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Bestsellers
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Bullshit Jobs
- A Theory
- By: David Graeber
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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From best-selling writer David Graeber, a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs and their consequences....
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Incredibly disappointing...
- By Jordan Burton on 12-21-18
By: David Graeber
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Do Less
- A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Busy Moms
- By: Kate Northrup M.D.
- Narrated by: Kate Northrup M.D.
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a book for working women and mothers who are ready to release the culturally inherited belief that their worth is equal to their productivity, and instead create a personal and professional life that's based on presence, meaning, and joy....
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Wanted to like it more
- By Laurel on 05-09-19
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Flying Blind
- The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing
- By: Peter Robison
- Narrated by: Feodor Chin
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Boeing is a century-old titan of industry. It played a major role in the early days of commercial flight, World War II bombing missions, and moon landings....
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(Revised). Missing some, but informative.
- By Amazon Customer on 12-04-21
By: Peter Robison
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Janesville
- An American Story
- By: Amy Goldstein
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of what happens to an industrial town in the American heartland when its factory stills - but it's not the familiar tale....
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How did I miss this one in 2017?
- By NMwritergal on 11-25-18
By: Amy Goldstein
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Work Won't Love You Back
- How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone
- By: Sarah Jaffe
- Narrated by: Sarah Jaffe
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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A deeply-reported examination of why "doing what you love" is a recipe for exploitation, creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives....
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Book is fully disinterested in male laborers
- By Jeremy Kean on 06-05-21
By: Sarah Jaffe
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The Peter Kropotkin Anthology (Annotated)
- The Conquest of Bread, Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution, Fields, Factories and Workshops, An Appeal to the Young and The Life of Kropotkin
- By: Peter Kropotkin, CSA Publishing
- Narrated by: Lee Goettl
- Length: 24 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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The Peter Kropotkin Anthology includes The Conquest of Bread, Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution, Fields, Factories and Workshops, Appeal to the Young, and an original biography of Kropotkin titled The Life of Kropotkin....
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Worth the Listen.
- By daniel d. on 11-30-20
By: Peter Kropotkin, and others
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Bullshit Jobs
- A Theory
- By: David Graeber
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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From best-selling writer David Graeber, a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs and their consequences....
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Incredibly disappointing...
- By Jordan Burton on 12-21-18
By: David Graeber
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Do Less
- A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Busy Moms
- By: Kate Northrup M.D.
- Narrated by: Kate Northrup M.D.
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a book for working women and mothers who are ready to release the culturally inherited belief that their worth is equal to their productivity, and instead create a personal and professional life that's based on presence, meaning, and joy....
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Wanted to like it more
- By Laurel on 05-09-19
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Flying Blind
- The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing
- By: Peter Robison
- Narrated by: Feodor Chin
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Boeing is a century-old titan of industry. It played a major role in the early days of commercial flight, World War II bombing missions, and moon landings....
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(Revised). Missing some, but informative.
- By Amazon Customer on 12-04-21
By: Peter Robison
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Janesville
- An American Story
- By: Amy Goldstein
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of what happens to an industrial town in the American heartland when its factory stills - but it's not the familiar tale....
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How did I miss this one in 2017?
- By NMwritergal on 11-25-18
By: Amy Goldstein
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Work Won't Love You Back
- How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone
- By: Sarah Jaffe
- Narrated by: Sarah Jaffe
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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A deeply-reported examination of why "doing what you love" is a recipe for exploitation, creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives....
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Book is fully disinterested in male laborers
- By Jeremy Kean on 06-05-21
By: Sarah Jaffe
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The Peter Kropotkin Anthology (Annotated)
- The Conquest of Bread, Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution, Fields, Factories and Workshops, An Appeal to the Young and The Life of Kropotkin
- By: Peter Kropotkin, CSA Publishing
- Narrated by: Lee Goettl
- Length: 24 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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The Peter Kropotkin Anthology includes The Conquest of Bread, Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution, Fields, Factories and Workshops, Appeal to the Young, and an original biography of Kropotkin titled The Life of Kropotkin....
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Worth the Listen.
- By daniel d. on 11-30-20
By: Peter Kropotkin, and others
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A Collective Bargain
- Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy
- By: Jane McAlevey
- Narrated by: Jane McAlevey
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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In A Collective Bargain, longtime labor organizer, environmental activist, and political campaigner Jane McAlevey makes the case that unions are a key institution capable of taking effective action against today’s super-rich corporate class....
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Disappointing
- By Ellen on 01-26-20
By: Jane McAlevey
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Capital: Volumes 1, 2, & 3
- A Critique of Political Economy
- By: Karl Marx
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 104 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook contains all 3 volumes of Capital, a compendium that Marx's collaborator Friedrich Engels described as 'the Bible of the working class'....
By: Karl Marx
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Beaten Down, Worked Up
- The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor
- By: Steven Greenhouse
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 15 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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From the longtime New York Times labor correspondent, an in-depth look at working men and women in America, the challenges they face, and how they can be re-empowered....
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Must read
- By Amazon Customer on 10-21-20
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A History of America in Ten Strikes
- By: Erik Loomis
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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A History of America in Ten Strikes challenges all of our contemporary assumptions around labor, unions, and American workers. In this brilliant book, labor historian Erik Loomis recounts ten critical workers’ strikes in American labor history that everyone needs to know about....
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great read
- By Perscors on 03-17-19
By: Erik Loomis
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The Killing of Karen Silkwood
- The Story Behind the Kerr-McGee Plutonium Case
- By: Richard Rashke
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Richard Rashke leads us through the myriad of charges and countercharges, theories and facts, and reaches conclusions based solely on the evidence in hand....
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If you can get past the terrible narration. . .
- By Surrounded By Chocolate on 04-29-15
By: Richard Rashke
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The Meritocracy Trap
- How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite
- By: Daniel Markovits
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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A revolutionary new argument from eminent Yale Law professor Daniel Markovits attacking the false promise of meritocracy....
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A well-argued theory
- By Fountain of Chris on 09-20-19
By: Daniel Markovits
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Brotopia
- Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley
- By: Emily Chang
- Narrated by: Emily Chang
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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For women in tech, Silicon Valley is not a fantasy land of unicorns, virtual reality rainbows, and 3D-printed lollipops, where millions of dollars grow on trees. It's a "Brotopia," where men hold all the cards and make all the rules....
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Insightful, Infuriating, and Important
- By Lavina K. on 02-11-18
By: Emily Chang
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The Power of Potential
- How a Nontraditional Workforce Can Lead You to Run Your Business Better
- By: Thomas D'Eri
- Narrated by: Thomas D’Eri
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Rising Tide Car Wash in Parkland, Florida, isn’t average in any way. When Tom D’Eri and his father John bought the location in 2013, it was struggling. Now it’s one of the highest-volume washes in Florida....
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Take notes!
- By Leora S. Tilocca on 02-15-23
By: Thomas D'Eri
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For Jobs and Freedom
- Race and Labor in America Since 1865
- By: Robert H. Zieger
- Narrated by: Wayne M. Lane
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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For Jobs and Freedom: Race and Labor in America since 1865 describes the African American struggle to obtain equal rights in the workplace and organized labor's response to their demands....
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A Sobering Account of Labor and Race in American
- By Capt. Greg on 06-04-22
By: Robert H. Zieger
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The Working Poor
- Invisible in America
- By: David K. Shipler
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 15 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Nobody who works hard should be poor in America, writes Pulitzer Prize-winner David Shipler....
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Textbook Perfect Discussion of the Problem
- By Cynthia on 07-28-12
By: David K. Shipler
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From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend
- An Illustrated History of Labor in the United States
- By: Priscilla Murolo, A.B. Chitty
- Narrated by: Holly Adams
- Length: 23 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Praised for its "impressive even-handedness", From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend has set the standard for viewing American history through the prism of working people (Publishers Weekly, starred review)....
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Timely.
- By Robert Croft on 09-13-23
By: Priscilla Murolo, and others
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The Battle of Blair Mountain
- The History of America’s Largest Labor Uprising
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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As labor unions and movements began to form and coalesce in the 19th century, the tensions between workers and companies led to demonstrations, encounters, and even conflicts that descended into violence. Among those, none were larger than the colloquially known Battle of Blair Mountain....
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The War on Normal People
- By: Andrew Yang
- Narrated by: Andrew Yang
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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An eye-opening look at how new technologies are erasing millions of jobs before our eyes - and a rallying cry for the urgent steps America must take, including Universal Basic Income, to stabilize our economy....
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I Would Vote For Him
- By Tommie Sexton on 07-09-18
By: Andrew Yang
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Give People Money
- How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World
- By: Annie Lowrey
- Narrated by: Annie Lowrey
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Imagine if every month the government deposited $1,000 into your bank account, with nothing expected in return. It sounds crazy. But it has become one of the most influential and hotly debated policy ideas of our time....
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Liberal whine-fest rather than serious discussion
- By Jason on 07-25-18
By: Annie Lowrey
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American Prison
- A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
- By: Shane Bauer
- Narrated by: James Fouhey, Shane Bauer
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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After working as an entry-level prison guard at a private prison, Shane Bauer wrote an exposé about his experiences. In American Prison, Bauer weaves a much deeper reckoning with his experiences together with a thoroughly researched history of for-profit prisons in America....
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Disgusting
- By Frank on 09-23-18
By: Shane Bauer
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The Devil Is Here in These Hills
- West Virginia’s Coal Miners and Their Battle for Freedom
- By: James Green
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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From before the dawn of the 20th century until the arrival of the New Deal, one of the most protracted and deadly labor struggles in American history was waged in West Virginia....
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Phenomenal labor history, riveting narrative
- By Chris Brooks on 03-11-18
By: James Green
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Forked
- A New Standard for American Dining
- By: Saru Jayaraman
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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From James Beard Leadership Award winner Saru Jayaraman, Forked is an enlightening examination of what we don't talk about when we talk about restaurants....
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- By Christopher on 10-19-16
By: Saru Jayaraman
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A World Without Work
- Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond
- By: Daniel Susskind
- Narrated by: Daniel Susskind
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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From an Oxford economist, a visionary account of how technology will transform the world of work, and what we should do about it....
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Technology deflation through the econ lens
- By Pimpernel Sandybanks on 04-15-20
By: Daniel Susskind
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The Socialist Manifesto
- The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality
- By: Bhaskar Sunkara
- Narrated by: Benjamin Isaac
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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From one of the most prominent voices on the American left, a galvanizing argument for why we need socialism in the United States today....
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Not that radical actually
- By Evan on 05-31-19
By: Bhaskar Sunkara
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Behind the Startup
- How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality
- By: Benjamin Shestakofsky
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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Behind the Startup focuses on the role of capital and the influence of financiers. Drawing on 19 months of participant-observation research inside a successful Silicon Valley startup, this book examines how the company was organized to meet the needs of the venture capital investors who funded it.
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The Edge of Anarchy
- The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age, and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America
- By: Jack Kelly
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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The dramatic story of the explosive 1894 clash of industry, labor, and government that shook the nation and marked a turning point for America. The Edge of Anarchy offers a vivid account of the greatest uprising of working people in American history....
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Wow! every workingman should read.
- By Calemos on 01-18-20
By: Jack Kelly
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The Four-Day Workweek
- By: Robert Grosse
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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This provocative book makes a compelling case for reducing the number of workdays in a week to four. International business expert Robert Grosse draws on scholarly research to construct an appealing argument for why the four-day workweek benefits both the organization and the employee....
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Brilliantly Researched, Practical Insights
- By Wade Galt on 07-08-20
By: Robert Grosse
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The Problem with Work
- Feminism, Marxism, Antiwork Politics, and Postwork Imaginaries
- By: Kathi Weeks
- Narrated by: Courtney Patterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Problem with Work, Kathi Weeks boldly challenges the presupposition that work, or waged labor, is inherently a social and political good. Taking up Marxist and feminist critiques, Weeks proposes a postwork society that would allow people to be productive and creative....
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Maybe a good intro, but not much new here.
- By N. Pinkston on 09-11-21
By: Kathi Weeks
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The Making of the English Working Class
- By: E.P. Thompson
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 34 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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E. P. Thompson's magnum opus, The Making of the English Working Class defined early twentieth-century English social and economic history, leading many to consider him Britain's greatest postwar historian....
By: E.P. Thompson