Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Nomadland Nomadland Jessica Bruder "From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely … OL19715284W
Nomadland Nomadland Jessica Bruder From the North Dakota beet fields to California's National Forest campgrounds to Amazon's Texas CamperForce program, employers have discovered a new low-cost labor pool: transient older Americans. Wi… OL19735670W
The end of Eddy The end of Eddy Édouard Louis "An autobiographical novel about growing up gay in a working-class town in Picardy. "Every morning in the bathroom I would repeat the same phrase to myself over and over again. Today I'm really gonna… OL20054895W
Le quai de Ouistreham Le quai de Ouistreham Florence Aubenas Afin de mieux appréhender la réalité du travail aujourd'hui, F. Aubenas quitte temporairement son poste de reporter au Nouvel observateur pour adopter les conditions de vie des Français sans ressourc… OL20865306W
Death is not an option Death is not an option Bette A. Grey "The stories contained in this book are the stories of those who probably died prematurely through no fault of their own. They were simply human beings who were not afforded access to health care." OL28588768W
American exceptionalism, American anxiety American exceptionalism, American anxiety Jonathan A. Glickstein "The Mythology of nineteenth-century American economic exceptionalism trumpeted the positive work incentives prevailing in a society of scarce labor, weak class barriers, and abundant opportunity. Th… OL4083048W
Camera man's journey Camera man's journey Julian A. Dimock "A poignant collection of 155 photographs, Camera Man's Journey takes us to a place at once familiar and foreign. Set in the South early in the twentieth century, these photographs bridge a distance … OL6215243W