The End of Poverty

In this concise text, the distinguished American philosopher John Dewey compiled excerpts from the massive Progress and Poverty to provide those un...

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``I'm an outsider to the end of my days `` Jude Fawley's hopes of a university education are lost when he is trapped into marrying the earthy Arabe...

A chance acquaintance brings together the prosperous bourgeois Wilcox family and the clever, cultured and idealistic Schlegel sisters. As clear-eye...

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"How the Other Half Lives" is a chronicle of the conditions of abject poverty that the residents of the slums of New York at the end of the 19th ce...

Reducere. The People of the Abyss (1903) is a work of nonfiction by American writer Jack London. Written after the author spent three months living in London...

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A fascinating slice of East End life in postwar London, from the bestselling author of }Call The Midwife{. Worth, who was a midwife working in the ...

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Since the end of the Cold war, the international security agenda has become increasingly important. This Very Short Introduction considers traditio...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jack LondonIllustrated in this edition by more than thirty of Jack London's own photographs, 'The People of the Abyss' docu...

In this increasingly flattened world, learning to think critically about global affairs is of utmost importance. Students need to learn how local a...

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DescriptionProhibition in the United StatesFor thirteen years, from 1920 to 1933, the transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages were prohibite...

Reducere. Detective Sergeant Harry Challenor is undoubtedly one of the most controversial policeman of all time. Born into grinding poverty in 1922, Challeno...

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DescriptionBorn into privilege at the end of the 1300s in an age of turmoil, Cosimo de' Medici, heir to the Medici banking fortune, grew up surroun...

Jeffrey Sachs draws on his remarkable 25 years' experience to offer a thrilling and inspiring vision of the keys to economic success in the world t...

Reducere. In an ancient village, young Sophie ran from her station in life, a life without hope. The endless poverty along with bitterness at her life's real...

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Reducere. In this work, Kropotkin points out what he considers to be the defects of the economic systems of feudalism and capitalism, and how he believes the...

The pioneering researchers of the largest ever study of poverty in the UK paint a devastating picture of the reality of poverty today and its cause...

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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.--St. John of the CrossWhy does God allow us to fall into this empty void? Does He not...

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Reducere. The Circular Staircase, Mary Roberts Rinehart's classic tale of murder and intrigue in a pre-World War I mansion, is evocative yet strangely modern...

Maya Angelou's seven volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she als...

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The Road to Nab End is a marvelously evocative account of growing up poor in a British mill town. From William Woodruff's birth in 1916 until he ra...

This title is a synthesis of the thought of economist Amartya Sen, who views economic development as a means to extending freedoms rather than an e...

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The Snowman: rising from the lowest ranks of drug dealing, Faustino Carbona builds his cartel with unimaginable violence. Hank: unable to walk or t...

Across Europe, politicians and economists remain locked into micromanaging the welfare state established post-war, tweaking it here and tweaking it...

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Since 1990, Teach For America has been building a movement to end educational inequity in America. Now its founder, Wendy Kopp, shares the lessons ...

Blessed with a delectable body and a cute face, ZIVIAL, aka TINY, could've been a fashion model or some other respected professional, had she not b...

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Description"I'm an outsider to the end of my days " Jude Fawley's hopes of a university education are lost when he is trapped into marrying the ear...

Is Wealth Only for People Who Were Born Rich?Or Can You Create a Life of Abundance? The good news is that the difference between wealth and poverty...

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Does oil wealth lead to political poverty? It often looks that way, but Carbon Democracy tells a more complex story. In this magisterial study, Tim...

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A journalist's raw, first-person account of what his family endured after his eldest brother killed a man and was sentenced to life in prison. At t...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Phyllis LaneWith: Rodrigo CoelhoIllustrator: Phyllis LaneWe tend to only see the end result when we watch masters in action...

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Reducere. Although Hyman P. Minsky is best known for his ideas about financial instability, he was equally concerned with the question of how to create a sta...

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Reducere. "A rousing, funny, feminist workplace fantasy that also takes a frank look at modern poverty." - KirkusMoxie meets A Knight's Tale as Kit Sweetly s...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Buchi EmechetaThe story of a young Jamaican girl, Gwendolen Brillianton, who is born into poverty and deserted by her paren...

A moving examination of poverty, its root causes, and how to end it through movement-building by a leading philanthropy executive For the past two ...

Reducere. This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the central challenge of our time. If all goes well, human his...