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Summary: Intriguing read
Review: This is what my family calls a bathroom book. You can open it anywhere, read a few pages, leave it alone a week, and then pick it up again.
"Gig" would make good reading for any young adult exploring work options, and gives the rest of us a voyeuristic window into what life is like for people in other jobs.
I read and loved Studs Terkel's "Working," and "Gig" is its worthy sequel.
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Summary: Learn From the Pain Of Others
Review: What makes this book a good product of social science is that it captured people in every kind of job and stayed true to their character; all of the "um, like" and honesty is unedited and it's just like being there to watch the interviews.It's as cheerful as the positive Wal-Mart greeter and crude as the cleaner-uppers for homocides, who talk about having to change the mattress someone had died in and finding the body had begun to rot, infesting the entire bed with maggots. Whether they're escorts, porn stars, strippers, a transvestite prostitute or web mistress, these people provide personal reflection of their lives and provide an excellent study. Before you decide what kind of occupation you want to go into, read Gig!
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