Work in Progress Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank Teller, Corporate Tool, and Priest
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
20.04.2027
Abbildungen
B&W photos throughout
Verlag
Harper Collins (US)Seitenzahl
368
Maße (L/B/H)
20,3/13,5/2,1 cm
Gewicht
295 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-06-347369-0
New York Times Bestseller
Paperback edition debuts a special letter to the reader and new cover.
In this humorous memoir, New York Times bestselling author and podcast host of The Spiritual Life, Father James Martin tells the story of a busboy, dishwasher, caddy, usher, factory worker, bank teller, and corporate tool and, finally, a Jesuit priest.
"Funny, charming, inspiring and wise—this is a memorable memoir." — Stephen Colbert
Work in Progress is a snapshot of several years—first as a boy, then as a teenager, and finally as a young adult--of being thrown into a series of jobs for which Martin had zero training. He had never set foot in a restaurant kitchen before working as a busboy and dishwasher; never stepped onto a golf course before working as a caddy; and had never seen a factory floor before working as an assembly-line worker. He almost always felt uncomfortable, unsettled, and uneasy. But, like many of us, he needed the money.
This coming-of-age story is set in the 1960s and 1970s, a lighthearted tale for readers who enjoy personal narratives, and it’s unlike anything Father Martin has written before. As he puts it, "This is a spiritual memoir from a different angle … told 'slant' as Emily Dickinson might say."
Each chapter features photos of memories and milestones throughout Father Martin's young life. If you're an aficionado of snafus, you won't be disappointed. He's not the hero of these stories, more a hapless teenager who learns in each job, even the ones he loathes, something about the value of work, about what it means to be an adult, about people, and about life overall.
Work in Progress teaches us small but important life lessons such as:
- work hard and be on time,
- don't be mean, apologize when you need to, and forgive frequently,
- ask if you don't know something,
- don't misuse power,
- pay attention to those who are struggling,
- listen and, above all, be kind.
Martin shares, "My summer jobs, crazy and funny and varied as they were, had something to do with who I am. As we Jesuits would say, the lessons I learned helped to 'form" me."
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