In the shabby district called Tortilla Flat above Monterey, California lives a gang whose exploits compare to those of King Arthur's knights.
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Author:Burke, James LeeSummary:A young Kentucky miner grows up in the Appalachian Mountains, where he's torn between his family and the lure of the city.
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In 1883, young Anna Savard and her cousin Sophie have become successful physicians but have never recovered from the losses they suffered as children. So when Anna encounters a child in need, she must decide whether or not she's willing...
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Author:Lovelace, EarlSummary:In Trinidad the martial arts dancer, Aldrick Prospect, fights the commercialization of the Mardi Gras carnival. Sick to see the country's traditions destroyed-- warrior contests have been replaced by games for tourists-- he joins a...
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In About Canada: Poverty, Jim Silver illustrates that poverty is about more than a shortage of money: it is complex and multifaceted and can profoundly damage the human spirit. At the centre of this analysis are Canada's neoliberal...
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Author:SWARUP, VikasSummary:In India, Ram Mohammad Thomas from Mumbai has been arrested for winning the biggest prize on WHO WILL WIN A BILLION? Because an orphan with no schooling cannot name the smallest planet in the solar system or the plays of Shakespeare....
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Author:Vollmann, William T.Summary:Pourquoi êtes-vous pauvres? (Why are you poor?) That was the simple yet groundbreaking question William T. Vollmann asked in cities and villages around the globe. The result of Vollmann's fearless inquiry is a view of poverty unlike...
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Author:Freeland, ChrystiaSummary:A journalist and industry specialist for Reuters examines the growing disparity between the rich and the poor, taking a non-partisan look into the businesspeople who are amassing colossal fortunes and preferring the company of similar...
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Haunted by the horrors ofWorldWar I, Dr. James Delaney's personal life is a nightmare. But everything changes when he returns home one day to find his three-year-old grandson on his doorstep.
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L’hiver resserre son étreinte glaciale sur Londres. Sam est gelé et il est affamé. Lorsqu’il demande de l’argent à un homme riche, Ebenezer Scrooge, il reçoit un refus brutal. Sam est rempli d’une rage violente et il jure de tuer cet...
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Presents a story about growing up in rural Mississippi's working class.
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Author:Bryant, John Hope, Young, AndrewSummary:John Hope Bryant, successful self-made businessman and founder of the nonprofit Operation HOPE, says business and political leaders are ignoring the one force that could truly re-energize the stalled American economy: the poor. If we...
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The first full-length work by the English author George Orwell, published in 1933. It is a memoir in two parts on the theme of poverty in the two cities. The first part is an account of living on the breadline in Paris and the...
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A review of five locations in the United States where economic choices beyond their control have resulted in catastrophic social conditions.
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When sixteen-year-old Gloria fails thirteen out of fifteen subjects on her final exams, her future looks bleak indeed. Her family's resources are meager so the entire family is thrilled when a distant relative, Christine, offers to move...
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Even though there is no money, Anna's mother finds a way to make Anna a badly needed winter coat. UEB Braille Grade 2 8 Braille .dxb and .brf files Simbraille PDF file.
