Books like Working
Working by Studs Terkel reads as empathetic, journalistic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Hard times
Studs Terkel · 1970
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America is in the heart
Carlos Bulosan · 1946
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A Russian Journal
John Steinbeck · 1999
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The Road
Jack London · 1907
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Bound for Glory
Woody Guthrie · 1943
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Down and Out in Paris and London
George Orwell · 1933
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Barracoon
Zora Neale Hurston · 2004
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Quarto de Despejo
Carolina Maria de Jesus · 1960
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Makes Me Wanna Holler
Nathan McCall · 1994
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The Sex Lives of African Women
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah · 2022
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Mothers & daughters
Tillie Olsen · 1987
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Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington · 2002
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