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Selling Ben Cheever: Back to Square One in a Service Economy
Selling Ben Cheever Back to Square One in a Service Economy
Author: Benjamin Cheever
Ben Cheever's hilarious and profound odyssey through the want-ad world. — In 1995, America was in the throes of downsizing-fever. Many thousands then, as now, were losing their jobs to the corporate demand of more money for the top, by tightening the belt below. Unable to sell his latest novel, Ben Cheever started to think about what employment o...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781582341583
ISBN-10: 1582341583
Publication Date: 10/12/2001
Pages: 286
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Hewette avatar reviewed Selling Ben Cheever: Back to Square One in a Service Economy on + 67 more book reviews
Great commentary on the shift of the work force.
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If you liked "Nickel and Dimed" you'll like "Selling Ben Cheever". Ms. Ehrenreich sums it up better than I can: "What happens when a gifted writer fails in the publishing world? He goes out and gets a job -- in fact, about a dozen jobs. Maybe Ben Cheever wasn't the greatest security guard, sandwich maker, or salesman, but he succeeds brilliantly at chronicling the absurdities and indignities of the entry-level workplace. I love this book and firmly believe eveyone else will too."


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