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Working: People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What...
by Terkel, Studs | PB | VeryGood
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781565843424
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
New Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1565843428
ISBN-13
9781565843424
eBay Product ID (ePID)
121847
Product Key Features
Book Title
Working : People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do
Number of Pages
640 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Labor & Industrial Relations, Sociology / General, Social History, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Labor
Publication Year
1997
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.7 in
Item Weight
25 oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
73-018037
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Praise for Working: "Magnificent . . . To read it is to hear America talking." --The Boston Globe "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 "Reading these stories, I started to consider my own place in the world, and understand how connected we are to one another. [Working] helped inform the choices I made in my own work." --President Barack Obama "I cannot find words to express sufficiently my admiration for Studs Terkel's Working. . . . Only an interviewer of genius, exploiting the tape recorder as hardly anyone else has done, could possibly have brought it forth." --Lewis Mumford, Praise for Working: "Magnificent . . . To read it is to hear America talking." --The Boston Globe "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 "Reading these stories, I started to consider my own place in the world, and understand how connected we are to one another. [Working] helped inform the choices I made in my own work." --President Barack Obama "I cannot find words to express sufficiently my admiration for Studs Terkel's Working. . . . Only an interviewer of genius, exploiting the tape recorder as hardly anyone else has done, could possibly have brought it forth." --Lewis Mumford
Dewey Decimal
331.2/0973/09047
Synopsis
This text takes a look at work in the 20th century, with accounts from a variety of people about their jobs., Studs 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 "Reading these stories, I started to consider my own place in the world, and understand how connected we are to one another. [ Working ] helped inform the choices I made in my own work." --President Barack Obama Perhaps Studs Terkel's best-known book, Working 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. Working received rave reviews upon its initial publication, including from the New York Times Book Review , which praised its "incredible abundance of marvelous beings" and "very special electricity and emotional power," and the Boston Globe , which called it a "magnificent book . . . a work of art," adding, "To read it is to hear America talking." Nearly fifty years after its initial publication, Working remains a deeply relevant American classic, one of the most important works of oral history ever published., Studs 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 "Reading these stories, I started to consider my own place in the world, and understand how connected we are to one another. [Working] helped inform the choices I made in my own work." --President Barack Obama Perhaps Studs Terkel's best-known book, Working 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. Working received rave reviews upon its initial publication, including from the New York Times Book Review, which praised its "incredible abundance of marvelous beings" and "very special electricity and emotional power," and the Boston Globe, which called it a "magnificent book . . . a work of art," adding, "To read it is to hear America talking." Nearly fifty years after its initial publication, Working remains a deeply relevant American classic, one of the most important works of oral history ever published., Perhaps Studs Terkel's best-known book, Working 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 timeless snapshot of people's feelings about their working lives, as well as a relevant and lasting look at how work fits into American life.
LC Classification Number
HD8072.T4
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- v***v (2062)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAlthough this book was not as described, with no picture of it in the listing, the seller communicated well and quickly gave me a full refund while letting me keep it. The minimal packaging left the book a bit vulnerable (typical for ThriftBooks), but it did arrive safely and timely. As usual, it’s hit or miss with this seller, but often times you can get great values, and their customer service is always very good. Many other sellers with millions of transactions don’t even communicate.
- 2***j (113)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI've ordered several items from this vendor now and they've always been what they were advertised as. This was no exception. Both discs were in great shape as well as their jewel cases. Delivery is good, packaging is simple but effective for what you're paying and I haven't had any get damaged. Will keep buying from this vendor because of the results so far and good prices, too.