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Diary of a Company Man
James Simon Kunen
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Description for Diary of a Company Man
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 28.
James S. Kunen—author of The StrawberryStatement, an account of the 1968 studentuprising at Columbia University—chronicleshis adventures on the road to finding meaningin work and life. He traces his evolution froma rebellious youth who sees working as a kindof death, to a laid-off corporate executive whoexperiences not working as a kind of death,to a reinvented and reinvigorated individualwho discovers something important andmeaningful to do.The experience of falling victim to America'srecession-ravaged economy (and the peoplewho run it) leads him along a career path fardifferent from anything he had planned. Afteryears of making a living, Kunen finally learnshow to make a life. Diary ... Read more
James S. Kunen—author of The StrawberryStatement, an account of the 1968 studentuprising at Columbia University—chronicleshis adventures on the road to finding meaningin work and life. He traces his evolution froma rebellious youth who sees working as a kindof death, to a laid-off corporate executive whoexperiences not working as a kind of death,to a reinvented and reinvigorated individualwho discovers something important andmeaningful to do.The experience of falling victim to America'srecession-ravaged economy (and the peoplewho run it) leads him along a career path fardifferent from anything he had planned. Afteryears of making a living, Kunen finally learnshow to make a life. Diary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9780762770458
SKU
V9780762770458
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About James Simon Kunen
James S. Kunen is the author of four previously published titles: The Strawberry Statement, Standard Operating Procedure, How Can You Defend Those People?, and Reckless Disregard . He worked as a public defender in Washington, D.C., and as a writer and editor at People magazine before assuming the position of director of corporate communications at Time Warner's headquarters in ... Read more
Reviews for Diary of a Company Man
"When I was a teenager, The Strawberry Statement shaped my view ofthe world and my place in it. Now James Kunen has done it again, with hisacute, observant, funny and moving story of what's truly important in life.Diary of a Company Man is timely and timeless—a beautiful pieceof writing and enduring source of inspiration."—Jonathan Alter, author of The Promise: President ... Read more