An edition of Nickel and Dimed (2001)

Nickel and Dimed

On (Not) Getting By in America

by , , , and

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An edition of Nickel and Dimed (2001)

Nickel and Dimed

On (Not) Getting By in America

by , , , and

  • ★★★ ★ 3.62 ·
  • 21 Ratings
  • 75 Want to read
  • 5 Currently reading
  • 33 Have read

The author's experience holding low-wage jobs in three parts of the U.S. in the late 1990s.

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Metropolitan Books
Language
English
Pages
224

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Subjects
Immigrants, united states, Poor, Poverty, Working poor, Minimum wage, Unskilled labor, Travail, Secteur tertiaire, Bas salaire, Personnel non qualifié, Document, Femme, Working class, united states, Poor, united states, Labor, united states, Salaries and Fringe Benefits, Ongeschoolde arbeid, Sociale situatie, Armoede, Dienstleistungssektor, Erlebnisbericht, Niedriglohn, Frauenarbeit, Prekariat, Niedrigeinkommen, Ungelernte Arbeiterin, Dienstleistungswirtschaft, Soziale Frage, Dienstleistungsgesellschaft, Armut, Praca fizyczna, Robotnicy niewykwalifikowani, Ubóstwo, Płace minimalne, Polish language materials, 貧窮, 工資, 勞動力, Minimum wage--united states, Working poor--united states, Unskilled labor--united states, Poverty--united states, Salaries and fringe benefits, Salaries and fringe benefits--united states, Hd4918 .e375 2011, Hd 4918 e33n 2011, 305.5/69092 b, Hd4918 .e375 2002
People
Sam Walton
Places
Key West, Florida; Portland, Maine; Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, USA, Stany Zjednoczone
Times
1998-2000, 1990-

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Nickel and Dimed
2002, Henry Holt and Company
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Nickel and dimed: undercover in low-wage USA
2002, Granta
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
2001, Metropolitan Books
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First Sentence

"the mines and I never got through college, I am "baby," "honey," "blondie," and, most commonly, "girl." My first task is to find a place to live."

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
224
Dimensions
8.6 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
Weight
13.8 ounces

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OL7932585M
Internet Archive
nickeldimedonnot0003ehre
ISBN 10
0805063889
ISBN 13
9780805063882
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15967
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525543

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