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The Host Club members throw all they have into stopping Tamaki's father and grandmother's plans to shut down the Host Club and ship Haruhi abroad while Tamaki tries to deal with the power struggle in his family.

Argues that international aid sent to developing African nations has not helped and contends that the money has led to corrupt governments and dependent citizens.

Chronicles the life of Paul Farmer, focusing on his efforts to diagnose and cure infectious diseases and to bring modern medicine to the countries and people who need them most.

"Virginia Eubanks systematically investigates the impacts of data mining, policy algorithms, and predictive risk models on poor and working-class people in America... The U.S. has always used its most cutting-edge science and technology to contain, investigate, discipline and punish the destitute. Like the county poorhouse and scientific charity before them, digital tracking and automated decision-making hide poverty from the middle-class public and give the nation the ethical distance it needs to make inhumane choices..."--Amazon.com.

The author shares moments from her life as she found herself unexpectedly pregnant and struggling to make ends meet while still holding onto her hopes of attaining a college degree and becoming a writer. Sharing insight into life below the poverty line through her own struggles as a low-income single mother, the author offers an eye-opening glimpse into the meager hope offered to those who must rely on government assistance to survive even as they work themselves to a state of exhaustion with little respect, inadequate compensation, and only their hope and determination to keep them putting one foot in front of the other.

"This book looks at the challenges surrounding poverty in America, and explores the legal, political, social, and economic solutions, including food stamps, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, that have been proposed to remedy the problem. Readers will gain an . . . understanding of the many factors causing poverty and of how governments and communities can do their part to help those in need"--Provided by publisher.

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future. Includes twelve classic holiday recipes.

Traces the efforts of Dr. Paul Farmer to transform healthcare on a global scale, documenting his visits to some of the world's most impoverished regions and the unconventional methods that enabled him to improve and save lives.

Discusses the history of hunger, and why it is considered a global social problem in the twenty-first century, focusing on the British Empire, and covering the various political and economic injustices that have created innocent victims.

"Cory has always been passionate about football. But life for him and his single mom has been hard, making it difficult for Cory to play. And though Cory is a good kid, he's constantly surrounded by negative influences. But when the coach from an elite private school with one of the best football programs in the country recognizes his talents on the field, Cory is presented with an unbelievable opportunity. Cory knows that football could be his ticket out. But leaving to attend private school also means struggling to fit into a world where most people look at him and just see a scholarship kid from the wrong side of town. Cory knows that if he can fight hard enough--both on and off the field--he may be able to secure a bright future that looks different from his unpromising past"--Provided by publisher.