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Barbara Ehrenreich
BARBARA EHRENREICH is the author of fourteen books, including the bestselling Nickel and Dimed and Bait and Switch. She lives in Virginia, USA. show more

BARBARA EHRENREICH is the author of fourteen books, including the bestselling Nickel and Dimed and Bait and Switch. She lives in Virginia, USA.
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Barbara1951
Barbara1951 rated it 15 years ago
OK, yes, I AM a flaming liberal...and have been...for way more than 50 years...so of course I like this book! :-)
BookHounds
BookHounds rated it 16 years ago
This book of essays is so wonderfully written. Ehrenreich points out the truth about the government, social issues and life in general. Some of the essays about being poor in American are dead-on.
Sharon E. Cathcart
Sharon E. Cathcart rated it 16 years ago
With her characteristic wit in place, Barbara Ehrenreich skewers the Bush administration policies that have increased the gap between the proverbial haves and have nots, in every area from health care to salary. On some levels, this book is a lot of "I know this is happening" if you read the news. ...
DesireesShelves
DesireesShelves rated it 17 years ago
Very different from her other books in that she seems VERY bitter about what is happening in this country. Mostly about how the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, each chapter tackling a different subject. One thing that really bothered me reading this book is that hospitals are now putting pe...
debnance
debnance rated it 17 years ago
I like Barbara’s books, but she, an extreme liberal, does exactly what the extreme conservatives do: She tells little scary stories out of context to promote her own agenda. Is our land really such a scary and terrible place? I don’t think so. What are her suggestions for making things better? She ...
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