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Time Spent at Work

How do Americans spend their time on the job? Lynn Neary talks with John Robinson, a professor of sociology at the University of Maryland and co-author of Time for Life: The Surprising Ways Americans Use Their Time. The book is published by Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999.

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Lynn Neary is an NPR arts correspondent covering books and publishing.
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