Publisher Description
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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“I was initially interested in this book because it was about a subject I have often wondered about myself – how individuals who earn the lowest wage make it in America. Sure, there is some government and charitable help to be had, but is it enough? The easy answer – no. Even as a you female lucky enough to be middle class and making a decent wage, I find it hard to believe I pay what I pay for rent, lent alone what Barbara was paying (either the same or more) on a quarter of what I make! This book highlighted the importance of affordable housing and how the lack of it contributes to so many other problems. It has renewed my interest in getting involved in my community and I look forward to volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, which provides affordable housing (and homeownership at that) to those who need it most.”
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