Poignant true stories of resilience, determination, and the search for fulfillment Inspired by Studs Terkel's "Working" and by James Agee and Walker Evans' "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men," DW Gibson sets off on a journey across the United States to interview Americans who have lost their jobs. Here is the mortgage broker who arrived at work to find the door to his office building padlocked, the human resources executive who laid off a couple hundred people before being laid off herself, the husband who was laid off two weeks after his wife learned she was pregnant, the wife who was forced to lay off her husband. In telling the stories of people who could be our neighbors, our friends, our relatives, "Not Working"holds up a mirror to our times, showing us the individuals behind the unemployment statistics--their fears and hopes--and offering a map for navigating our changing economy. With an extraordinary mix of pathos, anger, solidarity, and humor, it brings clarity--and humanity--to the national conversation. For information about the companion documentary film, "Not Working: The Pulse of the Great Recession, "please visit ffh.films.com/title/55494.
How inactivity can be a necessary and creative condition to a life worth living.
Born out of author Derek Coburn's frustration with having spent thousands of fruitless hours attending traditional networking events, this book offers fresh, effective, unconventional strategies for growing and nurturing a powerful network.
Describes now the "normal" nowadays is not working toward Christian values and explains that simple adjustments can help realign lives towards more fulfilling paths.
Describes the state of postwar development policy in Africa that has channeled billions of dollars in aid but failed to either reduce poverty or increase growth, offering a hopeful vision of how to address the problem.
This guide book is filled with practical advice to help you curb your obsessions and build boundaries between your work, your job, and your life.
Not Working: An Oral History of the Unemployed
Learn how to spot brain degeneration and stop it before it's too late. Kharrazian teaches you strategies to save and improve brain function, as well as simple diet and lifestyle changes that can profoundly impact your brain health.--
An independent toddler get's easily frustrated when he struggles do something for himself and loudly declares "Its not working Daddy, its not working".
Then she continued enumerating a list of California's new welfare rules: Parents who do not produce their ... Surrounded by a roomful of working people who were daily living with the reality that work does not protect a family from the ...
His name is Francis 'cause he's like...Francis. That band is called The Pernicious Unicats. I did not name it.” Her short bangs rest just above her dark eyebrows. She's 33 and originally from Ohio. Her grandfather was an engineer for ...