books by Barbara Ehrenreich     books:     Barbara Ehrenreich      Nickel and Dimed On (Not) Getting By in America Barbara Ehrenreich Metropolitan Books, 2001 ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN... This is a well-written, interesting, anecdotal book about a well-educated woman's sojourn among the working poor. If only the author had stopped there, the book still would have been a hit. Instead, the author chose to claim it to be representative undercover ...             Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Barbara Ehrenreich Holt Paperbacks, 2008 Everyone should read this. It should be noted that this book is not, nor does it claim to be, a definitive and expansive report on the plight of the working poor. It functions as a personal memoir and a slice-of-life, an undercover view of a life that is intentionally made invisible to most ...             This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation Barbara Ehrenreich Metropolitan Books, 2008 Depressing, but a must read book When I told my husband that Barbara Ehrenreich's This Land is Their Land was a depressing book, he said that's because it's true. He told me not to read reality-based books if it's going to depress me. Barbara Ehrenreich is the bestselling author of Nickel and ...             For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts Advice to Women Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English Anchor, 2005 One take on the medicalization of women This was a well researched (I spot fact-checked a few of the footnotes) and well written book about the history of the "Woman Question." The "Woman Question" changes over time, but it is a social class centered issue. Ehrenreich and English combine Conflict and ...             Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Barbara Ehrenreich Holt Paperbacks, 2002 It IS Realistic! This was me! For those who reviewed the book and said that Ehrenreich was "unrealistic", I'm going to share my story. Several years ago my ex-boyfriend and I could have been in the book; we were each working a full-time job and he also had TWO part-time jobs at the ...             Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream Barbara Ehrenreich Holt Paperbacks, 2006 Good Depressing Story Excellently written - I flew through this book. The story--her hunt for a white collar job--is so depressing. For those unlucky-enough to be cast-aside without prospects, the road back to employment is pretty dreary. Between ineffective career coaches, pointless ...             Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Glass Mountain Pamphlets) Deirdre English, Barbara Ehrenreich The Feminist Press at CUNY, 1993 great easy read It's less than 50 pages long, but it's a great short history about witches, midwives, and nurses. It tells about how the profession began and why there aren't more women in the field today. It's good to learn the history of things that is rarely talked about. I would ...             Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy Holt Paperbacks, 2004 Fact-filled, careful study In brief essays, the authors present generally unbiased academic discussions of the globalization of female workers. Though hardly a new phenomenon, it has dramatically increased in the last 50 years and is a topic that is deserving of this type of examination. The ...             Fear of Falling: The Inner Life of the Middle Class Barbara Ehrenreich Perennial, 1990 Piercing the narrative, telling the truth I hope that with the success of her acid dipped expose of what's really going on in the marketplace of the working poor( Nickel and Dimed) all of Barbara Ehrenreich's books will be back in print because she is a species of writer on the verge of extinction. ...             Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy Barbara Ehrenreich Metropolitan Books, 2007 A compelling read This is an interesting and compelling book to read. Although, I cannot comment on the accuracy of the historical information, the descriptions of rock concerts and sports events in today's world are consistent with my observations. I would add that political events ...             One of the Guys: Women as Aggressors and Torturers Seal Press, 2006 Gripping If you are open to honest evaluations of the so-called "few bad apples," then you'll find this book worth reading. The anthology opens with an essay by Barbara Ehrenriech, where she admits her shock that women were torturers. Her essay drips with essentialist ...             Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy Barbara Ehrenreich Holt Paperbacks, 2007 A Good and Informative Read Good research comes from good questions. Barbara Ehrenreich's book is the result of two excellent questions that she writes are prompted by a sense of loss: "if ecstatic rituals and festivities were once so widespread, why is so little left of them today? If the ...             The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment Barbara Ehrenreich Anchor, 1987 MEN ARE NOT MERE BREADWINNERS AND SOLDIERS For men who think that feminism is a threat to the male sex, this book will open eyes and minds in the same way abolition liberated white slave-owners from their barbaric addiction to controlling other human beings against their will. And for women who see feminism as ...             The Worst Years of Our Lives: Irreverent Notes from a Decade of Greed Barbara Ehrenreich Harpercollins, 1991 Wonderful trip . . . down a twisted memory lane. Perhaps I'm biased because nine times out of ten I agree with Ehrenreich's politics and attitude, but whatever the reason, I love this book. Each essay is like a little time capsule, though not necessarily one that's good for our egos. As ...             Nickel and Dimed Barbara Ehrenreich Granta Books, 2002 Everyone should read this. It should be noted that this book is not, nor does it claim to be, a definitive and expansive report on the plight of the working poor. It functions as a personal memoir and a slice-of-life, an undercover view of a life that is intentionally made invisible to most ...          products you might be interested in search for books aggressors, collective, commitment, irreverent, pamphlets, torturers we recommend It IS Realistic! randomly chosen book: What Really Caused the Dinosaur's Demise?