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    Study Guide: Evicted by Matthew Desmond: SuperSummary , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 158min
    SuperSummary, a modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, offers high-quality instructional study guides for challenging works of literature. This audio study guide for Evicted by Matthew Desmond includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as the American Dream, home, and family. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.In the Pulitzer Prize-winning Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Princeton sociology professor Matthew Desmond studies the subject of eviction as a product of the relationship between the rich and the poor. Exploring the issue of housing stability from the perspective of those with and without power, Desmond follows two landlords who own rental property worth millions of dollars and their less affluent tenants. Personal stories, statistical analysis, and history combine to present a portrait of the tension that emerges between the accumulation of wealth and the right to a safe and stable home.SuperSummary offers thousands of literary summaries and analyses in print at SuperSummary.com. This audio study guide presents the same expert content - written by experienced teachers, professors, and literary scholars - in an easy-to-access audio format. SuperSummary study guides demonstrate an authoritative voice, present expert analysis, offer big picture ideas, and help listeners understand a work’s underlying meanings and conclusions. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Graham Geisler. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/185572/bk_acx0_185572_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Summary & Analysis of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | A Guide to the Book by Matthew Desmond , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 53min
    In his thought-provoking and deeply moving book, Matthew Desmond tackles the issue of poverty in America through the lens of eviction. Desmond's Pulitzer Prize winning book follows the personal lives of several families and individuals struggling to survive in Milwaukee during the Great Recession.(Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)What does this ZIP Reads Summary include? Synopsis of the original bookGuide to key playersChapter-by-chapter summariesStatistics on eviction and poverty in the USHistorical background on housing discriminationEditorial reviewBackground on the authorAbout the Original Book: In Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Matthew Desmond tackles the issue of systemtic poverty and discrimination as it's never been done before. Following a handful of people through their personal struggles with eviction at the height of the Great Recession, Desmond offers a window into the reality of poverty few have seen or experienced. Desmond argues that eviction is more a cause of poverty than a consequence of it and offers real solutions to this pervasive problem in American society. No matter what your financial situation, Evicted provides invaluable perspective into the personal side of poverty: both from near-homeless tenants and the landlords who make a living in misfortune. DISCLAIMER: This book is intended as a companion to, not a replacement for, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. ZIP Reads is wholly responsible for this content and is not associated with the original author in any way. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Satauna Howery. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/134040/bk_acx0_134040_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Summary Matthew Desmond's Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 21min
    This is a summary of Matthew Desmond's New York Times best-seller Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City From Harvard sociologist and MacArthur "genius" Matthew Desmond, a landmark work of scholarship and reportage that will forever change the way we look at poverty in America. In this brilliant, heartbreaking book, Matthew Desmond takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two sons on the $20 a month she has left after paying for their rundown apartment. Scott is a gentle nurse consumed by a heroin addiction. Lamar, a man with no legs and a neighborhood full of boys to look after, tries to work his way out of debt. Vanetta participates in a botched stickup after her hours are cut. All are spending almost everything they have on rent, and all have fallen behind. The fates of these families are in the hands of two landlords: Sherrena Tarver, a former schoolteacher turned inner-city entrepreneur, and Tobin Charney, who runs one of the worst trailer parks in Milwaukee. They loathe some of their tenants and are fond of others, but as Sherrena puts it, "Love don't pay the bills." She moves to evict Arleen and her boys a few days before Christmas. Even in the most desolate areas of American cities, evictions used to be rare. But today, most poor renting families are spending more than half of their income on housing, and eviction has become ordinary, especially for single mothers. In vivid, intimate prose, Desmond provides a ground-level view of one of the most urgent issues facing America today. As we see families forced into shelters, squalid apartments, or more dangerous neighborhoods, we bear witness to the human cost of America's vast inequality - and to people's determination and intelligence in the face of hardship. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: MJ McGalliard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/062547/bk_acx0_062547_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Evicted , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 408min
    This epic story draws the listener into the chronicles of love and turmoil of war as recalled by a young Russian naval officer, Roman, and his fiancée, Xenia. They survive years of separation during the Russian Revolution. Escapades include a high seas trauma as they attempt a daring exodus from their homeland with the enemy in pursuit. In this true story, their future demands they rely on perseverance, their wits, and even humor. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James C. Lewis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/069178/bk_acx0_069178_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    All Shook Up: Irresistible Billionaires, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 458min
    Billionaire CEO Cole Carrington knew the only way to check the seemingly downward spiral of his lingerie store was to go undercover. If it was being mismanaged he’d be able to get to the bottom of it. What he wasn’t expecting was to run into Jillian Winters, the gorgeous woman he’d evicted months ago from the same location.When Jillian Winters gets evicted from the building she rented, she’s forced to shut down her five-star lingerie store. Unable to have the proper funds to relocate into an equally swank location in Downtown Denver, Jillian is certain her managing skills aren’t what she believed them to be. Still sulking weeks later, Jillian’s pesky sister helps her get a new job - same location, new lingerie store - owned by the handsome stranger who evicted her.Unforeseen circumstances force Jillian into the management position where she realizes she’ll have the chance to learn from her previous mistakes. But she’s taken aback when a competitor offers Jillian part of her dream again - half owner of a lingerie store. Jillian must decide where she wants to be: working at her hot boss’s upscale lingerie store and helping him succeed. Or working toward her ultimate goal of being an owner again - even if that means taking a step down from the five-star norm she’s used to.Especially when she realizes that dealing with Cole Carrington on a day to day basis isn’t as difficult as she first thought it might be. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Melissa Schwairy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/146380/bk_acx0_146380_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Boy Who Came in from the Cold , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 477min
    Todd Burton has had enough of small-town Buckman. His abusive stepfather calls him a fag; his friend Austin makes him realize he may be gay, but Todd doesn't want to admit his stepfather is right; and he dreams of being a chef. Three good reasons to flee his hometown and pursue greener pastures. But when Todd reaches the big city, his luck runs dry. Soon he can't pay his rent and gets evicted. In the middle of a snowstorm. Gabe Richards is a wealthy businessman with enough wounds of his own to make him afraid of ever being intimate again. But when he sees Todd outside his building, freezing to death, he takes pity on him and takes him in from the cold. To their mutual surprise, Todd and Gabe find themselves drawn to each other. "One night" turns into a week. Maybe letting a man in from the cold can melt the ice around Gabe's heart - and maybe getting evicted will turn Todd's luck around. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charlie David. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/017553/bk_acx0_017553_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 663min
    Pulitzer Prize winner, General Nonfiction, 2017.National Book Critics Circle Award winner, General Nonfiction, 2016. From Harvard sociologist Matthew Desmond, a landmark work of scholarship and reportage that will forever change the way we look at poverty in America. In this brilliant, heartbreaking book, Matthew Desmond takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two sons on the $20 a month she has left after paying for their rundown apartment. Scott is a gentle nurse consumed by a heroin addiction. Lamar, a man with no legs and a neighborhood full of boys to look after, tries to work his way out of debt. Vanetta participates in a botched stickup after her hours are cut. All are spending almost everything they have on rent, and all have fallen behind. The fates of these families are in the hands of two landlords: Sherrena Tarver, a former schoolteacher turned inner-city entrepreneur; and Tobin Charney, who runs one of the worst trailer parks in Milwaukee. They loathe some of their tenants and are fond of others, but, as Sherrena puts it, "Love don't pay the bills". She moves to evict Arleen and her boys a few days before Christmas. Even in the most desolate areas of American cities, evictions used to be rare. But today, most poor renting families are spending more than half of their incomes on housing, and eviction has become ordinary, especially for single mothers. In vivid, intimate prose, Desmond provides a ground-level view of one of the most urgent issues facing America today. As we see families forced into shelters, squalid apartments, or more dangerous neighborhoods, we bear witness to the human cost of America's vast inequality - and to people's determination and intelligence in the face of hardship. Based on years of embedded fieldwork and painstakingly gathered data, this masterful ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dion Graham. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/004471/bk_rand_004471_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Route 2: My Choice to Struggle to Succeed , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 137min
    This audiobook is the diary of a homeless radio superstar in the making. Dee "lilD" Porter was working part-time on radio in Cleveland, Ohio, but couldn't afford her rent and was ultimately evicted, forced to move into a motel, and her car seized when she couldn't afford it. Instead of going back home to Louisiana, Porter chose to stay in Ohio and chase her dreams. Follow her as she hosts events, makes appearances, and hosts a radio show, while homeless and hungry. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dee lilD Porter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/207059/bk_acx0_207059_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Jungle , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1041min
    Jurgis Rudkus, an impoverished Lithuanian immigrant, takes a lowly job at Brown's slaughterhouse to support his young wife and their relatives. Once admiring America for its potential, Rudkus has found opportunities to be too far out of his reach. After being evicted, Rudkus is living in a slum and deeply in debt - unable to support his family. As he attempts to make ends meet, the oppressive working conditions and crippling poverty begin to take a toll on Rudkus and his family. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Lackey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/drms/000368/bk_drms_000368_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Midnight Clear, Hörbuch, Digital, 193min
    A middle-aged man, jobless and recently evicted. An old woman estranged from her family. A frustrated youth pastor. A young mother and son spending their first holiday alone since her husband’s accident. And a gas station owner forced to work on a holiday. But hope often comes when least expected. As midnight approaches, these five randomly cross paths, changing each others’ lives forever. Midnight Clear is a modern-day parable about how seemingly insignificant acts of grace can make a profound difference. Language: English. Narrator: Loren Lester. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/oasi/000890/bk_oasi_000890_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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