{"product_id":"hand-to-mouth-living-in-bootstrap-america-9780425277973","title":"Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America","description":"\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-8287831\"\u003eLinda Tirado\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425277973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0425277976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC050000\"\u003eSocial Classes \u0026amp; Economic Disparity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC045000\"\u003ePoverty \u0026amp; Homelessness\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43834472726667,"sku":"9780425277973","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_9d9da522-1a4e-4bb9-820f-b5f4521b4164.jpg?v=1755663910","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/hand-to-mouth-living-in-bootstrap-america-9780425277973","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}