| International Standard Book Number |
9780062694485
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| International Standard Book Number |
0062694480
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
282.092
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| Personal Name |
Martin, James, 1960- author.
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| Title Statement |
Work in progress : confessions of a busboy, dishwasher, caddy, usher, factory worker, bank teller, corporate tool, and priest / James Martin.
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| Imprint |
New York : HarperOne, [2026]
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| Physical Description |
xi, 352 pages ; illustrations; 23 cm.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
How the Bicentennial Wagon Train almost got me fired -- How not to be a shiftless troublemaker -- How poltergeists, aliens, and Bigfoot prevented me from getting rich -- How to avoid getting struck by lightning when standing next to a bag of metal poles -- How to pop corn for ten hours and not lose your mind -- How to be a man and not a mouse -- How not to sacrifice your life for a summer job -- How I became a (sort of) stockbroker and, then, an adult -- How I graduated from college and almost met Grace Kelly -- How my last summer job turned out -- How the Ice Cream Inn prepared me for life.
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| Summary, Etc. |
Work in Progress is a snapshot of several years--first as a boy, then as a teenager, and finally as a young adult--of being thrown into a series of jobs for which Martin had zero training. He had never set foot in a restaurant kitchen before working as a busboy and dishwasher; never stepped onto a golf course before working as a caddy; and had never seen a factory floor before working as an assembly-line worker. He almost always felt uncomfortable, unsettled, and uneasy. But, like many of us, he needed the money. This coming-of-age story is set in the 1960s and 1970s, a lighthearted tale for readers who enjoy personal narratives, and it's unlike anything Father Martin has written before. As he puts it, "This is a spiritual memoir from a different angle--told 'slant' as Emily Dickinson might say." Each chapter features photos of memories and milestones throughout Father Martin's young life. If you're an aficionado of snafus, you won't be disappointed. He's not the hero of these stories, more a hapless teenager who learns in each job, even the ones he loathes, something about the value of work, about what it means to be an adult, about people, and about life overall.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Martin, James, 1960-
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| Subject |
Jesuits United States Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Priests United States Biography.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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