A review by msbethreads
The Working Poor: Invisible in America by David K. Shipler

4.0

Unutterably depressing but very interesting. There's quite a few different examples/cases that highlight the variety of the problems: drugs, bad luck, poor decision based in lack of experience, environment... it's a worthwhile read. It's amazing how often a poor decision seems like a good decision at the time - or, worse, like there was no choice at all.