Nickel and dimed

In this now classic work, Barbara Ehrenreich, our sharpest and most original social critic, goes "undercover" as an unskilled worker to reveal the dark side of American prosperity. Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for po...

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This study shows that, despite numerous surface similarities, the popular culture of the 1930s was different from that of the 1920s in a variety of ways, and not only because of the Great Depression. It was a period of quiet desperation and shifti...

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The second installment of "New York Times"-bestselling author Swanson's Oslightly zanyO ("Library Journal") mystery series featuring Missouri five-and-dime shop owner and sleuth Devereaux Sinclair. Original.

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What would you do if you were seventeen years old and broke your neck? It's tough enough to stand on the verge of adulthood without the extra burden of not being able to stand at all. Steve Fiffer had his whole life ahead of him in December 1967 w...

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Murder sets the stage for a mystery woven around the undying love between a husband and wife private investigation team. Set under the wide open skies of the upper Mid-west, the beauty and serenity of this expansive country is in stark contrast to...

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This book is the story of how giving and receiving seeds of love go full circle in a person's life. The story follows a young country boy from east Texas and his story of how one person's act of kindness can be an inspiration for all. Jennie Finch...

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One of the most important things a parent can do is teach their children and other children the importance of money. It is essential for success, for children to learn how to read, count, and understand money. Our goal is to do our small part to e...

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What do you get when you throw a coffin maker, some cocaine, a dominatrix, some walking flashlights, an antique bicycle horn and the Eternal Jellyfish into a box and shake it around for six years? Well, the answer's just up around the bend of the ...

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A study guide for Barbara Ehrenreich's "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Literary Newsmakers for Students series. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; autho...

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Have you ever dreamt about becoming rich? Do you think a working person can ever be a millionaire without winning the lottery or inheriting money? Well, dream no more - I've done it and I'll show you how. Nickel and Dime Millionaire lays out a fou...

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The New York Times bestselling work of undercover reportage from our sharpest and most original social critic, with a new foreword by Matthew Desmond, author of EvictedMillions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1...

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Bert has always nurtured a fascination with mysteries and tackling complex challenges. His wife, Norah, has finally learned to embrace her psychic abilities. After they adopt a coywolf puppy to live with them in Wyoming, Bert and Norah open the do...

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"e;F.W. Woolworth and the Five and Dime: From Nickels to Dimes to Dollars"e; tells the story of a great American institution, the Five and Ten Cent Store. Utilizing his private collection of Woolworth publications [some dating from 1917], ...

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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 Di...

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Magisterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Amerikanistik - Kultur und Landeskunde, Note: 1,3, Humboldt-Universitt zu Berlin, 64 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Aufdeckung gesellschaftlicher Missstnde gehrt zur...

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