{"product_id":"american-dream-three-women-ten-kids-and-a-nations-drive-to-end-welfare-paperback","title":"American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Deparle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this definitive work, two-time Pulitzer finalist Jason DeParle, author of \u003ci\u003eA Good Provider Is One Who Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e, cuts between the mean streets of Milwaukee and the corridors of Washington to produce a masterpiece of literary journalism. At the heart of the story are three cousins whose different lives follow similar trajectories. Leaving welfare, Angie puts her heart in her work. Jewell bets on an imprisoned man. Opal guards a tragic secret that threatens her kids and her life. DeParle traces their family history back six generations to slavery and weaves poor people, politicians, reformers, and rogues into a spellbinding epic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a vivid sense of humanity, DeParle demonstrates that although we live in a country where anyone can make it, generation after generation some families don't. To read American Dream is to understand why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJason DeParle, a reporter for \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e, has also written for \u003cb\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eWashington Monthly\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe New Orleans Times-Picayune\u003c\/b\u003e. A former Henry Luce Scholar, DeParle was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1995 and 1998 for his reporting on the welfare system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.4 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45862962626757,"sku":"9780143034377","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/sWIUWd3UtK9780143034377.webp?v=1771575821","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/american-dream-three-women-ten-kids-and-a-nations-drive-to-end-welfare-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}