352 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
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Format: Digital
Language: English
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As David K. Shipler makes clear in this powerful, humane study, the invisible poor are engaged in the activity most respected in American ideology—hard, honest work. But their version of the American Dream is a nightmare: low-paying, dead-end jobs...
Community Reviews Summary of 277 reviews
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sad 83%
reflective 66%
challenging 33%
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Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
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Drug abuse, Physical abuse
352 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
As David K. Shipler makes clear in this powerful, humane study, the invisible poor are engaged in the activity most respected in American ideology—hard, honest work. But their version of the American Dream is a nightmare: low-paying, dead-end jobs...
Community Reviews Summary of 277 reviews
Moods
sad 83%
reflective 66%
challenging 33%
Pace
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Addiction, Alcoholism, CancerMinor
Drug abuse, Physical abuse