Now firmly established as fixtures of the American workplace, temporary employees constitute a much-discussed but still poorly understood segment of the labor force. In this consciousness-raising book, Jackie Krasas Rogers explores the realities of temporary work from the points of view of workers, agencies, and clients, focusing especially on issues of race, gender, power, and identity. Rogers investigates the situations of two very different kinds of temporary worker lawyers and those in clerical settings and finds contrasts and similarities between the two groups' reasons for seeking...

Praise for Can't Beat the Love to Eat: Can't Beat the Love to Eat: Recipes and Tidbits, written by Jackie Rogers of Falkville, Alabama, is the only cookbook you will ever need. These recipes are not just for the southern cook, but for anyone who wants to impress. The good stuff is all here. I've never seen anything to beat this cookbook. There's a recipe to make dumplings (as in chicken and), and one for red eye gravy (as in fried ham with). I have a hard time finding good cake frosting recipes. Jackie has so many, you're bound to find the one you need. Quite frankly, I have...