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Nomadland

Surviving America in the 21st Century

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Nomadland

By: Jessica Bruder
Narrated by: Karen White
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A major motion picture starring Frances McDormand Six Oscar Nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actress Golden Globes Winner: Best Film, Best Director Bafta Nominated: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress

'Sublimely written' Sunday Times

'Scorching, beautifully written, vivid, disturbing (and occasionally wryly funny)' Rebecca Solnit

From the beetroot fields of North Dakota to the campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labour 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 economy - one which foreshadows the precarious future that may await many more of us. At the same time, it celebrates the exceptional resilience and creativity of people who have given up ordinary rootedness to survive, but have not given up hope.

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I knew a lot about how Amazon treat their workforce and this book made it all so real and jaw-droppingly shocking. I had no idea how many Americans were living way below the poverty line - worst of all Graduates. It's impossible to believe how hard it is to get a job and how destitute so many people are.

I never knew women could endure such hardship.

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It was great to be taken on a journey through the lives of the nomads. You get the bittersweet sense that the dignity, integrity and comradeship of the community is created by the very forces that render each person without a choice in the financial situations they find themselves in. There is the sense too that this fate could happen to any of us if circumstances conspire against us.

This was a thought-provoking testament to the nuances of life in America

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This book is marks an important moment in human history. some may see the fashion of van dwelling as a choice but for many it is economic migrancy away from tyranny. this book illustrates this beautifully.

important stuff, beautifully written

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The content is great but I found the style of the writing and the narration quite dull

Fascinating but a bit dry

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I found the book very interesting, the harsh reality, the way the author went and experienced the work that people much older than her do to survive. The need for every person to be respected, to work and provide for themselves

My kind of book

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