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

received rave reviews upon its initial publication, including from the , which praised its “incredible abundance of marvelous beings” and “very special electricity and emotional power,” and the , which called it a “magnificent book . . . a work of art,” adding, “To read it is to hear America talking.” Nearly fifty years after its initial publication, remains a deeply relevant American classic, one of the most important works of oral history ever published.