| Description |
266 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
"A StoryCorps book"--Cover. |
| Summary |
A collection of StoryCorps interviews that demonstrates "how work can be about much more than just making a living, that chasing dreams and finding inspiration in unexpected places can transform a vocation into a calling. [The participants'] shared sense of passion, honor, and commitment brings deeper meaning and satisfaction to every aspect of their lives"--Dust jacket flap. |
| Contents |
DREAMERS. Herman Heyn, street-corner astronomer ; Barbara Abelhauser, bridgetender ; Sharon Long, forensic artist ; Marat Kogut, NBA referee ; Alton Yates, aeromedical field tester ; Ronald McNair, astronaut ; Storm Reyes, library assistant ; Dorothy Warburton, scientist ; Thomas McGarvey, dentist -- GENERATIONS. Dekalb Walcott Jr. and Dekalb Walcott III, firefighters ; Don and Mackenzie Byles, funeral directors ; Anne Lucietto, mechanical engineer ; Phil Kerner, tool and die maker ; Barbara Moore, bricklayer ; Noramay Cadena, engineer and entrepreneur ; Olga Ayala, sculptor ; Larry and Laura Michaelis, physicians ; Johnny Bradley, farmer ; Ricardo Pitts-Wiley, actor ; Red Lain, oil rig driller -- HEALERS. Dana Viviano, oncology nurse ; Issan Koyama, hospice chaplain ; John Vigiano Jr. and Joe Vigiano, 9/11 first responders ; Kerry Davis and Ken Hopper, ironworkers ; Angelo Bruno and Eddie Nieves, sanitation workers ; Rich Barham and Nelson Peck, veterans crisis hotline workers ; Rowan Allen, emergency medical technician ; Michelle Alore, ICU nurse ; Austin Chen, ob-gyn ; Burnell Cotlon, grocer ; Vito de la Cruz, assistant federal public defender ; Pat Hays, policewoman ; Dawn Maestas, ink removal specialist ; Barbara Butler, FMF corpsman ; Ayodeji Ogunniyi, English teacher -- PHILOSOPHERS. Al Siedlecki, science teacher ; Sol Aramendi, artist and educator ; Ted Dennard, beekeeper ; Rose Brudno, bar owner ; Leonard Berk, salmon slicer ; Clarence Haskett, beer vendor ; Arnie Knapp, entertainer coach operator ; Paquita Williams, subway conductor ; Jim Clyburn, congressman ; Darlene Lewis, employment counselor ; Miranda Louise, waitress and blues singer -- GROUNDBREAKERS. Jerry Lawson, video game inventor ; Clela Rores, county clerk ; Eric D. Williams, pastor ; Laura Martinez, chef and restaurateur ; Dorothy Glinton, Ford assembly plant supervisor ; Wendell Scott, NASCAR driver ; Lyle Link, building contractor. |
| Note |
Includes "Favorite StoryCorps questions" -- page [261] |
| Subject |
United States -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
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Vocation -- Case studies.
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Interviews -- United States.
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Oral history.
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StoryCorps (Project)
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| Added Author |
Millett, Maya, author.
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| ISBN |
9781594205187 (hardcover) |
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1594205183 (hardcover) |
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