Distance Between Us
- How Remote Politics Wrecked Britain
- By: Darren McGarvey
- Narrated by: Darren McGarvey
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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From poverty and policing, homelessness and overrun prisons to Grenfell and hostile environments, Britain has long been failing those who need our help the most....
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Should be read by all
- By iman on 18-07-22
By: Darren McGarvey
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London Labour and the London Poor
- By: Henry Mayhew
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 27 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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London Labour and the London Poor is a rare and fascinating insight into the lives and struggles of the 19th-century poor. Written by journalist and reformer Henry Mayhew, it collects hundreds of testimonials from the lower strata of Victorian society....
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1840s London brought to life
- By hhj on 25-11-19
By: Henry Mayhew
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Gaffs
- Why No One Can Get a House, and What We Can Do About It
- By: Rory Hearne
- Narrated by: Rory Hearne
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The book that has been waiting to be written—how Ireland’s housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it.....
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Well written and highlighted the real problems with housing in Ireland
- By wendy courtney on 02-02-23
By: Rory Hearne
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Anti-Social
- The Secret Diary of an Anti-Social Behaviour Officer
- By: Nick Pettigrew
- Narrated by: Nick Pettigrew
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Anti-Social is the diary of a council worker whose job is to keep his community happy, or at least away from each other’s throats....
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Spot on how it is.
- By TRQUIN OF WINCHESTER on 22-09-21
By: Nick Pettigrew
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The War on Disabled People
- Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of a Human Catastrophe
- By: Ellen Clifford
- Narrated by: Nadia Albina
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In 2016, a United Nations report found the UK government culpable for ‘grave and systematic violations’ of disabled people’s rights....
By: Ellen Clifford
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Vagabonds
- Life on the Streets of Nineteenth-Century London
- By: Oskar Jensen
- Narrated by: Oskar Jensen
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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Dickensian London is brought to real and vivid life in this innovative, accessible social history, revealing the true character of this place and time through the stories of its street denizens.
By: Oskar Jensen
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Rolling Nowhere
- Riding the Rails with America's Hoboes
- By: Ted Conover
- Narrated by: Ted Conover
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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Conover chronicles his impressions of their lives in this fascinating piece of first-hand reporting that becomes a thoughtful story of self-discovery....
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Honest portrayal of the freight-hopping lifestyle
- By C. P. Lewis on 01-09-20
By: Ted Conover
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The New Human Rights Movement
- Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression
- By: Peter Joseph
- Narrated by: Peter Joseph
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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In our interconnected world, self-interest and social interest are rapidly becoming indistinguishable....
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Peter has got a good brain
- By F. Cassidy on 20-07-17
By: Peter Joseph
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Under the Hornbeams
- A True Story of Life in the Open
- By: Emma Tarlo
- Narrated by: Emma Tarlo
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Nick and Pascal live and sleep outside in central London. They are an unusual duo: Nick is an avid reader of history and philosophy able to converse on any topic; Pascal is quiet, spending much of his time lying still, communicating silently with birds and animals....
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An indelible footprint
- By J MYLES on 29-01-24
By: Emma Tarlo
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Beggars of Life
- By: Jim Tully
- Narrated by: Clay Lomakayu
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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From the opening conversation on a railroad trestle, Beggars of Life rattles along like the Fast Flyer Virginia that Tully boards midway through the story....
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Unlistenable
- By Jason W. on 19-10-23
By: Jim Tully
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When Helping Hurts
- How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself
- By: Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert
- Narrated by: Brendan Hunter
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Poverty is much more than simply a lack of material resources, and it takes much more than donations and handouts to solve it....
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Do not buy
- By CHRIS C on 11-06-24
By: Steve Corbett, and others
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Building Social Business
- The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity’s Most Pressing Needs
- By: Muhammad Yunus
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
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In this book, Yunus traces the development of the social business idea and explains its lessons for entrepreneurs, social activists, and policy makers....
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MBA stuff
- By mtkelvin on 18-11-22
By: Muhammad Yunus
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Thirst
- A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World
- By: Scott Harrison, Lisa Sweetingham - contributor
- Narrated by: Scott Harrison
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
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Such an inspiring read
- By Amanda on 16-05-24
By: Scott Harrison, and others
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On the Clock
- What Low-Wage Work Did to Me and How It Drives America Insane
- By: Emily Guendelsberger
- Narrated by: Christine Lakin
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
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Excellent
- By Suke on 22-06-23
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White trash
- Los ignorados 400 años de historia de las clases sociales estadounidenses
- By: Nancy Isenberg
- Narrated by: Lourdes Contreras
- Length: 23 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Examinando retórica, normas políticas, literatura popular y las teorías científicas a lo largo de 400 años, Nacny Isenberg rechaza las...
By: Nancy Isenberg
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Tightrope
- Americans Reaching for Hope
- By: Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn
- Narrated by: Jennifer Garner, Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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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....
By: Nicholas D. Kristof, and others
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The Club on the Edge of Town
- A Pandemic Memoir
- By: Alan Lane
- Narrated by: Alan Lane
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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When crisis hits and audiences stay home, what’s the most useful thing a theater company can do? The answer was to become a food bank and one-stop help shop for those in need. In 15 months, Slung Low would go on to deliver over 15,000 food parcels....
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How need can drive growth in people's hearts and minds
- By Anonymous User on 19-12-23
By: Alan Lane
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The Divide
- Global Inequality from Conquest to Free Markets
- By: Jason Hickel
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Sixty percent of humanity - some four-point-three billion people - live in debilitating poverty. The standard development narrative suggests that alleviating poverty in poor countries is a matter of getting the internal policies right....
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A must read.
- By goce chekorov on 12-10-19
By: Jason Hickel
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Poppy the Street Dog
- How an Extraordinary Dog Helped Bring Hope to the Homeless
- By: Michelle Clark
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
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Michelle Clark has loved animals all her life, filling her home with a menagerie of stray cats and abandoned dogs....
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First book ever to make me cry!
- By Lesley Goodman on 27-10-20
By: Michelle Clark
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Hillbilly-Elegie
- Die Geschichte meiner Familie und einer Gesellschaft in der Krise
- By: J. D. Vance
- Narrated by: Dominic Kolb
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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J. D. Vance erzählt die Geschichte seiner Familie - eine Geschichte vom gescheiterten Aufstieg und von der Resignation einer ganzen Bevölkerungsschicht...
By: J. D. Vance
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The Economics of Poverty
- History, Measurement, and Policy
- By: Martin Ravallion
- Narrated by: Bruce Mann
- Length: 32 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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The Economics of Poverty reviews critically past and present debates on poverty, spanning both rich and poor countries.
By: Martin Ravallion
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Why You Won't Get Rich
- How Capitalism Broke Its Contract with Hard Work
- By: Robert Verkaik
- Narrated by: Chris Clarkson
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
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From the bottom to the top of our economy, capitalism is too blunt an instrument to tackle Britain's epidemic of inequality....
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Essential reading
- By Mary Mercy on 10-05-24
By: Robert Verkaik
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Pretreatment Guide for Homeless Outreach & Housing First
- Helping Couples, Youth, and Unaccompanied Adults
- By: Jay S. Levy
- Narrated by: Lisa Negrón
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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This audiobook provides social workers, outreach clinicians, case managers, and concerned community members with a pretreatment guide for assisting homeless couples, youth, and single adults....
By: Jay S. Levy
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Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas
- By: Matthew O'Brien
- Narrated by: Alan Carlson
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Armed with a flashlight, tape recorder, and expandable baton, Las Vegas CityLife writer-editor Matthew O'Brien explored the Las Vegas flood-control system for more than four years. This audiobook chronicles O'Brien's adventures in subterranean Vegas....
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Great writing, great voicing.
- By Amazon Customer on 23-01-24
By: Matthew O'Brien
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Wealth and Poverty
- A New Edition for the Twenty-First Century
- By: George F. Gilder
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Hailed as "the guide to capitalism", the New York Times best seller Wealth and Poverty is one of the most influential economics books of all time....
By: George F. Gilder
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The Blue Sweater
- Bridging the Gap between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
- By: Jacqueline Novogratz
- Narrated by: Jacqueline Novogratz
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
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Best book I've listened too this year!!
- By Amazon Customer on 13-12-22
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When We Walk By
- Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America
- By: Kevin F. Adler, Donald W. Burnes, Amanda Banh - contributor, and others
- Narrated by: Kevin F. Adler
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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When We Walk By takes an urgent look at homelessness in America, showing us what we lose—in ourselves and as a society—when we choose to walk past and ignore our neighbors in shelters, insecure housing, or on the streets....
By: Kevin F. Adler, and others
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A Christmas Carol
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Toby Scott McLellan
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
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A holiday classic by Charles Dickens. Originally published in 1843, Dickens worried about the disparity between the wealthy and the impoverished, and it was his attempt to bring this disparity into the light of day....
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How?
- By Anonymous User on 14-11-19
By: Charles Dickens