“If only this book had been published in 2007. Then the hundreds of people interviewed by Lisa Dodson would have been able to pass along an important piece of advice: What’s good for business is not necessarily good for America.” –Time magazine
“Eloquent, rational analysis . . . Dodson writes clearly and unsentimentally. Important, encouraging reporting.” –Kirkus Reviews
“Dodson’s study is gripping and her argument is persuasive.” –Publishers Weekly
“ Here is the documentary tradition at its very best—an alertly knowing inquirer and observer learns from a nation’s vulnerable and needy citizens how they keep striving to persist, make do, no matter the difficulties in their way (social, economic, political, and yes, alas, those grounded in senseless and callous bureaucratic rules, regulations). Here, too, is human resiliency, ingenuity put on record for us to consider, by a resourceful and large-hearted teacher and writer.”— - Robert Coles, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University
“Thoroughly footnoted and sourced, this timely study serve[s] as an intriguing record of the economic crisis and how some are choosing to survive it.” –Booklist
“Her argument is simple and convincing: We should not put compassionate Americans in the position of choosing between blindly following rules and helping those most in need. Dodson provides a straightforward yet poignant description of people that have chosen to follow their moral instincts.” -- Civil Rights Book Club
Forthcoming review in October… CHOICE A publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries