Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By...
Barbara EhrenreichWhen one is charged a little bit at a time until the expense grows beyond expectations, that is called being "nickel and dimed." In 2001's Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, essayist and social critic Barbara ...
This Land Is Their Land: Reports from...
Barbara EhrenreichAmerica in the 'aughts—hilariously skewered, brilliantly dissected, and darkly diagnosed by one of the country's most prominent social critics Now in paperback, Barbara Ehrenreich's widely acclaimed This Land Is Their Land takes the...
Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job -- any job -- ...
Bright-Sided: How Positive Thinking I...
Barbara EhrenreichA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAmericans are a "positive" people -- cheerful, optimistic, and upbeat: This is our reputation as well as our self-image. But more than a temperament, being positive is the key to getting success an...
Living with a Wild God: A Nonbeliever...
Barbara EhrenreichFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed comes a brave, frank, and exquisitely written memoir that will change the way you see the world.\r\n\r\n Barbara Ehrenreich is one of the most important thinkers of our ti...
Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellne...
Barbara EhrenreichThe New York Times bestseller, now in paperback! From the celebrated author of Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich explores how we are killing ourselves to live longer, not better.A razor-sharp polemic which offers an entirely new un...
Nickel and Dimed (20th Anniversary Ed...
Barbara EhrenreichThe New York Times bestselling work of undercover reportage from our sharpest and most original social critic, with a new foreword by Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-...
Witches, Midwives & Nurses: A History...
Barbara EhrenreichAs we watch another agonizing attempt to shift the future of health care in the United States, we are reminded of the longevity of this crisis, and how firmly entrenched we are in a system that doesn't work.Witches, Midwives, and Nurs...