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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Barbara Ehrenreich
Holt Paperbacks
Holt Paperbacks
The bestselling, landmark work of undercover reportage, now updated Acclaimed as an instant classic upon publication, Nickel and Dimed has sold more than 1.5 million copies and become a staple of classroom reading. Chosen for “one...
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The Working Poor: Invisible in America
David K. Shipler
Vintage
Vintage
The Working Poor examines the "forgotten America" where "millions live in the shadow of prosperity, in the twilight between poverty and well-being." These are citizens for whom the American Dream is out of reach despite their willingness to work...
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The Craftsman
Richard Sennett
Yale University Press
Yale University Press
Defining craftsmanship far more broadly than “skilled manual labor,” Richard Sennett maintains that the computer programmer, the doctor, the artist, and even the parent and citizen engage in a craftsman’s work. Craftsmanship...
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The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money (Great Minds Series)
John Maynard Keynes
Prometheus Books
Prometheus Books
In 1936 Keynes published the most provocative book written by any economist of his generation. Arguments about the book continued until his death in 1946 and still continue today. This new edition, published 70 years after the original, features a...
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Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China
Leslie T. Chang
Spiegel & Grau
Spiegel & Grau
An eye-opening and previously untold story, Factory Girls is the first look into the everyday lives of the migrant factory population in China. China has 130 million migrant workers—the largest migration in human history. In Factory...
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The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker (Borzoi Books)
Steven Greenhouse
Knopf
Knopf
The Big Squeeze takes a fresh, probing, and often shocking look at the stresses and strains faced by tens of millions of American workers as wages have stagnated, health and pension benefits have grown stingier, and job security has shriveled. ...
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The Employer's Legal Handbook
Fred S. Steingold
NOLO
NOLO
The plain-English resource every employer, manager and HR professional needs. New laws affect every aspect of being an employer -- from interviewing and hiring, to handling employee benefits to firing. The most complete guide...
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Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants
David Bacon
Beacon Press
Beacon Press
For two decades veteran photojournalist David Bacon has documented the connections between labor, migration, and the global economy. In Illegal People Bacon explores the human side of globalization, exposing the many ways it uproots people in Latin...
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