If you've ever wondered about the reality behind the low-wage struggle in the U.S., "Nickel and Dimed" will open your eyes. Barbara Ehrenreich doesn't just tell a story; she lives it, revealing the daunting challenges faced by many Americans in witty, yet poignant prose. Her journey is a powerful testimony to tenacity and resilience in the face of a system that often overlooks the most hardworking among us. This book serves as a stark reminder of the hidden human cost behind those everyday low prices.

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• Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest (2001)
• ALA Alex Award (2002)

Millions of Americans work for poverty-level wages, and one day Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. Inspired by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, she explores how anyone can survive, let alone prosper, on $6 to $7 an hour. Ehrenreich's undercover journey from Florida to Maine to Minnesota reveals the tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity of low-wage America. This book is changing the way America perceives its working poor.

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