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JOBS THAT COULD KILL YOU
TRUE STORIES OF PEOPLE RISKING THEIR LIVES TO MAKE A BUCK |
| By: |
Tom Jones |
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Paperback |
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£12.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1616083190 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781616083199 |
| Publisher: |
SKYHORSE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 2012 |
| Pages: |
416 |
| Description: |
Presents a collection of candid and intimate conversations with 42 men and women who describe in detail how physical risk is a familiar companion in their working lives, and how they deal with it. This title reveals who these daring people are, what they will endure for a paycheck, and how they feel about their jobs. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
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US |
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Skyhorse Publishing |
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Returnable |
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