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remarkable and strangely moving.” . . Ordinary people discuss their jobs with extraordinary candor.” . -- US Weekly
“In the age of advanced spin, this book accomplishes a very rare thing. more revealing than any theories a sociologist could concoct.” .
-- The Industry Standard
“Entertaining, sobering, validating . . It actually lets workers speak for themselves. . .
remarkable and strangely moving.” . It actually lets workers speak for themselves. .
remarkable and strangely moving.” . -- Susan Faludi, The Village Voice
“I love this book! It's surprising and entertaining and makes the world seem like a bigger and more interesting place. One feels proud to live in the same country as the people in this book.” Gig manages to document everyday life and give pure narrative pleasure at the same time. -- Ira Glass, host of This American Life
“A fascinating compilation of what people bring to their work.
“Amazing . . Ordinary people discuss their jobs with extraordinary candor.” . -- US Weekly
“In the age of advanced spin, this book accomplishes a very rare thing.
“Amazing . . .
. . remarkable and strangely moving.” . .
. For all their variety, they -- Andrew Ross, director, American Studies Program at New York University
“Emotional and eye-opening, each compelling description offers insight about the job itself and, more important, an intimate view of a book that uses only the strength of the human voice to tell an American story -- sometimes dark, always fascinating.” -- USA Today
“The accounts are wonderfully revealing, with gritty and almost shockingly honest detail.
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