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Terkel, Studs. Hope Dies Last: Keeping Faith in Difficult Times.(Book Review)(Brief Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
Nov. 2003. 400p. New Press, $25.95 (1-56584-837-3). 920.073.
A master oral historian, indefatigable humanist, and charming raconteur, Terkel has always tackled the big questions of poverty, race, war, work, and, in Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (2001), death. In his newest collection of conversations, he speaks with socially conscious individuals--some famous, others best described as extraordinary ordinary folks--about hope, Where does hope spring from? How does hope sustain us? How does one instill hope in others? Terkel talks with objectors, dissenters, observers, protestors, and do-gooders to find out what makes these committed and generous souls tick. He speaks with Ohio congressman and Democratic ...
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