{"product_id":"evicted-book-matthew-desmond-9780553447453","title":"Evicted","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER * WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE * ONE OF \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e'S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE * ONE OF THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY * A \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS\u003c\/i\u003e BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE CENTURY * AN \u003ci\u003eOPRAH DAILY\u003c\/i\u003e BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE PAST TWO DECADES\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e One of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic \"has set a new standard for reporting on poverty\" (Barbara Ehrenreich, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eEvicted\u003c\/i\u003e, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur \"Genius\" Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as \"wrenching and revelatory\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e), \"vivid and unsettling\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eEvicted\u003c\/i\u003e transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of twenty-first-century America's most devastating problems. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: President Barack Obama, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post,\u003c\/i\u003e NPR, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly, The New Yorker, Bloomberg, Esquire, BuzzFeed, Fortune, San Francisco Chronicle, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Politico, The Week,\u003c\/i\u003e Chicago Public Library, \u003ci\u003eBookPage, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Shelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWINNER OF: The National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction * The PEN\/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction * The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * The Hillman Prize for Book Journalism * The PEN\/New England Award * The \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e Heartland Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE \u003ci\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK PRIZE AND THE KIRKUS PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eEvicted\u003c\/i\u003e stands among the very best of the social justice books.\"\u003cb\u003e--Ann Patchett, author of \u003ci\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Gripping and moving--tragic, too.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jesmyn Ward, author of \u003ci\u003eSalvage the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eEvicted\u003c\/i\u003e is that rare work that has something genuinely new to say about poverty.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49525469839633,"sku":"CIN0553447459G","price":4.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49568602554641,"sku":"GOR009166585","price":13.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49686059254033,"sku":"CIN0553447459VG","price":5.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49710876590353,"sku":"CIN0553447459A","price":4.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50983896121617,"sku":"NIN9780553447453","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":51689415147793,"sku":"CIN0553447459LN","price":5.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53138778489105,"sku":"GOR009495071","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0553447459.jpg?v=1751392761","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/evicted-book-matthew-desmond-9780553447453","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}