Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

WINNER OF THE 2017 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NONFICTION

In Evicted, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as "wrenching and revelatory" (The Nation), "vivid and unsettling" (New York Review of Books), Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of 21st-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.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTION - WINNER OF THE PEN/JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION - WINNER OF THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION - FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE - WINNER OF THE 2017 HILLMAN PRIZE FOR BOOK JOURNALISM - WINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEARTLAND PRIZE

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by The New York Times Book Review - The Boston Globe - The Washington Post - NPR - Entertainment Weekly - The New Yorker - Bloomberg - Esquire - Buzzfeed - Fortune - San Francisco Chronicle - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Politico - The Week - Bookpage - Kirkus Reviews - Amazon - Barnes and Noble Review - Apple - Library Journal - Chicago Public Library - Publishers Weekly - Booklist - Shelf Awareness

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 03/01/2016
ISBN: 9780553447439
Pages: 432
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.70w x 1.60d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2015
Library Journal 01/01/2016 pg. 122
Publishers Weekly 01/04/2016
Booklist 02/01/2016 pg. 13
BookPage 03/01/2016
New York Times Book Review 03/10/2016 pg. 25
New York Times Book Review 02/28/2016 pg. 1
New York Times Book Review 03/06/2016 pg. 26
Shelf Awareness 03/15/2016
Choice 09/01/2016
Shelf Awareness 12/09/2016