The Working Poor: Invisible in AmericaModern · Nonfiction, Sociology, Economics
The Working Poor: Invisible in America
2004 · 336 pages · Nonfiction
33
Modern
★ 4.04 on Goodreads · 6K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (2004). 4.04★ from 6K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
33Must-Read Score
- Readers53 out of 100 · counts 40%+24
- Critics24 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (2004)
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Thought-provoking
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