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

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

Studs Terkel

640 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

nonfiction biography history sociology reflective slow-paced
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A Pulitzer Prize winner interviews workers, from policemen to piano tuners: "Magnificent . . . To read it is to hear America talking." --The Boston Globe A National Book Award Finalist and New York Times bestseller Studs Terkel's classic oral his...

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reflective 100%
informative 78%
emotional 42%
funny 42%
inspiring 35%
challenging 28%
hopeful 28%
lighthearted 21%
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medium 28%

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