Drifters, Transients, and Homeless (143 books)

Nonfiction works that explore the topics of transients and homeless people, vagabonds and hobos, or any other person that does not live in fixed abode, either by choice or economic circumstances.

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101	I Grew Up in War Housing: The History of the Defense Housing Projects in East Alton, Illinois: 1941–1954 by Phillip David Walkington (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
102	Robbed of Humanity: Lives of Guatemalan Street Children by Nancy Leigh Tierney 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
103	The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett 3.71 avg rating — 10,961 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
104	Homelessness, Housing, and Mental Illness by Russell K. Schutt 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
105	Homeless Outreach & Housing First: Lessons Learned (Pretreatment: Staff Training & Student Education Book 2) by Jay S. Levy (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
106	The Excluded Americans: Homelessness and Housing Policies by William Tucker liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
107	21st Century Essays on Homelessness by Kirsten Anderberg 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
108	Reckoning with Homelessness by Kim Hopper 3.63 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 41, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
109	Without a Net: Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America by Michelle Kennedy (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 635 ratings score: 39, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
110	Criminal of Poverty: Growing Up Homeless in America by Lisa Gray-Garcia 4.05 avg rating — 111 ratings score: 38, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
111	Invisible Nation: Homeless Families in America by Richard Schweid 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 37, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
112	Down and Out, on the Road: The Homeless in American History by Kenneth L. Kusmer 3.73 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 36, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
113	My Way Home: Growing Up Homeless in America by Michael Gaulden (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 120 ratings score: 35, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
114	The Dispossessed: Homeless in America by George Grant (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 34, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
115	Only If they Could Hear Me Cry: A Personal Reflection of Poverty and Homelessness In America by Raymond Sturgis (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 33, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
116	Gimme Shelter: A Social History of Homelessness in Contemporary America by Gregg Barak 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 32, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
117	Homelessness in America Today by Jennifer Bringle 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 31, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
118	No Fixed Abode: A Journey Through Homelessness from Cornwall to London by Charlie Carroll (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 255 ratings score: 30, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
119	Homelessness in Society (Issues Today, #42) by Lisa Firth (Author/Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 29, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
120	The Homeless Population (Issues Series, #189) by Lisa Firth (Author/Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 28, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
121	Talk About Homelessness by Kaye Stearman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 27, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
122	Otherwise Homeless: Vehicle Living and the Culture of Homelessness by Michele Wakin 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 26, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
123	At Home on the Street: People, Poverty, and a Hidden Culture of Homelessness by Jason Adam Wasserman 3.68 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 25, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
124	Better Times Than This: Youth Homelessness in Britain by Tom Hall 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 24, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
125	Homelessness and Allocations by Andrew Arden really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 23, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
126	No Fixed Abode: Life and Death Among the UK's Forgotten Homeless by Maeve McClenaghan 4.41 avg rating — 203 ratings score: 22, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
127	My Orange Duffel Bag: A Journey to Radical Change by Sam Bracken 3.85 avg rating — 433 ratings score: 21, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
128	Mind on Fire by Arnold Thomas Fanning 4.18 avg rating — 534 ratings score: 20, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
129	Undocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League by Dan-el Padilla Peralta 4.04 avg rating — 1,472 ratings score: 19, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
130	Driven: From Homeless to Hero, My Journeys On and Off Lambeau Field by Donald Driver 4.12 avg rating — 1,447 ratings score: 18, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
131	Breakfast at Sally's: One Homeless Man's Inspirational Journey by Richard LeMieux 4.07 avg rating — 1,998 ratings score: 17, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
132	Strays: A Lost Cat, a Homeless Man, and Their Journey Across America by Britt Collins (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 1,077 ratings score: 16, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
133	Being and Homelessness: Notes from an Underground Artist by John H. Sibley (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 15, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
134	Catching Homelessness: A Nurse's Story of Falling Through the Safety Net by Josephine Ensign (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 207 ratings score: 14, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
135	Welcome Homeless: One Man's Journey of Discovering the Meaning of Home by Alan Graham 4.25 avg rating — 383 ratings score: 13, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
136	God's Calling: How a Cheap Cell Phone and a Homeless Teen Transformed My Life and My Faith by Lynn Cameron (Goodreads Author) 3.38 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 12, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
137	The Concrete Killing Fields by Pat Morgan (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 11, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
138	Hobos, Hustlers, and Backsliders: Homeless in San Francisco by Teresa Gowan 4.21 avg rating — 154 ratings score: 10, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
139	Homeless in Hawaii by E.C. Stilson (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 9, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
140	Homeless, In My Own Words: True Stories of Homeless Mothers by Gail Lukasik (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 8, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
141	Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America by Todd DePastino 4.01 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 7, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
142	Four Feet Under: Thirty Untold Stories of Homelessness in London by Tamsen Courtenay 4.45 avg rating — 221 ratings score: 6, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
143	Sister of the Road: The Autobiography of Boxcar Bertha by Ben L. Reitman 3.74 avg rating — 395 ratings score: 5, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars