Library Guides: Homelessness: Books

LC Subject Headings

Many books on the topic will be under the following subject headings or their narrowing terms. Some subject headings that may be useful include:

The main collection of the library has a variety of books that address homelessness. Try looking at some of these books and related titles:

American homelessness : a reference handbook

Author: Mary Ellen Hombs

Published: 2001

ISBN: 1576072479

The homeless

Editor: Louise I. Gerdes

Published: 2007

ISBN: 0737736542

Reading the homeless : the media’s image of homeless culture

Editor: Eungjun Min

Published: 1999

ISBN: 0275959503

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