books about: unemployed

books about: unemployed

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Unemployed

The Disposable American: Layoffs and Their Consequences

Louis Uchitelle

Vintage, 2007

We Are Contractors
"The Disposable American" appropriately touches on many areas outside of, but directly related to lay-offs: sociology, culture, media, politics, public policy, and the psychological condition of those involved. Lay-offs are an important topic but the way it's ...

The Joy of Not Working: A Book for the Retired, Unemployed and Overworked- 21st Century Edition

Ernie J. Zelinski

Ten Speed Press, 2003

A good book to consult if someone moves your cheese!
The book is filled with alot of experience and wisdom to ponder. An excellent read if you are considering a major career change but do not know what you want. The book does not suggest you keep a stiff upper lip and take it, so do not read it if you do not want change. ...

Liquor: A Novel

Poppy Z. Brite

Three Rivers Press, 2004

I loved this book.
This was a fantastic read. I devoured it after a 10-hour drive; that should tell you what I thought about its readability. The food writing is as enthusiastic as anything Ruth Reichl has written. The plot, though not the book's most memorable element, moves along ...

P.S. Your Cat Is Dead

James Kirkwood

St. Martin's Griffin, 2003

The best therapy book around!
First I want to say I feel so sorry for reviews all over the internet who expect everything to be Steinbeck or Hemingway or Lynch or Kubrick. A book or movie can just be something to enjoy without it having to be a great work of art. And that's what this book is. ...

Bare Necessity

Carole Matthews

Avon A, 2003

Coupling
This reminded me of the TV series Coupling. Not the tepid American remake, but the original British series with its slapstick situations and witty dialogue. The plot is a comedy of errors, with the reader aware of all the entanglements, while the main character ...

Journey to Nowhere: The Saga of the New Underclass

Dale Maharidge

Hyperion Books (Adult Trd Pap), 1996

Must read for economic hardliners and children of conscious
This book, along with the Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck, inspired Bruce Springsteens Grammy award winning record The Ghost of Tom Joad. Springsteen writes these days of heroes who are neither Elvis nor Jesus. They are fathers and brothers, mothers and sisters. They are ...

Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass,Or, Why You ...

Jen Lancaster

NAL Trade, 2006

Jen is my kind of bitch!
This is what a memoir should be! Funny, touching, totally relatable (even if you don't wear pearls, own pit bulls, or live in trendy upscale rentals). I love that Jen is able to make her journey from six figure inflated salary-uber hard working republican-designer ...

No Job? No Prob!: How to Pay Your Bills, Feed Your Mind, and Have a Blast When You're Out of Work
Nicholas Nigro

Skyhorse Publishing, 2008

The upbeat guide to living?not just surviving?when you're unemployed. In No Job? No Prob! , business writer Nicholas Nigro shows readers how to convert unemployment lemons into refreshing lemonade. Offering advice that is at once motivational ("when unemployment comes calling, start walking and don't look back"), practical ("20 ways to make ...

There's Always a Reason

William Fredrick Cooper

Strebor Books, 2007

There's Always A Reason
It is an endearing story and it had me laughing one minute and crying the next. The characters were so strong until you felt as if you knew them and actually felt their joy and pain...or like myself you actually have people in your life that are so similar to them ...

Undead and Unemployed (Queen Betsy, Book 2)

MaryJanice Davidson

Berkley Sensation, 2004

First Novel
MaryJanice Davidson is one of my fav authors. This was the first one I ever read. I actually saw this at a walmart & and bought it. This was a really funny book and I LOVED Sinclair. Lol. I reread this novel alot until the next one came out. Betsy is a funny ...

Lone Pursuit: Distrust and Defensive Individualism Among the Black Poor
Sandra Susan Smith

Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2007

Unemployment among black Americans is twice that of whites. Myriad theories have been put forward to explain the persistent employment gap between blacks and whites in the U.S. Structural theorists point to factors such as employer discrimination and the decline of urban manufacturing. Other researchers argue that African-American ...

Rusty Nails and Ration Books: Memories of the Great Depression and WWII 1929-1945
Barbara Ann Lambert

Trafford Publishing, 2006

Memories of when radio was king adn cotton sack underclothes were the rage. Memories of a nation at war: ration books, jam for Britain, women in industry and "digging for victory."

Losing Your Job-Reclaiming Your Soul : Stories of Resilience, Renewal, and Hope (Jossey-Bass Business & ...

Mary Lynn Pulley

Jossey-Bass, 1997

Building Personal Resilience
Ms. Pulley has written a very useful treatise on resilience in the context of the workplace. She very succintly brings out the feelings and emotions that a person who has lost his/her job involuntarily feels and experiences. Her ideas and thoughts based on her ...

Perfect Circle

Sean Stewart

Small Beer Press, 2004

Ghosts in the family tree
Beautifully written, as all of Sean Stewart's books are, this story is about a man who happens to have a special talent. It's also about families and how they relate and respond to each other. William "Dead" Kennedy is, in every sense of the word, a loser: he has a ...

Pink Slip Party

Cara Lockwood

Downtown Press, 2004

Fun read
I'm a big Cara Lockwood fan and this book was no exception. I'm sorry I waited so long to read it...I waited mostly because of the negative reviews here and the cover, which made it look like it was about a bunch of girls sitting around after being fired. On the ...