Nomadland Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century [Paperback]

A remarkable book of immersive reporting.& Bruder is an acute and compassionate observer.This is an important book.& A calmly stated chronicle of devastation. But told as story after story, it is also a riveting collection of tales about irresistible peoplequirky, valiant people who deserve respect and a decent life.Bruder is a poised and graceful writer.[A] devastating, revelatory book.A first-rate piece of immersive journalism.Stirring reportage.At once wonderfully humane and deeply troubling, the book offers an eye-opening tour of the increasingly unequal, unstable, and insecure future our country is racing toward.Some readers will come because theyre enamored of road narratives, but Bruders study should be of interest to anyone who cares about the?future of work, community, and retirement.Important, eye-opening journalism.Bruder tells [this] story with gripping insight, detail and candor. In the hands of a fine writer, this is a terrific profile of a subculture that gets little attention, or is treated by the media as a quirky hobby, rather than a survival strategy.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. Rebecca Solnit