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Not sure if I'd recommend reading this book in one sitting like I did, but it's a hard-hitting, excellent read. Add this to your arsenal of books on social justice along with Just Mercy and The New Jim Crow.
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What an important work! I give this book 5 GLOWING stars. The book tells the stories of multiple family's struggles with housing. I learned so much. I was so clueless. Shelter, a house, really is a fundamental basic necessity upon which a decent life can be built. And America has failed it's desperate citizens, once again failing in it's own myth of being a leading nation. Many other nations have some sort of universal housing coverage, all their people have shelter. Universal housing saves mone
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Nov 27, 2016
Alison
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it was amazing
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This is a frustrating and heartbreaking look into poverty and housing, centered around the things that can cause, and be caused by, eviction. The author follows several people - landlords and tenants - living in Milwaukee, and looks carefully at the far-reaching effects of eviction, which go well beyond the obvious.
Apr 24, 2017
Carly Thompson
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Thought provoking non-fiction book about eviction and housing stress for the urban poor. This ethnographic look at blacks and white in Milwaukee during 2008-2009 was fascinating and moving. Highly recommended.
Update 4/10/17: Pulitzer winner for nonfiction! Adding to my audiobook queue.
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Recommended by Gene Demby
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Recommended by Gene Demby
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