Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in AmericaThe New York Times bestselling work of undercover reportage from our sharpest and most original social critic, with a new foreword by Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted |
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User Review - AngelaLam - LibraryThingAn intimate analysis of the working poor told from the point-of-view of an undercover journalist who attempted to live and work for minimum wages in three locations in the United States for three ... Read full review
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User Review - Charon07 - LibraryThingNo big surprises here, but still a horrifying look at the problem of the working poor in America. After going "undercover" as an unskilled worker, Ehrenreich discovers that it's just about impossible ... Read full review
Contents
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One Serving in Florida | 11 |
Two Scrubbing in Maine | 51 |
Three Selling in Minnesota | 121 |
Evaluation | 193 |
Nickel and Dimed | 223 |
A Readers Guide | 241 |