{"product_id":"nomadland-9780393249316","title":"Nomadland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe end of retirement?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stunning and beautifully written. . . brilliant and haunting\" -- Arlie Russell Hochschild - New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\"People who thought the 2008 financial collapse was over a long time ago need to meet the people Jessica Bruder got to know in this scorching, beautifully written, vivid, disturbing (and occasionally wryly funny) book. \u003cem\u003eNomadland\u003c\/em\u003e is a testament both to the generosity and creativity of the victims of our modern-medieval economy, hidden in plain sight, and to the blunt-end brutality that put them there. Is this the best the wealthiest nation on earth can do for those who’ve already done so much?\" -- Rebecca Solnit, author of A Paradise Built in Hell\u003cbr\u003e\"In the early twentieth century, men used to ride the rails in search of work, sharing camps at night. Today, as Bruder brilliantly reports, we have a new class of nomadic workers who travel in their RVs from one short-term job to another. There’s a lot to cringe at here—from low pay and physically exhausting work to constant insecurity. But surprisingly, \u003cem\u003eNomadland\u003c\/em\u003e also offers its residents much-needed camaraderie and adventure, which makes this book a joy to read.\" -- Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed\u003cbr\u003e\"The campsite as the home of last resort, the RV used not for vacation but for survival: these are the makings of a new dystopia. \u003cem\u003eNomadland\u003c\/em\u003e is a smart road book for the new economy, full of conviviality and dark portent.\" -- Ted Conover, author of Rolling Nowhere and Immersion\u003cbr\u003e\"You will never forget the people whose stories Bruder tells. Proud, resourceful, screwed-over, funny and in so many ways admirable, the American nomads Bruder lived with and reports on have sometimes lost everything but their bravado . . . . [She] tells their stories with humanity and wit.\" -- Louise Erdrich, author of Future Home of the Living God\u003cbr\u003e\"“Bruder is a poised and graceful writer.”\" -- Parul Sehgal - New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] devastating, revelatory book.\" -- Timothy R. Smith - Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\"Some readers will come because they're enamored of road narratives, but Bruder's study should be of interest to anyone who cares about the future of work, community, and retirement.\" -- Peter C. Baker - Pacific Standard\u003cbr\u003e\"[I]mportant, eye-opening journalism.\" -- Kim Ode - Minneapolis Star Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] powerhouse of a book. . . . In the best immersive-journalism tradition, Bruder records her misadventures driving and living in a van. . . . Visceral and haunting reporting.\" -- Booklist, starred review","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525129871703,"sku":"9780393249316","price":24.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780393249316.jpg?v=1731859339","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nomadland-9780393249316","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}