Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Recommendations

Working by Studs Terkel and Gig, by Bowe, et. al., can be really fascinating books to read. I've not read either book cover-to-cover, but I'm working on it in a piecemeal fashion. To that end, I'd like to get your recommendations for the best (i.e., most interesting) entries to read. Leave your vote in the comments section and tell me why you think it's worth my time.

My votes (so far):

Pretzel Vendor Isabelle Quinones in Gig: I was fascinated by the way she speaks so casually about both stealing from her employer -- about whom she also speaks quite highly, saying "he is a really good man - truly benevolent" -- and starting an affair with a co-worker, which (of course) ends badly.

Garbarge Man Roy Schmidt in Working: I was intrigued by how he found meaning in his work and enjoyed it much more than the "office job" he'd previously worked. In addition, I appreciated the way he described the physicality of the back-breaking work he does.

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