An edition of Nickel and Dimed (2001)

Nickel and Dimed

On (Not) Getting by in America

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An edition of Nickel and Dimed (2001)

Nickel and Dimed

On (Not) Getting by in America

Largeprint edition
  • 3.62 ·
  • 21 Ratings
  • 75 Want to read
  • 5 Currently reading
  • 33 Have read

The author's experience holding low-wage jobs in three parts of the U.S. in the late 1990s.

Publish Date
Publisher
Wheeler Publishing
Language
English
Pages
311

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Previews available in: English Chinese Polish Dutch German

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2005, Atlas
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
2003, Wheeler Publishing
Hardcover in English - Largeprint edition
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Nickel and Dimed
2002, Henry Holt and Company
in English
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2002, Granta
in English
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2001, Kunstmann
in German

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Book Details


First Sentence

"Mostly out of laziness, I decide to start my low-wage life in the town nearest to where I actually live, Key West, Florida, which with a population of about 25,000 is elbowing its way up to the status of a genuine city."

Classifications

Library of Congress
HD4918 .E375 2002

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
311
Dimensions
9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
Weight
1.3 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8823656M
Internet Archive
nickeldimed00barb
ISBN 10
1587243687
ISBN 13
9781587243684
LCCN
2002034339
Library Thing
15967
Goodreads
821733

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