Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
By: Joanne Samuel Goldblum
4.17
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
Water. Food. Housing. The most basic and crucial needs for survival, yet 40 percent of people in th…
Want to Read $ 12.99If you liked the history plot in Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty by Joanne Samuel Goldblum , here is a list of 14 books like this:
1. The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America
By: Katherine S. Newman , Victor Tan Chen
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Fifty-seven million Americans-including 21 percent of the nation's children-live a notch above the … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Katherine S. Newman's The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- poverty
- economics
- nonfiction
- sociology
2. White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America
By: Nancy Isenberg
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In her groundbreaking history of the class system in America, extending from colonial times to the … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Nancy Isenberg's White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- sociology
3. $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America
By: Kathryn J. Edin , H. Luke Shaefer
4.44
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A revelatory account of poverty in America so deep that we, as a country, don't think it exists Jes… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Kathryn J. Edin's $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- poverty
- economics
- sociology
4. Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education
By: Stephanie Land
3.62
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling m… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Stephanie Land's Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- sociology
5. Poverty, by America
By: Matthew Desmond
4.27
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
Reimagining the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in Ameri… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Matthew Desmond's Poverty, by America book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- social science
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- poverty
- social issues
- economics
- sociology
"To live and strive in modern America is to participate in a series of morally fraught systems. If a family’s entire financial livelihood depends on the value of its home, it’s not hard to understand …"-Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America
"The rest of us, on the ·other hand-we members of the protected classes-have grown increasingly· dependent on our welfare programs. In 2020 the federal government spent more than $193 billion on homeo…"-Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America
"In her book The Government-Citizen Disconnect, the political scientist Suzanne Mettler reports that 96 percent of American adults have relied on a major government program at some point in their live…"-Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America
6. Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It
By: Jennifer Breheny Wallace
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive book on the rise of “toxic achievement cultu… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Jennifer Breheny Wallace's Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- nonfiction
- sociology
7. Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
By: Sarah Smarsh
3.76
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
During Sarah Smarsh’s turbulent childhood in Kansas in the 1980s and 1990s, the forces of cyclical … read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Sarah Smarsh's Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- poverty
- economics
- sociology
"When I found your name, in my early adulthood, I don't think I'd ever heard the term "white working class". The experience it describes contains both racial privilege and economic disadvantage, which…"-Sarah Smarsh, Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
8. The Age of Grievance
By: Frank Bruni
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author and longtime New York Times columnist Frank Bruni comes a lucid, powerful e… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Frank Bruni's The Age of Grievance book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- sociology
9. On Critical Race Theory: Why It Matters & Why You Should Care
By: Victor Ray
4.35
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
What exactly is critical race theory? This concise and accessible exploration demystifies a crucial… read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Victor Ray's On Critical Race Theory: Why It Matters & Why You Should Care book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- sociology
10. Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
By: Jeffrey Toobin
4.16
Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition
The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh… read more
Want to Read $ 15.99Similar categories in Jeffrey Toobin's Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
11. Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
By: Judith Heumann
4.48
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of f… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Judith Heumann's Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- politics
- social justice
- history
- nonfiction
"When other people see you as a third-class citizen, the first thing you need is a belief in yourself and the knowledge that you have rights. The next thing you need is a group of friends to fight bac…"-Judith Heumann, Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
"When someone ignores you, it's an intentional display of power. They're essentially acting like you don't exist, and they do it because they can. They believe that nothing will happen to them. Ignori…"-Judith Heumann, Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
12. Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
By: Simon Winchester
3.79
Format: 464 pages, ebook
The author of The Professor and the Madman and The Perfectionists explores the notion of property—o… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Simon Winchester's Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- economics
- sociology
13. How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
By: Esau McCaulley
4.62
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times contributing opinion writer and award-winning author of Reading While Black… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Esau McCaulley's How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- nonfiction
- history
"There is no Black faith that doesn't wrestle with the problem of evil. My reply to these questions is: We who have suffered must have some say in how that suffering is interpreted. We won the right, …"-Esau McCaulley, How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
14. White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy
By: Thomas F. Schaller
3.82
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A searing portrait and damning takedown of America’s proudest citizens — who are also the least lik… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Thomas F. Schaller's White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- economics
- sociology
15. Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
By: Fareed Zakaria
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The CNN host and best-selling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the pola… read more
Want to Read $ 9.66Similar categories in Fareed Zakaria's Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- politics
- economics
- history
- nonfiction
16. The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America
By: Kathryn J. Edin
4.17
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and surprising new understanding of extreme poverty in America from the authors of the a… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Kathryn J. Edin's The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- social science
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- poverty
- economics
- sociology
17. Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America
By: Gigi Georges
3.58
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this captivating and empathetic book, Gigi Georges follows five girls as they come of age in one… read more
Want to Read $ 2.99Similar categories in Gigi Georges's Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- nonfiction
- sociology
18. The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe
By: Josh Mitchell
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An NPR Best Book of 2021 From acclaimed Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Mitchell, the “devastati… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Josh Mitchell's The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- economics
- sociology
19. Homelessness Is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns
By: Gregg Colburn
4.23
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
Using rich and detailed data, this groundbreaking book explains why homelessness has become a crisi… read more
Want to Read $ 20.99Similar categories in Gregg Colburn's Homelessness Is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- social science
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- poverty
- economics
- sociology
20. The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
By: Robert B. Reich
4.27
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Saving Capitalism and The Common Good , comes an urgent analysis of … read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Robert B. Reich's The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- politics
- economics
- history
- nonfiction
"The system is created by people. The question is, 'Which people?' The central issue is not more or less government. It’s 'Who is government for?'. In other words, it’s all a question of power — who h…"-Robert B. Reich, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
"The most important political competition over the next decades will not be between the right and left or between Republicans and Democrats. It will be between a majority of Americans who have been lo…"-Robert B. Reich, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
"Americans have clung to the meritocratic tautology that individuals are paid what they’re worth in the market, without examining changes in the legal and political institutions that define the market…"-Robert B. Reich, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
21. Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
By: Joanne Samuel Goldblum
4.17
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
Water. Food. Housing. The most basic and crucial needs for survival, yet 40 percent of people in th… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty book and Joanne Samuel Goldblum's Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
- social science
- womens
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- poverty
- social issues
- economics
- sociology
