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Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America by Eyal Press is a nonfiction book of journalism and social analysis about the jobs that modern society depends on but often prefers not to see. Press examines forms of morally troubling labor rather than simply physically difficult work, focusing on occupations such as drone operation, prison guarding, slaughterhouse labor, and oil extraction. The book argues that these jobs are not peripheral accidents of the economy; they are structurally built into efforts to keep consumer prices low, public costs down, and violence distant from the people who benefit from it. By combining reporting with a clear sociological lens, Press shows how inequality shapes who is asked to do this work, how the work is hidden, and why its human and moral costs are so often ignored. The result is a serious examination of complicity, visibility, and the ethics of delegation in contemporary America.