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Invisible Nation
More than 2.5 million children are homeless in the United States every year. In every state, children are living packed in with relatives, or in cars, or motel rooms, or emergency shelters, the only constant being too many people in too little space. In a vividly-written narrative, experienced journalist Richard Schweid takes us on a spirited journey through this "invisible nation," giving us front-row dispatches. Based on in-depth reporting from five major cities, Invisible Nation looks backward at the historical context of family homelessness, as well as forward at what needs to be done to alleviate this widespread, although often hidden, poverty. Invisible Nation is a riveting must-read for anyone who wants to know what is happening to the millions of families living at the bottom of the economy.
"Richard Schweid provides a narrative for the quick fall into homelessness for families who may as well be living next door. I was shocked to read about a situation in my own city, Portland, Oregon, which was a problem I noticed, but never fully understood. Invisible Nation is a call to action against an urgent problem."—Christopher Ryan, author of Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships
"Invisible Nation is a must-read for policy makers, students of sociology, and anyone else concerned about the widening wage gap in our country."—Dale Maharidge, Pulitzer Prize–winner and author of Someplace Like America: Tales from the New Great Depression
"Richard Schweid’s account of the damage done to homeless children in our society is not only heartrending but also amounts to a call to action. Read this book and do something about it."—Madison Smartt Bell, author of Zig Zag Wanderer: Stories from Here, Stories from There
"A brilliant and passionate book that shines a bright light on America's darkest shame."—Allen Frances, chair of the DSM-IV Task Force and of the Department of Psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine