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This book uniquely explores the rare event of poor people who become nationally or internationally famous. This book describe how poverty is a severe disability that stunts areas of growth and opportunity among children. Nevertheless, using a sample of 27 people including Charlie Chaplin, Billie Holiday, Marilyn Monroe, Richard Pryor, Babe Ruth, Oprah Winfrey, and Malcolm X, the book shows how these figures both coped, but faced life-long chal...

This is a first-time study of formerly homeless people showing how people become and then leave the state of homelessness. Using a sample of people from across the nation and of different sexes, races, and ethnicities, Wagner suggests the key variables in ending homelessness for individuals as well ascommunities.

Though poorhouses (sometimes also known as almshouses or poor farms) were around United States' history for nearly four centuries, there has been little written about them. Not only was this institution critical to the history of social welfare and the poor but also for the disabled, correctional institutions, and aged. The book not only reviews history, but it analyzes how institutional care has in recent years regained its dominance in socia...

This is the first history of the three progressive movements in the twentieth and twentieth-first century: The original Progressives primarily in the first two decades of the twentieth century, the Popular Front progressives of the 1930s and 1940s, and recent progressives in the Democratic Party from Jesse Jackson to Bernie Sanders. Although characterized by much rhetoric, none of these movements have broken out of the reformist bounds of libe...

A sociological/anthropological examination of the homeless community of "North City" which won the C. Wright Mills award of 1994. Examines the life of homeless and ex homeless people in relation to family, workplace, and government as well as interactions in the community itself and subgroups within it.

The author compares the current "temperance "movements (against drugs, smoking, alcohol, teen pregnancy, pornography, fatty foods, and even politically incorrect language) with similar movements in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The book addresses why the new campaigns emerged after the supposed freer days of the 1960s, and why these issues are popular in America.

Alle zehn Jahre ein Buch über Berlin. Nach »In Berlin« (2001) und»Welche Farbe hat Berlin« (2011) spaziert David Wagner wieder durch die Stadt: Er flaniert durch Flughäfen und Malls, die Kastanienallee, die Kurfürstenstraße und die Kantstraße hinauf und hinunter, er besichtigt Autobombensperren am Bikinihaus, verliebt sich in brutalistische Bauten und tanzt auf Socken durch Berliner Zimmer. Er unternimmt Wallfahrten durch Gewerbegebiete, hilft...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2020, held in Golden, CO, USA, in November 2020. The conference was held virtually.The 57 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 101 submissions. The theme of the 2020 conference is Entertaining Robots. The papers focus on the following topics: human-robot trust and human-robot teaming, robot understanding and f...

Nachdruck des Originals von 1869.

Nachdruck des Originals von 1869.

An armchair travelers delight"-Publishers WeeklyOne dead art collector and a gallery of suspects. This romantic weekend just turned deadly...Translator Rick Montoya is looking forward to a quiet weekend away with his girlfriend, Betta, an art fraud investigator for the Italian Culture Ministry. Their destination: the beautiful village of Urbino, home to Renaissance masters Rafael and the lesser-known Piero della Francesca. While Betta does hav...

The first Tuscan book in David P. Wagner's Italian mysteries introduces us to Rick Montoya, an American translator who agrees to help catch art smugglers-and soon finds himself in over his head."Perfect for readers who enjoy a complex puzzle, a bit of humor, and a fairly gentle procedural. Don't miss this one."-Library Journal, STARRED reviewWhen Rick Montoya moves to Italy to work as a translator, he doesn't expect to get involved in an inves...

Bestsellerautor David Wagner widmet sich einem großen Thema unserer Zeit, das immer mehr Menschen betrifft. Und hat mit dem preisgekrönten «Der vergessliche Riese» eine unvergessliche Erzählung geschaffen. Ein Vater, zweifach verwitwet, ist wieder Kind geworden. Er braucht Betreuung und wird sein Haus verlassen müssen, denn er vergisst, was eben noch gewesen ist. Nach seinem Bestseller «Leben», ausgezeichnet mit dem Preis der Leipziger Buchmes...

Progressives in America is both a historical and critical look of American progressivism. The recent emergence of several presidential candidates including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren who identify as progressives has provoked a new interest in this subject. Wagner compares the current progressives with the original Progressive movement of the first two decades of the century as well as other movements in the twentieth century including...

Progressives in America is both a historical and critical look of American progressivism. The recent emergence of several presidential candidates including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren who identify as progressives has provoked a new interest in this subject. Wagner compares the current progressives with the original Progressive movement of the first two decades of the century as well as other movements in the twentieth century including...

Dale Abbot wakes from hibernation thinking it is going to be just another long, lonely shift on his Advanced Exploration Mission. And then it happens.He finds himself trapped in a physical and psychological struggle with a newly emergent consciousness that has the potential to become something beyond comprehension. Marvelous Things is a briskly paced speculative novella, full of action, emotion, and philosophical musings.

The Church and the Modern Era (1846-2005) is the seventh chronological volume of the Reclaiming Catholic History series. In this exploration of the Church's most recent history, Catholic author David Wagner dispels the commonly held myths and misconceptions that color how we understand our own times, highlights the lives and contributions of modern popes and great saints, and charts the challenges the Church has faced-within and without-during...

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A brilliant shower of stars fills the evening sky.An 8-year-old girl named Stella watches the sky with a pair of huge binoculars. The New World Girls are landing on Earth! Stella is there to greet them, but... where is the girls' faithful companion, Elipup?! Join the NWG as they save their friend and explore a new planet."First Mission: Landing on Earth" is the first book in the New World Girls series.New World Girls (NWG) come from a communit...

Research suggests that between 6 and 14 percent of the US population has been homeless at some point in their lives-a huge number of people. No Longer Homeless shares the stories of people who have formerly been homeless to examine how they transition off the streets, find housing, and stay housed. No Longer Homeless offers a unique perspective of people who have managed to change their lives, the resources they needed, and the factors that co...