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Nickel and dimed : on (not) getting by in America
    Ehrenreich, Barbara.
Publisher: Henry Holt,
Pub date: 2002, c2001.
Pages: 230 p. ;
ISBN: 0805063897
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Evanston Public Library North
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305.569 Ehren.B     Book     Adult Department
Summary
A bestseller in hardcover, "Nickel and Dimed" reveals low-wage America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity. Instantly acclaimed for its insight, humor, and passion, this book is changing the way the nation perceives its working poor. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
Author Biography
Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of Blood Rites; The Worst Years of Our Lives (a New York Times bestseller); Fear of Falling, which was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award; and eight other books. A frequent contributor to Time, Harper's Magazine, The New Republic, The Nation, and The New York Times Magazine, she lives near Key West, Florida Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
Table of Contents
   Introduction: Getting Ready 1
   1 Serving in Florida 11
   2 Scrubbing in Maine 51
   3 Selling in Minnesota 121
   Evaluation 193
Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

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Personal Author: Ehrenreich, Barbara.
Title: Nickel and dimed : on (not) getting by in America / Barbara Ehrenreich.
Edition: 1st Owl Books ed.
Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Henry Holt, 2002, c2001.
Physical descrip: 230 p. ; 21 cm.
General Note: "A Metropolitan/Owl book."
General Note: Includes a reader's guide with discussion questions (p. [227]-230).
Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: Introduction: Getting ready -- Serving in Florida -- Scrubbing in Maine -- Selling in Minnesota -- Evaluation -- Reader's guide.
Held by: DESPLAINES ELA LAKE_VILLA MCHENRY NILES NORTHBROOK PRSPCT_HTS WILMETTE NORTHFIELD EPLMAIN EPLNORTH
Subject term: Minimum wage--United States.
Subject term: Unskilled labor--United States.
Subject term: Poverty--United States.
Subject term: Working poor--United States.
Control Number: ocm49642555
ISBN: 0805063897 (pbk.) : $13.00
ISBN: 9780805063899
Standard identifier#: 9780805063899
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