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  • To the End of June

    The Intimate Life of American Foster Care

    by Cris Beam ...
    A New York Times Notable Book that “casts a searing eye on the labyrinth that is the American foster care system” (NPR’s On Point).Who are the children of foster care? What, as a country, do we owe them? Cris Beam, a foster mother herself, spent five years immersed in the world of foster care looking into these questions and tracing firsthand stories. The result is To the End of June, an ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Thrive

    How Better Mental Health Care Transforms Lives and Saves Money

    A compelling argument for improving society's mental health through increased services and better policyMental illness is a leading cause of suffering in the modern world. In sheer numbers, it afflicts at least 20 percent of people in developed countries. It reduces life expectancy as much as smoking does, accounts for nearly half of all disability claims, is behind half of all worker sick days, ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Little Girl Lost: Amelia just wants a home she feels safe in…

    by Casey Watson ...
    The new fostering memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author Casey WatsonSix-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down their family house, it becomes clear that her daughter is in grave danger. Amelie is quickly taken into care.When she arrives with foster carer Casey Watson, Amelie acts much younger than her age. Casey ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Maid

    Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

    "A single mother's personal, unflinching look at America's class divide (Barack Obama)," this New York Times bestselling memoir is the inspiration for the Netflix limited series, hailed by Rolling Stone as "a great one."At 28, Stephanie Land's dreams of attending a university and becoming a writer quickly dissolved when a summer fling turned into an unplanned pregnancy. Before long, she found ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • With Liberty and Dividends for All

    How to Save Our Middle Class When Jobs Don't Pay Enough

    by Peter Barnes ...
    Peter Barnes argues that because of globalization, automation, and winner-take-all capitalism, there won’t be enough high-paying jobs to sustain America’s middle class in the future. Therefore, to survive economically, our middle class needs—and deserves—a supplementary source of nonlabor income. To meet this need, Barnes proposes to give every American a share of the wealth we own together— ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Unleashing Opportunity: Why Escaping Poverty Requires a Shared Vision of Justice

    There is a perfect storm undermining something important about America: the opportunity for people born into poverty to advance over their lifetimes.This book explores how to unleash opportunity in five key areas: early childhood, the graduation gap, foster care, juvenile justice, and predatory lending. For each issue Gerson explores the magnitude of the problem, Summers applies a theological ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Other Avenues Are Possible

    Legacy of the People's Food System of the San Francisco Bay Area

    Other Avenues are Possible offers a vivid account of the dramatic rise and fall of the San Francisco People's Food System of the 1970s. Weaving new interviews, historical research and the author's personal story as a longstanding co-op member, the book captures the excitement of a growing radical social movement along with the struggles, heart-breaking defeats and eventual resurgence of today's ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Owning the Future

    Power and Property in an Age of Crisis

    A radical manifesto for the transformation of post-pandemic politicsThe question of ownership is the critical fault line of our times. During the pandemic this issue has only become more divisive. Since March 2020 we have witnessed the extraordinary growth of asset manager capitalism and the explosive concentration of wealth within the hands of the already super-rich. This new oligarchy controls ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Dignifying Dementia: A Caregiver's Struggle

    Diagnosed with dementia in 1997, my husband, Jim, lived at home during his illness and died there in January 2006. I wish this story were fiction, but it is not. Dignifying Dementia is both a love story and an attempt to reach out to others who are living through or who will live through a similar tragedy. It is written in the hope that others might benefit from what I learned as the caregiver of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Much More Than Academic Abilities

    by David Chan ...
    Academic abilities play a critical role not only in school settings but also in practical work situations and other problem-solving contexts that involve important intellectual task demands. However, we will not achieve the intended positive outcomes if we give too much emphasis to academic abilities and neglect non-academic attributes such as personality, interests, motivations, values, ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Portfolios of the Poor

    How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day

    Nearly forty percent of humanity lives on an average of two dollars a day or less. If you've never had to survive on an income so small, it is hard to imagine. How would you put food on the table, afford a home, and educate your children? How would you handle emergencies and old age? Every day, more than a billion people around the world must answer these questions. Portfolios of the Poor is the ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Entry Lessons

    The Stories of Women Fighting for Their Place, Their Children, and Their Futures After Incarceration

    by Jorja Leap ...
    “A call to action … A reminder of the beautiful resilience of formerly incarcerated women and a celebration of all that they have to offer.” —Susan Burton, author of Becoming Ms. Burton and founder of A New Way of LifeUrgent and empathetic, Entry Lessons is one of the first examinations of the lasting impact of incarceration on women and their familiesRecent reports show that women make up the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Unwanted: Part 3 of 3: The care system failed Lara. Will she fail her own child?

    by Cathy Glass ...
    Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose. With no extended family to look after her, she was put into foster care. The care system failed Lara and now she is failing her son.Lara and her one-year-old son, Arthur, are brought to experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, by their social worker. Lara has fled an abusive relationship and Arthur has suspected non-accidental injuries. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Remedy and Reaction

    The Peculiar American Struggle over Health Care Reform, Revised Edition

    by Paul Starr ...
    In no other country has health care served as such a volatile flashpoint of ideological conflict. America has endured a century of rancorous debate on health insurance, and despite the passage of legislation in 2010, the battle is not yet over. This book is a history of how and why the United States became so stubbornly different in health care, presented by an expert with unsurpassed knowledge of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Welfare State Nobody Knows

    Debunking Myths about U.S. Social Policy

    The Welfare State Nobody Knows challenges a number of myths and half-truths about U.S. social policy. The American welfare state is supposed to be a pale imitation of "true" welfare states in Europe and Canada. Christopher Howard argues that the American welfare state is in fact larger, more popular, and more dynamic than commonly believed. Nevertheless, poverty and inequality remain high, and ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • The Feminist Subversion of the Economy

    Contributions for a Life Against Capital

    The first book by Amaia Pérez Orosco translated into EnglishOne of the leading thinkers on the Spanish left explores the interactions of patriarchy and capitalismConnects theoretical arguments with on-the-ground lived experiencesHow has social reproduction been transformed by a series of environmental and public health crisesPEN Award winning translator of Spanish feminist economic texts Liz Mason ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Challenging Conceptions

    Children Born of Wartime Rape and Sexual Exploitation

    by Dipali Anumol ...
    Governments, international organizations, and international laws and courts increasingly pay attention to conflict-related sexual violence. The core of the UN Women Peace and Security Agenda is stopping conflict-related sexual violence against women. Yet, with over two decades of grappling with conflict-related sexual violence and its legacies, there is only passing mention of the potential and ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Unwanted: Part 2 of 3: The care system failed Lara. Will she fail her own child?

    by Cathy Glass ...
    Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose. With no extended family to look after her, she was put into foster care. The care system failed Lara and now she is failing her son.Lara and her one-year-old son, Arthur, are brought to experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, by their social worker. Lara has fled an abusive relationship and Arthur has suspected non-accidental injuries. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Developing Practice Competencies

    A Foundation for Generalist Practice

    by D. Mark Ragg ...
    Designed for the generalist practice course, this book uses students' own experiences rather than abstract discussion to build competency and professional identity. Full of rich case examples and exercises, the book lets students visualize and carry out skills in an applied, experimental way. It breaks down each practice skill into subcomponents, allowing students to consciously build up their ... Read more

    $77.00 USD

  • Obamacare: What's in It for Me?

    What Everyone Needs to Know About the Affordable Care Act

    On January 1, 2014, the most important consumer protections in ObamaCare (the Affordable Care Act) go into effect. With both supporters and opponents of the law debating its merits and its controversial rollout, there is a need for “news-you-can-use” types of resources from credible third parties.Enter Wendell Potter, author of Deadly Spin and former health insurance executive. Obamacare: What's ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Fifth Freedom

    Guaranteeing an Opportunity-Rich Childhood for All

    It is within our power to provide an opportunity-rich childhood for allIn 1941 President Franklin Roosevelt delivered his famous Four Freedoms speech. In that speech Roosevelt proposed that all Americans should be granted the freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. In his new book, The Fifth Freedom, senior vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of New ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Unwanted: Part 1 of 3: The care system failed Lara. Will she fail her own child?

    by Cathy Glass ...
    Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose. With no extended family to look after her, she was put into foster care. The care system failed Lara and now she is failing her son.Lara and her one-year-old son, Arthur, are brought to experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, by their social worker. Lara has fled an abusive relationship and Arthur has suspected non-accidental injuries. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child

    by Cathy Glass ...
    The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller.At just eight years old, Jodie is violent, aggressive and extremely challenging. Five carers in four months have been unable to cope, but there is one last hope: Cathy Glass…As Jodie begins to trust Cathy and make progress, shocking details about her past come to light. No one had noticed the glaring signs of abuse by those who were supposed to love her most.One ... Read more

    $12.49 USD

  • Lost Connections

    Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions

    by Johann Hari ...
    The New York Times bestseller from the author of Chasing the Scream, offering a radical new way of thinking about depression and anxiety.What really causes depression and anxiety--and how can we really solve them? Award-winning journalist Johann Hari suffered from depression since he was a child and started taking antidepressants when he was a teenager. He was told that his problems were caused by ... Read more

    $12.99 USD