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Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Between 1991 and 1996, sociologist Terry Williams visited a stretch of underground tunnels beneath New York's Upper West Side, spanning 72nd through 96th Streets. He did this hundreds of times, and then revisited his contacts repeatedly in the years that followed. He interviewed and spent time with them to better understand a unique life on the margins and out of sight. From the anecdotal material, field observations, photographs, transcribed conversations...
Author
Publisher
Doorways
Pub. Date
[date of publication not identified]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Doorways, a team of people who work together every day to help survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and homelessness. Learn how we help survivors and their families create the life that they want so they can feel safe and happy."--
3) The runner
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Persian
Description
Childhood takes on mythic dimensions in one of the defining works of postrevolutionary Iranian cinema. Inspired by director Amir Naderi's boyhood, The Runner is lit from within by Madjid Niroumand's electrifying performance as a young orphan fending for himself on the streets of a port city, determined to rise above his circumstances working odd jobs, passing time with friends, learning to read and running, always running, toward the future. Water,...
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Scholars, advocates, and architects assess America's affordable housing crisis and suggest various strategies to rectify it, including numerous images of important, recently built houses and complexes. On any given night, more than 650,000 people in the United States--many with families and full-time jobs--experience homelessness. The shortfall in affordable housing is estimated to be 5 million units or more. Devastating effects of these conditions...
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