Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do (Peregrine Bks.)

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Synopsis
A Pulitzer Prize winner interviews workers, from policemen to piano tuners: &“Magnificent . . . To read it is to hear America talking.&” —The Boston Globe A National Book Award Finalist and New York Times bestseller Studs Terkel&’s classic oral history Working 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 &“brilliant&” and enduring portrait of people&’s feelings about their working lives. This edition includes a new foreword by New York Times journalist Adam Cohen (Forbes). &“Splendid . . . Important . . . Rich and fascinating . . . 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.&” —Business Week &“The talk in Working is good talk—earthy, passionate, honest, sometimes tender, sometimes crisp, juicy as reality, seasoned with experience.&” —The Washington Post
Copyright:
2003

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
640 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781595587664
Publisher:
The New Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Studs Terkel.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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