Studs Terkel

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1) Will the circle be unbroken?: reflections on death, rebirth, and hunger for a faith

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English

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From interviews with a Hiroshima survivor, AIDS caseworker, death-row parolee, police, firefighters, emergency health workers, doctors, nurses, writers, undertakers, clergy, etc., etc.

2) Hard times: an oral history of the Great Depression

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Terkel, Studs

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xvii, 462 pages ; 21 cm

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English

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From the Publisher: In this unique re-creation of one of the most dramatic periods in modern American history, Studs Terkel recaptures the Great Depression of the 1930s in all its complexity. The book is a mosaic of memories from those who were richest to those who were most destitute: politicians like James Farley and Raymond Moley; businessmen like Bill Benton and Clement Stone; a six-day bicycle racer; artists and writers; racketeers; speakeasy...

3) Hope dies last: keeping the faith in difficult times

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Terkel, Studs

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xxix, 326 pages ; 24 cm

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English

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These interviews, with congressmen and cooks, union organizers and CEOs, students, immigrants, activists, veterans, priests and lawyers, constitute an alternative history of the American century. They form a legacy of the indefatigable spirit that Studs has always embodied, an inheritance for those who, by taking a stand, are making concrete the dreams of today - from publisher description.

4) Working: people talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do

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Terkel, Studs

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xlix, 589 pages ; 21 cm

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English

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Consisting of over one hundred interviews conducted with everyone from gravediggers to studio heads, this book provides a snapshot of people's feelings about their working lives, as well as a look at how work fits into American life.