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Saint Iggy Saint Iggy K. L. Going Iggy Corso, who lives in city public housing, is caught physically and spiritually between good and bad when he is kicked out of high school, goes searching for his missing mother, and causes his fri… OL15048434W
The White Tiger The White Tiger Aravind Adiga Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells the terrible and t… OL15391590W
Public poor relief in North Carolina Public poor relief in North Carolina Roy M. Brown 184 p., [12] leaves of plates : 22 cm OL155003W
Begging for change Begging for change Sharon G. Flake Teenaged Raspberry Hill tries to sort out her confused feelings of disgust, shame, and love for her homeless, drug addicted father and worries that she may have inherited his lying and stealing ways. OL15867325W
Town swamps and social bridges Town swamps and social bridges George Godwin George Godwin, architect and editor of the influential journal *The Builder* from 1844 to 1883, was a constant campaigner for better housing for the working classes of Britain. *Town Swamps and Socia… OL16272204W
Initiatives locales et lutte contre la pauvreté et l'exclusion Initiatives locales et lutte contre la pauvreté et l'exclusion Juan-Luis Klein,Christine Champagne Ce livre présente les résultats d’un travail de près de trois années de recherche et de réflexion d’une équipe interdisciplinaire et interinstitutionnelle de chercheurs au sujet des initiatives local… OL16443866W
Poverty Poverty Bruno Leone,Katie De Koster A collection of articles debating issues related to poverty in America, including its causes, how it affects minorities, government policies, and how poverty can be reduced. OL16481001W
Engaging the Earl Engaging the Earl Mandy Goff To help her destitute parents, Emma Mercer must marry very well. And very soon. Love is irrelevant. Only security matters…doesn't it? Aided by her friend Olivia—and Olivia's brother Marcus, Earl of W… OL16502701W
How to get from there to here How to get from there to here Jay Littmann The author recounts how he overcame a life of addiction, poor health and poverty to found a successful business, Chef Jay's Food Products-- OL16504573W
Improving access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations Improving access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations Committee on Oral Health Access to Services (U.S.) "Access to oral health care is essential to promoting and maintaining overall health and well-being yet only half of the population visits a dentist each year. Poor and minority children are less lik… OL16558960W
Christie's old organ, or, "Home, sweet home" Christie's old organ, or, "Home, sweet home" Mrs. O. F. Walton A young boy finds life's greatest discovery! This classic story has been a favorite with generations of children. It illustrates the close friendship of an old man and a young boy as they suffer thro… OL1657950W
Plutocrats Plutocrats Chrystia Freeland There has always been some gap between rich and poor, but it has never been wider - and now the rich are getting wealthier at such breakneck speed that the middle classes are being squeezed out. Whil… OL16618176W
Breaking all my rules Breaking all my rules Trice Hickman "Born into wealth, Erica Stanford has followed in her family's successful footsteps and now runs her own upscale boutique in an affluent Washington, D.C., neighborhood. But despite her good fortune, … OL17868380W
The price of love The price of love Rosie Harris Lucy Collins and her brother Sam have lived side by side with the Tanner family all their lives. Lucy and Robert Tanner long for the day when they can marry and the future is full of promise for all … OL17898955W
I'm going to have a little house I'm going to have a little house Carolina Maria de Jesus "Never before published in English, Carolina's second diary, written in 1960-61, describes her life in the first year after the sudden (and, as it turned out, temporary) fame of Quarto de despejo (se… OL1810396W
Iqbal Masih and the crusaders against child slavery Iqbal Masih and the crusaders against child slavery Susan Kuklin An account of the former Pakistani child labor activist whose life and unexplained murder has brought to the attention of the world the evil of child bondage. OL1813816W
Southern Asian adventures with the active poor Southern Asian adventures with the active poor G. E. M. Munro South Asian adventures with the active poor is jaw-dropping reality that reaches so deep we come away clearly aware that our fellow human beings transcend the seeming gaps between us. -- publisher's … OL18146076W
Labour and the poor in England and Wales, 1849-1851 Labour and the poor in England and Wales, 1849-1851 J. Ginswick "The letters to The Morning chronicle from the correspondents in the manufacturing and mining districts. the towns of Liverpool and Birmingham, and the rural districts.". OL18831030W
Poverty and vulnerability in a globalising metropolis, Ahmedabad Poverty and vulnerability in a globalising metropolis, Ahmedabad Darshini Mahadevia,Amitabh Kundu Contributed articles. OL19485739W
Poverty Poverty William Dudley Presents opposing viewpoints on various aspects of poverty, including its causes, ways to end it, the welfare system, the homeless, and the relationship between poverty and discrimination. OL19488781W
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