Working

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