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People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do

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Naomi K
Sep 23, 2011
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            Studs Terkel is a guy who spent most of his life recording peoples’ oral histories. In 1973 he published a collection of oral histories called Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do. I have just finished reading this book.

It is the best book I’ve read this year. I gained more pleasure and knowled…

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