Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They

Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do

A Pulitzer Prize winner interviews workers, from policemen to piano tuners: â€œMagnificentÂ .Â .Â . To read it is to hear America talking.â€ â€”The Boston Globe
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A National Book Award Finalist and New York Times bestseller
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Studs Terkelâ€™s classic oral history WorkingÂ is a compelling look at jobs and the people who do them. Consisting of over one hundred interviews with everyone from a gravedigger to a studio head, this book provides a â€œbrilliantâ€ and enduring portrait of peopleâ€™s feelings about their working lives. This edition includes a new foreword by New York Times journalist Adam Cohen (Forbes).
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â€œSplendidÂ .Â .Â . ImportantÂ .Â .Â . Rich and fascinatingÂ .Â .Â . The people we meet are not digits in a poll but real people with real names who share their anecdotes, adventures, and aspirations with us.â€ â€”Business Week
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â€œThe talk inÂ WorkingÂ is good talkâ€”earthy, passionate, honest, sometimes tender, sometimes crisp, juicy as reality, seasoned with experience.â€ â€”The Washington Post
Country USA
Manufacturer The New Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2019-07-19
Format Kindle eBook

Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do