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Nickel and Dimed

by Barbara Ehrenreich
Cristine McMurdo-Wallis
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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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Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged
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  • ISBN: 9781449888848
  • File size: 237125 KB
  • Release date: July 19, 2004
  • Duration: 08:14:00
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subjects

Business Sociology Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1340
Text Difficulty:11-12

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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Business Sociology Nonfiction
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