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Books That Shaped Work in America

In honor of its Centennial in 2013, the Department of Labor, in partnership with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, is developing a list of Books that Shaped Work in America.
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Poor Richard Improved and the Way to Wealth
Poor Richard Improved and the Way to Wealth
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The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
The Wealth of Nations
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Adam Smith
The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
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Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
McGuffey's Newly Revised Eclectic Primer
McGuffey's Newly Revised Eclectic Primer
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
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Frederick Douglass
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
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Herman Melville
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman)
Leaves of Grass
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Walt Whitman
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
9
Louisa May Alcott
Mark, the Match Boy
Mark, the Match Boy
10
Roughing It
Roughing It
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Life on the Mississippi (Mark Twain)
Life on the Mississippi
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Mark Twain
How the Other Half Lives
How the Other Half Lives
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Industrial Democracy
Industrial Democracy
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The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
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Upton Sinclair
The Principles of Scientific Management
The Principles of Scientific Management
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O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
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Willa Cather
The Song of the Lark
The Song of the Lark
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Democracy and Education
Democracy and Education
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My Antonia by Willa Cather
My Antonia by Willa Cather
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The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
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Edith Wharton
Oil by Upton Sinclair
Oil by Upton Sinclair
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The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
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Pearl S. Buck
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey
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THE GENERAL THEORY OF EMPLOYMENT, INTEREST, AND MONEY by John Maynard
THE GENERAL THEORY OF EMPLOYMENT, INTEREST, AND MONEY by John Maynard
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How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
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Dale Carnegie
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
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Ayn Rand
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
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John Steinbeck
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Zora Neale Hurston
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
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John Steinbeck
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
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Richard Wright
AN AMERICAN DILEMMA by Gunnar Myrdal
AN AMERICAN DILEMMA by Gunnar Myrdal
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Bicycle Thieves (Luigi Bartolini)
Bicycle Thieves
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Luigi Bartolini
The Seven Storey Mountain
The Seven Storey Mountain
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Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
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Arthur Miller
Thieves' Market
Thieves' Market
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Executive Suite
Executive Suite
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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
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On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront
39
Profiles in Courage
Profiles in Courage
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