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|  | Who's Behind the Fast Food Counter? by Jennifer Parker Talwar
Hailing from China, the Caribbean, Latin America, and India, a colorful sea of faces has taken its place behind one of the most ubiquitous American business institutions--the fast-food counter. They have become a vital link between the growing service sector in our cities' ethnic enclaves and the multi-billion dollar global fast-food industry. For four years, sociologist Jennifer Parker Talwar went behind the counter herself and listened to immigrant fast-food workers in New York City's ethnic communities. They talked about balancing their low-paying jobs and monotonous daily reality with keeping the faith that these very jobs could be the first step on the path to the American Dream. In this original and compelling work of ethnography, Talwar shows that contrary to those arguing that the fast-food industry only represents an increasing homogenization of the American workforce, fast-food chains in immigrant communities must and do adapt to their surroundings. Rather than focusing on how ethnic communities become relatively sealed off from the larger economy, Talwar explores the interplay between globalizing mainstream forces like fast-food chains and the immigrant communities of our largest and most diverse cities. AUTHOR: Jennifer Parker Talwar
PUBLISHER: Westview Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | The Other Woman by Paula Barbieri
Description not available.The former girlfriend of O.J. Simpson reveals the real O.J., describing what happened during the explosive days before the trial and her daily visits with him during the criminal trial, in this honest and compelling memoir. Tour. AUTHOR: Paula Barbieri
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Something for Nothing by T. J. Jackson Lears
Description not available.A provocative alternate history of America reveals how the nation's culture of control is entwined with its culture of chance, revealing how American risk-taking, luck, and gambling have impacted the nation's politics, social life, and economy. 20,000 first printing. AUTHOR: T. J. Jackson Lears
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Haynes Ford Probe 1989-1992 by J. H. Haynes
Haynes disassembles every subject vehicle and documents every step with thorough instructions and clear photos. Haynes repair manuals are used by the pros, but written for the do-it-yourselfer. AUTHOR: J. H. Haynes
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Manhattan Directory of Private Nursery Schools by Marcy Braun, Victoria Goldman
Description not available.The revised, updated fifth edition of the popular guide to New York's best nursery schools covers tuition, hours, admissions, facilities, and educational approaches. Original. AUTHOR: Marcy Braun, Victoria Goldman
PUBLISHER: Soho Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Great Expectations by Adrian Pinnington, Alan Sillitoe, Beth Klischer, Charles Dickens, Cheryl Weikel
Dickens's tale of the orphan, Pip, and his mysterious benefactor provides a grotesque but pointed comedy that explores the many levels of English society with insight and sympathy as well as a satiric eye. AUTHOR: Adrian Pinnington, Alan Sillitoe, Beth Klischer, Charles Dickens, Cheryl Weikel
PUBLISHER: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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