Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, (Hardcover)

from grandpahobo

In many ways, this is both a heart breaking and hopeful book. The people the author profiles are making the best of situations they find them selves in not because of bad choices, but because in the U.S. people are disposable. They have made bold choices and are willing to do things that no one s...

from snash

An expose of the multitudes of people, most older, who have left homes they can't afford and taken to a nomadic life moving from one temporary job to the next. It is depressing in that so many are living such difficult lives and uplifting in that many are not only managing but thriving.

from arubabookwoman

Nomadland is the story of (mostly) older people for whom their retirement years are not "golden"--they are not technically homeless, but they live in their RVs or vans and traverse the country in search of seasonal, temporary work. Jessica Bruder spent a great deal of time with the people whose l...

from SamSattler

Nomadland is a fascinating, but sad, look at a segment of the American population that prefers to call itself "houseless" rather than "homeless" - and that's about the only difference in with the "homeless" that they have. This usually elderly segment of the population is lucky in that the variou...

from streamsong

“ Social Security is now the largest single source of income for most Americans sixty five and older. But it's woefully inadequate. ‘Instead of a three legged stool, (SS, pension, savings), we have a pogo stick'.” P 66 Before reading this book, I had visions of happy RV'ers on extended vacations...