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From the author of the New York Times Notable Book of the Year Drive By comes a unique and riveting exploration of one of America's largest and fastest-growing industries--the business of poverty. Broke, USA is a Fast Food Nation for the "poverty industry" that will also appeal to readers of Barbara Ehrenreich (Nickel and Dimed) and David Shipler (The Working Poor).
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"An exhaustive expos?."----"Washington Post"
"[An] incisive, important new expose, "Broke, USA"...is enraging, but Rivlin's work also is scrupulously fair.... [W]hat makes Broke, USA so readable is Rivlin's skill at telling a complex story through engaging characters."----"Cleveland Plain Dealer"
""Broke USA" will leave you mad as hell. Thanks, Gary Rivlin, for introducing us to folks like Bill Brennan, who early on saw it coming: the predatory lending that has destroyed communities. If only we had listened."----Alex Kotlowitz, author of "There Are No Children Here" and "Never a City So Real"
"[A] fascinating book."----"Fortune"
"Gary Rivlin's "Broke, USA" is a necessary companion..."----"Newsweek"
"Gary Rivlin rivets readers."----"Fast Company"
"In "Broke, USA, " Rivlin lays out this depressing story in rich detail.... [H]is riveting look at the calamitous effects on America demands attention."----"Charlotte News & Observer"
"[A] scathing, important book, "Broke, USA"... includes one shocking anecdote after another."----Joe Nocera, the "New York Times"
[A] scathing, important book, "Broke, USA.".. includes one shocking anecdote after another. ----Joe Nocera, the "New York Times""
Mr. Rivlin brings to his subject a genuine gift for storytelling. ----"Wall Street Journal""
"[An] incisive, important new expose, "Broke, USA"...is enraging, but Rivlin's work also is scrupulously fair.... [W]hat makes Broke, USA so readable is Rivlin's skill at telling a complex story through engaging characters."----"Cleveland Plain Dealer"
""Broke USA" will leave you mad as hell. Thanks, Gary Rivlin, for introducing us to folks like Bill Brennan, who early on saw it coming: the predatory lending that has destroyed communities. If only we had listened."----Alex Kotlowitz, author of "There Are No Children Here" and "Never a City So Real"
"[A] fascinating book."----"Fortune"
"Gary Rivlin's "Broke, USA" is a necessary companion..."----"Newsweek"
"Gary Rivlin rivets readers."----"Fast Company"
"In "Broke, USA, " Rivlin lays out this depressing story in rich detail.... [H]is riveting look at the calamitous effects on America demands attention."----"Charlotte News & Observer"
"[A] scathing, important book, "Broke, USA"... includes one shocking anecdote after another."----Joe Nocera, the "New York Times"
[A] scathing, important book, "Broke, USA.".. includes one shocking anecdote after another. ----Joe Nocera, the "New York Times""
Mr. Rivlin brings to his subject a genuine gift for storytelling. ----"Wall Street Journal""
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