This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation

Ehrenreich is a progressive thinker, a sociologist, a prolific writer, a feminist, and voice for the average woman and man in the United States. She speaks of the divide between the rich and the poor like few other authors do, and she does it eloquently, with words that are easy to grasp without having to sift through boring rhetoric of any kind. She is refreshing, and she is timely, and she is wise. I recommend ALL of her books, including this one, and I own them all. I bought them right here on Amazon for very good prices, used, and I recommend that if you want to understand the sociopolitical climate in the United States, you study this brilliant sociologist's works.

I do not agree with everything that the author wrote in the book, but the vast majority of the material was spot on. These essays maybe short, but they carry a lot of punch. From skewering the corporate elite to Democrats and feminism, the author leaves almost no stone unturned.The author has an easy to read, humorous style that can, and often does, have a cutting sarcastic edge. This book is well worth reading for the style of writing alone. Combined with the content, it was a read that was hard to put down.

This has been on my read list for long time and while clearng out my accumulated paperwork I found this that my chiropractor recommended. I love her insight and her wit- truely a breath of fresh air to not be constrained by what the Ann Ryan Nation would expect in uniform though and desention or opinion.

This book is very informative and a fast read. Every chapter is about 2 pages but filled with facts. It is an easy read and makes a good bedtime book because you can read a few pages and you've covered a few topics. After I read this book, I gave it to my sister to read and she thought it was very interesting and well written. My sister isn't into politics so I think this is a good book that will inform all sorts of readers about what is going on in our world today.

In 2001, Barbara Ehrenreich published "Nickel and Dimed"- a touching and revealing exposé about low-wage jobs in the US. "Nickel and Dimed" was spectacular.I expected something similar with "This Land is Their Land," but I was a little disappointed. Rather than being a coherent story, "This Land is Their Land" is a collection of essays. The good part of this is that she can cover many disparate topics. For example, her essays range from inequality, to health care, religion, and sex. She has thoughtful ideas on all of these topics. On the other hand, I felt a bit unfulfilled by each of her essays. She makes good points, but this book lacks the depth of "Nickel and Dimed."On the whole, though, "This Land" was worthwhile and thought-provoking.

I loved Ehrenreich's "Nickel and Dimed" and thoroughly enjoyed this one as well. She has written the truth (sad to say) about what is happening in our country now with big business running our politics-and our lives.

Great read, purchased for a Sociology class

Barbara Ehrenreich takes her ever interesting and intellectual personality and puts the words to the paper in this must read. It does not matter what side of the USA you lean towards, every American Citizen should read this book. If for nothing more than to broaden your horizons and ponder her thoughts and ideas. Hard to put down.