Nickel and Dimed (Record no. 651)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01569nam a2200205 4500 |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 00052514 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780805063899 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 49642555 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HD4918 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 305.569092 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Barbara Ehrenreich |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Nickel and Dimed |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Holt Paperbacks |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 240 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The New York Times bestseller, and one of the most talked about books of the year, Nickel and Dimed has already become a classic of undercover reportage.Millions of Americans work for poverty-level wages, and one day Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that any job equals a better life. But how can anyone survive, let alone prosper, on $6 to $7 an hour? To find out, Ehrenreich moved from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, taking the cheapest lodgings available and accepting work as a waitress, hotel maid, house cleaner, nursing-home aide, and Wal-Mart salesperson. She soon discovered that even the "lowliest" occupations require exhausting mental and physical efforts. And one job is not enough; you need at least two if you intend to live indoors.Nickel and Dimed reveals low-wage America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity -- a land of Big Boxes, fast food, and a thousand desperate strategies for survival. Instantly acclaimed for its insight, humor, and passion, this book is changing the way America perceives its working poor. |
| 521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE | |
| Target audience note | 1340 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Economics |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Contemporary Life |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 07/17/2024 | 305.56 EHRE | 48558 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |