Customer Review: Everyone should read this book. I suggest listening to the 30 minute radio story before reading. Search for "This American Life" series from National Public Radio. The episode that contains this story is "Going Big" which aired late September, 2008.
"On (Not) Getting By in America"; this sentence itself, incorporates the whole sense of the author's precious experience, and prospects to the potential reader a prompt sense of discomfort. Or at least, cues the awareness that somebody in this country is not indeed "living large".
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Customer Review: Collier loves his research. He also loves the research of people who have studied under him. Finally, he loves the research of people he works with. While I have no doubt that his research has produced some fruitful insights into poverty, I don't think his book is the amazing must-read... more info
Customer Review: If you are like me, you may often worry about the poor and the underprivileged across the world. You may wonder what it would take to help them achieve sustainable livelihoods which is the first step to ending poverty for them. You may even be wondering what role you could play in ending poverty in... more info
Customer Review: I wouldn't know. I was sent an Email on 11/19/08 that said that my order had been shipped. It is now 12/22/08, and I have NOT received it. I sent 2 Emails saying that I had not received it, but still have not.
Customer Review: This book offers a thoughtful, in-depth exploration of how parenting strategies differ between middle class and working class families, and how these differences embody both strengths and weaknesses. Lareau argues that whereas the "concerted cultivation" approach in middle class parenting means that... more info
Customer Review: Well researched and very well written critique of foreign development aid. Very useful in challenging the conventional wisdom of much strategic aid policy
Customer Review: If that title had not already been taken it would have fit this book perfectly. I resisted and resisted and resisted this book, but sometimes the masses are absolutely correct. This was a brilliant read and totally absorbing. I read it in two days time. At moments, I was in tears, the scene where... more info
