Book
Tightrope : Americans reaching for hope / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.
A plea -- deeply personal and told through the lives of real Americans -- to address the crisis in working-class America, while focusing on solutions to mend a half century of governmental failure.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525655084
- ISBN: 0525655085
- Physical Description: 304 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The kids on the number 6 school bus -- "We're no. 61!" -- When jobs disappear -- American aristocracy -- How America went astray -- Drug dealers in lab coats -- Losing the war on drugs -- Up by the bootstraps -- Deaths of despair -- Interventions that work -- Universal health care: one day, one town -- Homeless in a rich nation -- The escape artists -- A shot in the face -- God save the family -- The marriage of true minds -- We eat our young -- Raising troubled kids -- Creating more escape artists -- America regained -- Appendix: Ten steps you can take in the next ten minutes to make a difference. |
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| Genre: | Informational works. Case studies. |
Available copies
- 28 of 28 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 2 of 2 copies available at Barry Lawrence Regional Library System. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 28 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Barry Lawrence - Monett Library | 306.0973 KRI (Text) | 37884102935107 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Barry Lawrence - Mt. Vernon Library | 306.0973 KRI (Text) | 37884102934985 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Camden County Library District - Camdenton | 306.0973 Kristof (Text) | 31320003726861 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cameron Public Library | NF PSYCH 306 KRI (Text) | 32311111196439 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cape Girardeau Public Library | 306.097 KRI (Text) | 33042004668540 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Caruthersville Public Library | 306.09 KRI (Text) | 38417100443011 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | 306.0973 KRI 2020 (Text) | 0002205605724 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Crawford County Library-Steelville | 306.09 KRI (Text) | 33431000496206 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| De Soto Public Library | 306.09 KRISTOF Nicholas D. (Text) | 33858000011459 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Henry County - Lenora Blackmore | 306 .0973 K89N (Text) | I0000000279995 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
