{"product_id":"evicted-matthew-desmond-9780553447439","title":"Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - NAMED ONE OF \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e'S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE - One of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic \"has set a new standard for reporting on poverty\" (Barbara Ehrenreich, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEvicted\u003c\/i\u003e, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur \"Genius\" Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as \"wrenching and revelatory\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e), \"vivid and unsettling\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eEvicted \u003c\/i\u003etransforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of twenty-first-century America's most devastating problems. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY President Barack Obama - \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review - The Boston Globe - The Washington Post - \u003c\/i\u003eNPR\u003ci\u003e - Entertainment Weekly - The New Yorker - Bloomberg - Esquire - BuzzFeed - Fortune - San Francisco Chronicle - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Politico - The Week - \u003c\/i\u003eChicago Public Library \u003ci\u003e- BookPage - Kirkus Reviews - Library Journal - Publishers Weekly - Booklist - Shelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF: The National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction - The PEN\/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction - The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction - The Hillman Prize for Book Journalism - The PEN\/New England Award - The \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003eHeartland Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE \u003ci\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK PRIZE AND THE KIRKUS PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEvicted \u003c\/i\u003estands among the very best of the social justice books.\"\u003cb\u003e--Ann Patchett, author of \u003ci\u003eBel Canto \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCommonwealth \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gripping and moving--tragic, too.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jesmyn Ward, author of \u003ci\u003eSalvage the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEvicted \u003c\/i\u003eis that rare work that has something genuinely new to say about poverty.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Desmond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0553447432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553447439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.70w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Kirkus Prize - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016 pg. 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2016 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/10\/2016 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/28\/2016 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/06\/2016 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/09\/2016","brand":"Matthew Desmond","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049593794815,"sku":"9780553447439","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27443386-6735-4caf-998d-f383d0f356e7.jpg?v=1685002406","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/evicted-matthew-desmond-9780553447439","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}