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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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Studs Terkel - WorkingBit of a picker-upper as it's huge and is not a story, just a series of interviews with people about how they feel about their jobs in 1970's America.
It covers the entire spectrum from hookers to high-flyers, street-cleaners to stars, cab drivers to criminals.
Shamefully, I only heard of the guy after he died last year so got his book immediately.
Dont know if qualfiies as obscure but Amazon took ages to get it as it was supposedly out of print.
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ps - Gaiman is outstanding - you'll find no shortage of his fans on here.
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