tani reviewed on 9/10/2005

"Millions of Americans work full-time, year-round, for poverty-level wages. Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them...But how can anyone survive, let alone prosper, on six to sever dollars an hour?...[Her book] 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 America perceives its working poor."
It moves fast, once you get past the introduction, and is a real eye-opener. I'll never look at a waitress or hotel maid the same way again.

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