Jobs That Could Kill You - True Stories of People Risking Their Lives to Make a Buck (Electronic book text)


"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 Youa"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.a

- Justin McBride talking about the guts it takes to stay atop a raging 1,600-pound bull.a

- Jeff Gammons as he painfully remembers the terrifying screams of Hurricane Katrina drowning victims.a

- Cameron Begbie as he recalls fighting hand-to-hand against insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq.a

- 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.a

- 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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"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 Youa"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.a

- Justin McBride talking about the guts it takes to stay atop a raging 1,600-pound bull.a

- Jeff Gammons as he painfully remembers the terrifying screams of Hurricane Katrina drowning victims.a

- Cameron Begbie as he recalls fighting hand-to-hand against insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq.a

- 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.a

- 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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Skyhorse Publishing

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United States

Release date

2013

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Electronic book text

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416

ISBN-13

978-1-62087-450-9

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9781620874509

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1-62087-450-4



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