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Title: Politics and sociology brought together and made real
Review: I first learned of Barbara Ehrenreich when, as an OB nurse and aspiring midwife, I read her seminal 'Witches, Midwives, and Nurses.' I've been a fan of her writing ever since, and 'Nickle and Dimed' doesn't disappoint. To do the research needed to write this book, trying to determine if one can live on the salary of an entry level minimum wage job, Ehrenreich decided to do what was necessary to REALLY find out: she would live the life herself. She worked as a waitress in Florida, a cleaning woman and nursing home aide in Maine, and an employee of Wal-Mart in Minnesota - - - and came up with the not-surprising result that she had to work two jobs, seven days a week, and still almost wound up in a homeless shelter.But the most enjoyable part of this totally bleak vision is Ehrenreich's inimitable writing style: sarcastic, outraged, funny, witty, and very, very liberal in her political outlook. She makes reading this expose a pleasure.
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