{"product_id":"p-s-further-thoughts-from-a-lifetime-of-listening","title":"P.S.: Further Thoughts from a Lifetime of Listening","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis \"electrifying\" collection of unpublished work demonstrates the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's \"great gift for tapping into the lifeblood of America\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Millions of Studs Terkel fans have come to know the prize-winning oral historian through his landmark books--\"\u003ci\u003eThe Good War\u003c\/i\u003e\", \u003ci\u003eHard Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorking\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWill the Circle Be Unbroken?\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. Few people realize, however, that much of Studs's best work was not collected into these thematic volumes and has, in fact, never been published. \u003ci\u003eP.S.\u003c\/i\u003e brings together these significant and fascinating writings for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The pieces in \u003ci\u003eP.S.\u003c\/i\u003e reflect Terkel's wide-ranging interests and travels, as well as his abiding connection to his hometown, Chicago. Here we have a fascinating conversation with James Baldwin, possibly Terkel's finest interview with an author; pieces on the colorful history and culture of Chicago; vivid portraits of Terkel's heroes and cohorts (including an insightful and still timely interview with songwriter Yip Harburg, known for his \"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime\"); and the transcript of Terkel's famous broadcast on the Depression, the moving chronicle that would later develop into \u003ci\u003eHard Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A fitting postscript to a lifetime of listening, \u003ci\u003eP.S.\u003c\/i\u003e is a truly Terkelesque display of the author's extraordinary range of talent and the amazing people he spoke to.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStuds Terkel (1912-2008) was an award-winning author and radio broadcaster. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRace: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDivision Street: America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eComing of Age: Growing Up in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTalking to Myself: A Memoir of My Times\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003e\"The Good War\" An Oral History of World War II\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWorking: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Studs Terkel Reader: My American Century\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmerican Dreams: Lost and Found\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Studs Terkel Interviews: Film and Theater\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWill the Circle Be Unbroken?: Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGiants of Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Troubled Times\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAnd They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTouch and Go: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eP.S.: Further Thoughts from a Lifetime of Listening\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eStuds Terkel's Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50421146222866,"sku":"9781595584236","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bfaf39bc-9b4a-42b6-98c4-775408219b46.jpg?v=1729502913","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/p-s-further-thoughts-from-a-lifetime-of-listening","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}