{"product_id":"fear-of-falling-paperback-1","title":"Fear of Falling - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Ehrenreich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant and insightful exploration of the rise and fall of the American middle class by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author, Barbara Ehrenreich.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOne of Barbara Ehrenreich's most classic and prophetic works, \u003ci\u003eFear of Falling\u003c\/i\u003e closely examines the insecurities of the American middle class in an attempt to explain its turn to the right during the last two decades of the 20th century. \u003cbr\u003eWeaving finely-tuned expert analysis with her trademark voice, Ehrenreich traces the myths about the middle class to their roots, determines what led to the shrinking of what was once a healthy percentage of the population, and how, in its ambition and anxiety, that population has retreated from responsible leadership.\u003cbr\u003eNewly reissued and timely as ever, \u003ci\u003eFear of Falling \u003c\/i\u003eplaces the middle class of yesterday under the microscope and reveals exactly how we arrived at the middle class of today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Ehrenreich \u003c\/b\u003e(1941-2022) was a bestselling author and political activist, whose more than a dozen books include \u003ci\u003eNatural Causes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiving with a Wild God\u003c\/i\u003e, the award winning essay collection\u003ci\u003e Had I Known\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/i\u003e, which the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003edescribed as \"a classic in social justice literature.\" An award-winning journalist, she frequently contributed to \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. Ehrenreich was born in Butte, Montana, when it was still a bustling mining town. She studied physics at Reed College and earned a Ph.D. in cell biology from Rockefeller University. Rather than going into laboratory work, she got involved in activism, and soon devoted herself to writing her innovative journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53522142789939,"sku":"9781455543755","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/h17uJzZSmW9781455543755.webp?v=1781965721","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/fear-of-falling-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}