books about: labor

books about: labor

books:

Labor

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

Barbara Ehrenreich

Holt Paperbacks, 2002

Must read for the 'Haves' in this country
I have to admit, I grew up as person of privilege. I am from a large home in suburbia and drove a Mercedes SUV to high school every day. I was always taught to appreciate the things you have, and how lucky I am. Being born into wealth doesn't take talent, it takes ...

The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)

John Steinbeck

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002

A master at his craft!
I just finished reading "The Grapes of Wrath." Steinbeck's simple but poetic prose shows a mastery of subtlety and expertise. The dialog was very believable and realistic. The period in which J. Steinbeck wrote as did Hemingway was the realism movement, which never ...

Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II

Douglas A. Blackmon

Doubleday, 2008

Very quick delivery!
Every time I order books directly from Amazon it arrives within three days, and I love that. Thanks Amazon! Karyn

Will Work from Home: Earn the Cash--Without the Commute

Tory Johnson, Robyn Freedman Spizman

Berkley Trade, 2008

Helped me get started!
This book is full of information! I love watching Tory when she is on Good Morning America and couldn't wait for the book to come out. It really helped me think outside the box and get going! It is a must read! I started my own house cleaning business. It fits ...

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

Barbara Ehrenreich

Holt Paperbacks, 2008

Inside experience of the agony of minimum wage
The most unsettling aspect of Barbara Ehrenreich's eye-opening foray into the world of the working poor is that the situation hasn't improved. In fact, it's gotten worse. The U.S. economy was booming in the late 1990s when she began her project, working anonymously in ...

The Fred Factor: How passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary

Mark Sanborn

Doubleday Business, 2004

Are you a Fred?
'The Fred Factor' is a motivational book which uses many examples of outstanding customer service as well as outstanding generosity the author has experienced in everyday life to provide models of how we can change the world in small, simple ways. I enjoyed reading the ...

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

David Allen

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002

Absolutely phenomenal ways of managing yourself
Management begins with self! Start managing yourself and you would be able to manage everyone and everything around you. But there are times when you have lots of things to do and you are left with no choice but to get more and more confused. The best ways I thought ...

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

Ina May Gaskin

Bantam, 2003

Enlightening and useful--a must-read
I rarely review anything, but this book inspired me. Although I had heard about it many times, I initially resisted reading it because I was worried it would be preachy and/or only applicable to people planning a birth with midwives. While I will still have a hospital ...

The Birth Partner, Third Edition: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Labor ...

Penny Simkin

Harvard Common Press, 2007

Very good book.
Very good and very informative book. This book goes into all the possible problems that can arise during childbirth and explains how the birth partner can help the mother as well as themselves. I think it definitely will prepare a first-time husband for what to expect ...

American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century

Howard Blum

Crown, 2008

Fast-paced, relevant historical novel
I absolutely enjoyed this book. The arrangement of scenes is very much like the old silents, including the films of D.W. Griffith-- short while advancing the plot, cutting between the characters. This technique doesn't suit all readers, but this vingette approach ...

The Working Poor: Invisible in America

David K. Shipler

Vintage, 2005

This should be required reading in US high schools!
Having gone down my own path of working at minimum-wage jobs, being a single mother, receiving food stamps and Medicaid for a short time when my child was small and I had to be home with her, this was a poignant read. Since that time I was able to complete my degree ...

Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation

CNM, MA, Pam England, PhD, Rob Horowitz

Partera Press, 1998

Wonderful book
I just finished the book last night. I have thoroughly enjoyed doing some of the birth art exercises and just thinking about my pregnancy and birth from a different perspective (beyond the physical - i.e. looking at pregnancy, labor, and birth from a spiritual and ...

The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker (Borzoi Books)

Steven Greenhouse

Knopf, 2008

A Compelling Account of Capitalism Run Amok!
Greenhouse's focus is to ask "Why, in the world's most affluent nation, are so many corporations intent on squeezing their workers dry?" Corporate profits, economic growth, and worker productivity have grown strongly, while pay has languished. Median income for ...

Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way: Revised Edition

Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg

Plume, 1996

Introduction to Bradley Method of childbirth
This book was part of the Bradley Method class I took in preparation for having my first child. It is a good overview of that method of childbirth, giving thorough explanations of the theories behind the Bradley Method.

The Communist Manifesto (Penguin Classics)

Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels

Penguin Classics, 2002

Please actually read Marx...
...and PLEASE read beyond the Manifesto! Ignore the anti-Marx ideologues who do not actually read him, and give him a shot. Forget, for a minute, all preconceived notions of communism, and take his writings as though they are fresh and brand new. Only then should you ...