Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 13, 2007 Type: User Review |
a must-read book
Really, how do minimum-wage Americans live? I read this book because my sister will be working as a waitress at $3 per hour this summer and I wanted to see what her life might be like. Barbara Ehrenreich paints a very grim picture of life at (or...
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 10, 2007 Type: User Review |
This book will open your eyes
I really liked this book for it's honesty and integrity. The author Barbra imerses herself into the sub-culture of the working poor. The part that really got to me was the part where she was cleaning houses. The gulf between the haves and have...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 03, 2007 Type: User Review |
Perfect for middle school age readers
My twelve year old son is reading this book, after his teacher discussed it in class. I am thrilled.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 02, 2007 Type: User Review |
The author had an agenda and the book was totally biased
BE is a woman with a very liberal political perspective and her bias was quite obvious when she did her "research". She wanted to see how the "little person" gets by in minimum wage jobs. It seemed that all the worker bees she encountered were...
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 2.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 26, 2007 Type: User Review |
Misses the key aspect
While anecdotally interesting, the experimental design of this "study" misses the absolutely key aspect. The real females of any social class are not monks on a book-research mission. They date and marry, and thus have boyfriends and husbands....
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 3.00/5 |
From:
Reviewed by:
sarah
Location:
arizona
Posted:
Jan 01, 2005
Type:
User Review
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great price - excellent delivery time
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5.00/5 |
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From:
Reviewed by:
Debbie
Location:
Camp Hill, PA
Posted:
Jan 01, 2005
Type:
User Review
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Informative about low income wage earners and problems they face.
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5.00/5 |
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From:
Reviewed by:
Adriana
Location:
USA
Posted:
Jan 01, 2005
Type:
User Review
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Great transaction; fast shipping; product as described A++++++++
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5.00/5 |
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From:
Reviewed by:
Tiffany
Location:
Memphis, TN
Posted:
Jan 01, 2005
Type:
User Review
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quick shipping. the books looked great. Thanks!
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5.00/5 |
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