# Studs Terkel rec, please!

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 24, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studs-terkel-rec-please/482827 "2009-01-24T21:20:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![PeacePlease](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@PeacePlease](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeacePlease)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studs-terkel-rec-please/482827/1 "2009-01-24T21:20:44Z")

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After re-reading World War Z (great book!), I’ve realized that I really like the writing style of the interview. I understand that Mr. Terkel is famous for this.

Can anyone give me a good book of his to start with? Should I just go with the one about WWII?

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studs-terkel-rec-please/482827/2 "2009-01-24T21:26:29Z")

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The only one I’ve read is American Dreams: Lost and Found, which I enjoyed very much. But his definitive work is supposed to be Working.

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**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studs-terkel-rec-please/482827/3 "2009-01-25T01:19:21Z")

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Division Street USA is also a good choice

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**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studs-terkel-rec-please/482827/4 "2009-01-25T02:26:38Z")

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Read all of it, but take a few years – there’s no hurry. Terkel is like Joseph Mitchell – you lose a lot if you try to cram decades into weeks.

In any event, start with Working.

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**Author:** ![PeacePlease](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@PeacePlease](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeacePlease)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studs-terkel-rec-please/482827/5 "2009-01-25T03:40:47Z")

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Thanks for the recommends you fine people. I think I’ll start with _Working_!