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title: "Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do Paperback – February 28, 1997"
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# Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do Paperback – February 28, 1997

**Brand:** studs terkel
**Price:** € 32.10
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- **What is this?** Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do Paperback – February 28, 1997 by studs terkel
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Intriguing
  

*by R***O on Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2021*

This book was originally published in 1972, and made quite a sensation.  I was in college at the time, and, having worked in a gas station for five years, was intrigued.  However, while I read several reviews, I never got around to actually reading the book--until now.  What I found so intriguing was what Mr. Terkel did--interview a number of common Americans who worked in mostly mundane, low-paying jobs (such as I had), and, in using their own words told their story.Louis "Studs" Terkel was a writer who liked people, especially people who worked hard for a living.  Besides being one of heck of writer, he was also an actor, and radio personality. He received the Pulitzer for Literature in 1985 for "The Good War--An Oral History of World War Two".  He was nicknamed "Studs" while acting in a play with another person named Louis. To keep the two straight, the director gave Terkel the nickname "Studs", after the fictional character he was playing—Studs Lonigan.Besides interviewing common workers--coal minors, steel workers, janitors, itinerant farm workers, nurses, barbers, airline stewardesses, telephone operators, gravediggers, etc., he also interviewed people in high-end jobs--business executives, coaches, professional athletes, school teachers, lawyers, stock brokers, a studio head, and a media personality (film critic Pauline Kael).  In particular, Ms Kael's comments about working people are most telling; she knew of the endless, mind-numbing hours of being a common worker, because earlier in her career she had been one.  While this book is imminently quotable, I have chosen Ms. Kael's comments because they summarize best what it's like to be a bottom-level worker: "I've spent most of my life working at jobs I hated.  I've worked at boring office jobs.  I never felt they were demeaning, but they exhausted my energy and spirit.  I do think that most people work at jobs that mechanize them and depersonalize them. . . ."This book is endlessly fascinating, but at 589 pages takes time and patience to wade through.  Still, if you've ever been a bottom-level worker, or wish to know what it's like, you will appreciate the truth that is contained in these pages.  Five stars

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Treasure
  

*by O***L on Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2023*

Author signed copy from someone's personal collection...WINNING!!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great book about working!
  

*by C***R on Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2023*

Having my son read about different jobs.

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