Anotated Bibliography

1. Shipler, David K. The Working Poor: Invisible in America. Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc. New York, 2004.

In his book, Shipler shows what it is really like to be one of the working poor in America. He shows why the poor are actually poor and shows the decisions made that got them to where they are. He shows the struggles of the poor through excellent expert analysis and excels in showing the mindset of the poor in a view unseen to me previously. He is a wonderful tool to use for my analytical hypertext as it is a window into the everyday life of a poor working person.

2. Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed. New York, New York: Holt Paperbacks, 2001.

In her novel, Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich does a wonderful job of throwing herself into the lifestyle that she speaks of. She doesn't just analyze and assume things about the working poor, she actually dove headfirst into the poor lifestyle and wrote about her experiences. Her first-hand analysis really helps with the hypertext due to its individuality and how she actually did the things she wrote about.

3. Rodgers, Jennifer. "Walking the Fine Line Between Family and Work." Retailer to Retailer. 8 November 2011. 21:01

Miss Rodgers provides excellent examples of the common stereotypes in small family owned businesses. She provides excellent examples of businesses and how they counter the current stereotypes. Her excellent research and hard work have created a wonderful tool for me anyone to use whilst creating a hypertext. She gives expert ideas and talks with real people who have worked for small businesses and puts those ideas and examples to work.

4. Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation: the Dark Side of the All-American Meal. New York, NY: Harper Perennial, 2005. Print.

In "fast food nation," Schlosser focuses on the domination of fast food restaraunts on small towns and cities that have family or private owned restaurants. He shows how they are able to attract the customers due to low pricing and are able to lure in teenagers as a work force. He goes into deep detail on how kids who are born into poverty are expected to help their families out financially and due to their lack of money, they have no education. Due to the lack of education, they only qualify for certain jobs, among these is a fast food employee. The book is a great example to use for the hypertext.

5. Mason, Fred C. "Breaking ties can prevent broken hearts" Family Business. 8 November 2011. 19:15.

Fred Mason goes into great detail the way that fmaily businesses are run and he was a great tool for me in writing my hypertext. Although his direct goal was not to provide the details that I used, his extreme detail led me to conclusions that I would not have seen before. His goal was to show how breaking ties with employees can prevent a broken business, but along the way he showed how the businesses work and the struggles they go through on the daily.

6. Lotary, Fran. "Be Careful What You Wish For." Family Business. 8 November 2011. 20:21

Fran Lotary shows a great window into what it's like as a small business owner. From the tough decisions they make, to the hard nose management they have to act upon. Every day is a constant struggle to make money and Lotary really captures this in his article.

7. Barrett, James E. "Coping in the Economic Downturn: Financing family firms in a time of frenzy" Family Business. 8 November 2011. 21:20

Barrett shows what it is like when the economy turns bad when youre dealing with a small business. In a larger corporation, you have systems in place to deal with the economic downturn, but when you own a small business, you have to do everything yourself. He shows what it is like when you have to go through this process on ones own.

8. Frankenberg, Ellen. "Entrepreneering’ your family firm" Family Business. Summer 2003.

Althought the article is 8 years old, her substance is still clear to the reader. she shows the cold, hard facts about family-owned businesses and how after the third generation, they only have a 12% success rate. The business that I worked for in my Low Wage Life was in

it's second generation of owner so I was astonished to see that only a small percentage succeed after that second owner. This was a great article for me to read and I really used it often in my hypertext.