Drifters, Transients, and Homeless (142 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	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
102	The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett 3.71 avg rating — 10,908 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
103	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
104	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
105	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
106	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
107	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
108	Without a Net: Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America by Michelle Kennedy (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 634 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
109	Criminal of Poverty: Growing Up Homeless in America by Lisa Gray-Garcia 4.05 avg rating — 110 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
110	Invisible Nation: Homeless Families in America by Richard Schweid really liked it 4.00 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
111	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
112	My Way Home: Growing Up Homeless in America by Michael Gaulden (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 119 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
113	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
114	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
115	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
116	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
117	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
118	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
119	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
120	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
121	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
122	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
123	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
124	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
125	No Fixed Abode: Life and Death Among the UK's Forgotten Homeless by Maeve McClenaghan 4.41 avg rating — 199 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
126	My Orange Duffel Bag: A Journey to Radical Change by Sam Bracken 3.86 avg rating — 431 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
127	Mind on Fire by Arnold Thomas Fanning 4.18 avg rating — 531 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
128	Undocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League by Dan-el Padilla Peralta 4.04 avg rating — 1,467 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
129	Driven: From Homeless to Hero, My Journeys On and Off Lambeau Field by Donald Driver 4.12 avg rating — 1,444 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
130	Breakfast at Sally's: One Homeless Man's Inspirational Journey by Richard LeMieux 4.07 avg rating — 1,986 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
131	Strays: A Lost Cat, a Homeless Man, and Their Journey Across America by Britt Collins (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 1,072 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
132	Being and Homelessness: Notes from an Underground Artist by John H. Sibley (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 51 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
133	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
134	Welcome Homeless: One Man's Journey of Discovering the Meaning of Home by Alan Graham 4.25 avg rating — 379 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
135	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
136	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
137	Hobos, Hustlers, and Backsliders: Homeless in San Francisco by Teresa Gowan 4.21 avg rating — 153 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
138	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
139	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
140	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
141	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
142	Sister of the Road: The Autobiography of Boxcar Bertha by Ben L. Reitman 3.74 avg rating — 394 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