Books and Beyond: Labour day 2018

Karen and Louisa celebrate Labour Weekend with books about labour and labouring, from ancient Rome to the Victorian mills of Dickens’s Hard Times, even a thriller set during Auckland’s waterfront dispute, Jonothan Cullinane’s Red Herring.

Listen to this episode of Books and Beyond on the Auckland Libraries podcast.

Books mentioned in the show:

• Samuel Duncan Parnell - a legacy: the 8 hour day, Labour Day and time off by Paul Corliss
• North and South by Mrs Gaskell  
• David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
• Hard Times by Charles Dickens
• Orgy planner wanted: odd jobs and curious callings in the ancient world by Vicki León
• Screw work, break free: how to launch your own money-making idea in 30 days by John Williams
• Would you believe - bed testers get paid to sleep: and other jammy jobs by Richard Platt
• Careers for introverts & other solitary types by Blythe Camenson
• Careers for perfectionists & other meticulous types by Blythe Camenson
• Red Herring by Jonothan Cullinane
• Just Kids by Patti Smith
• Nickel and Dimed: on (not) getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich

And online:

• Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, an online encyclopedia created by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
• The jobs 13 famous writers had before they became best-selling authors retrieved from Bustle.com 

Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond.

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