Dw Gibson: 2 books
Not Working
People Talk About Losing a Job and Finding Their Way in Today's Changing Economy
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
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....
The Edge Becomes the Center
An Oral History of Gentrification in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
If you live in a city—and every year, more and more Americans do—you’ve seen firsthand how gentrification has transformed our surroundings, altering the way cities look, feel, cost, and even smell.Over the last few years, journalists, policymakers, critics, and historians have all tried to explain...