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Non-Fiction

LuckyLib

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3. Nickel and Dimed is a good one, as it's interesting

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon Jun 11, 2012, 11:00 PM

Jun 2012

and provokes great conversations. I don't think there's a woman who can't relate to something Ehrenreich talks about. Go for it. It will make folks in the group think twice about throw-away comments, and may even develop some empathy in folks as to how hard people work for what little they get.

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I need a stealth selection for my book club - [View all] hedgehog Jun 2012 OP

Lionel Shriver's So Much for That MountainLaurel Jun 2012 #1

Deer Hunting with Jesus dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #2

Nickel and Dimed is a good one, as it's interesting LuckyLib Jun 2012 #3

hmmmmm fe6252fes Jun 2012 #4

Nickel and Dimed is hardly a stealth selection. SheilaT Jun 2012 #5

A book to give you something to talk about Mcubed1945 Jun 2012 #6

Confederates in the Attic freesqueeze Jul 2012 #7

I think I found it - fiction with a lot of non-fiction snuck in - hedgehog Nov 2012 #8

Awesome MountainLaurel Nov 2012 #9