Gershon, Ilana M. <br/><br/>
A World of Work :  Imagined Manuals for Real Jobs. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (246 pages) 
<br/><br/>A WORLD OF WORK -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Letter to a Young Malawian Doctor -- 2. What You Need to Know to Be a Fish Farmer in West Norway -- 3. How to Be a Magician in Paris -- 4. Being a Village Court Magistrate in Papua New Guinea -- 5. The Chaplain: Being a Physician of the Soul in a Secular Age -- 6. Being a Crime Scene Technician in Sweden -- 7. Playing Piano without a Piano in Bolivia -- 8. Making Do in Perpetual Crisis: How to Be a Journalist in Buryatia -- 9. How to Be a Professional Organizer in the United States -- 10. The Character in Question: How to Design Film Costumes in India -- 11. Reflections from a Life on the Line: How to Be a Factory Worker -- 12. How to Be a Cell Phone Repair Technician -- 13. Becoming a Professional Wrestler in Mexico City -- 14. The Pains and Peaks of Being a Ballerina in London -- Afterword -- List of Contributors. 
<br/><br/> Ever wonder what it would be like to be a Parisian street magician? A fish farmer in Norway? A costume designer in Bollywood? This playful and accessible book looks at different types of work around the world. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801456428 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Work.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN448 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>331.7