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Penguin Random House, Sachbücher, Hand to Mouth (Englisch, Linda Tirado, 2015)

20,23 €

The real-life Nickel and Dimed&mdash the author of the wildly popular &ldquo Poverty Thoughts&rdquo essay tells what it&rsquo s like to be working poor in America. ONE OF THE FIVE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS OF THE YEAR--Esquire &ldquo DEVASTATINGLY SMART AND FUNNY. I am the author of Nickel and Dimed, which tells the story of my own brief attempt, as a semi-undercover journalist, to survive on low-wage retail and service jobs. TIRADO IS THE REAL THING.&rdquo &mdash Barbara Ehrenreich, from the Foreword As the haves and have-nots grow more separate and unequal in America, the working poor don&rsquo t get heard from much. Now they have a voice&mdash and it&rsquo s forthright, funny, and just a little bit furious. Here, Linda Tirado tells what it&rsquo s like, day after day, to work, eat, shop, raise kids, and keep a roof over your head without enough money. She also answers questions often asked about those who live on or near minimum wage: Why don&rsquo t they get better jobs? Why don&rsquo t they make better choices? Why do they smoke cigarettes and have ugly lawns? Why don&rsquo t they borrow from their parents? Enlightening and entertaining, Hand to Mouth opens up a new and much-needed dialogue between the people who just don&rsquo t have it and the people who just don&rsquo t get it.

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