Working People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do

Name: Working People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do
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ISBN: 9780345325693

ISBN-10: 0345325699

ISBN-13: 9780345325693

Edition: N/A

Authors: Studs Terkel

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Studs Turkel 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, Turkel has created a rich and unique document that is as simple as conversation, but as subtle and heartfelt as the meaning of our lives....

Book details

List price: $6.95
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/12/1985
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 768
Size: 4.25" wide x 7.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

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?
The Commercial
Cleaning Up
Watching
The Demon Lover
Appearance
Counting
Footwork
Just a Housewife
The Quiet Life
Brokers
Bureaucracy
Organizer
The Sporting Life
In Charge
Ma and Pa Courage
Reflections on Idleness and Retirement
The Age of Charlie Blossom
Cradle to the Grave
The Quiz Kid and the Carpenter
In Search of a Calling
Second Chance
Fathers and Sons
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