Working: People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do - Studs Terkel

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). \nA Pulitzer Prize winner interviews workers, from policemen to piano tuners: Magnificent . . . To read it is to hear America talking. --The Boston Globe \nA National Book Award Finalist and New York Times bestseller \n \n 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). \n \n 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 \n \n The talk in Working is good talk--earthy, passionate, honest, sometimes tender, sometimes crisp, juicy as reality, seasoned with experience. --The Washington Post\n