Working:
People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They
Do
By Terkel, Studs
Pub Date: 03/97
Publisher: New Press
Binding: Trade Paper, 626pp.
ISBN: 1565843428
Our Price $13.00
In the first trade paperback edition of his national bestseller,
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Studs Terkel presents 'the real American
experience' ('Chicago Daily News')--'a magnificent book. . . . A work of
art. To read it is to hear America talking' ('Boston Globe').
Publisher
Studs Terkel
records the voices of America. Men and women from every walk of life
talk to him, telling him of their likes and dislikes, fears, problems,
and happinesses on the job. Once again, Terkel has created a rich and
unique document that is as simple as conversation, but as subtle and
heartfelt as the meaning of our lives.... In the first trade paperback
edition of his national bestseller, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Studs
Terkel presents "the real American experience" (Chicago Daily
News)--"a magnificent book . . .. A work of art. To read it is to
hear America talking." (Boston Globe).
Wall Street
Journal
Remarkable . . .
the range is enormous. . . . Work is the theme and we learn a lot about
these trades. (The Wall Street Journal)
NY Times
Book Review
An enormous amount
of exciting material. . . . An incredible abundance of marvelous beings.
. . . A very special electricity and emotional power. (The New York
Times Book Review)
Table
of Contents
Introduction
Preface I: Who Built the Pyramids?
Preface II: Who Spread the News
Preface III: The Mason
Working the Land
Communications
A Pecking Order
Did You Ever Hear the One about the Farmer's
Daughter?
Working:
People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They
Do