These materials were selected to help readers further explore
the 2011-2013 theme and books.
We will be updating these offerings throughout the year. Please share suggestions for additional resources at booksoftheyear@uaa.alaska.edu. The Working Poor: Invisible in America |
Materials are organized in the following categories: -Chapter Summaries with Discussion Questions- |
| Chapter 1: Money and Its Opposite |
| Chapter 2: Work Doesn't Work |
| Chapter 3: Importing the Third World |
| Chapter 4: Harvest of Shame |
| Chapter 5: The Daunting Workplace |
| Chapter 6: Sins of the Fathers |
| Chapter 7: Kinship |
| Chapter 8: Body and Mind |
| Chapter 9: Dreams |
| Chapter 10: Work Works |
| Chapter 11: Skill and Will |
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Click HERE to visit the Random House website. Resources include short video clips of David Shipler speaking about the book, and a book excerpt and author interview.
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Videos Radio |
Click HERE visit the W.W. Norton & Company website. Resources book excerpts, author interviews, and related articles.
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CBS 60 Minutes
-- "Inside the Collapse." Click HERE to watch Part 1 of a 2-part story featuring Michael Lewis explaining the financial crisis. Running time 16 minutes.
-- "Inside the Collapse." Click HERE to watch Part 2 of a 2-part story featuring Michael Lewis explaining the financial crisis. Running time: 8 minutes.
PBS Charlie Rose
Click HEREto watch Michael Lewis's interview with Charlie Rose. Running time: 52 minutes.
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National Public Radio / Fresh Air with Terry Gross
Click HERE to listen to Terry Gross interviewing Michael Lewis on March 16, 2010.
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