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035			_a(OCoLC)1384411540 _z(OCoLC)1390993080 _z(OCoLC)1424622111
035			_a(OCoLC)on1384411540
037			_bSimon & Schuster, Order Dept 100 Front st, Riverside, NJ, USA, 08075 _nSAN 200-2442
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050	0	0	_aHF5415.126 _b.M37 2024
100	1		_aMarie, Jane _c(Journalist), _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aSelling the dream _b: the billion-dollar industry bankrupting Americans _c/ Jane Marie.
250			_aFirst Atria books hardcover edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bAtria Books, _c2024.
300			_a308 pages ; _c22 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 269-291) and index.
505	0		_a Anatomy of a scheme — Women's work — Original hucksters — The American way — Mind games — The watchmen — From prophets to profiteers — Women's work redux — Fool me twice — Why isn't anyone doing anything? — Epilogue.
520			_a"Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to expose the scourge of multilevel marketing schemes and how they have profited off the evisceration of the American working class. We've all heard of Amway, Mary Kay, Tupperware, and LuLaRoe, but few know the nefarious way they and countless other multilevel marketing (MLM) companies prey on desperate Americans struggling to make ends meet. When factories close, stalwart industries shutter, and blue-collar opportunities evaporate, MLMs are there, ready to pounce on the crumbling American Dream. MLMs thrive in rural areas and on military bases, targeting women with promises of being their own boss and millions of dollars in easy income-even at the risk of their entire life savings. But the vast majority--99.7%--of those who join an MLM make no money or lose money, and wind up stuck with inventory they can't sell to recoup their losses. Featuring in-depth reporting and intimate research, Selling the Dream reveals how these companies--often owned by political and corporate elites, such as the Devos and the Van Andels families--have made a windfall in profit off of the desperation of the American working class"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aMultilevel marketing _zUnited States.
650		0	_aSwindlers and swindling _zUnited States.
650		0	_aWorking class _zUnited States _xEconomic conditions.
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