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Jobs That Could Kill You

Jobs That Could Kill You

True Stories of People Risking Their Lives to Make a Buck

by Tom Jones
Paperback
Publication Date: 19/07/2012

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Jobs That Could Kill You is a fascinating collection of candid and intimate conversations with forty-two men and women who describe in gripping detail how physical risk is a familiar companion in their working lives, and how they deal with it. In the oral history tradition of Studs Terkel, Jobs That Could Kill You will introduce you to:

- Antron Brown as he launches his top fuel drag racer from zero to over 300 miles an hour in less than four seconds.

- Justin McBride talking about the guts it takes to stay atop a raging 1,600-pound bull.

- Jeff Gammons as he painfully remembers the terrifying screams of Hurricane Katrina drowning victims.

- Cameron Begbie as he recalls fighting hand-to-hand against insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq.

- Crab fisherman Matt Corriere, who describes the harrowing night when he was the sole survivor after the sinking of the fishing vessel Massacre Bay in icy Alaskan waters.

- And dozens more!

Jobs That Could Kill You reveals who these daring people are, what they will endure for a paycheck, and how they feel about their jobs. They speak for themselves, in their own words.
ISBN:
9781616083199
9781616083199
Category:
Sociology: work & labour
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
19-07-2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
Skyhorse Publishing
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
416
Dimensions (mm):
229x152x155mm
Weight:
0.49kg

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