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'A bold vision for transforming work from a burden that takes over our lives into an activity that enriches them ... her carefully researched book lights the way to fewer hours, less stress, and more meaning' -- Adam Grant * #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Hidden Potential * 'Revelatory and inspiring, Over Work delivers the hopeful news that real change is possible ... The stories captured in Schulte's book point to the possibility of an economy where we move beyond winners and losers to shared opportunity and true progress' -- Ai-jen Poo * author of The Age of Dignity * 'Over Work is a comprehensive, timely, and humane exploration of the great work-life conundrum' -- Alec MacGillis * author of Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America * 'As with her first book, Overwhelmed, Brigid Schulte has once again captured the zeitgeist and brought it home to us with a mix of unforgettable people and unacceptable facts. The American workplace needs the same kind of dramatic transformation that Henry Ford created a century ago. Over Work shows us how' -- Anne-Marie Slaughter * author of Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family * 'Over Work is a powerful, hard-hitting critique of the shabby, callous way that many American corporations treat their workers, whether at fast-food companies or fancy law firms. Well-researched and well-argued, the book proposes changes and examines companies and countries with innovative policies that ensure workers are treated humanely and with respect' -- Steven Greenhouse * author of Beaten Down, Worked Up *

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Brigid Schulte is the author of the bestselling Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time and an award-winning journalist formerly for the Washington Post, where she was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize. She is also the director of the Better Life Lab, the work-family justice and gender equity program at New America. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband and two children.

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