Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Unabridged)
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4.4 • 154 Ratings
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Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE CENTURY • AN OPRAH DAILY BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE PAST TWO DECADES
One of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic “has set a new standard for reporting on poverty” (Barbara Ehrenreich, The New York Times Book Review).
In Evicted, 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” (The Nation), “vivid and unsettling” (New York Review of Books), Evicted transforms 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.
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: President Barack Obama, The New York Times Book Review, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, The New Yorker, Bloomberg, Esquire, BuzzFeed, Fortune, San Francisco Chronicle, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Politico, The Week, Chicago Public Library, BookPage, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Shelf Awareness
WINNER 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 Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize
FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE AND THE KIRKUS PRIZE
“Evicted stands among the very best of the social justice books.”—Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto and Commonwealth
“Gripping and moving—tragic, too.”—Jesmyn Ward, author of Salvage the Bones
“Evicted is that rare work that has something genuinely new to say about poverty.”—San Francisco Chronicle
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This audiobook broke our heart and galvanized us to push for change. It tells the story of eight Milwaukee families facing eviction, mapping out a devastatingly broken system that makes it all but impossible for poor Americans—most of whom spend more than half of their monthly income on subpar rental properties—to find a basic measure of stability and security. Matthew Desmond spent two years with his subjects. He uses lively dialogue, vivid anecdotes, and crisp descriptions to portray their real-life tragedies. Evicted paints an ugly picture of predatory landlords, punitive laws, and a lack of reasonable policies and programs to help those struggling to keep a roof over their heads.
Customer Reviews
Well researched, affecting millions
Intelligent, thoughtful, humane analysis of the current housing crisis
A must read
Truly eye-opening
You need to read this book!
As someone who is currently looking to purchase a home in Milwaukee. This book is a must read. Growing up in the south side of Milwaukee I’ve seen first hand how much of a dilemma housing for minorities can be. I am not oblivious to what is going on in my city but this helped make things more concrete. It saddens me that not much has changed as of yet but I am hopefully and now informed better on the situation. Anyhow really good book, if you live in a home this is a must read. Stay educated people!