Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do
A deep penetration of American thought and feeling . . . A celebration of individuals . . . A masterpiece.  --Los Angeles TimesAn enormous amount of exciting material. . . . An incredible abundance of marvelous beings. . . . A very special electricity and emotional power. --The New York Times Book ReviewAn impressive achievement . . . A very valuable document. No journalist alive wields a tape recorded as effectively as Studs Terkel.   --NewsweekRemarkable . . . the range is enormous. . . . Work is the theme and we learn a lot about these trades. --The Wall Street JournalSplendid . . . 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.  --Business WeekThe real American experience . . . The poetry of real people . . . The hardness of real lives . . . A grand subject and a splendid book.  --Chicago Daily News[A] magnificent book . . .. A work of art. To read it is to hear America talking.  --Boston Globe