Nickel and Dimed
Book by Barbara Ehrenreich
Originally published: January 1, 2001
Author: Barbara Ehrenreich
Genre: Creative nonfiction
Awards: Christopher Award
ISBN: 0-8050-8838-5
Pages: 224 pp
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Nickel and Dimed reveals low-wage America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity -- a land of Big Boxes, fast food, and a thousand desperate ...
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"Nickel and Dimed" reveals low-wage America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity -- a land of Big Boxes, fast food, and a thousand desperate ...