( 15 reviews )
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jul 3 2009
I haven't laughed this hard while reading in a while. Hilarious stories that i related to, portrayed with clear, succinct writing. I'll recommend this to my 17 yr old, so she understands that many of the degrees sold by the universities lead to economic destitution.
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Posted: Apr 13 2009
I loved this book. For a book snob, I have to give it its due. It is simple, succinct, unapologetic and really, really funny. Check this one out.
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( 6 of 6 found this review helpful ) Posted: Sep 2 2008
A working Stiff's Manifesto, by Iain Levison, was a terrific read. An college graduate with a degree in English, the jobs Levison take are not ones that a degree is necessary. However, Stints in Alaska processing fish,a grocery store, truck driver, heating oil delivery man... The book is funny. It is also incredibly sad. Levison is obviously smart and wants a good job--he simply doesn't know how to do so. He is part of the working poor and simply cannot imagine how people "make it" in the work world. What it must be like to make real money. I want to know what the author is up to now. I would love another memoir. If you liked Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, you will love this book.
