Matthew Desmond's most recommended books

We've asked 13,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by Matthew Desmond.

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Books like Evicted

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Books like Poverty, by America

Book lists with Matthew Desmond's books

15 authors created a book list with a book by Matthew Desmond as one of their picks.

• The best books about homelessness, social (in)justice and why they matter for us all
• The best books on homelessness: separating myths from reality
• The five best books that connect poor health and poverty
• The best books to understand poverty today, from the bottom up
• The best books about the government housing rules that decide who gets to live where in America
• The best books on poverty and social welfare in the US and China

Book lists connected to Matthew Desmond's books

167 authors created a book list connected to Matthew Desmond's books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• The best books to understand environmental justice and the environmental humanities
• The best books on living the good life
• The best memoirs on surviving traumatic childhoods
• The best stories about resiliency
• The best books by women unapologetic about their hot mess
• The best books to help us think of others and want to help others

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