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

Working by Studs Terkel

Perhaps Studs Terkel's best-known book, Working is a compelling, fascinating look at jobs and the people who do them. Consisting of over one hundred interviews conducted with everyone from gravediggers to studio heads, this book provides a moving snapshot of people's feelings about their working lives, as well as a timeless look at how work fits into American life.

Working has become a musical and an inspiration for Barack Obama’s Netflix series Working: What We Do All Day. An incredible document of everyday workers, and a model of what can be done with collected oral histories.