Books like Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich

J.D. Vance’s memoir explores the hardships of America’s white working class through his upbringing in a Rust‑belt town, offering a detailed sociological analysis of poverty, family dynamics, and social mobility in rural Kentucky and Ohio.

Shoshana Zuboff explains how digital data is turned into a new market form—surveillance capitalism—where corporations predict and shape behavior for profit, reshaping power, privacy, and democracy in the digital age.

Skills for Employability is designed to be read in bite-sized chunks. It focuses on some of the skills job seekers need to impress an employer, stand out from the rest, become employed and enhance their future. Part Two looks at the personal skills and knowledge you need to move into employment. Each chapter in this resource contains examples and practical activities. This resource is aimed at job seekers, youth, adults returning to the workforce after a gap, and learners in alternative education. This resource is tied to the UK Functional Skills framework. Use in conjunction with Part One (click on the Series link to locate the other resource in this series). Table of contents: * Employment rights and responsibilities * Managing your money * The business environment * The importance of good customer service * Healthy living * Progression. Where do I go from here?