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1	Empire Falls more books like this by Richard Russo In Richard Russo's lengthy fifth novel--this one set in a small Maine town--the Empire Grill provides the focus for the town's inhabitants, who include Miles Roby, who manages the place; Francine Whiting, the wealthy woman who owns it; Jimmy the cop; and Miles's large, eccentric, and often comic extended family. Many plots intertwine as the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Ava's Man more books like this by Rick Bragg Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Rick Bragg was born a year after his maternal grandfather died in 1958, but resurrects him here, in this portrait of the grandfather he never knew. Researching the life of this much-loved patriarch brings Bragg to the Appalachian foothills, and back in time to a South that is no more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Sons & Lovers more books like this by D H Lawrence Based very closely on D.H. Lawrence's own life, SONS AND LOVERS (1913) tells the story of young Paul Morel, son of the troubled union of an educated, upwardly mobile mother and an ill-tempered, unlettered coal miner father who speaks in a broad dialect. Although in later life Lawrence regretted his brutal portrait of his father, the hero of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Cloudstreet more books like this by Tim Winton Told in fiery Australian working-class colloquialisms, this is the story of two families who are thrown together in a rambling house. Marked by tragedy and dealing with the extremes of the human condition, it is a work of wonder and miracles--a sprawling saga of renewal and affirmation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.04! \| first editions
5	America America more books like this by Ethan Canin From the bestselling author of "The Palace Thief" and "Carry Me Across the Water" comes a stunning novel, set in the Nixon era and today, about a great family, a political tragedy, and the impact of fate on history. see all copies from $11.00! new only from $14.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Last Orders more books like this by Graham Swift Four Londoners journey to Kent to fulfill a friend's dying wish that his ashes be scattered into the sea. Winner of the 1996 Booker Prize. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Tell Me a Riddle more books like this by Tillie Olsen Celebrated, influential, and widely anthologized short stories by Tillie Olsen. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Road to Wigan Pier more books like this by George Orwell George Orwell eloquently evokes the lives of poor miners and laborers in the north of England during the 1930s. As always, Orwell is violently critical of the English class structure, and dedicated to the concept of socialism as a cure for that country's ills. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $7.95! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Making of the English Working Class more books like this by Edward P Thompson E. P. Thompson examines the period from 1870 to 1932, when historical forces and processes, including the Industrial Revolution, brought about the working class as a separate and identifiable group in England. see all copies from $7.55! new only from $16.44! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Trash more books like this by Dorothy Allison This new edition of Dorothy Allison's collection of autobiographical stories contains new material. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Martin Eden more books like this by Jack London In Jack London's classic novel, a young, ambitious, and idealistic sailor tries to make it as a writer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Three Lives more books like this by Gertrude Stein The revered intellect and feminist Gertrude Stein brings readers an intriguing portrait of three immigrant women, whose subjugation through poverty and cultural and racial discrimination forced them to become domestic workers to survive. This Enriched Classics edition supplements the original text with a revealing Introduction and notes that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America more books like this by Katherine S Newman, Victor Tan Chen This urgent examination of the lives of millions of hardworking Americans--neither poor nor middle class, but who live without a safety net--gives voice to the 57 million Americans who are sandwiched between the poor and middle classes. see all copies from $4.92! new only from $14.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Working more books like this by Studs Terkel A national treasure, radio legend Studs Terkel first made his name in his home town of Chicago, conducting tens of thousands of radio interviews over several decades. (He even interviewed Bob Dylan in the early '60s.) In WORKING, Terkel lets the tape roll as people talk about their jobs--an oral history approach which, though he did not invent it, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $70.84! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The Football Factory more books like this by King see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.85! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Corrosion of Character: The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism more books like this by Prof. Richard Sennett Drawing on interviews with dismissed IBM executives in New York, bakers in a Boston bakery, a barmaid turned advertising executive, and countless other workers, Sennett studies the effects of the new capitalism throughout the world. see all copies from $3.99! new only from $7.25! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream more books like this by Ross Douthat, Reihan Salam Blending history, analysis, and fresh, often controversial recommendations, the authors argue that it is time to move beyond the Reagan legacy and the mindset of the current Republican power structure. see all copies from $13.20! new only from $13.20! \| SVS
18 view cover	Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman more books like this by Ning L T'Ai-T'ai, Ida Pruitt (Editor), Lao T'Ai-T'ai Ning see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Silent Lady more books like this by Catherine Cookson Her major new novel, written in 1997 when the most remarkable author of our time was nearing the end of her life. The woman who presented herself at the offices of the respectable firm of London solicitors was, the receptionist decided, clearly a vagrant who had been sleeping on the streets. When she asked to see the firm’ s senior partner, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions
20 view cover	Tilly Trotter more books like this by Catherine Cookson An epic trilogy set during the reign of Queen Victoria. It follows the fortunes of a young girl from a small village in Tyneside, to a new life in America as the wife of a wealthy man, only to return and encounter the enmity of her former neighbors and townspeople. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.76! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Working: People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do more books like this by Studs Terkel In the first trade paperback edition of his national bestseller, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Studs Terkel presents "the real American experience" ("Chicago Daily News")--"a magnificent book. . . . A work of art. To read it is to hear America talking" ("Boston Globe"). see all copies from $4.99! new only from $9.36! \| signed copies \| SVS
22	Wingless Bird more books like this by Catherine Cookson Catherine Cookson has created another extraordinary heroine in this wonderful turn-of-the-century romance. The daughter of a middle-class shopkeeper becomes a genteel Lady when she marries a wealthy young gentleman, but her peaceful life is shattered with the outbreak of World War I. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.10! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Pure as the Lily more books like this by Catherine Cookson Mary Walton was the apple of her da's eye. For long now he had been out of work, and Mary was his only comfort during those dark years of the Depression, when unemployment and a nagging, ambitious wife gnawed away at his self-respect. Once he was a man who had held his head high with Geordie pride; now his only hope was ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions
24	My Beloved Son more books like this by Catherine Cookson Joe is so overwhelmed by his mother's overbearing attentions that he is unable to find love with another woman--until he meets Maggie. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Making a New Deal: Industrial Workers in Chicago, 1919-1939 more books like this by Lizabeth Cohen This book examines how it was possible and what it meant for ordinary factory workers to become effective unionists and national political participants by the mid-1930s. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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