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The Working Poor: Invisible in America

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Author: David K. Shipler
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.9

ISBN: 0375708219
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.5690973
EAN: 9780375708213
ASIN: 0375708219

Publication Date: January 4, 2005
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The Working Poor: Invisible in America March 2, 2008
I THINK THIS BOOK WAS A REFRESHING LOOK AT THE PEOPLE WHO FALL BETWEEN THE CRACKS CREATED BY THE VARYING LEVELS OF SOCIAL STRATA. IT WAS AN EASY READ AND CONVEYED THE AUTHOR'S POINT VERY DEFINITELY WITHOUT BEING STUFFY.

5 out of 5 stars

This should be required reading in US high schools! December 29, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

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 and am gainfully employed. br /br /That said, this is an excellent book that explores the realities the poor face, and hints at solutions. Shipler does a fine job of provoking thought about many of the questions around the big questions about why people aren't able to pull themselves out of poverty. br /br /The book really should be an educational tool used at an age where school is mandatory. Had I read this book in high school, rather than college, perhaps I would've been more keenly aware of the path I should have taken in the first place. There is nothing like living through mistakes to teach, but this could come awfully close.

5 out of 5 stars

must read September 30, 2007
This was an excellent book. A real eye opener into a whole other world. I'm giving it to my college student daughter, to make sure that she graduates. The last book that inspired me in the same way was Barbara Ehrenreich's Nine to Five. This is journalism at its best, excellent writing, excellent research. I only hope that its message gets through.

5 out of 5 stars

well researched August 6, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I found Working Poor to be well-researched, and I prefer it's tone to Nickel and Dimed. Shipler was thorough and balanced in his view of the poor in America. In the various stories, Shipler takes us into the psyche of the "working poor", showing the different circumstances that allowed these individuals to remain, or get into poverty.

5 out of 5 stars

Phenomenal May 14, 2007
If you've ever taken pause to consider what makes the world go round as it relates to commercial or economic pursuits, you owe it to yourself to read this book.

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