The Working Poor : Invisible in America

Shipler, David K.

ISBN 10: 0375408908 / ISBN 13: 9780375408908

Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2004

Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 3222810-75

Synopsis:

An intimate portrait of poverty-level working families from a range of ethnic backgrounds in America reveals their legacy of low-paying, dead-end jobs, dysfunctional parenting, and substance abuse and charges the government with failing to provide adequate housing, health care, and education. 40,000 first printing.

Review: "This is clearly one of those seminal books that every American should read and read now." --The New York Times Book Review

" An essential book. . . . It should be required reading not just for every member of Congress, but for every eligible voter." --The Washington Post Book World

"Sensitive, sometimes heart-rending . . . . A vivid portrait of the struggle of the working poor to acquire steady, decently paid employment." -Commentary

"Insightful and moving. . . . Shipler writes with enormous grace [and] he captures the immense frustration endured by the working poor as few others have." --The Nation

"Welcome and important. . . . Shipler manages to see all aspects of poverty--psychological, personal, societal--and examine how they're related. . . . There is much here to ponder for conservatives and liberals alike." --The Seattle Times

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Working Poor : Invisible in America
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition.