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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
by Ehrenreich, Barbara
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0805063889
- ISBN 13
- 9780805063882
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt and Company - A Metroplitan Owl Book, 2002. 27th Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5 1/2" X 8 1/4. 230 Pages. No marks, stamps or hi-lighting. Interior text pages are flawless. A New York Times bestseller and Notable Book of the year. A classic of undercover reportage. Millions of Americans work full-time, year-round, for poverty-level wages. The author decided to join them, inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that any job equals a better life. But how can any one survive, let alone prosper, on six to seven dollars an hour? To find out, Ehrenreich moved from Florida to Maine to Minesota, taking cheapest lodgings available and accepting work as a waitress, hotel maid, house cleaner, nursing home aide, and Wal-Mart salesperson. She soon discovered that even the lowliest occupations require exhausting mental and physical efforts. And one job is not enough; you need at least two if you intend to live indoors. This story reveals low-wage America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity --- a land of Big Boxes, fast food, and a thousand desperate strategems for survival. Instantly acclaimed for its insight, humor, and passion, this book is changing the way America perceives its working poor. Contents: Introduction Getting Ready, Serving In Florida, Scrubbing in Maine, Selling in Minnesota, Evaluation, and A Reader's Guide.
Synopsis
Our sharpest and most original social critic goes "undercover" as an unskilled worker to reveal the dark side of American prosperity.Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job -- any job -- can be the ticket to a better life. But how does anyone survive, let alone prosper, on $6 an hour? To find out, Ehrenreich left her home, took the cheapest lodgings she could find, and accepted whatever jobs she was offered. Moving from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, she worked as a waitress, a hotel maid, a cleaning woman, a nursing-home aide, and a Wal-Mart sales clerk. She lived in trailer parks and crumbling residential motels. Very quickly, she discovered that no job is truly "unskilled," that even the lowliest occupations require exhausting mental and muscular effort. She also learned that one job is not enough; you need at least two if you int to live indoors.Nickel and Dimed reveals low-rent America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity -- a land of Big Boxes, fast food, and a thousand desperate stratagems for survival. Read it for the smoldering clarity of Ehrenreich's perspective and for a rare view of how "prosperity" looks from the bottom. You will never see anything -- from a motel bathroom to a restaurant meal -- in quite the same way again.
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- Bookseller
- Dons Book Store
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14573
- Title
- Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
- Author
- Ehrenreich, Barbara
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 27th Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0805063889
- ISBN 13
- 9780805063882
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company - A Metroplitan Owl Book
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 5 1/2" X 8 1/4
- Keywords
- POVERTY MINIMUM WAGE UNSKILLED LABOR POVERTY
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