This is a good introduction to the working poor in this country and why upward mobility is so difficult to attain for so many people. The writing style is very engaging and easy to read, more like a novel than nonfiction, with occasional analysis by the author.
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Lauren Wyhs, January 28, 2008
This is a good introduction to the working poor in this country and why upward mobility is so difficult to attain for so many people. The writing style is very engaging and easy to read, more like a novel than nonfiction, with occasional analysis by the author.(19 of 33 readers found this comment helpful)