Callings the purpose and passion of work

A collection of StoryCorps interviews that demonstrates "how work can be about much more than just making a living, that chasing dreams and finding inspiration in unexpected places can transform a vocation into a calling. [The participants'] shared sense of passion, honor, and commitment brings deep...

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Corporate Author: StoryCorps (Project)
Other Authors: Isay, David (Editor), Millett, Maya (Editor)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2016.
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264 1 |a New York :  |b Penguin Press,  |c 2016. 
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300 |a 266 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 21 cm 
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500 |a "A StoryCorps book"--Cover. 
520 |a A collection of StoryCorps interviews that demonstrates "how work can be about much more than just making a living, that chasing dreams and finding inspiration in unexpected places can transform a vocation into a calling. [The participants'] shared sense of passion, honor, and commitment brings deeper meaning and satisfaction to every aspect of their lives"--Dust jacket flap. 
505 0 0 |t DREAMERS.  |t Herman Heyn, street-corner astronomer ;  |t Barbara Abelhauser, bridgetender ;  |t Sharon Long, forensic artist ;  |t Marat Kogut, NBA referee ;  |t Alton Yates, aeromedical field tester ;  |t Ronald McNair, astronaut ;  |t Storm Reyes, library assistant ;  |t Dorothy Warburton, scientist ;  |t Thomas McGarvey, dentist --  |t GENERATIONS.  |t Dekalb Walcott Jr. and Dekalb Walcott III, firefighters ;  |t Don and Mackenzie Byles, funeral directors ;  |t Anne Lucietto, mechanical engineer ;  |t Phil Kerner, tool and die maker ;  |t Barbara Moore, bricklayer ;  |t Noramay Cadena, engineer and entrepreneur ;  |t Olga Ayala, sculptor ;  |t Larry and Laura Michaelis, physicians ;  |t Johnny Bradley, farmer ;  |t Ricardo Pitts-Wiley, actor ;  |t Red Lain, oil rig driller --  |t HEALERS.  |t Dana Viviano, oncology nurse ;  |t Issan Koyama, hospice chaplain ;  |t John Vigiano Jr. and Joe Vigiano, 9/11 first responders ;  |t Kerry Davis and Ken Hopper, ironworkers ;  |t Angelo Bruno and Eddie Nieves, sanitation workers ;  |t Rich Barham and Nelson Peck, veterans crisis hotline workers ;  |t Rowan Allen, emergency medical technician ;  |t Michelle Alore, ICU nurse ;  |t Austin Chen, ob-gyn ;  |t Burnell Cotlon, grocer ;  |t Vito de la Cruz, assistant federal public defender ;  |t Pat Hays, policewoman ;  |t Dawn Maestas, ink removal specialist ;  |t Barbara Butler, FMF corpsman ;  |t Ayodeji Ogunniyi, English teacher --  |t PHILOSOPHERS.  |t Al Siedlecki, science teacher ;  |t Sol Aramendi, artist and educator ;  |t Ted Dennard, beekeeper ;  |t Rose Brudno, bar owner ;  |t Leonard Berk, salmon slicer ;  |t Clarence Haskett, beer vendor ;  |t Arnie Knapp, entertainer coach operator ;  |t Paquita Williams, subway conductor ;  |t Jim Clyburn, congressman ;  |t Darlene Lewis, employment counselor ;  |t Miranda Louise, waitress and blues singer --  |t GROUNDBREAKERS.  |t Jerry Lawson, video game inventor ;  |t Clela Rores, county clerk ;  |t Eric D. Williams, pastor ;  |t Laura Martinez, chef and restaurateur ;  |t Dorothy Glinton, Ford assembly plant supervisor ;  |t Wendell Scott, NASCAR driver ;  |t Lyle Link, building contractor. 
500 |a Includes "Favorite StoryCorps questions" (page 261). 
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700 1 |a Millett, Maya,  |e editor. 
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