Nickel and dimed : on (not) getting by in America
(Book)
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Henry Holt, 2002.
ISBN
0805063897, 9780805063899
Lexile measure
1340L
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Henry Holt, 2002.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
230 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0805063897, 9780805063899
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8.5, 12 Points
Level 8.5, 12 Points
Lexile measure
1340
Notes
General Note
"A Metropolitan/Owl book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Millions of Americans work full-time, year-round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job -- any job -- could be the ticket to a better life. But how does anyone survive, let alone prosper, on six to seven dollars an hour? To find out, Ehrenreich left her home, took the cheapest lodgings she could find, and accepted whatever jobs she was offered as a woefully inexperienced homemaker returning to the workforce. So began a grueling, hair raising, and darkly funny odyssey through the underside of working America. Moving from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, Ehrenreich worked as a waitress, a hotel maid, a cleaning woman, a nursing home aide, and a Wal-Mart sales clerk. Very quickly, she discovered that no job is truly "unskilled, " that even the lowliest occupations require exhausting mental and muscular effort. She also learned that one job is not enough; you need at least two if you intend to live indoors.
Target Audience
1340L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,8.5,12.0,67084.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,High School,10,16,Quiz: 33242,Guided reading level: NR.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,8.5,12,67084.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ehrenreich, B. (2002). Nickel and dimed: on (not) getting by in America (First Owl Books edition.). Henry Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ehrenreich, Barbara. 2002. Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting By in America. Henry Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting By in America Henry Holt, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting By in America First Owl Books edition., Henry Holt, 2002.
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