Bibliograph

Nickel and dimed, On (not) getting by in america., Barbara Ehrenreich

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Nickel and dimed, On (not) getting by in america., Barbara Ehrenreich

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eng

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Main title

Nickel and dimed

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electronic resource

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Barbara Ehrenreich

Sub title

On (not) getting by in america.

Summary

This engrossing piece of undercover reportage is a New York Times best-seller. With nearly a million copies in print, 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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