Maid : hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive
(Audiobook CD)
Author
Contributors
Ehrenreich, Barbara writer of foreword.
Published
New York, NY : Hachette Audio, [2019].
ISBN
9781549173950, 1549173952, 9781549149559, 1549149555
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Audiobooks | AUDIO BOOK BIO LAND S. | On Shelf |
Bensenville Community Public Library District - Adult Book On CD Non-Fiction | 331.44092 LAN (AUDIO-BK) | On Shelf |
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | CD 331.4 LAN | On Shelf |
Elmwood Park Public Library - Adult Audiobooks | CD 305.569 LAN | On Shelf |
Flossmoor Public Library - Stacks | CD NON-FIC LAN | Checked out |
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Published
New York, NY : Hachette Audio, [2019].
Format
Audiobook CD
Physical Desc
7 audio discs (approximately 8 hr., 30 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781549173950, 1549173952, 9781549149559, 1549149555
UPC
9781549173950
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Compact discs.
Participants/Performers
Read by the author.
Description
"At 28, Stephanie Land's plans of breaking free from the roots of her hometown in the Pacific Northwest to chase her dreams of attending a university and becoming a writer, were cut short when a summer fling turned into an unplanned pregnancy. She turned to housekeeping to make ends meet, and, with a tenacious grip on her dream to provide her daughter the very best life possible, Stephanie worked days and took classes online to earn a college degree, and began to write relentlessly. She wrote the true stories that weren't being told: the stories of overworked and underpaid Americans. Of living on food stamps and WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) coupons to eat. Of the government programs that provided her housing, but that doubled as halfway houses. The aloof government employees who called her lucky for receiving assistance while she didn't feel lucky at all. She wrote to remember the fight, to eventually cut through the deep-rooted stigmas of the working poor. [This book] explores the secret underbelly of upper middle class Americans and the reality of what it's like to be in service to them. 'I'd become a nameless ghost,' Stephanie writes about her relationship with her clients, many of whom do not know her from any other cleaner, but who she learns plenty about. As she begins to discover more about her clients' lives--their sadness and love, too--she begins to find hope in her own path. Her compassionate, unflinching writing as a journalist gives voice to the 'servant' worker, and those pursuing the American Dream from below the poverty line. Maid is Stephanie's story, but it's not hers alone. It is an inspiring testament to the strength, determination, and ultimate triumph of the human spirit."--Dust jacket.
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AUDIOBOOK CD
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Land, S., & Ehrenreich, B. (2019). Maid: hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive (Unabridged.). Hachette Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Land, Stephanie, 1978- and Barbara Ehrenreich. 2019. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive. Hachette Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Land, Stephanie, 1978- and Barbara Ehrenreich. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive Hachette Audio, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Land, Stephanie, and Barbara Ehrenreich. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive Unabridged., Hachette Audio, 2019.
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