Talking to myself: a memoir of my times

Studs Terkel

Pantheon Books, Apr 1, 1977 - Biography & Autobiography - 316 pages

Terkel offers the reader an autobiography of our times--the stirring story of a man whose life has been so vivid that its telling mirrors the events of our century. From Mahalia Jackson to Bertrand Russell, from Martin Luther King, Jr. to Federico Fellini, Studs has met them all and captured their voices for the reader.

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TALKING TO MYSELF: A Memoir Of My Times

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Talking to himself, Terkel is laconic, wry, sometimes baffling. He needs his machinery, his Sony and his Uher. ("I have a theory. I am a nco-Cartesian: I tape therefore I am.") He will reveal himself ...

Contents

• The Visit: 3
• Dreamland: 10
• Do You Like Bruegel?: 21

Bibliographic information

• Title: Talking to myself: a memoir of my times; A Kangaroo book
• Author: Studs Terkel
• Publisher: Pantheon Books, 1977
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Feb 26, 2008
• Length: 316 pages
• Subjects: Authors, American; Authors, American - 20th century; Authors, American/ 20th century/ Biography; Biography & Autobiography / Editors, Journalists, Publishers; Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Literary; Broadcasters; Broadcasters - United States; Broadcasters/ United States/ Biography; Literary Criticism / American / General; Radio broadcasters; Terkel, Studs