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Poor
- Grit, Courage, and the Life-Changing Value of Self-Belief
- By: Katriona O'Sullivan
- Narrated by: Katriona O'Sullivan
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan making anything of her life. Poor is the extraordinary story - moving, funny, brave, and sometimes startling - of how Katriona turned her life around....
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What I needed to hear
- By Anonymous User on 04-06-23
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The Social Distance Between Us
- How Remote Politics Wrecked Britain
- By: Darren McGarvey
- Narrated by: Darren McGarvey
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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From poverty and policing, homelessness and overrun prisons to Grenfell and hostile environments, Britain has long been failing those who need our help the most....
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Should be read by all
- By iman on 18-07-22
By: Darren McGarvey
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London Labour and the London Poor
- By: Henry Mayhew
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 27 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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London Labour and the London Poor is a rare and fascinating insight into the lives and struggles of the 19th-century poor. Written by journalist and reformer Henry Mayhew, it collects hundreds of testimonials from the lower strata of Victorian society....
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1840s London brought to life
- By hhj on 25-11-19
By: Henry Mayhew
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Gaffs
- Why No One Can Get a House, and What We Can Do About It
- By: Rory Hearne
- Narrated by: Rory Hearne
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The book that has been waiting to be written—how Ireland’s housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it.....
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Well written and highlighted the real problems with housing in Ireland
- By wendy courtney on 02-02-23
By: Rory Hearne
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Summary & Analysis of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | A Guide to the Book by Matthew Desmond
- By: ZIP Reads
- Narrated by: Satauna Howery
- Length: 53 mins
- Unabridged
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In his thought-provoking and deeply moving book, Matthew Desmond tackles the issue of poverty in America through the lens of eviction. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.) Listen for more....
By: ZIP Reads
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The Corner
- A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood
- By: David Simon, Edward Burns
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Simon
- Length: 25 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known - and cautiously avoided - by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood....
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Amazing. The Wire before The Wire.
- By T Grist on 26-12-20
By: David Simon, and others
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Poor
- Grit, Courage, and the Life-Changing Value of Self-Belief
- By: Katriona O'Sullivan
- Narrated by: Katriona O'Sullivan
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan making anything of her life. Poor is the extraordinary story - moving, funny, brave, and sometimes startling - of how Katriona turned her life around....
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What I needed to hear
- By Anonymous User on 04-06-23
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The Social Distance Between Us
- How Remote Politics Wrecked Britain
- By: Darren McGarvey
- Narrated by: Darren McGarvey
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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From poverty and policing, homelessness and overrun prisons to Grenfell and hostile environments, Britain has long been failing those who need our help the most....
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Should be read by all
- By iman on 18-07-22
By: Darren McGarvey
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London Labour and the London Poor
- By: Henry Mayhew
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 27 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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London Labour and the London Poor is a rare and fascinating insight into the lives and struggles of the 19th-century poor. Written by journalist and reformer Henry Mayhew, it collects hundreds of testimonials from the lower strata of Victorian society....
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1840s London brought to life
- By hhj on 25-11-19
By: Henry Mayhew
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Gaffs
- Why No One Can Get a House, and What We Can Do About It
- By: Rory Hearne
- Narrated by: Rory Hearne
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The book that has been waiting to be written—how Ireland’s housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it.....
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Well written and highlighted the real problems with housing in Ireland
- By wendy courtney on 02-02-23
By: Rory Hearne
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Summary & Analysis of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | A Guide to the Book by Matthew Desmond
- By: ZIP Reads
- Narrated by: Satauna Howery
- Length: 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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In his thought-provoking and deeply moving book, Matthew Desmond tackles the issue of poverty in America through the lens of eviction. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.) Listen for more....
By: ZIP Reads
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The Corner
- A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood
- By: David Simon, Edward Burns
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Simon
- Length: 25 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known - and cautiously avoided - by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood....
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Amazing. The Wire before The Wire.
- By T Grist on 26-12-20
By: David Simon, and others
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Anti-Social
- The Secret Diary of an Anti-Social Behaviour Officer
- By: Nick Pettigrew
- Narrated by: Nick Pettigrew
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Anti-Social is the diary of a council worker whose job is to keep his community happy, or at least away from each other’s throats....
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Spot on how it is.
- By TRQUIN OF WINCHESTER on 22-09-21
By: Nick Pettigrew
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Under the Hornbeams
- A True Story of Life in the Open
- By: Emma Tarlo
- Narrated by: Emma Tarlo
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Nick and Pascal live and sleep outside in central London. They are an unusual duo: Nick is an avid reader of history and philosophy able to converse on any topic; Pascal is quiet, spending much of his time lying still, communicating silently with birds and animals....
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An indelible footprint
- By J MYLES on 29-01-24
By: Emma Tarlo
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Building Social Business
- The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity’s Most Pressing Needs
- By: Muhammad Yunus
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
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In this book, Yunus traces the development of the social business idea and explains its lessons for entrepreneurs, social activists, and policy makers....
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MBA stuff
- By mtkelvin on 18-11-22
By: Muhammad Yunus
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The Club on the Edge of Town
- A Pandemic Memoir
- By: Alan Lane
- Narrated by: Alan Lane
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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When crisis hits and audiences stay home, what’s the most useful thing a theater company can do? The answer was to become a food bank and one-stop help shop for those in need. In 15 months, Slung Low would go on to deliver over 15,000 food parcels....
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How need can drive growth in people's hearts and minds
- By Anonymous User on 19-12-23
By: Alan Lane
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Walking the Bowl
- A True Story of Murder and Survival Among the Street Children of Lusaka
- By: Chris Lockhart, Daniel Mulilo Chama
- Narrated by: Hlonela Ngqwebo
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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Based on years of investigative reporting and unprecedented fieldwork, Walking the Bowl immerses readers in the daily lives of four unforgettable characters....
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Short Review
- By Anonymous User on 03-08-23
By: Chris Lockhart, and others
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Street Kids
- The Lives of Runaway and Thrownaway Teens, Second Edition
- By: R. Barri Flowers
- Narrated by: Wendy Almeida
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
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Street Kids: The Lives of Runaway and Thrownaway Teens, Second Edition, by award-winning and best-selling criminologist R. Barri Flowers, is an audiobook that examines the pathway from home to homeless for runaways and thrownaways, including precursors to life on the street...
By: R. Barri Flowers
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When Helping Hurts
- How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself
- By: Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert
- Narrated by: Brendan Hunter
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Poverty is much more than simply a lack of material resources, and it takes much more than donations and handouts to solve it....
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There should be a warning that this book is very religious
- By Kiki Clapham on 01-09-21
By: Steve Corbett, and others
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The Economics of Poverty
- History, Measurement, and Policy
- By: Martin Ravallion
- Narrated by: Bruce Mann
- Length: 32 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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The Economics of Poverty reviews critically past and present debates on poverty, spanning both rich and poor countries.
By: Martin Ravallion
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Same Kind of Different as Me
- A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together
- By: Ron Hall, Denver Moore, Lynn Vincent - contributor
- Narrated by: Daniel Butler, Barry Scott
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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A critically acclaimed #1 New York Times bestseller with more than one million copies in print and a major motion picture! Gritty with pain, betrayal, and brutality, this incredible true story also shines with an unexpected, life-changing love....
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Power story full of God's truth
- By Rick Robertson on 19-07-19
By: Ron Hall, and others
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Tightrope
- Americans Reaching for Hope
- By: Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn
- Narrated by: Jennifer Garner, Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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With stark poignancy and political dispassion, Tightrope draws us deep into an "other America". The authors tell this story, in part, through the lives of some of the children with whom Kristof grew up in rural Yamhill, Oregon....
By: Nicholas D. Kristof, and others
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Why Growth Matters
- How Economic Growth in India Reduced Poverty and the Lessons for Other Developing Countries
- By: Jagdish Bhagwati, Arvind Panagariya
- Narrated by: Manish Dongardive
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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The authors argue forcefully that only one strategy will help the poor to any significant effect: economic growth, led by markets overseen and encouraged by liberal state policies....
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insightful and myth busting!
- By Ashutosh Kumar on 14-04-17
By: Jagdish Bhagwati, and others
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When We Walk By
- Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America
- By: Kevin F. Adler, Donald W. Burnes, Amanda Banh - contributor, and others
- Narrated by: Kevin F. Adler
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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When We Walk By takes an urgent look at homelessness in America, showing us what we lose—in ourselves and as a society—when we choose to walk past and ignore our neighbors in shelters, insecure housing, or on the streets....
By: Kevin F. Adler, and others
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A Pocketful of Holes and Dreams
- By: Jeff Pearce
- Narrated by: Robin Morrissey
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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A Pocketful of Holes and Dreams is the heartwarming true story of a little boy who had nothing but gained everything and proof that, sometimes, rags can be turned into riches....
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An excellent story beautifully told
- By Sheraz Malik on 11-01-19
By: Jeff Pearce
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The New Human Rights Movement
- Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression
- By: Peter Joseph
- Narrated by: Peter Joseph
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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In our interconnected world, self-interest and social interest are rapidly becoming indistinguishable....
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Peter has got a good brain
- By F. Cassidy on 20-07-17
By: Peter Joseph
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Poppy the Street Dog
- How an Extraordinary Dog Helped Bring Hope to the Homeless
- By: Michelle Clark
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Michelle Clark has loved animals all her life, filling her home with a menagerie of stray cats and abandoned dogs....
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First book ever to make me cry!
- By Lesley Goodman on 27-10-20
By: Michelle Clark
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The War on Disabled People
- Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of a Human Catastrophe
- By: Ellen Clifford
- Narrated by: Nadia Albina
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In 2016, a United Nations report found the UK government culpable for ‘grave and systematic violations’ of disabled people’s rights....
By: Ellen Clifford
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Thirst
- A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World
- By: Scott Harrison, Lisa Sweetingham - contributor
- Narrated by: Scott Harrison
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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An inspiring personal story of redemption, second chances, and the transformative power within us all, from the founder and CEO of the nonprofit charity: water....
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Such an inspiring read
- By Amanda on 16-05-24
By: Scott Harrison, and others
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The Blue Sweater
- Bridging the Gap between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
- By: Jacqueline Novogratz
- Narrated by: Jacqueline Novogratz
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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The Blue Sweater is the inspiring story of a woman who left a career in international banking to spend her life on a quest to understand global poverty....
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Best book I've listened too this year!!
- By Amazon Customer on 13-12-22
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A Christmas Carol
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Toby Scott McLellan
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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A holiday classic by Charles Dickens. Originally published in 1843, Dickens worried about the disparity between the wealthy and the impoverished, and it was his attempt to bring this disparity into the light of day....
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How?
- By Anonymous User on 14-11-19
By: Charles Dickens
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The Nurture Effect
- How the Science of Human Behavior Can Improve Our Lives and Our World
- By: Anthony Biglan
- Narrated by: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr.
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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If you want to know how you can help create a better world, listen to this book....
By: Anthony Biglan
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Bob
- No Ordinary Cat
- By: James Bowen
- Narrated by: Alistair McGowan
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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James Bowen was a homeless musician, busking on the streets of London to survive. But the moment he met an injured stray cat with ginger fur and big green eyes, his life began to change....
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A good story for all animal and people people
- By judy coulton on 11-02-16
By: James Bowen
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The Divide
- Global Inequality from Conquest to Free Markets
- By: Jason Hickel
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Sixty percent of humanity - some four-point-three billion people - live in debilitating poverty. The standard development narrative suggests that alleviating poverty in poor countries is a matter of getting the internal policies right....
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A must read.
- By goce chekorov on 12-10-19
By: Jason Hickel
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Why You Won't Get Rich
- How Capitalism Broke Its Contract with Hard Work
- By: Robert Verkaik
- Narrated by: Chris Clarkson
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
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From the bottom to the top of our economy, capitalism is too blunt an instrument to tackle Britain's epidemic of inequality....
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Essential reading
- By Mary Mercy on 10-05-24
By: Robert Verkaik
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El hambre [Hunger]
- By: Martín Caparrós
- Narrated by: Javier Gómez
- Length: 26 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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«Conocemos el hambre, estamos acostumbrados al hambre: sentimos hambre dos, tres veces al día. No hay nada más frecuente, más constante, más presente en nuestras vidas que el hambre–y, al mismo tiempo, para muchos de nosotros, nada más lejano que el hambreverdadera.»
By: Martín Caparrós
New Releases
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Vagabonds
- Life on the Streets of Nineteenth-Century London
- By: Oskar Jensen
- Narrated by: Oskar Jensen
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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London, 1857: Two teenage girls holding a sign that says "Fugitive Slaves" ask for money on the corner of Blackman Street. After a constable accosts them and charges them with begging, they end up in court, where newspapers pick up their story. Are the girls truly escaped slaves from Kentucky? Or will the city's dystopian Mendicity Society catch them in a lie, exposing them as born-and-raised Londoners and endangering their safety? With its many accounts of people like these who lived and made their living on the streets, Vagabonds forms a moving picture of London's most compelling period.
By: Oskar Jensen
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Progress and Poverty
- By: Henry George
- Narrated by: Jason Smith
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Progress and Poverty by Henry George explores the paradox of increasing inequality in periods of economic growth. George proposes that land speculation is the root cause of wealth disparities, advocating for a single tax on land value to promote fairness and reduce poverty. This influential work is critical for understanding economic and social theories regarding land reform and taxation.
By: Henry George
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If You Really Want to Help
- Redefining the War on Poverty
- By: Kurt Kandler, Bethany Bradsher
- Narrated by: Kurt Kandler
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Good intentions aren't good enough. Everyone wants to see extreme poverty alleviated, but too often well-meaning do-gooders believe good intentions and their carefully crafted solutions are sufficient. But poverty is more than just a material issue, and the poor are more than a set of problems to be solved. The founder of 410 Bridge shares a proven blueprint for addressing extreme poverty by changing the paradigm of how the West engages the global poor.
By: Kurt Kandler, and others
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Empowering Homeless Teens
- A Comprehensive Guide
- By: Daniel K. Osei
- Narrated by: Suzie Bee
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Furthermore, it is essential to recognize the role of education in breaking the cycle of homelessness. Education equips homeless teens with the knowledge and skills needed to secure stable employment and build a better future. Schools, teachers, and principals play a pivotal role in ensuring that homeless teens have access to quality education, counseling services, and extracurricular activities that foster their personal and academic growth.
By: Daniel K. Osei
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Trash
- A Poor White Journey
- By: Cedar Monroe, Liz Theoharis - foreword
- Narrated by: Janet Metzger
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Every day across the US, 66 million poor white people pay the price for failing whiteness. In this sweeping debut, activist and chaplain Cedar Monroe writes indelibly about and for poor white people: about unlearning the American dream, untangling from white supremacy, and working for liberation alongside other poor folks.
By: Cedar Monroe, and others
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Rivers of Aid
- Stories from the Poor Countries
- By: G.J. Quartermaine
- Narrated by: G.J. Quartermaine
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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This book is about the real world of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) seen through the eyes of men and women touched by ‘’Big Development’’ – the industry into which international charitable, humanitarian aid has evolved. Here are stories from individuals living and working in the poor countries. The book provides an insight into why the development industry spends vast amounts of tax dollars, yet there are still billions of people living in deep poverty, exposed to disease, malnutrition, exploitation and violence.
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Vagabonds
- Life on the Streets of Nineteenth-Century London
- By: Oskar Jensen
- Narrated by: Oskar Jensen
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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London, 1857: Two teenage girls holding a sign that says "Fugitive Slaves" ask for money on the corner of Blackman Street. After a constable accosts them and charges them with begging, they end up in court, where newspapers pick up their story. Are the girls truly escaped slaves from Kentucky? Or will the city's dystopian Mendicity Society catch them in a lie, exposing them as born-and-raised Londoners and endangering their safety? With its many accounts of people like these who lived and made their living on the streets, Vagabonds forms a moving picture of London's most compelling period.
By: Oskar Jensen
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Progress and Poverty
- By: Henry George
- Narrated by: Jason Smith
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Progress and Poverty by Henry George explores the paradox of increasing inequality in periods of economic growth. George proposes that land speculation is the root cause of wealth disparities, advocating for a single tax on land value to promote fairness and reduce poverty. This influential work is critical for understanding economic and social theories regarding land reform and taxation.
By: Henry George
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If You Really Want to Help
- Redefining the War on Poverty
- By: Kurt Kandler, Bethany Bradsher
- Narrated by: Kurt Kandler
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Good intentions aren't good enough. Everyone wants to see extreme poverty alleviated, but too often well-meaning do-gooders believe good intentions and their carefully crafted solutions are sufficient. But poverty is more than just a material issue, and the poor are more than a set of problems to be solved. The founder of 410 Bridge shares a proven blueprint for addressing extreme poverty by changing the paradigm of how the West engages the global poor.
By: Kurt Kandler, and others
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Empowering Homeless Teens
- A Comprehensive Guide
- By: Daniel K. Osei
- Narrated by: Suzie Bee
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Furthermore, it is essential to recognize the role of education in breaking the cycle of homelessness. Education equips homeless teens with the knowledge and skills needed to secure stable employment and build a better future. Schools, teachers, and principals play a pivotal role in ensuring that homeless teens have access to quality education, counseling services, and extracurricular activities that foster their personal and academic growth.
By: Daniel K. Osei
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Trash
- A Poor White Journey
- By: Cedar Monroe, Liz Theoharis - foreword
- Narrated by: Janet Metzger
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Every day across the US, 66 million poor white people pay the price for failing whiteness. In this sweeping debut, activist and chaplain Cedar Monroe writes indelibly about and for poor white people: about unlearning the American dream, untangling from white supremacy, and working for liberation alongside other poor folks.
By: Cedar Monroe, and others
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Rivers of Aid
- Stories from the Poor Countries
- By: G.J. Quartermaine
- Narrated by: G.J. Quartermaine
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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This book is about the real world of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) seen through the eyes of men and women touched by ‘’Big Development’’ – the industry into which international charitable, humanitarian aid has evolved. Here are stories from individuals living and working in the poor countries. The book provides an insight into why the development industry spends vast amounts of tax dollars, yet there are still billions of people living in deep poverty, exposed to disease, malnutrition, exploitation and violence.