Rivethead by Ben Hamper

Rivethead

Tales From the Assembly Line

Ben Hamper

Grand Central Publishing · Print & ebook · July 1, 1992

The man the Detroit Free Press calls "a blue collar Tom Wolfe" delivers a full-barreled blast of truth and gritty reality in Rivethead, a no-holds-barred journey through the belly of the American industrial beast.

Personal Memoirs Automobile Industry Labor & Workforce

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Who it’s for: A rough-edged assembly-line memoir that reads like a cigarette break with opinions.
Genres: Personal Memoirs, Labor & Workforce, Automobile Industry
Published: Grand Central Publishing, July 1, 1992

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The man the Detroit Free Press calls "a blue collar Tom Wolfe" delivers a full-barreled blast of truth and gritty reality in Rivethead, a no-holds-barred journey through the belly of the American industrial beast.

Factory Talk

A rough-edged assembly-line memoir that reads like a cigarette break with opinions.

Come here for

edgy factory-floor voice
assembly-line texture, with room to talk

Expect

industrial grit, not polish
conversation-ready anecdotes

Where it sits

Automobile Industry	49%
Labor & Workforce	38%
Personal Memoirs	38%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

Social Science

Authors: Ben Hamper
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: July 1, 1992
Format: Print & ebook
Reading lane: Social Science