Terkel, Studs, Talking To Myself: A Memoir Of My Times
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About the Author:
Studs Terkel (1912–2008) was an award-winning author and radio broadcaster. He is the author of Race: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession; Division Street: America, Coming of Age: Growing Up in the Twentieth Century; Talking to Myself: A Memoir of My Times; “The Good War”: An Oral History of World War II; Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do; The Studs Terkel Reader: My American Century; American Dreams: Lost and Found; The Studs Terkel Interviews: Film and Theater; Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression; Will the Circle Be Unbroken?: Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith; Giants of Jazz; Hope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Troubled Times; And They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey; Touch and Go: A Memoir; P.S.: Further Thoughts from a Lifetime of Listening; and Studs Terkel’s Chicago, all published by The New Press. He was a member of the Academy of Arts and Letters and a recipient of a Presidential National Humanities Medal, the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, a George Polk Career Award, and the National Book Critics Circle 2003 Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award.
Review:
A magnificent book. . . It's a privilege to share Studs Terkel's experiences. . . Few autobiographies have been as equally moving and funny as this one. -- Nora Sayre
A roller coaster of a book, with glorious company for the ride. -- Cosmopolitan
Marvelous. -- John Leonard
Simply grand company. -- Boston Globe
What a delight to bone up on recent history, as seen through the eyes of this witty and perceptive participant. -- Jessica Mitford
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- PublisherPantheon Books
- Publication date1977
- ISBN 10 0394411021
- ISBN 13 9780394411026
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages316
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