{"product_id":"hand-to-mouth-living-in-bootstrap-america-paperback","title":"Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Tirado\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe real-life \u003ci\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/i\u003e--the author of the wildly popular \"Poverty Thoughts\" essay tells what it's like to be working poor in America. ONE OF THE FIVE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS OF THE YEAR--\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"DEVASTATINGLY SMART AND FUNNY. I am the author of \u003ci\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/i\u003e, which tells the story of my own brief attempt, as a semi-undercover journalist, to survive on low-wage retail and service jobs. TIRADO IS THE REAL THING.\"--Barbara Ehrenreich, from the Foreword\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As the haves and have-nots grow more separate and unequal in America, the working poor don't get heard from much. Now they have a voice--and it's forthright, funny, and just a little bit furious. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here, Linda Tirado tells what it's like, day after day, to work, eat, shop, raise kids, and keep a roof over your head without enough money. She also answers questions often asked about those who live on or near minimum wage: Why don't they get better jobs? Why don't they make better choices? Why do they smoke cigarettes and have ugly lawns? Why don't they borrow from their parents? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Enlightening and entertaining, \u003ci\u003eHand to Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e opens up a new and much-needed dialogue between the people who just don't have it and the people who just don't get it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Tirado\u003c\/b\u003e is a completely average American with two kids and, until recently, two jobs. Her essay \"Why I Make Terrible Decisions, or, Poverty Thoughts\" was picked up by the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, and countless other publications, and was read by more than six million people. This is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755852136736,"sku":"9780425277973","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e95ec65899d421eb54de483660e1619f.webp?v=1780069609","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hand-to-mouth-living-in-bootstrap-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}