Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. Leaving her home, she took the cheapest lodgings she could find, and accepted whatever jobs she was offered. Nickel and Dimed reveals low-rent America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity? exposing the darker side of American prosperity and the true cost of the American dream.

A contemporary classic that has changed the way we see America.

About the Author
Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of fifteen books, including the bestselling Smile or Die and Nickel and Dimed. She has written for Time, Harper's, the New York Times Magazine and various British newspapers including The Times and the Guardian. She lives in Virginia, USA.

Reviews
'An extraordinary achievement...surely one of the most gripping political books ever written' - Observer

'A valuable and illuminating book...Barbara Ehrenreich is now our premier reporter of the underside of capitalism' - New York Times



Book Information
ISBN 9781783787548
Author Barbara Ehrenreich
Format Paperback
Imprint Granta Books
Publisher Granta Books
Weight(grams) 173g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 14mm