Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. Leaving her home, she took the cheapest lodgings she could find, and accepted whatever jobs she was offered. Nickel and Dimed reveals low-rent America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity? exposing the darker side of American prosperity and the true cost of the American dream.
'An extraordinary achievement..surely one of the most gripping political books ever written' - Observer
'A valuable and illuminating book...Barbara Ehrenreich is now our premier reporter of the underside of capitalism' - New York Times
'A valuable and illuminating book...Barbara Ehrenreich is now our premier reporter of the underside of capitalism' - New York Times
Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of fifteen books, including the bestselling Smile or Die and Nickel and Dimed. She has written for Time, Harper's, the New York Times Magazine and various British newspapers including The Times and the Guardian. She lives in Virginia, USA.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781783787548 |
| ISBN 10 | 1783787546 |
| Title | Nickel and Dimed |
| Author | Barbara Ehrenreich |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2021-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 0 |
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