Submerge: Living Deep in a Shallow World: Service, Justice and Contemplation Among the World's Poor21 reviews John B. Hayes Regal Books, 2006 A Must Read + Inspiring - A call for action from the church + Stories from the community of faith + challenging and encouraging + "Submerge:" a chance to look at yourself             The Globalization of Poverty and the New World Order6 reviews Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, 2003 The Road to Serfdom + Another brilliant book by Chossudovsky! + Free Market Not Free, Ills of the 21st Century, Brilliant + A rigged free market system + "There are none so blind . . . "             Ain't No Makin' It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood, Second Edition with a New ...11 reviews Jay Macleod Westview Press, 2004 Moving and Troublesome + An Accessible, Enlightening Page-Turner + Think again I read this years ago in an anthropology/sociology class in college, and I can say that it still carries as much weight today as it did then. Jay manages to weave entertaining narration with factual reporting, resulting in a moving work that points a critical finger at our society. I've actually ...             The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism26 reviews John C. Bogle Yale University Press, 2006 Nobel Prize Material--Final Review + Exellent, details and outlines the problem with the stock market. + Very academic, excellent but suited for investment amateurs + He's got it right + About What We Investors Don't Know             Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities3 reviews Ruby K.. Payne, Philip Devol, ... Aha Process Inc, 2000 A Powerful Mentoring Model + How could this be the first review I was fortunate to attend a workshop one year ago which included this book and two of the three authors, DeVol and Dreussi-Smith. They highlighted the content of the book, to an audience of counselors, social workers, case managers, residential treatment staff for chemical dependency recovery, and ...             The Manufacture of Evil: Ethics, Evolution and the Industrial System3 reviews Lionel Tiger Harpercollins, 1987 Off the beaten track + Helps Understand the Lack of Ethics Behind Blackout + rational starting point for understanding our human turmoil I reviewed this book for a science journal not long after its publication. Rated it four out of five. Why come back eighteen years later? Charting the paths followed over the past three decades toward the goal of a `biosocial science' brought me back. The author is the collaborator with Robin ...             The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy17 reviews William Greider Simon & Schuster, 2004 Encouraging a little impudence + The Hobo Philosopher + Capitalism's soul needs a touch up + How to Fix Capitalism's Flaws (without replacing it)             Poor People13 reviews William T. Vollmann Ecco, 2007 Subnormality + Poverty: The Deep Cuts + Part John McPhee, part Hunter S. Thompson + Hard to read? Hardly.             Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty77 reviews Muhammad Yunus PublicAffairs, 2008 A book about poverty and Triumph + Great Way to give a Hand Up + banker to the poor + Banker to the Poor + Wonderful and Inspiring!             The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy5 reviews William Julius Wilson University Of Chicago Press, 1990 One of the 3 most important books written on race and policy + still relevant 20 years later + Criticized by both left and right; so well worth reading + A daunting task at hand.             The Corporation178 reviews Ray Anderson (II), Pope John XXIII Zeitgeist Films, 2005 A must see/read. A very well researched and rather frightening eye opening doc and book. + Highly recommended! + Rhe Corporation + Sobering look at how big business & big government are . . .             Promises Not Kept: Poverty and The Betrayal of Third World Development2 reviews John Isbister Kumarian Press, 2006 This is a case where newer is not necessarily better. Much of the clarity and conciseness that marked the 3rd edition of this work as an excellent introduction to the study of underdevelopment has been lost in the 4th edition. I have used the 3rd edition several times in the past two years as a primary text for a college-level course dealing with ...             Awakening Hippocrates: A Primer on Health, Poverty, And Global Service1 review Edward O'Neil Jr. American Medical Association Press, 2006 A call for global health volunteerism In this impressive and immensely readable book, Dr. O'Neil provides a critical and comprehensive analysis of the forces behind global health disparities, along with an inspirational call for health professionals to become more engaged in alleviating suffering in places beyond our normal scope. He ...             Less Is More: An Anthology of Ancient & Modern Voices Raised in Praise of Simplicity5 reviews Inner Traditions, 1996 Inspiring Words + A Gem + Like no other simplicity book out there... + less is more             Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life10 reviews Annette Lareau University of California Press, 2003 Unequal Childhoods Well Written and Well Researched + Very interesting and readable + Unequal Childhood Review + great service + "Unequal Childhoods"             The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City114 reviews Jennifer Toth Chicago Review Press, 1995 The Mole People - Great Book! + "Mole People don't exist beneath the surface of NYC, but people do." + stays with you The Mole People was recommended to me while visiting NYC. I really enjoyed it and thought it was very well written. It is pretty amazing to learn what really is below the subways of New York. On my next visit I definitely will look more carefully when taking the subways to see if I can see any of ...             One Nation, Underprivileged: Why American Poverty Affects Us All21 reviews Mark Robert Rank Oxford University Press, USA, 2005 Strong Argument + Informative and easy-reading + A timely analysis What I really enjoyed about this book was its organization and the strength of its arguments. It begins by laying out the extent and reasons for poverty in America. Then it shifts to developing several lines of reasoning as to why poverty is such an important issue that affects us all. And ...             Understanding Poverty (Russell Sage Foundation Books at Harvard University Press)1 review Harvard University Press, 2002 Great Textbook This was one of our textbooks for a class on inequality and poverty in a graduate public policy program. Which means, unlike the only other reviewer of this book, I've actually read substantial portions of it. This book talks about poverty from a wide variety of perspectives, from unemployment, ...             The Betrayal of Work: How Low-Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans2 reviews Beth Shulman New Press, 2005 A motivator for me. Great book. Used it for one of my classes. To me it was a great motivator to extend my vision as far as I can.             The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World's Poor10 reviews Scott A. Bessenecker IVP Books, 2006 A Challenge to Care for the Poor: No Matter Who You Are + Excellent Book on Christian Ministry + A painful eye-opener + A Call to the Burning Youth of our Generation + A Must Read for Christians