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  • Nomadland

  • Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
  • Written by: Jessica Bruder
  • Narrated by: Karen White
  • Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (57 ratings)

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Nomadland

Written by: Jessica Bruder
Narrated by: Karen White
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From the beet fields of North Dakota to the wilderness campgrounds of California to an Amazon warehouse in Texas, people who once might have kicked back to enjoy their sunset years are hard at work. Underwater on mortgages or finding that Social Security comes up short, they're hitting the road in astonishing numbers, forming a new community of nomads: RV and van-dwelling migrant laborers, or "workampers".

Building on her groundbreaking Harper's cover story, "The End of Retirement", which brought attention to these formerly settled members of the middle class, Jessica Bruder follows one such RVer, Linda, between physically taxing seasonal jobs and reunions of her new van-dweller family, or "vanily". Bruder tells a compelling, eye-opening tale of both the economy's dark underbelly and the extraordinary resilience, creativity, and hope of these hardworking, quintessential Americans - many of them single women - who have traded rootedness for the dream of a better life.

©2017 Jessica Bruder (P)2017 HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books
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An engaging book

Whether you're considering van life or just curious about a different segment of society, this is an engaging story told in a positive easy to listen to manner.

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Captivating, reflective and real.

Thanks so much for the great work on this book. I listened to the entire book 3 times in a row and each time picked up another wonderful jewel I missed the first time. This is a very important piece of work that addresses stigma and tells the stories of endurance, perseverance and triumph. Great work.

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A Wakeup Call

An indicment of capitalism and a tribute to the human spirit. Just because you can get away with treating workers like shit doesn't mean you should. Instead of donating millions to charities to save your soul, why not pay people a living wage and treat them with dignity, here and abroad?

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