Men and women representing a variety of occupations, describe the daily routine of their jobs and express their grievances, aims, and dreams
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<b>A Pulitzer Prize winner interviews workers, from policemen to piano tuners: “Magnificent . . . To read it is to hear America talking.” —<i>The Boston Globe</i></b><br> <br><i>A National Book Award Finalist and </i>New York Times<i> bestseller</i><br> <br> Studs Terkel’s classic oral history <i>Working</i> 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 <i>New York Times</i> journalist Adam Cohen (<i>Forbes</i>).<br> <br> “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.” —<i>Business Week</i><br> <br> “The talk in <i>Working</i> is good talk—earthy, passionate, honest, sometimes tender, sometimes crisp, juicy as reality, seasoned with experience.” —<i>The Washington Post</i>
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