ACT's SWEAT by Lynne Nottage: Beyond the Theatre
A Contemporary Theatre presents SWEAT by Lynne Nottage from March 20 – April 12, 2020. Librarians at The Seattle Public Library created this resource list of books, films and websites to enhance your experience of the show.
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The Molecule of More
Why is addiction "perfectly logical" to an addict? Why does love change so quickly from passion to indifference? Why are some people diehard liberals and others hardcore conservatives? The answer is found in a single chemical in your brain: dopamine.
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Roots of Steel
Rudacille combines personal narrative, interviews with workers and extensive research to capture the character and history of this once-prosperous community.
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Workplace Conflict Resolution for Dummies
Offers clear instruction for addressing conflicts, resolving disputes and restoring peace and productivity to the workplace.
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Struggles in Steel
This program documents the shameful history of discrimination against black workers and one heroic campaign that resulted in job equality. Interviews with retired black steelworkers and others retrace a century of African-American industrial history, from early struggles to hard-won triumphs to contemporary challenges when mills began shutting down.
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Turbulence
As Boeing transformed itself, workers and managers contended with repeated downsizing, shifting corporate culture, new roles for women, outsourcing, mergers, lean production and rampant technological change.
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Voices From the Rust Belt
Essays that are uneven in quality but unrelenting in their frank, even painful, descriptions and assessments of one of America’s most devastated lands.
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