{"product_id":"working-studs-terkel-9781565843424","title":"Working: People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Studs Terkel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1565843428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565843424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/17\/2008 pg. 20","brand":"Studs Terkel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055586111743,"sku":"9781565843424","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b4700593-35a3-41ac-9110-b30d645e0ed9.jpg?v=1685036641","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/working-studs-terkel-9781565843424","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}