Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America

Title: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America Author: Barbara Piven Ehrenreich ISBN: 9780805063899 Publisher: Holt Paperbacks Published: 2002 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Political Science 1633983 Publisher Description: The "New York Times" bestseller, and one of the most talked about books of the year, Ni"ckel and Dimed" has already become a classic of undercover reportage. Millions of Americans work for poverty-level wages, and one day Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that any job equals a better life. But how can anyone survive, let alone prosper, on $6 to $7 an hour? To find out, Ehrenreich moved from Fl