Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis
(OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen)
Published:
Simon & Schuster Audio 2015
Format:
OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen
Edition:
Unabridged
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description
A New York Times bestseller and "a passionate, urgent" (The New Yorker) examination of the growing inequality gap from the bestselling author of Bowling Alone: why fewer Americans today have the opportunity for upward mobility.
Central to the very idea of America is the principle that we are a nation of opportunity. But over the last quarter century we have seen a disturbing "opportunity gap" emerge. We Americans have always believed that those who have talent and try hard will succeed, but this central tenet of the American Dream seems no longer true or at the least, much less true than it was.
In Our Kids, Robert Putnam offers a personal and authoritative look at this new American crisis, beginning with the example of his high school class of 1959 in Port Clinton, Ohio. The vast majority of those students went on to lives better than those of their parents. But their children and grandchildren have faced diminishing prospects. Putnam tells the tale of lessening opportunity through poignant life stories of rich, middle class, and poor kids from cities and suburbs across the country, brilliantly blended with the latest social-science research.
"A truly masterful volume" (Financial Times), Our Kids provides a disturbing account of the American dream that is "thoughtful and persuasive" (The Economist). Our Kids offers a rare combination of individual testimony and rigorous evidence: "No one can finish this book and feel complacent about equal opportunity" (The New York Times Book Review).
Central to the very idea of America is the principle that we are a nation of opportunity. But over the last quarter century we have seen a disturbing "opportunity gap" emerge. We Americans have always believed that those who have talent and try hard will succeed, but this central tenet of the American Dream seems no longer true or at the least, much less true than it was.
In Our Kids, Robert Putnam offers a personal and authoritative look at this new American crisis, beginning with the example of his high school class of 1959 in Port Clinton, Ohio. The vast majority of those students went on to lives better than those of their parents. But their children and grandchildren have faced diminishing prospects. Putnam tells the tale of lessening opportunity through poignant life stories of rich, middle class, and poor kids from cities and suburbs across the country, brilliantly blended with the latest social-science research.
"A truly masterful volume" (Financial Times), Our Kids provides a disturbing account of the American dream that is "thoughtful and persuasive" (The Economist). Our Kids offers a rare combination of individual testimony and rigorous evidence: "No one can finish this book and feel complacent about equal opportunity" (The New York Times Book Review).
Formats
OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
Works on MP3 Players, PCs, and Macs. Some mobile devices may require an application to be installed.
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Copies In Prospector
Loading Prospector Copies...
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Robert D. Putnam. (2015). Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. Unabridged Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Robert D. Putnam. 2015. Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Robert D. Putnam, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. Simon & Schuster Audio, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Robert D. Putnam. Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. Unabridged Simon & Schuster Audio, 2015.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
| Library | Owned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Digital Collection | 1 | 1 |
| Lafayette Public Library | 0 | 0 |
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
cab9c8d0-f209-49d0-3f43-00058c8a196b
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Sep 24, 2015 19:21:47
Date Updated:
Dec 08, 2020 01:19:43
Last Metadata Check:
Apr 14, 2024 04:12:02
Last Metadata Change:
Sep 09, 2023 21:22:24
Last Availability Check:
Apr 14, 2024 04:12:04
Last Availability Change:
Jan 04, 2024 16:39:52
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Apr 19, 2024 01:38:31
OverDrive Product Record
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/5054-1/{2C609A0D-B10D-4DB8-8CBF-404E6584348E}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/5054-1/{2C609A0D-B10D-4DB8-8CBF-404E6584348E}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/5054-1/2C6/09A/0D/{2C609A0D-B10D-4DB8-8CBF-404E6584348E}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/5054-1/2C6/09A/0D/{2C609A0D-B10D-4DB8-8CBF-404E6584348E}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: 8
- value: simonandschuster_audio#9781442387553
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781442387577
- name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
- id: audiobook-mp3
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: 8
- value: simonandschuster_audio#9781442387553
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781442387577
- name: OverDrive Listen
- id: audiobook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- mediaType
- Audiobook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Robert D. Putnam
- title
- Our Kids
- dateAdded
- 2015-09-24T15:59:00-04:00
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=114&titleID=2044725
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: Front Range Downloadable Library (CO)
- id: 1100
- sortTitle
- Our Kids The American Dream in Crisis
- crossRefId
- 2044725
- subtitle
- The American Dream in Crisis
- id
- 2c609a0d-b10d-4db8-8cbf-404e6584348e
- starRating
- 4
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- duration: 10:18:16
- fileName: OurKids_9781442387553_2044725
- partCount: 10
- fileSize: 296856582
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781442387553
- type: 8
- value: simonandschuster_audio#9781442387553
- rights:
- type: PlayOnPC
- value: 1
- type: PlayOnPCCount
- value: -1
- type: BurnToCD
- value: 1
- type: BurnToCDCount
- value: -1
- type: PlayOnPM
- value: 1
- type: TransferToSDMI
- value: 1
- type: TransferToNonSDMI
- value: 1
- type: TransferCount
- value: -1
- type: CollaborativePlay
- value: 0
- type: PublicPerformance
- value: 0
- type: TranscodeToAAC
- value: 1
- name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
- isReadAlong: False
- bundledTitles:
- format: ebook-pdf-adobe
- id: A99EC83F-F781-41A8-9B19-DDD5A9E493A6
- format: ebook-overdrive
- id: A99EC83F-F781-41A8-9B19-DDD5A9E493A6
- id: audiobook-mp3
- onSaleDate: 3/10/2015
- samples:
- source: Part 1
- formatType: audiobook-mp3
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/5054-1/2044725-OurKids.mp3
- source: Part 1
- formatType: audiobook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2C609A0D-B10D-4DB8-8CBF-404E6584348E&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- duration: 10:18:21
- fileName: OurKidsTheAmericanDreaminCrisis-8715
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 296814337
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781442387553
- type: 8
- value: simonandschuster_audio#9781442387553
- name: OverDrive Listen
- isReadAlong: False
- bundledTitles:
- format: ebook-pdf-adobe
- id: A99EC83F-F781-41A8-9B19-DDD5A9E493A6
- format: ebook-overdrive
- id: A99EC83F-F781-41A8-9B19-DDD5A9E493A6
- id: audiobook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 3/10/2015
- samples:
- source: Part 1
- formatType: audiobook-mp3
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/5054-1/2044725-OurKids.mp3
- source: Part 1
- formatType: audiobook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2C609A0D-B10D-4DB8-8CBF-404E6584348E&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Putnam, Robert D.
- bioText: Robert D. Putnam is the Malkin Research Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University and a former Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Nationally honored as a leading humanist and a renowned scientist, he has written fourteen books, including the bestselling Our Kids and Bowling Alone, and has consulted for the last four US Presidents. In 2012, President Obama awarded him the National Humanities Medal, the nation's highest honor for contributions to the humanities. His research program, the Saguaro Seminar, is dedicated to fostering civic engagement in America. Visit RobertDPutnam.com.
- name: Robert D. Putnam
- role: Narrator
- fileAs: Morey, Arthur
- name: Arthur Morey
- publishDate
- 2015-03-10T00:00:00-04:00
- edition
- Unabridged
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- Our Kids
- fullDescription
- A New York Times bestseller and "a passionate, urgent" (The New Yorker) examination of the growing inequality gap from the bestselling author of Bowling Alone: why fewer Americans today have the opportunity for upward mobility.
Central to the very idea of America is the principle that we are a nation of opportunity. But over the last quarter century we have seen a disturbing "opportunity gap" emerge. We Americans have always believed that those who have talent and try hard will succeed, but this central tenet of the American Dream seems no longer true or at the least, much less true than it was.
In Our Kids, Robert Putnam offers a personal and authoritative look at this new American crisis, beginning with the example of his high school class of 1959 in Port Clinton, Ohio. The vast majority of those students went on to lives better than those of their parents. But their children and grandchildren have faced diminishing prospects. Putnam tells the tale of lessening opportunity through poignant life stories of rich, middle class, and poor kids from cities and suburbs across the country, brilliantly blended with the latest social-science research.
"A truly masterful volume" (Financial Times), Our Kids provides a disturbing account of the American dream that is "thoughtful and persuasive" (The Economist). Our Kids offers a rare combination of individual testimony and rigorous evidence: "No one can finish this book and feel complacent about equal opportunity" (The New York Times Book Review). - popularity
- 229
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BvwAAAA25/products/2c609a0d-b10d-4db8-8cbf-404e6584348e/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- self:
- id
- 2c609a0d-b10d-4db8-8cbf-404e6584348e
- starRating
- 3.8
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/5054-1/{2C609A0D-B10D-4DB8-8CBF-404E6584348E}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/5054-1/{2C609A0D-B10D-4DB8-8CBF-404E6584348E}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/5054-1/2C6/09A/0D/{2C609A0D-B10D-4DB8-8CBF-404E6584348E}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/5054-1/2C6/09A/0D/{2C609A0D-B10D-4DB8-8CBF-404E6584348E}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: History
- value: Politics
- value: Nonfiction
- publishDateText
- 03/10/2015
- mediaType
- Audiobook
- shortDescription
- A New York Times bestseller and "a passionate, urgent" (The New Yorker) examination of the growing inequality gap from the bestselling author of Bowling Alone: why fewer Americans today have the opportunity for upward mobility.
Central to the very idea of America is the principle that we are a nation of opportunity. But over the last quarter century we have seen a disturbing "opportunity gap" emerge. We Americans have always believed that those who have talent and try hard will succeed, but this central tenet of the American Dream seems no longer true or at the least, much less true than it was.
In Our Kids, Robert Putnam offers a personal and authoritative look at this new American crisis, beginning with the example of his high school class of 1959 in Port Clinton, Ohio. The vast majority of those students went on to lives better than those of their parents. But their children and grandchildren have faced diminishing prospects. Putnam... - sortTitle
- Our Kids The American Dream in Crisis
- crossRefId
- 2044725
- awards
- source: The New York Times
- value: The New York Times Best Seller List
- subtitle
- The American Dream in Crisis
- publisher
- Simon & Schuster Audio
- bisacCodes
- code: HIS036070
- description: History / United States / 21st Century
- code: POL024000
- description: Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy
- code: POL029000
- description: Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy
More Details
Street Date:
03/10/2015
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781442387553
