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Nickel and Dimed

On (Not) Getting By in America

Barbara Ehrenreich

Discover the unforgiving reality of low-wage America through the eyes of journalist Barbara Ehrenreich. She takes a deep dive into the lives of millions of Americans working full-time, year-round, for poverty-level wages, and explores how they survive on wages as low as $6-$7 an hour. In Nickel and Dimed, Ehrenreich works as a waitress, hotel maid, house cleaner, nursing home aide, and Wal-Mart salesperson to uncover the tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity of the working poor. Her insight, humor, and passion have made this book an instant classic that is changing the way America perceives its most vulnerable.
Publish Date
2002-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
2002-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 2001
Goodreads Rating
3.65
ISBN
8601410875206
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