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In eight pages this paper presents a summary and critical review of the text Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich. There are no other sources cited in the bibliography.
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exhibit the expertise of a critic from The New York Review of Books. But the student reviewer must exhibit knowledge of the text, its genre and theme, demonstrate an
understanding of the message the author is trying to convey (and assess whether or not he or she is successful), and know some background information about the author. Is
the author sufficiently qualified to write about this particular subject? Quotes are recommended to be incorporated in order to illustrate the style of writing the reader can expect; they
can also be used to support points the reviewer wishes to emphasize. This summary and book review is intended to serve as a sample study guide that illustrates for
a student how such an assignment may be organized and the pertinent information it should contain. It is recommended that a book review begin by first introducing the author and
then segueing into the subject matter specifics. Barbara Ehrenreich has had a long and distinguished career as a journalist (contributing to such publications as Time, The Progressive, Mother Jones,
Harpers, and The New York Times), writing instructor, and author. She is also a committed political and social activist whose passion for contemporary social issues has been reflected in
her thirteen books. In 2001, her text Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America was published to critical raves and quickly became a bestseller, spending two years
on The New York Times best-seller list in both hardcover and paperback. With the U.S. minimum wage recently raised to $7.25 (but will not take effect until 2009) after
considerable congressional debate, this text has particular relevance. After years of writing about the plight of Americans subsisting just barely above the poverty level, Ehrenreich decided to learn firsthand
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