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Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: The Obvious Plight of the Poor

Sat, 7 Jun 2008 02:27:26 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author deeblackthorne - Barbara Ehrenreich's 2001 book Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America is a New York Times best seller. Ehrenreich undertakes a lofty mission in her book: to relocate to three different cities and hold one or more menial jobs...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Minimum wage = Maximum suffering

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:45:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author leftrevolution - Ehrenreich's ethno-sociological foray into the back breaking work of the lower-lower class of the grand old USA, is a disturbing call to action for those who have never seen the working side of a kitchen or warehouse. The author puts her self into the...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: A look into the world of the working poor

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:14:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author freemonkey - The book was well written and well researched. It made me more aware of the suffering of those who make our life more pleasant - those who make beds at hotels, bring our food at restaurants. It also made me realize how lucky my husband and I are that...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Can Everyone Get By in America?

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:12:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hobb2712 - I read “Nickel and Dimed” in college for a Business Perspectives. Recently, I was at a fast food restaurant and overheard two workers discussing their wages with another patron. They made seven dollars an hour. Seven dollars an hour for forty...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Ehrenreich meets Lipscomb

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:03:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shalgal - B. Ehrenreich's "Nickeled & Dimed" is a pioneer effort but for the real deal/smackdown on what life on the street deadbroke is like for a white, middleclass, decorated veteran, check out "Down Town" by Robert Lipscomb (Eagle's View Press). The fact of...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Here's a quarter - call someone who cares

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 09:22:41 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author germank106 - My son brought this book home for a High School reading assignment. I ended up reading it and with each page I got more and more infuriated with the "Poverty Wannabe" Barbara Ehrenreich. Barbara Ehrenreich is a well-educated, financially well off...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: A good book for defenders of the working poor

Thu, 7 Apr 2005 18:46:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author anavrin27 - I've read this book a total of about 10 times, each time discovering more and more things to agree with, be angry about, or share with others. The premise of Nickel and Dimed is pretty neat. An upper middle class white, female journalist enters the...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Being Poor Is No Fun

Sat, 26 Mar 2005 03:47:05 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author greyling - After her boss orders her to do so over an expensive lunch Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich undertakes the life of a low-wage female worker in several US cities. She details her experiences, but we learn nothing of value. Her accounts are filled with her...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: I Can't Get By On Nickels and Dimes

Wed, 2 Mar 2005 20:16:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author msmorvay - If you were a highly educated, well paid writer, and author of several books would you throw it all away for a period of time just to see how the other half lives? That is exactly what author Barbara Ehrenreich sets out to do when she decides to write...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Required Reading for Every 9th Grader

Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:39:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fudge23 - Barbara Ehrenreich who is a major author who decides to write an expose on the invisible poor or the working poor that live in our America. This short book (only about 200 pages) book was recommended to my by my female graduate professor. I am getting...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Should be required reading for everyone in US!

Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:00:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mcbrat - I loved this book, but it does have flaws. I bought the book because it sounded fascinating- a kind of sociological observational study. The author, who has a Ph.d., tried working and surviving on a low-wage income. She was a waitress, a cleaner, a...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Nickel and Dimed

Mon, 8 Mar 2004 00:43:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bounty628 - In America, Conservatives typically lead a charge against raising the minimum wage to a level that is fair and livable for those people who are employed in positions that pay the minimum wage. To any of my own Conservative readers, I would urge you to...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Go To College.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004 15:31:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author keg226 - Written in the first person, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, by Barbara Enrenreich, is a narrative of one woman’s attempt to give a voice to the low-wage workers of America. Enrenreich’s novel is backed with massive research...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: An interesting Idea and Experiment that lacks Focus

Tue, 7 Oct 2003 01:25:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sardav - Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich has been recommended to me numerous times over the last few years. The premise is very appealing: The author, a writer and lecturer with a PhD, decides to get the real story behind the experiences of the worki...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: She works hard for the money....

Sun, 13 Jul 2003 17:48:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - I picked this book up when it first came out, in May 2000. It was sitting out prominently on a shel...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Nickel and Dimed - the poor white "trash" world is not pretty and not fun

Sat, 3 May 2003 17:01:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author CyndiA - If you’re sick and tired of seeing poor people on the street begging for dollars to “get food” when they could walk right across the street and respond to the “help wanted” sign in the window at Taco Bell, then don’t miss...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Living as one of the forgotten

Thu, 3 Apr 2003 13:45:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jordan_tar - I can't think how many times I've gone into service establishments - clothing stores, fast-food restaurants - and imagined what it'd be like to work there. Here, Barbara Ehrenreich captures the essence of the experience of working in dead-end, low-paying...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Nickel and Dimed: or how many of us don't live the American Dream

Tue, 18 Feb 2003 22:45:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - I had an inside joke that I would pull on my employer when I was laboring away at a major newspaper. On May first, I'd come trotting into the office whistling the Internationale. Every now and then one of my co-workers got the joke and fell over...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Speaking for the Working Poor

Sat, 21 Dec 2002 20:53:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author parkparadise -

Writer Barbara Ehrenreich was having lunch with the editor of Harper’s to discuss future article ideas. While lunching on salmon and field greens they talked about pop culture and other things, and finally the subject of poverty came up...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: making things (not) work

Mon, 18 Nov 2002 03:15:18 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author pitfan - I had to read this book for an economics class at my university. Most of my class enjoyed the book, as compaired to the others we had to read- it was very easy and quick. However, all of us, regardless of our political views, thought she went way...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: If She Wasn't Whining the Whole Time...

Tue, 8 Oct 2002 09:20:41 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author windyleaves - OK, I picked up this book already knowing that there are serious problems facing the working poor in this country, and hoping to learn more about the subject. Instead I learned how utterly conceited and unaware some people can be, condescending to the...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Is McDonalds hiring?

Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:25:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author matthewn - I know most of my WOT has been giving me high marks for my reviews on financial books like "Multiple Streams Of Income" and "Learn To Earn" to name a few. But this book did show me that there are people out there who struggle financially, even though...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America barely gets by itself

Sun, 28 Jul 2002 01:59:09 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jenb123 - Ever wonder why waitresses in diners don't always smile? Or why the associate folding t-shirts at Wal-Mart looks as though she'd rather be anywhere but there? It may be because they are working way too hard for way too little. She may be wondering...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: A look at the Invisible among us

Sun, 7 Jul 2002 09:49:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jawill - The book is organized into 5 chapters: Introduction: Getting Ready, Serving in Florida, Scrubbing in Maine, Selling in Minnesota and Evaluation. The chapters go into detail about her experiences as a waitress, as a Cleaner and as a worker at...

Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Nickel and Dimed...One Teamster's Experiences As A Working Stiff

Wed, 15 May 2002 17:13:44 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LRGuis - My attraction to this book was almost instantaneous as I perused the best seller section of Barnes & Nobel knowing full-well that I'd be spending the next half hour at the "Thomas the Tank Engine" display in the children's nook. Very appropriate...