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Nickel and dimed : on (not) getting by in America / Barbara Ehrenreich.

Summary:

Author Barbara Ehrenreich relates her experiences from 1998 to 2000, during which time joined the ranks of the working poor as a waitress, hotel housekeeper, cleaning woman, nursing home aide, and Wal-Mart clerk to see for herself how America's "unskilled" workers are able to survive on only $6 or $7 an hour.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0805063889 (hc.)
  • Physical Description: 221 pages ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Metropolitan Books, 2001.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Getting ready -- Serving in Florida -- Scrubbing in Maine -- Selling in Minnesota -- Evaluation.
Citation/References Note:
Wilson's Senior High School
School Library Journal
Library Journal
Target Audience Note:
Adult
Subject: Minimum wage > United States
Unskilled labor > United States
Poverty
United States > Economic conditions
United States > Social conditions
Minimum wage > United States
Unskilled labor > United States
Poverty
United States > Economic conditions
United States > Social conditions

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Treasure Valley Community College. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Treasure Valley Community College Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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