Nickel and dimed : on (not) getting by in America

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  • Author: Ehrenreich, Barbara
    Contributor:

    McMurdo-Wallis, Cristine

    Summary:

    Nickel and Dimed is a modern classic that deftly portrays the plight of America's working-class poor. Author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to see if she can scratch out a comfortable living in blue-collar America. What she discovers is a culture of desperation, where workers often take multiple low-paying jobs just to keep a roof overhead.

    Genre: Business and economics, Political science
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md. , [Prince Frederick, Md.] , Recorded Books , [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781449888848

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McMurdo-Wallis, Cristine

Abstract

Nickel and Dimed is a modern classic that deftly portrays the plight of America's working-class poor. Author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to see if she can scratch out a comfortable living in blue-collar America. What she discovers is a culture of desperation, where workers often take multiple low-paying jobs just to keep a roof overhead.

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Business and economics
Political science
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Prince Frederick, Md.

[Prince Frederick, Md.]

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[Distributed by] OneClick Digital

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