Paperback Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century Book

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ISBN: 0393356310

ISBN13: 9780393356311

Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century

by Jessica Bruder

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Book Overview

From the beet fields of North Dakota to the campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older adults. These invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of thousands in RVs and modified vans, forming a growing community of nomads.

Nomadland tells a revelatory tale of the dark underbelly of the American...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0393356310

ISBN13:9780393356311

Release Date:September 2018

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.61 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.3" x 8.2"

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Strang off-putting rant.

Published by momo , 14 days ago

Not super surprised from some offhand prior comments, but there is a very strange out of place aggressively anti-white racist rant towards the end of this book, that falls dead in the middle of unending stories of hospitality and actual communal privilege afforded her during this experience. Went from near heartwarming to vulgar and unfinishable very quickly. "Stunning and beautifully written..." Sure at times.

Have recommended this book to everyone in my Facebook groups.

Published by Sandi , 15 days ago

I couldn't put this book down. I had no idea that when this book was written that there were so many people living like this. And surprised at the attitudes. Such a good book