P.S.
Further Thoughts from a Lifetime of Listening
Studs Terkel (Author)
November 2008
Trade Paperback · 230 Pages
$16.95 U.S.
ISBN 9781595584236
The New Press
Trade Paperback · 230 Pages
$16.95 U.S.
ISBN 9781595584236
The New Press
Recommended for These Courses
Anyone who has heard Studs Terkel's voice, never mind met him, knows the vitality of this man, the liveliness, the humor, and the largeness of spirit.
—ROBERT COLES, PULITZER PRIZE–WINNING AUTHOR OF CHILDREN OF CRISIS Studs Terkel is more than a writer, he is a national resource.
—JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH
Studs Terkel is an American treasure.
—CORNEL WEST
By now, the man requires an adjective of his own— Terkelesque.
—MARGARET ATWOOD
—ROBERT COLES, PULITZER PRIZE–WINNING AUTHOR OF CHILDREN OF CRISIS Studs Terkel is more than a writer, he is a national resource.
—JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH
Studs Terkel is an American treasure.
—CORNEL WEST
By now, the man requires an adjective of his own— Terkelesque.
—MARGARET ATWOOD
Preface: Among My Souvenirs ix
Part I
Scaring the Daylights Out of Ma Perkins, 1974 3
Dreamland, 1977 13
James Baldwin, 1961 27
“City of Hands Was Born in Mud and Fire,” Financial
Times, 2005 61
Janus: Some Portraits from Memory 67
Vince Garrity, 1974 68
Frank Tuller, in Memoriam, 1975 79
Chester Kolar 84
Stanley Cygan 86
Who's Got the Ballot?—Red Kelly, 1975 87
Ya Gotta Fight City Hall, 1973 101
If You Were God 107
Part II
Nighthawks, 1971 111
A Christmas Memory, 1973 113 Uptown 121
Suffer the Little Children, 1980 122
A Family Bar, 1979 126
Aaron Barkham 133
A Voice from a “Hey, You” Neighborhood, 1973 135
Part III
E. Y. “Yip” Harburg, 1978 147
A Gathering of Survivors, 1971–72 169
Born to Live, 1961 199
Acknowledgments 227
Sources 229
Part I
Scaring the Daylights Out of Ma Perkins, 1974 3
Dreamland, 1977 13
James Baldwin, 1961 27
“City of Hands Was Born in Mud and Fire,” Financial
Times, 2005 61
Janus: Some Portraits from Memory 67
Vince Garrity, 1974 68
Frank Tuller, in Memoriam, 1975 79
Chester Kolar 84
Stanley Cygan 86
Who's Got the Ballot?—Red Kelly, 1975 87
Ya Gotta Fight City Hall, 1973 101
If You Were God 107
Part II
Nighthawks, 1971 111
A Christmas Memory, 1973 113 Uptown 121
Suffer the Little Children, 1980 122
A Family Bar, 1979 126
Aaron Barkham 133
A Voice from a “Hey, You” Neighborhood, 1973 135
Part III
E. Y. “Yip” Harburg, 1978 147
A Gathering of Survivors, 1971–72 169
Born to Live, 1961 199
Acknowledgments 227
Sources 229
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