{"product_id":"working-people-talk-about-what-they-do-all-day-and-how-they-feel-about-what-they-do-paperback","title":"Working: People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStuds Terkel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuds Terkel's classic oral history of Americans' working lives--and the inspiration for Barack Obama's new Netflix series about work in the twenty-first century \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Reading these stories, I started to consider my own place in the world, and understand how connected we are to one another. [\u003cem\u003eWorking\u003c\/em\u003e] helped inform the choices I made in my own work.\" --President Barack Obama \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePerhaps Studs Terkel's best-known book, \u003cem\u003eWorking\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling, fascinating look at jobs and the people who do them. Consisting of over one hundred interviews conducted with everyone from gravediggers to studio heads, this book provides a moving snapshot of people's feelings about their working lives, as well as a timeless look at how work fits into American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorking\u003c\/em\u003e received rave reviews upon its initial publication, including from the\u003cem\u003e New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e, which praised its \"incredible abundance of marvelous beings\" and \"very special electricity and emotional power,\" and the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, which called it a \"magnificent book . . . a work of art,\" adding, \"To read it is to hear America talking.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly fifty years after its initial publication, \u003cem\u003eWorking\u003c\/em\u003e remains a deeply relevant American classic, one of the most important works of oral history ever published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStuds Terkel (1912-2008) was an award-winning author and radio broadcaster. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRace: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDivision Street: America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eComing of Age: Growing Up in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTalking to Myself: A Memoir of My Times\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Good War: An Oral History of World War II\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWorking: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Studs Terkel Reader: My American Century\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmerican Dreams: Lost and Found\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Studs Terkel Interviews: Film and Theater\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWill the Circle Be Unbroken?: Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGiants of Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Troubled Times\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAnd They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTouch and Go: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eP.S.: Further Thoughts from a Lifetime of Listening\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eStuds Terkel's Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by The New Press. He was a member of the Academy of Arts and Letters and a recipient of a Presidential National Humanities Medal, the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, a George Polk Career Award, and the National Book Critics Circle 2003 Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.68 x 8.18 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964702720301,"sku":"9781565843424","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/working-people-talk-about-what-they-do-all-day-and-how-they-feel-about-what-they-do-paperback-3118914.webp?v=1775475503","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/working-people-talk-about-what-they-do-all-day-and-how-they-feel-about-what-they-do-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}