{"product_id":"9780425277973","title":"Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America","description":"\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“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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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\u003eHere, 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnlightening 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013230936304,"sku":"9780425277973","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780425277973_p0.jpg?v=1763701197","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780425277973","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}