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  • Danger! - A True History of a Great City’s Wiles and Temptations
    Abraham H. Hummel / Abraham HHummel / William F. Howe / William FHowe
    “Danger! - A True History of a Great City’s Wiles and Temptations” is an 1886 work by American lawyer William Frederick Howe. Howe worked for the Howe and Hummel New York City law firm, which became widely celebrated during the second half of nineteenth century for its cases related to world of crime and corruption. This volume goes into detail describing some of the firm’s mor...
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    25,52 €

  • The Bitter Cry Of Outcast London
    Andrew Mearns
    The Bitter Cry Of Outcast London: An Inquiry Into The Condition Of The Abject Poor.This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-desi...
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    11,08 €

  • Food Inequalities
    Tennille Allen
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    56,43 €

  • When We Stand
    Terence Lester
    It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all of the injustices that we see in the world. We don’t know what to do and might think that we don’t have anything to offer. But by using our gifts in collaboration with others, we can do more together than we ever could on our own. Activist Terence Lester knows it’s hard to change the world. But mobilizing and acting together empowers us to d...
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    17,58 €

  • The People of the Abyss
    Jack London
    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’s poverty-stricken East End, The People of the Abyss bears witness to the difficulties faced by hundreds and thousands of people every day in one of the wealthiest nations on earth. Inspired by Friedrich Engels’s The Condition of th...
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    10,65 €

  • Beyond Poverty
    Terry Dalrymple
    Answering the Cry of the Poor in a Million Villages The church is facing a strategic opportunity-85 percent of people living in extreme poverty around the world reside in villages. These villages are also home to the majority of the world’s least reached people. The church has historically played an active role in wholistic ministry and alleviating global poverty with a goal o...
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    11,27 €

  • Cities and Homelessness
    Homelessness in America’s cities remains a growing problem. The homeless today face the same challenges as in years past: poverty, tenuous or no ties to family and friends, physical and mental health issues, and substance abuse. Compared to the 1950s to 1970s, more homeless are now sleeping on city streets versus in shelters or single room hotels. Homelessness rates are affecte...
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    58,85 €

  • On Wealth and Poverty
    Saint John Chrysostom
    Translated here by F. Allen, the sermons of St John Chrysostom are noted as classical commentaries on the Christian life. Knowing well the realities of life in the world, the temptation of rich and poor alike, this great orator - 'the golden-mouthed' - addresses the questions of wealth and poverty in the lives of people of his day. And yet, as the modern reader is confronted wi...
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    6,86 €

  • New Millennium Woes and Livelihood Struggles in Africa
    Fidelis Peter Thomas Duri / Ngonidzashe Marongwe
    One of the oldest survival pursuits undertaken by the weak and the downtrodden people across the world has been begging. Going back to the ancient Christian biblical times up to the present epoch as well as across varying spatial settings, in situations of trouble and tribulations, parts of various communities have resorted to beggary to either overcome immediate adversities or...
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    49,42 €

  • The Economic and Opportunity Gap
    Anni K. Reinking / Anni KReinking / Theresa M. Bouley / Theresa Marie Bouley / Theresa MBouley
    The Economic and Opportunity Gap has a great deal of information, ideas and resources focused on children and families living in poverty. Specifically, how teachers and other professionals working with students can reflect, improve, and implement inclusive practices. The information in this book is based in research, such as the foundational starting piece that nearly one-fourt...
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    94,88 €

  • The Non-Fiction of George Orwell
    George Orwell
    The Non-Fiction of George Orwell includes three memoirs, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier, and Homage to Catalonia which provide an indispensable introduction to the thought and writing of George Orwell.Immediately after deciding to become a writer, the Eton-educated Orwell lived among the paupers and the poorest of working-class labourers in Paris and t...
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    18,14 €

  • The Non-Fiction of George Orwell
    George Orwell
    The Non-Fiction of George Orwell includes three memoirs, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier, and Homage to Catalonia which provide an indispensable introduction to the thought and writing of George Orwell.Immediately after deciding to become a writer, the Eton-educated Orwell lived among the paupers and the poorest of working-class labourers in Paris and t...
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    27,24 €

  • David Sheppard
    Andrew Bradstock
    Batting for the Poor is the authorised biography of David Sheppard, telling the story of his life as a celebrated cricketer and his remarkable work as Bishop of Liverpool.From his time as Captain of England’s cricket team to his pioneering work as Bishop of Liverpool, David Sheppard led a remarkable life. Now his story is told in full for the first time in this fascinating and ...
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    14,81 €

  • The Road to Wigan Pier
    George Orwell
    This novel by George Orwell is an insightful socio-political commentary on the living conditions of the working class in Lancashire and the industrial English north in the years leading up to the Second World War. First published in 1937, The Road to Wigan Pier is a longform essay analysing the life of the working class in Yorkshire and Lancashire in the early 1900s. George O...
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    26,84 €

  • Amakomiti
    Trevor Ngwane
    Can people who live in shantytowns, shacks and favelas teach us anything about democracy? About how to govern society in a way that is inclusive, participatory and addresses popular needs? This book argues that they can. In a study conducted in dozens of South Africa’s shack settlements, where more than 9 million people live, Trevor Ngwane finds thriving shack dwellers’ committ...
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    187,16 €

  • Beggars of Life
    Jim Tully
    After killing her treacherous step-father, a girl tries to escape the country with a young vagabond. She dresses as a boy, they hop freight trains, quarrel with a group of hobos, and steal a car in their attempt to escape the police and reach Canada.A bestseller in 1924, in this vivid piece of outlaw history Jim Tully takes us across the seamy underbelly of pre-WWI America on f...
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    10,80 €

  • Life In An American Homeless Shelter
    Guy S LaGrotta
    Every dark cloud has a silver lining so they say. For author Guy S. LaGrotta, the silver lining of the current Coronavirus lockdown is that he had the time and inclination to write about an even worse period in his life back in 2011, when he found himself virtually penniless, and had to seek refuge in a homeless shelter. Looking back to March 11th through July 25th of that year...
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    17,09 €

  • Twenty Years at Hull-House
    Jane Addams
    Jane Addams, the co-founder of Hull House, the famous settlement home, writes about her experiences and insights in her autobiography, Twenty Years at Hull House. As a child growing up in Illinois, Addams suffered from Pott’s Disease, which was a rare infection in her spine. This disease caused her to contract many other illnesses, then because of these aliments, Addams was s...
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    19,95 €

  • Twenty Years at Hull-House
    Jane Addams
    Jane Addams, the co-founder of Hull House, the famous settlement home, writes about her experiences and insights in her autobiography, Twenty Years at Hull House. As a child growing up in Illinois, Addams suffered from Pott’s Disease, which was a rare infection in her spine. This disease caused her to contract many other illnesses, then because of these aliments, Addams was s...
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    12,88 €

  • Reporting on Poverty
    Kerry Moore
    This book presents an in-depth, systematic investigation of the reporting of poverty in Wales, discussing findings from a two-year research project funded by the ’Exploring the Narrative Coalition’ (a group of 10 Wales-based third sector organisations), the ESRC, and Cardiff University. Examining how poverty news is covered in the English and Welsh languages across broadcast, p...
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    17,84 €

  • Adrodd ar Dlodi
    Kerry Moore
    Mae’r llyfr hwn yn cyflwyno ymchwiliad manwl a systematig ar adrodd am dlodi yng Nghymru, gan drafod canfyddiadau prosiect ymchwil dwy flynedd o hyd a ariannwyd gan ’Exploring the Narrative Coalition’ (grŵp o 10 sefydliad trydydd sector sydd wedi’u lleoli yng Nghymru. yr ESRC a Phrifysgol Caerdydd. Gan archwilio sut y mae newyddion am dlodi yn cael sylw gan newyddion darlledu, ...
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    17,88 €

  • Ten Years in a Portsmouth Slum
    Father Robert Dolling
    First published in 1896, Ten Years in a Portsmouth Slum is a snapshot of late Victorian Portsmouth written from the perspective of a Ritualist Mission Priest. Author Father Robert Dolling was a social reformer and controversial, high-energy, hardworking priest. He consistently fought for the poor and unlovable during his ten years leading the mission in Landport, Portsmouth. ...
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    26,54 €

  • A House Built on Love
    Ed Walker
    Hope into Action, a charity founded by Ed Walker has a vision - of the church at the forefront of the fight against homelessness. Since 2010 it has worked in partnership with churches to supply homes, support, friendship and love for the homeless and marginalized, earning the Guardian’s Public Service Award in 2017 and an award from the Centre for Social Justice. Here, Ed t...
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    12,50 €

  • Just Managing?
    Mark O’Brien / Paul Kyprianou
    'The ’just about managing’. ’Hardworking families’. ’Alarm-clock Britain’. In recent years British political discourse has been filled with these slogans, as politicians claim to speak on behalf of families who are in work, but struggling to get by. This book allows us to hear from some of these families directly. At a time when the impact of austerity is more relevant than eve...
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    48,92 €

  • Just Managing?
    Mark O’Brien / Paul Kyprianou
    'The ’just about managing’. ’Hardworking families’. ’Alarm-clock Britain’. In recent years British political discourse has been filled with these slogans, as politicians claim to speak on behalf of families who are in work, but struggling to get by. This book allows us to hear from some of these families directly. At a time when the impact of austerity is more relevant than eve...
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    64,44 €

  • Poverty, the Bible, and Africa
    Isaac Boaheng
    Poverty reduction is a worldwide concern, yet if the church is to play an effective role in its alleviation, an approach that is both biblical and contextual is required.In Poverty, the Bible, and Africa, Isaac Boaheng formulates a theology of poverty that engages Scripture, African traditional wisdom, and contemporary African concerns to create a paradigm for understanding and...
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    20,27 €

  • Holes in the Safety Net
    Ezra Rosser
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    37,94 €

  • Uplift and Empower
    Danielle Hawa Tarigha
    Did you know that over 700 million people live on less than $2 a day?Nearly 10% of the global population struggles to survive 24 hours at a time. Eradicating extreme poverty may seem like a simple issue, but in reality, it’s very complex. In Uplift and Empower: A Guide to Understanding Extreme Poverty and Poverty Alleviation you’ll learn about: The history and context of povert...
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    12,44 €

  • Poverty in American Popular Culture
    Wylie Lenz
    In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared an ''unconditional war'' on poverty in the form of sweeping federal programs to assist millions of Americans. Two decades later, President Reagan drastically cut such programs, claiming that welfare encouraged dependency and famously quipping, ''Some years ago, the federal government declared war on poverty, and poverty won.'' These op...
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    79,21 €

  • Good Work Done Better
    Sam Watts
    Is it possible that the organizations that serve the most vulnerable people in our communities are merely applying temporary patches? Why are most North American cities unable to deal with the root causes of the social challenges they are addressing? Why are most funding models for community-based non-profits built around sustaining programs rather than creating measurable soc...
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    42,10 €


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