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". . . fiery, lucid, and essential polemic." - Sohrab Ahmari, Commentary"Timely . . . Murray takes a stance that few dare to take . . . With violence erupting in Europe and America's new anti-immigration policies, this audacious work will find its readers." - Kirkus Reviews"[An] excellent and disturbing book." - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner"The Strange Death of Europe may be one of the most important philosophical books of our time . . . This is nothing less than a dynamite book. It is likely that liberals in Europe and North America will avoid this book, but they shouldn’t. Murray’s questions are too important to ignore anymore." - Benjamin Welton, New York Journal of Books"A powerful new book." - John O'Sullivan, The National Review"Murray’s analysis deserves careful attention. . . . Readers able to face a stern depiction of culture clash will witness in The Strange Death of Europea panorama of a receding landscape. One wonders what next transforms European mores and beliefs." - Spectrum Culture"[The Strange Death of Europe] makes a ferociously well-argued case." - Ralph Berry, Chronicles"Lively . . . Murray’s book is informed by actual reporting across the Continent, and a quality of writing that manages to be spritely and elegiac at the same time. Murray’s is also a truly liberal intellect, in that he is free from the power that taboo exerts over the European problem, but he doesn’t betray the slightest hint of atavism or meanspiritedness." - Michael Brendan Dougherty, The National Review"This is a brilliant, important and profoundly depressing book. That it is written with Douglas Murray’s usual literary elegance and waspish humor does not make it any less depressing. That Murray will be vilified for it by the liberals who have created the appalling mess he describes does not make it any less brilliant and important ( . . . ) Read it." - Rod Liddle, Sunday Times"His overall thesis, that a guilt-driven and exhausted Europe is playing fast and loose with its precious modern values by embracing migration on such a scale, is hard to refute." - Juliet Samuel, Telegraph"This is a vitally important book, the contents of which should be known to everyone who can influence the course of events, at this critical time in the history of Europe." - Sir Roger Scruton"Douglas Murray glitters in the gloom. His pessimism about multiculturalism is so well constructed and written it is almost uplifting. Liberals will want to rebut him. I should warn them that they will need to argue harder than they have ever argued before." - Nick Cohen"Douglas Murray’s introduction to this already destructive subject of Islamist hegemony is a distinguished attempt to clarify the origins of a storm. I found myself continually wishing that he wasn’t making himself quite so clear." - Clive James"Douglas Murray writes so well that when he is wrong he is dangerous." - Matthew Parris, Spectator"A compelling, insightful and persuasively argued narrative . . . a deeply humane book that touches on individual tragedy . . . It may even prove to be the start of a conversation, and for such a dangerously politicized and neglected subject, that would be most welcome. The combination of fascinating subject matter and superb writing make The Strange Death of Europe a title that stays in the mind throughout the reading process and beyond." - Entertainment Focus"Powerful and engaging . . . Murray is at his strongest when lampooning the neurotic guilt of Western liberal elites . . . Disagree passionately if you will, but you won’t regret reading it." - Literary Review"[E]rudite, dispiriting, and indispensable . . . . More than any other book with which I am familiar, The Strange Death of Europe provides a rich, comprehensive, and haunting portrait of a continent in extremis and an astute, thoroughly credible diagnosis of the social, psychological, and cultural afflictions that have led it to this hour of crisis." - FrontPage Magazine"Every so often, something is published which slices through the fog of confusion, obfuscation and the sheer dishonesty of public debate to illuminate one key fact about the world. Such a work is Douglas Murray’s tremendous and shattering book, The Strange Death of Europe." - Melanie Phillips, The Times"Murray’s clear and humane exposition of the seismic changes and the abject failure of political elites to face up to them gives those not willfully blind an opportunity to see." - Eric Metaxas, Breakpoint"[The Strange Death of Europe] does hit on some unfortunate truths." - The Economist"The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray is an enthralling account of the rise of Islamism in Europe. It’s beautifully written and cogently argued." - Christina Hoff Sommers, Politico"In Douglas Murray’s The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam, whereby one learns that the death in question is not so strange after all, for it is merely a case of suicide--or, more precisely, attempted suicide, because there is an increasing resistance underway, which is even reversing Islamization in some European countries, at least in some respects . . . Murray is very effective in fully identifying the deformed, guilt-ridden liberalism à la Karsten Nordal Hauken that generates illiberal concessions to intolerance--and to violence." - Tablet

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Douglas Murray is Associate Editor of the Spectator and writes frequently for a variety of other publications, including the Sunday Times, Standpoint and the Wall Street Journal. He has also given talks at both the British and European Parliaments and the White House.

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This is a very sad book to read for anyone that loves Europe, its history, culture, people, architecture, etc. How could any people voluntarily allow itself to be displaced in their own homelands? The author tells the story of post-war immigration into Europe through the decades and the total unwillingness of Europe's leaders to address its long term consequences. All debate over the huge numbers of immigrants and their offspring from all over the world has been shut-down by the mainstream political parties by implying anyone who opposes this transformation is racist, xenophobic, nativist, etc.The displacement of Europeans by foreign peoples in Europe is now a foregone conclusion. The Europeans are dying faster than they are reproducing while Muslims, Africans, Arabs and other foreigners are reproducing their populations rapidly. The author explains the implications of all this for the future of Europe.All those that love Europe will have to come to terms with a prolonged, chaotic and painful departing of what was once the shining light of a civilization that accomplished so much everywhere in the world. Very depressing.

Murray frames the moral dilemma facing the west through a quote from the prophetic 1973 book The Camp of the Saints. Author Jean Raspail saw ‘A million poor wretches, armed only with their weakness and their numbers, overwhelmed by misery, encumbered with starving brown and black children, ready to disembark on our soil, the vanguard of the multitudes pressing hard against every part of the tired and overfed West. I literally saw them, saw the major problem they presented, a problem absolutely insoluble by our present moral standards. To let them in would destroy us. To reject them would destroy them.’An established journalist, Murray had the resources to travel throughout Europe to view the immigration problem firsthand. He spoke to immigrants on the island of Lesbos, the slums of Malmö, the streets of Paris. He thoroughly appreciates their motives in coming to Europe and in the early chapters appears convinced that the majority of them have no motive other than to improve their lives.Later chapters, the bulk of the book, go into extensive detail about the Islamic immigrants. They do not want to integrate. They have no respect for the host cultures. They are given to crime, especially rape. Their parts of the major cities – Paris, Stockholm, Berlin – become no-go zones for police, firemen and ambulances. They institute Sharia law among themselves and reject the host countries. Many other authors have described what he saw in France ,Germany,Holland and Sweden.A larger question than why the Muslims behave as they do is why Europeans allow it to happen. Murry recites the well-known history of strife between Islam and Christianity, from Charles Martel's victory at Tours in 732 through the 1683 defeat of the Ottomans at Vienna. Islam is a known enemy of Christianity. Why are they allowed?Politicians give a number of excuses for admitting refugees. Europe is not having enough children to fill the workplaces. Diversity makes society more enjoyable. More workers make for a richer country. It is not practical to keep them out. European values demand that all comers be treated humanely. Murray assesses and dismisses each argument in turn. Then he turns to a core thesis. Europe is simply tired. European philosophy and culture crested at the end of the 19th century. It had nowhere to go except nihilism and hedonism, and those are the paths it has chosen. Europe is allowing the Muslims to take over because it hasn't the strength to defend itself, and does not believe it has anything worth defending. Murray's arguments are well made, and his knowledge of European history, philosophy and literature are impressive.The argument is encapsulated in his treatment of Michel Houellebecq's novel Submission, about the coming to power of an Islamist government in France. The book was widely condemned both by Muslims and by mainstream politicians fearful of same. Europe has given up on freedom of speech when it comes to Islam. Too many events have shown that it is too dangerous.It is the politicians who are especially cowardly. The people by and large, and in increasing numbers, don't want widespread Muslim immigration. Yet the politicians keep the doors open and keep telling saccharine stories about how wonderful it all is. The common man is able to contrast the stories with everyday reality and conclude that they are lying.Here we come to some points that Murray could explore further. There are huge contradictions between a Sharia law society and modern liberalism. Treatment of women and homosexuals would top the list. Yet, liberals continue to push for open borders. He notes cases such as that of Pym Fortuyn in the Netherlands in which liberals came to oppose immigration (and, too often, to die for taking such a stance). He notes that Jews have been driven from historical Jewish quarters and are very often victims of attacks by Muslims. He does not whatsoever go into the question of who owns the media that covers up Muslim crime and broadcasts the message of diversity. He mentions Soros a few times, but fails to note that Soros is only the most prominent of many.Genetics is another topic that deserves more attention. Murray would credit the differences between the immigrants and the host populations as purely cultural. Liberals believe the same, and fervently hope that in a few generations the immigrants will become indistinguishable from the host populations. Findings by scientists in genetics,evolution and intelligence give the lie to these happy dreams. The populations are genetically different. They took thousands of years to evolve traits that enable them to optimally fill the niches they do. To survive in a harsh climate, bands of Northern Europeans developed altruism, tolerance and high intelligence. Said altruism has them project these traits onto others and welcome them into the society.Murray's last two chapters are satisfying summations: what might have been, and what will be. Most authors contrive a happy ending to a book like this. Murray does not. He envisions a Western Europe in which pockets of traditional people muddle through in small concentrations far from the cities. I myself emigrated to Ukraine, the other side of the Viasgrad countries. Though it is certainly beset with problems of its own, there is very little immigration. Not enough economically to entice anybody, and no historical guilt to impel the natives to accept refugees. Last year the town of Yagotin, not far from Kyiv, forced Ukraine's president to go back on a plan to resettle 250 Syrians in their midst. There were no cries of anguish from liberals.There is hope for Western Europe. The millennial generation is waking up. One of the most heartening books I've seen recently is Generation Identity, translated into most European languages. Young Europeans are once again getting a sense of themselves and finding some purpose in life. They recognize that unchecked immigration is antithetical to that purpose.Table of Contents 1 The beginning 2 How we got hooked on immigration 3 The excuses we told ourselves 4 ‘Welcome to Europe’ 5 ‘We have seen everything’ 6 Multiculturalism 7 They are here 8 Prophets without honour 9 Early-warning sirens 10 The tyranny of guilt 11 The pretence of repatriation 12 Learning to live with it 13 Tiredness 14 We’re stuck with this 15 Controlling the backlash 16 The feeling that the story has run out 17 The end 18 What might have been 19 What will be

Anyone who has been paying attention to geopolitics over the last couple of years is aware of the migration crisis that hit Europe particularly hard in the summer of 2015. Millions of migrants from all over the Middle East, Africa and Asia traveled thousands of miles across dangerous terrain and treacherous waters to reach Europe's shores. In the aftermath of the original crisis, many began to question what Europe would look like in the future given the often extreme cultural differences existing between the migrants and their hosts. Douglas Murray attempts to answer this question and his findings are well-researched, while being unsettling and depressing at the same time.The book doesn't start off by discussing the events of 2015, but instead opts to provide the reader with a broader picture of a problem spanning decades. Starting off after WWII, the author shows how the politicians encouraged migrant workers to fill the gaps left by a diminished workforce.The understanding at the time of this policy, for both the politicians and the public, was that these workers would be guests who would eventually go back to their country of origin. When that didn't occur, the politicians turned on the public who were alarmed by their changing society. This leads to chapters on revenge, guilt, and the silencing of dissidents, (sometimes permanently), towards the immigration policies.The latter half of the book focuses on the migration crisis of recent years featuring discussions about Europe's culture via artists and authors, as well as what the implications are for the future of Europe. To summarize these chapters quite succinctly, it becomes clear that the politicians are at odds with the people and the future of an indigenous population with no sense of direction or purpose is a grim one indeed.This wasn't an easy book to read, but I feel it is a necessary one to get through in light of recent events. The descriptions of the dangers of an empty culture with no answers for the human condition or true progress for society at large particularly hit home for me, as modern culture has little to offer a person other than entertainment. The text relates all the instability, attacks and events that have occurred over the past few years clearly and leaves the reader wondering what will happen to a country where the world has been let inside of it with no real definition of what it should stand for. With no answers or real leadership in sight, the continent may be sleepwalking towards disaster.I'd recommend reading this if you're at all interested in how Europe got to the point that it's at now. This problem has been ongoing for decades and the results of ignoring it may lead to uprisings and chaos.

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Cute & the book is smaller than expected, but I don't care about that. :) the pages are all in color! Fun to read!

This is like reading a really long magazine article on Japanese schoolgirl uniforms. Plenty of pictures to show examples, colorful and informative just enough so that you'll keep interested and understand what he's talking about but not too deep that you'll get lost in references. Fun read all in all.

This book puts a lot of things in perspective it may be a little dated but the current world wide trend for manga and anime this is a great start and well worth the read. Once you read this book you will have an appreciation as to what this culture is and stands for dont get to deep just accept it and have fun is the base of there life. Thanks

I bought this book expecting to find some semi-soft-porn describing the hot sex practices of young girls. What I got instead was a history book so fascinating that I read it all the way through from cover to cover. I could not put it down. It described the amazing story of how the typical Japanese school girl a generation ago was shy and retiring and nobody noticed her or cared about her but now, like Pinky and the Brain, they have taken over the world. How did they do this? How did they come to dictate fashion trends and designs? Why is the whole world trying to find out what the Japanese Schoolgirl is thinking, whereas previously they doubted that she had any thoughts at all? Why has the Japanese schoolgirl uniform reached the height of fashion? Why do Japanese women nowadays dress in schoolgirl uniforms even though they are no longer in school.I was disturbed however by the chapter on "Suicide Circle" or "Suicide Clubs". The thought that Japanese schoolgirls might commit suicide because it is fashionable to do so is disturbing. It is not clear whether this was reality or just an exploitation movie. It is known than any time a suicide is publicized there are always copy-cat suicides. The fact that somebody would make a movie about this is upsetting. Sam Sloan

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Picking up a sequel 13 years after reading the first book should have made the book completely inaccessible. However, a quick trip through the Dune Wikipedia entry and I was ready to go. So ready, in fact, that I devoured this book in 2 days, whereas I remember Dune taking closer to 2 weeks. I also remember, while reading the first installment in this series, needing to have a glass of water with me the entire time I read -- and feeling incredibly guilty for every sip I took. The sequel created less of an immersive feel, but the world-building is still insanely detailed. A touch inaccessible a times, but showing how well Herbert knows his world(s) and doling out information only as the reader needs it.For an epic science-fantasy, there was a lot of sitting around and talking in this book. But when the talking is about managing a world-spanning galactic invasion and a conspiracy to destroy that invasion from within, the lack of "traditional" action is never felt. Things still end with a bang (literally), as the tensions mount and mount.I definitely understand why this book was combined with its sequel when SyFy made its second miniseries. However, as much as I love that miniseries, I also found that I thoroughly enjoyed the philosophical meanderings in this book about what it means to be a man -- and a god. I'm very glad that I read this, even over a decade after my introduction to Herbert's amazing universe.

I read the first novel in 1984. Not sure why I didn't jump right into the second back then. Now I've read the second novel. I had a rough idea of where the plot would go from watching the Children of Dune miniseries on SyFy, but of course, the series couldn't touch the intellectual content of the original source material. In the forward, the author's son tells the reader that many people were disappointed by this first sequel when it was first published, and I can understand why. Paul seems to have achieved total victory at the end of the first novel. In the opening pages of the sequel we see that his reign is anything but benevolent, and by the end of the novel all we can really say is that things could have gone worse for the "hero" of the first book. We certainly didn't get any kind of repeat of the unqualified happy ending of the first installment.Still, I really enjoyed it. My only complaint is that the author never made it really clear why Paul was powerless to stop the galactic jihad being waged in his name. If anyone can point me to any scholarship on this, I would be grateful.

Okay, I am still awestruck by the climax. I enjoyed the ending of Dune Messiah more than Dune, but sadly this was not Dune. This book could easily have been a 5 star for me, had it been a standalone book, but it's natural to get into a series expecting the same amount of brilliance you experienced in the first book and that is where Dune Messiah failed a bit. It was haywire in the middle, when it came to conveying philosophical messages, Paul's thought process, and some miscellaneous scenes with the Guild and the Fremen. Plus, I missed Jessica, my favorite Bene Gesserit.But trust me, the unpredictable ending makes up for it. Every single bit of it. That, and Duncan Idaho.And in the 21st century's lingo, "Paul, you are the dopest! Hang in there."

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“Bestselling Haddix launches a new middle-grade series that blends adventure and sf elements into an engrossing mystery. The kidnapping alone could have made a compelling mystery, but Haddix throws in secret rooms, alternate realities, and a cliff-hanger ending to raise the stakes and delight fans new and old.” (Booklist)“Masterfully plotted and filled with so many jaw-dropping twists and turns, you’ll be racing toward the end—and begging for the next book. Put simply: this is Margaret Peterson Haddix at her absolute best.” (Shannon Messenger, author of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series)“With more twists than a spiral staircase, The Strangers kept me up way past my bedtime! This thrilling, page-turning adventure will keep you reading, and keep you guessing. Full of codes and clues, love and logic, this book will make you a part of the Greystone family.” (Amie Kaufman, author of the Elementals series)“A hair-raising, mind-twisting adventure full of intrigue, humor, and charm. The spunky, quirky Greystones are easy to cheer for and relate to, and I can’t wait to see what happens next.” (John David Anderson, author of Posted and Ms. Bixby’s Last Day)“Readers will come for the mystery, stay for the suspense, and linger in the Greystone kids’ world long after the final page. The Strangrs will take readers on an amazing ride they will not soon forget.” (Jennifer Nielsen, author of The Traitor’s Game and The Ascendance Trilogy)“A highly suspenseful, delightfully clever thriller with a tinge of creepiness. Give yourself a few hours to calm down after you finish this gem!” (Lisa McMann, author of the Unwanteds Quests series)“Maintain[s] suspense from the beginning to the cliffhanger ending . . . A high-stakes adventure full of teamwork with a multifaceted mystery and complex themes.” (Kirkus Reviews)“[A] satisfying third-person narrative that . . . portrays the complex anxieties and internal lives of close, caring family members grappling with a single set of extraordinary circumstances—separately and together. A secret-stacked, thrilling series opener about perception, personal memories, and the idiosyncrasies that form individual identities.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

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What makes you you?The Greystone kids thought they knew. Chess has always been the protector of his younger siblings, Emma loves math, and Finn does what Finn does best—acting silly and being adored. They’ve been a happy family, just the three of them and their mom.That changes when reports of three kidnapped children reach the Greystone kids, and they’re shocked by the startling similarities between themselves and these complete strangers. The other kids share their same first and middle names. They’re the same ages. They even have identical birthdays. Before Chess, Emma, and Finn can question their mom about it, she takes off on a sudden work trip and leaves them in the care of Ms. Morales and her daughter, Natalie. But puzzling clues left behind lead to complex codes, hidden rooms, and a dangerous secret that will turn their world upside down.In this absorbing new series about family and friendships, New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix takes readers on a thrilling adventure. As twists of truth are revealed, it’s clear Mrs. Greystone is in danger, and the kids must learn to embrace their identities—flaws and all—to save her. But how can they bring their mom home when they’re not sure where home is anymore?

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Age Range: 8 - 12 years

Grade Level: 3 - 7

Series: Greystone Secrets (Book 1)

Hardcover: 416 pages

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (April 2, 2019)

Language: English

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One of President Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2017"Astonishing... Desmond has set a new standard for reporting on poverty." —Barbara Ehrenreich, New York Times Book Review"After reading Evicted, you’ll realize you cannot have a serious conversation about poverty without talking about housing.... The book is that good, and it’s that unignorable."—Jennifer Senior, New York Times Critics’ Top Books of 2016“This book gave me a better sense of what it is like to be very poor in this country than anything else I have read… It is beautifully written, thought-provoking, and unforgettable.”—Bill Gates“Inside my copy of his book, Mr. Desmond scribbled a note: “home = life.” Too many in Washington don’t understand that. We need a government that will partner with communities, from Appalachia to the suburbs to downtown Cleveland, to make hard work pay off for all these overlooked Americans.” —Senator Sherrod Brown, Wall Street Journal“My God, what [Evicted] lays bare about American poverty. It is devastating and infuriating and a necessary read.”—Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist and Difficult Women“Written with the vividness of a novel, [Evicted] offers a dark mirror of middle-class America’s obsession with real estate, laying bare the workings of the low end of the market, where evictions have become just another part of an often lucrative business model.”—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times“In spare and penetrating prose... Desmond has made it impossible to consider poverty without grappling with the role of housing. This pick [as best book of 2016] was not close.”—Carlos Lozada, Washington Post“An essential piece of reportage about poverty and profit in urban America.”—Geoff Dyer, The Guardian’s Best Holiday Reads 2016"It doesn't happen every week (or every month, or even year), but every once in a while a book comes along that changes the national conversation... Evicted looks to be one of those books." —Pamela Paul, editor of the New York Times Book Review"Should be required reading in an election year, or any other."—Entertainment Weekly“Powerful, monstrously effective... the power of this book abides in the indelible impression left by its stories.”—Jill Leovy, The American Scholar“Gripping and important…[Desmond's] portraits are vivid and unsettling.—Jason DeParle, New York Review of Books“An exquisitely crafted, meticulously researched exploration of life on the margins, providing a voice to people who have been shamefully ignored—or, worse, demonized—by opinion makers over the course of decades.” —The Boston Globe"[An] impressive work of scholarship.... As Mr. Desmond points out, eviction has been neglected by urban sociologists, so his account fills a gap. His methodology is scrupulous."—Wall Street JournalKirkus Prize for Nonfiction FinalistWinner of the 2017 Robert F. Kennedy Book AwardWinner of the 800-CEO-READ Book Award — Current Events & Public AffairsWinner of the American Bar Association's 2017 Silver Gavel AwardOne of The Los Angeles Times' 10 Most Important Books of 2016A New York Times Editors' ChoiceOne of Wall Street Journal's Hottest Spring Nonfiction BooksOne of O: The Oprah Magazine's 10 Titles to Pick Up NowOne of Vulture's 8 Books You Need to Read This MonthOne of BuzzFeed's 14 Most Buzzed About Books of 2016One of The Guardian's Best Holiday Reads 2016

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About the Author

Matthew Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University. After receiving his Ph.D. in 2010 from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, he joined the Harvard Society of Fellows as a Junior Fellow. He is the author of four books, including Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (2016), which won the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, and Carnegie Medal, and PEN / John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction. The principal investigator of The Eviction Lab, Desmond’s research focuses on poverty in America, city life, housing insecurity, public policy, racial inequality, and ethnography. He is the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, the American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Award, and the William Julius Wilson Early Career Award. A contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, Desmond was listed in 2016 among the Politico 50, as one of “fifty people across the country who are most influencing the national political debate.”

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Product details

Paperback: 448 pages

Publisher: Broadway Books; Reprint edition (February 28, 2017)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0553447459

ISBN-13: 978-0553447453

Product Dimensions:

5.2 x 1 x 8 inches

Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.7 out of 5 stars

1,208 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#1,099 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond is an important book that I suspect will be referred to for many years in sociology classes across the nation. In this book, the author takes people into some of the poorest neighborhoods of America and what it means to be evicted.This book follows along with real people who live in the 'hood and what puts them in precarious financial situations so as to be dealing with unscrupulous landlords. Some of the tenants have problems with drugs, low paying jobs, a lack of child support, child delinquency, physical and mental disabilities and other similar social problems.As for the landlords, they are shown to be smarter than we think they are. They know who they can make the most money off of and they employ a variety of schemes to make money off of the poor. We also see how some tenants abuse the properties where they live, so landlords know that they are often taking a gamble when buying houses - even derelict properties - and renting them out to certain types of tenants. We also learn about how the government plays a role in all of this behavior.This is a well written book. There is strong language but it's the way that people speak, so it's not for show.Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for writing an honest review. I did not receive any other compensation.

I have been involved with low income housing in Milwaukee for over three decades as a landlord and as an attorney for landlords and tenants. I know the neighborhoods and characters in this book all too well. If you want insight into poor people’s lives as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads, you should buy this book. The other reviews are right about how gripping those stories are. But if you are a graduate of Trump University and think you’ll get some insight into how to make obscene profits by renting to the poor you’ll find anecdotes but no real verified research about the business of landlording. Most significantly, you will not learn the truth that bringing evictions totally destroyed the rental business of Sherrena, the leading landlord protagonist.Strangely, though Desmond interviewed 30 landlords he only focuses on two. One is Tobin, a mobile home park operator on Milwaukee’s south side, which is largely white and Hispanic. Tobin indeed makes a lot of money but that is because he does not have to maintain or repair 95% of the “dwellings” in his park. Tobin rents out a concrete slab with utility connections and the tenants buy or bring their own trailers and pay their own utilities. As owners they are responsible for the exterior and interior condition of their dwelling. Only 5% of the trailers are owned by the park and rented to tenants as a living unit. So Tobin is a landlord only in the sense that you might have a landlord this summer when you drive your Winnebago to a Jellystone Park and pay rent for the parking pad and utility hookups.Then we have Sherrena who with her husband runs about 18 buildings (mostly two-family flats) in the African-American neighborhoods on the north side of Milwaukee. In a chapter titled “The ‘Hood is Good” Desmond blithely accepts Sherrena’s boast that she has a net worth of $2 million and nets $10,000 a month in rental income. Desmond is honest in portraying the many difficulties Sherrena has in collecting rent from her struggling tenants but he doesn’t do the background research (available from local court records) about the many thousands of dollars in unpaid rents and damaged units which sort of cut into profits a little bit.As to her supposed net worth of $2 million, that averages out to $111,000 for each of these 18 ghetto properties - certainly far more than some of the real dumpy ones are worth – but the author does not research the amounts of the recorded mortgages against these properties (ranging between $64,000 and $119,200) which further greatly reduce the claimed net worth. That would have been revealed in the many foreclosures filed against Sherrena’s properties which started within a year after Desmond’s visit to Milwaukee.So when this book came out in 2016 the curious reader might want to know: if the ‘hood is good for the landlord how much better has it gotten since the author did his study in 2009? Research so far shows that not one of Sherrena’s properties remains in her ownership. Starting in 2010 many were bulldozed, went into city ownership via foreclosure for nonpayment of real estate taxes or today sit as haunting, blighted eyesores. A few were foreclosed by lenders, were fixed up and are under new ownership. Evictions by Sherrena ended in the year 2010. So did her non-existent profit. She joins many small-time under-capitalized landlords who have gone bust in Milwaukee and elsewhere since the Great Recession started in 2008 with the bursting of the housing bubble.Please note that I still give the book 4 stars. Its significant defects in reporting on the “profit” aspect of its subtitle are outweighed by the important and detailed research on the effects of eviction in creating and perpetuating poverty. A better and expanded housing voucher program for low income tenants is much needed. Landlords nationwide should join Matt Desmond’s call for its implementation.

"Evicted" is the story of eight families in Milwaukee, WI--six families struggling mightily to pay the rent on their increasingly crappy apartments, and two sets of landlords. The landlords are either a new breed of venture capitalists or merely slumlords, depending on your perspective. Since roughly 2000, rents have shot up while the properties have either stayed the same or declined, so that by 2013 about one out of every three poor families spent seventy percent of their income on housing. Think about that for a minute.As a result of this, poor families are always one crisis--really one unexpected expense--away from being evicted. The ramifications of being evicted on one's emotional, financial, and physical states are profound. First, once someone gets evicted, finding any kind of housing becomes extremely difficult--one of the ladies called 90 apartments before she found one that would take her and her two kids. You can place blame on these struggling families if you want to, but the fact of the matter is it's extraordinarily difficult for them to succeed, or even to just get by.I found this book very interesting--to say I enjoyed it would be wrong because much of it is depressing. It made the problems of the urban poor personal. I quite liked some of them and I was rooting for them--"Please, let this landlord call her back!" I felt bad when Vanetta went to prison for armed robbery after her hours were cut, and I cheered when Scott finally got clean. I read it all the way through the endnotes, which are also quite interesting and provide some insights or background info. I really wanted to find out how all the families were doing today (the book takes place in 2008-2009) because I became attached to them and had come to care about them. Unfortunately the author doesn't tell you what became of them, although if I had to guess I'd say their lives continued on in more or less the same vein.A word on the swearing: this is a well written, professionally done sociological study. The author only uses swears when he's quoting one of the people he interviewed. If you were desperate, poor, depressed and angry, you, too might be given to curse words.If you enjoy sociological and/or cultural topics, if you care about equality in America, if you are interested in how grinding poverty affects families, pick this up. I learned a lot.

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