Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America

by Linda Tirado

Book Overview

The real-life Nickel and Dimed --the author of the wildly popular "Poverty Thoughts" essay tells what it's like to be working poor in America. ONE OF THE FIVE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS OF THE YEAR-- Esquire "DEVASTATINGLY SMART AND FUNNY. I am the author of Nickel and Dimed , which tells the story of my own brief attempt, as a semi-undercover journalist, to survive on low-wage retail and service jobs. TIRADO IS THE REAL THING."--Barbara Ehrenreich, from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425277976
• ISBN13: 9780425277973
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher