Poverty

America needs a raise: fighting for economic security and social justice. John J. Sweeney. 331.88 SWE
American dream: three women, ten kids, and a nation’s drive to end welfare. Jason DeParle. 362.5 DEP
An American mosaic: prose and poetry by everyday folk. 810.8 AME
Ask me why I hurt: the kids nobody wants and the doctor who heals them. Randy Christensen. 362.775 CHR
Closing the food gap: resetting the table in the land of plenty. Mark Winne. 363.8 WIN
Common wealth: economics for a crowded planet. Jeffrey D. Sachs. 338.91 SAC
Compassion, justice, and the Christian life: rethinking ministry to the poor. Robert D. Lupton. 253 LUP
The conscience of a liberal. Paul Krugman. 339.22 KRU
Creating a world without poverty: social business and the future of capitalism. Muhammad Yunus. 339.46 YUN
Creative capitalism: a conversation with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and other economic leaders. 330.122 CRE
Critical: what we can do about the health-care crisis. Tom Daschle. 362.1 DAS
Crossing the tracks for love: what to do when you and your partner grew up in different worlds. Ruby K. Payne. 306.872 PAY
Crunch: why do I feel so squeezed? (and other unsolved economic mysteries). Jared Bernstein. 330.973 BER
Disintegration: the splintering of Black America. Eugene Robinson. 305.896 ROB
“Does God still love me?”: letters from the street. Sr. Mary Rose McGeady. 362.74 MACG
Economic gangsters: corruption, violence, and the poverty of nations. Raymond Fisman, Edward Miguel. 364.1323 FIS
Economics for the rest of us: debunking the science that makes life dismal. Moshe Adler. 330 ADL
The end of poverty: economic possibilities for our time. Jeffrey D. Sachs. 339.46 SAC, Spanish Lang. 339.46 SAC
Ending poverty in America: how to restore the American dream. 339.46 END
Enough: the phony leaders, dead-end movements, and culture of failure that are undermining Black America–and what we can do about it. Juan Williams. 973.0496 WIL
Family properties: race, real estate, and the exploitation of Black urban America. Beryl Satter. 363.59 SAT
Flat broke with children: women in the age of welfare reform. Sharon Hays. 362.8392 HAY
Flophouse: life on the Bowery. David Isay,Stacy Abramson. 362.5 ISA
Fragile dwelling. Margaret Morton. 305.569 MOR
A framework for understanding poverty. Ruby K. Payne. 362.5 PAY
Free lunch: how the wealthiest Americans enrich themselves at government expense (and stick you with the bill). David Cay Johnston. 338.973 JOH
Generous justice: how God’s grace makes us just. Timothy Keller. 261.8 KEL, CD 261.8 KEL
girl’s guide to homele 362.5092 KAR 11 12c 1/30
God’s ground force. Barbara Sullivan. 269 SUL
Growing up poor: a literary anthology. Y 810.8 GRO
Hands to work: the stories of three families racing the welfare clock. LynNell Hancock. 361.68 HAN
The haves and the have-nots: a brief and idiosyncratic history of global inequality. Branko Milanovic. 339.2 MIL
The hole in our Gospel. Richard Stearns. 261.83 STE
Hunger: an unnatural history. Sharman Apt Russell. 363.8 RUS
If I had a hammer: building homes and hope with Habitat for Humanity. David Rubel. Y 363.583 RUB
In our hands: a plan to replace the welfare state. Charles Murray. 361.68 MUR
Inequality: opposing viewpoints in social problems. 305 INE
Jesus and money: a guide for times of financial crisis. Ben Witherington III. 261.85 WIT
Just generosity: a new vision for overcoming poverty in America. Ronald J. Sider. 362.5 SID
The life you can save: acting now to end world poverty. Peter Singer. 362.5 SIN
The missing class: portraits of the near poor in America. Katherine S. Newman, Victor Tan Chen. 362.5 NEW
The moral consequences of economic growth. Benjamin M. Friedman. 330.9 FRI
More than houses: how Habitat for Humanity is transforming lives and neighborhoods. Millard Fuller. 363.5 FUL
Myths of rich & poor: why we’re better off than we think. W. Michael Cox, Richard Alm. 330.97 COX
New American blues: a journey through poverty to democracy. Earl Shorris. 362.5 SHO
Nickel and dimed: on (not) getting by in America. Barbara Ehrenreich. 305.569 EHR
Nobodies: modern American slave labor and the dark side of the new global economy. John Bowe. 331.11 BOW
On the move: a speech. Bono. 261.8 BON
Out of sight, out of mind: homeless children and families in small-town America. Yvonne M. Vissing. 362.5 VIS
Poor people. William T. Vollmann. 362.5 VOL
Poverty: opposing viewpoints. 362.5 POV
The power of half: one family’s decision to stop taking and start giving back. Kevin Salwen, Hannah Salwen. 178 SAL
The price of citizenship: redefining the American welfare state. Michael B. Katz. 361.6 KAT
The price of civilization: reawakening American virtue and prosperity. Jeffrey D. Sachs. 330.973 SAC
Random family: love, drugs, trouble, and coming of age in the Bronx. Adrian Nicole LeBlanc. 362.5 LEB
Red letters: living a faith that bleeds. Tom Davis. 261.1 DAV
Reinvesting in America: the grassroots movements that are feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, and putting Americans back to work. Robin Garr. 361.7 GAR
Rich Christians in an age of hunger: moving from affluence to generosity. Ronald J. Sider. 261.85 SID
The Samaritan’s dilemma: should government help your neighbor? Deborah Stone. 177.7 STO
Scratch beginnings: me, $25, and the search for the American dream. Adam Shepard. 305.569 SHE
Sick: the untold story of America’s health care crisis– and the people who pay the price. Jonathan Cohn. 362.1 COH
Take this bread: a radical conversion. Sara Miles. 248.24 MIL
This land is their land: reports from a divided nation. Barbara Ehrenreich. 330.9 EHR
U.S. National debate topic 2009-2010: social services for the poor. 362.58 USN
Uninsured in America: life and death in the land of opportunity. Susan Starr Sered, Rushika Fernandopulle. 362.1 SER
The United States of Wal-Mart. John Dicker. 381.14 DIC
Wasted: the plight of America’s unwanted children. Patrick T. Murphy. 362.7 MUR
Whatever it takes: Geoffrey Canada’s quest to changeHarlemandAmerica. Paul Tough. 362.57TOU
The white man’s burden: why the West’s efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good. William Easterly. 338.91 EAS
Without a net: middle class and homeless (with kids) in America: my story. Michelle Kennedy. 362.5 KEN
The working poor: invisible in America. David K. Shipler. 305.569 SHI
World hunger. 363.8 WOR
World hunger: twelve myths. Frances Moore Lappe, Joseph Collins, Peter Rosset. 363.8 LAP

BIOGRAPHY / MEMOIR

Banker to the poor: micro-lending and the battle against world poverty. Muhammad Yunus. 332.1 YUN
Breaking night: a memoir of forgiveness, survival, and my journey from homeless to Harvard. Liz Murray. B Murray
The diary of Ma Yan: the struggles and hopes of a Chinese schoolgirl. Y 951.059 MA
The girl’s guide to homelessness: a memoir. Brianna Karp. 362.5092 KAR
The glass castle: a memoir. Jeannette Walls. B Walls, Large Type B Walls, Spanish Lang. B Walls, CD B Walls
I beat the odds: from homelessness, to The blind side, and beyond. Michael Oher. B Oher, Y 796.332 OHE
An invisible thread: the true story of an 11-year-old panhandler, a busy sales executive, and an unlikely meeting with destiny. Laura Schroff, Alex Tresniowski. B Schroff
Living at the edge of the world: a teenager’s survival in the tunnels of Grand Central Station. Tina S., Jamie Pastor Bolnick. B S.
Mother Teresa: a biography. Meg Greene. B Teresa
The pact: three young men make a promise and fulfill a dream. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, Rameck Hunt. Y 610.92 DAV, CD 926 DAV
Pitch black: don’t be skerd. Youme Landowne, Anthony Horton. Graphic B Horton
Reaching out. Francisco Jimenez. Y 305.868 JIM
Same kind of different as me. Ron Hall, Denver Moore. B Hall, Large Type B Hall
What difference do it make?: stories of hope and healing. Ron Hall, Denver Moore, Lynn Vincent. B Hall

REFERENCE

Social welfare: fighting poverty and homelessness. Melissa J. Doak. R 300.7 INF
World poverty. Sandra M. Alters. R 300.7 INF

FICTION

Beneath my mother’s feet. Amjed Qamar. Y Fic QAM
Can’t get there from here. Todd Strasser. Y Fic STR
The castaways. Rob Vollmar, Pablo G. Callejo. Graphic Fic VOL
Children of the street. Kwei Quartey. Mystery QUA
The darkest child. Delores Phillips. Fic PHI
A far country. Daniel Mason. Fic MAS, Large Type Fic MAS, CD Fic MAS
The homeless bishop. Joseph F. Girzone. Rel. Fic GIR
A life without consequences. Stephen Elliott. Y Fic ELL
No and me. Delphine de Vigan. Y Fic VIG
Please don’t come back from the moon. Dean Bakopoulos. Fic BAK
Q & A. Vikas Swarup. Fic SWA, CD Fic SWA
The queen of water. Laura Resau, Maria Virginia Farinango. Y Fic RES
Salvage the bones. Jesmyn Ward. Fic WAR
The space between us. Thrity Umrigar. Fic UMR
Ten cents a dance. Christine Fletcher. Y Fic FLE
Theories of relativity. Barbara Haworth-Attard. Y Fic HAW
Trash. Andy Mulligan. Y Fic MUL, Y AUDIO Playaway MUL
Tyrell. Coe Booth. Y Fic BOO
The water dancers. Terry Gamble. Fic GAM
The way it works. William Kowalski. Fic KOW
The white tiger. Aravind Adiga. Fic ADI, CD Fic ADI

DVDS

ATL. DVD Drama A
Beyond the blackboard. DVD Drama B
Captain Abu Raed. DVD Foreign C
Chop shop. DVD Drama C
Country boys. DVD 155.65
Critical condition. DVD 362.1
The end of poverty? DVD 339.46
Mother Teresa. DVD Drama M
The second chance. DVD Drama S

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Cloud Dancer. Mary Ann McGuigan. J MACG
Cups held out. Judith L. Roth. Pic ROT
The double life of Zoe Flynn. Janet Lee Carey. J CAR
Gentle’s holler. Kerry Madden. J MAD
The hard-times jar. Ethel Footman Smothers. Pic SMO
How to steal a dog. Barbara O’Connor. J OCO
Invisible lines. Mary Amato. J AMA
Mother Teresa. Demi. EB Teresa
No small thing. Natale Ghent. J GHE
The orange shoes. Trinka Hakes Noble. Pic NOB
Poor is just a starting place. Leslie J. Wyatt. J WYA
Si, se puede! = Yes, we can!: janitor strike in L.A. Diana Cohn. Sp. Lang. Pic COH
The table where rich people sit. Byrd Baylor. Pic BAY
That’s not fair!: Emma Tenayuca’s struggle for justice = No es justo!: la lucha de Emma Tenayuca por la justicia. Carmen Tafolla, Sharyll Teneyuca. Sp. Lang. JB Tenayuca
Those shoes. Maribeth Boelts. Pic BOE

LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

ONLINE

SPANISH LANGUAGE / EN ESPAÑOL

El castillo de cristal. Jeannette Walls. Spanish Lang. B Walls
El fin de la pobreza: como conseguirlo en nuestro tiempo. Jeffrey Sachs. Spanish Lang. 339.46 SAC
Si, se puede! = Yes, we can!: janitor strike in L.A. Diana Cohn. Sp. Lang. Pic COH
That’s not fair!: Emma Tenayuca’s struggle for justice = No es justo!: la lucha de Emma Tenayuca por la justicia. Carmen Tafolla, Sharyll Teneyuca. Sp. Lang. JB Tenayuca