The Way We Work: Contemporary Writings from the American Workplace

This collection contains 42 personal narratives, essays, poems, and short stories about the American workplace and how Americans view their jobs. Scheckner (literature, Ramapo College) and Boyes (U. of Richmond) include pieces by writers such as Tom Wolfe, Rick Bass, Ha Jin, Philip Levine, and Mona Simpson, as well as lesser-known writers who describe experiences in occupations from industrial poultry farm worker to bus driver to stripper. Writings were chosen from magazines, journals, books, and submissions. There is no index. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)