Praise for Thomas Geoghegan's previous books:
"From his first, magnificent book straight through to this one, Tom Geoghegan has written about the labor movement in America with truly unmatched eloquence, self-reflection, and even wit (not easy, that last one). All that and--he is right. I hope the right people listen."
--Michael Tomasky
"Tom Geoghegan has now spent four decades in one of America's most unusual dual careers. On the one hand, he is a labor lawyer (on the side of the good guys), fighting to protect workers' rights in a severely antiunion era. On the other hand, he is a skilled essayist and memoirist, who has chronicled the lives of baby-boomers with elegance and wistful humor. In Only One Thing Can Save Us, he argues for a 'new kind of labor movement.' But 'argues' is really the wrong word, as he makes his case in his usual manner and distinctive voice."
--Michael Kinsley
""Which Side Are You On?" is one of the finest nonfiction books by a contemporary author I've ever read. It's incredibly informative, frequently moving, loaded with fresh insights, and often laugh-out-loud funny. A delightful book about the labor movement: it sounds like an oxymoron, but in Geoghegan's case it's an accomplishment."
--Hendrik Hertzberg, NewYorker.com
"Most diverting...[Geoghegan] has the great virtue of being witty and ironic--and to the point...A necessary primer."
--Jurek Martin, "Financial Times"
"Clever and immensely appealing."
--Katha Pollitt, "The Nation"
"Quirky, brilliant...Inspiring...unparalleled in the literature of American labor."
--"The New York Times"
"A brilliant book."
--"The Washington Post"
"Delightful reading."
--Barbara Ehrenreich
"So skillfully written, so witty--and so scathing--that it seems bound to grip even those who find the labor movement boring."
--"Businessweek"
Praise for Thomas Geoghegan's previous books: "From his first, magnificent book straight through to this one, Tom Geoghegan has written about the labor movement in America with truly unmatched eloquence, self-reflection, and even wit (not easy, that last one). All that and--he is right. I hope the right people listen."
--Michael Tomasky
"Tom Geoghegan has now spent four decades in one of America's most unusual dual careers. On the one hand, he is a labor lawyer (on the side of the good guys), fighting to protect workers' rights in a severely antiunion era. On the other hand, he is a skilled essayist and memoirist, who has chronicled the lives of baby-boomers with elegance and wistful humor. In Only One Thing Can Save Us, he argues for a 'new kind of labor movement.' But 'argues' is really the wrong word, as he makes his case in his usual manner and distinctive voice."
--Michael Kinsley
"
Which Side Are You On? is one of the finest nonfiction books by a contemporary author I've ever read. It's incredibly informative, frequently moving, loaded with fresh insights, and often laugh-out-loud funny. A delightful book about the labor movement: it sounds like an oxymoron, but in Geoghegan's case it's an accomplishment."
--Hendrik Hertzberg, NewYorker.com
"Most diverting...[Geoghegan] has the great virtue of being witty and ironic--and to the point...A necessary primer."
--Jurek Martin,
Financial Times "Clever and immensely appealing."
--Katha Pollitt,
The Nation "Quirky, brilliant...Inspiring...unparalleled in the literature of American labor."
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The New York Times "A brilliant book."
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The Washington Post "Delightful reading."
--Barbara Ehrenreich
"So skillfully written, so witty--and so scathing--that it seems bound to grip even those who find the labor movement boring."
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Businessweek