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nA New York Times Notable Book of the Year nA remarkable book that could very well change the way we think about poverty in the United States. -- New York Times Book Review n nPowerful . . . Presents a deeply moving human face that brings the stunning numbers to life. It is an explosive book . . . The stories will make you angry and break your heart. -- American Prospect n n Jessica Comptons family of four would have no income if she didnt donate plasma twice a week at her local donation center in Tennessee. Modonna Harris and her teenage daughter, Brianna, in Chicago, often have no food but spoiled milk on weekends. n n After two decades of brilliant research on American poverty, Kathryn Edin noticed something she hadnt seen before -- households surviving on virtually no cash income. Edin teamed with Luke Shaefer, an expert on calculating incomes of the poor, to discover that the number of American families living on $2.00 per person, per day, has skyrocketed to one and a half million households, including about three million children. n n Where do these families live? How did they get so desperately poor? Through this books eye-opening analysis and many compelling profiles, moving and startling answers emerge. $2.00 a Day delivers new evidence and new ideas to our national debate on income inequality. n nHarrowing . . . An] important and heart-rending book, in the tradition of Michael Harringtons The Other America. -- Los Angeles Timesn
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