{"product_id":"9781595587404","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Further Thoughts from a Lifetime of Listening","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis “electrifying” collection of unpublished work demonstrates the Pulitzer Prize–winning author’s “great gift for tapping into the lifeblood of America”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\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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.","brand":"New Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151225635056,"sku":"9781595587404","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781595587404_p0.jpg?v=1769901763","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781595587404","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}