num_pages: 256
description: A bestseller in hardcover, Nickel and Dimed reveals low-wage America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity. Instantly acclaimed for its insight, humor, and passion, this book is changing the way the nation perceives its working poor.
language: English
title: Nickel and Dimed : On Not Getting by in America
titlecomplete: Nickel and Dimed : On Not Getting by in America
characters: Barbara Ehrenreich
genres: Social Issues, Politics, Social Justice, Memoir, Nonfiction, School, Poverty, Adult, Economics, Sociology
ratings_count: 190009
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Current Interest, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: ALA Alex Award
publisher: Turtleback Books