Barbara Ehrenreich

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August 26, 1941

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female

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Butte, Montana, The United States

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http://www.barbaraehrenreich.com/

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Barbara Ehrenreich is the bestselling author of sixteen previous books, including the bestsellers Nickel and Dimed and Bait and Switch. A frequent contributor to Harpers and The Nation, she has also been a columnist at The New York Times and Time Magazine.

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avg rating: 3.57 | 35,249 ratings | 2,866 reviews | 40 distinct works | 42 fans

	Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich avg rating 3.58 — 31,812 ratings — published 2001 17 editions	my rating:
	Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream by Barbara Ehrenreich avg rating 3.22 — 1,188 ratings — published 2005 7 editions	my rating:
	This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation by Barbara Ehrenreich avg rating 3.34 — 349 ratings — published 2008 8 editions	my rating:
	Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy by Barbara Ehrenreich avg rating 3.65 — 223 ratings — published 2003 4 editions	my rating:
	For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts Advice to Women by Barbara Ehrenreich avg rating 3.87 — 197 ratings — published 1978 5 editions	my rating:
	Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers by Barbara Ehrenreich avg rating 4.08 — 119 ratings — published 1972 3 editions	my rating:
	Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy by Barbara Ehrenreich avg rating 3.65 — 116 ratings — published 2006 13 editions	my rating:
	Fear of Falling: The Inner Life of the Middle Class by Barbara Ehrenreich avg rating 3.82 — 90 ratings — published 1989 2 editions	my rating:
	The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment by Barbara Ehrenreich avg rating 3.77 — 66 ratings — published 1983 3 editions	my rating:
	Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War by Barbara Ehrenreich avg rating 3.72 — 67 ratings — published 1997 5 editions	my rating:

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quotes by Barbara Ehrenreich

"What you don't necessarily realize when you start selling your time by the hour is that what you're really selling is your life."
— Barbara Ehrenreich (Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America)

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"Of all the nasty outcomes predicted for women's liberation...none was more alarming than the suggestion that women would eventually become just like men."
— Barbara Ehrenreich

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"No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots."
— Barbara Ehrenreich

tags: dissent, patriotism

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