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Barbara Ehrenreich

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in Butte, Montana, The United States

August 26, 1941

Died

September 01, 2022

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http://www.barbaraehrenreich.com/

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Barbara Ehrenreich was an American journalist and 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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Nickel and Dimed (2011 Version)

On Turning Poverty into an American Crime
By Barbara Ehrenreich

I completed the manuscript for Nickel and Dimed in a time of seemingly boundless prosperity. Technology innovators and venture capitalists were acquiring sudden fortunes, buying up McMansions like the ones I had cleaned in Maine and much larger. Even secretaries in some hi-tech firms were striking it rich with their stock options. Ther

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Average rating: 3.69 · 309,744 ratings · 20,880 reviews · 103 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America 3.65 avg rating — 188,987 ratings — published 2001 — 88 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America 3.73 avg rating — 9,691 ratings — published 2009 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer 3.26 avg rating — 6,596 ratings — published 2018 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers by Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English 4.02 avg rating — 4,437 ratings — published 1972 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream 3.50 avg rating — 4,773 ratings — published 2005 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living with a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth about Everything 3.35 avg rating — 4,672 ratings — published 2014 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts' Advice to Women by Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English 3.97 avg rating — 2,435 ratings — published 1976 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation 3.56 avg rating — 1,511 ratings — published 2008 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy 3.83 avg rating — 1,262 ratings — published 2006 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy by Barbara Ehrenreich (Editor), Arlie Russell Hochschild (Editor) 3.82 avg rating — 1,252 ratings — published 2003 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Contemporary Classics - The Feminist Press (4 books)
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Barbara Ehrenreich,

Deirdre English

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What frequently challenged or banned book (or book about censorship) for adults/adult themes should we read in April and May 2013?

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The Wealth of Nations: An Inquiry into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

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

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