I just finished a really great book..It’s called Nickel and Dimed: on not getting by in American by Barbara Ehrenriech. It’s really good. A must read for everyone!
If you scroll down the page you will notice that the two cities listed as being a popular book are Spokane and Santa Cruz! Isn’t that weird? Anyway, it’s about how the author decided to, for about a year, go and work for minimum wage in various parts of the country and see if she could get by. She starts out in Florida and works as a waitress, then she goes to Portland, Maine to work as a housekeeper, and then she goes to Minneapolis to work for Walmart. I liked it because it isn’t from the perspective of someone looking at the subject from a theoretical perspective. She actually goes and lives the life and reports on her experience. She is a fantastic writer. The book is very entertaining and easy to read.
Blatherskite 