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The Resource Callings : the purpose and passion of work, [edited by] Dave Isay ; with Maya Millett

Callings : the purpose and passion of work, [edited by] Dave Isay ; with Maya Millett

Label
Callings : the purpose and passion of work
Title
Callings
Title remainder
the purpose and passion of work
Statement of responsibility
[edited by] Dave Isay ; with Maya Millett
Creator
Contributor
Editor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
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
Tone
Writing style
Biography type
collective biography
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10481639
Cataloging source
T7B
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Isay, David
Dewey number
  • 920.073
  • B
  • 331.7
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
  • CT215
  • E169.1
LC item number
  • .C36 2016
  • .C36 2016
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Isay, David
  • Millett, Maya
  • StoryCorps (Project)
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True
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  • Working class
  • United States
  • Vocation
  • Interviews
  • Oral history
  • Work
Target audience
adult
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a celebration of lives of purpose and passion
Label
Callings : the purpose and passion of work, [edited by] Dave Isay ; with Maya Millett
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • "A StoryCorps book"--Jacket
  • Includes "Favorite StoryCorps questions" (page 261)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Dorothy Warburton, scientist
  • Thomas McGarvey, dentist
  • GENERATIONS.
  • Dekalb Walcott Jr. and Dekalb Walcott III, firefighters
  • Don and Mackenzie Byles, funeral directors
  • Anne Lucietto, mechanical engineer
  • Phil Kerner, tool and die maker
  • Barbara Moore, bricklayer
  • Noramay Cadena, engineer and entrepreneur
  • Olga Ayala, sculptor
  • DREAMERS.
  • Larry and Laura Michaelis, physicians
  • Johnny Bradley, farmer
  • Ricardo Pitts-Wiley, actor
  • Red Lain, oil rig driller
  • HEALERS.
  • Dana Viviano, oncology nurse
  • Issan Koyama, hospice chaplain
  • John Vigiano Jr. and Joe Vigiano, 9/11 first responders
  • Kerry Davis and Ken Hopper, ironworkers
  • Angelo Bruno and Eddie Nieves, sanitation workers
  • Herman Heyn, street-corner astronomer
  • Rich Barham and Nelson Peck, veterans crisis hotline workers
  • Rowan Allen, emergency medical technician
  • Michelle Alore, ICU nurse
  • Austin Chen, ob-gyn
  • Burnell Cotlon, grocer
  • Vito de la Cruz, assistant federal public defender
  • Pat Hays, policewoman
  • Dawn Maestas, ink removal specialist
  • Barbara Butler, FMF corpsman
  • Ayodeji Ogunniyi, English teacher
  • Barbara Abelhauser, bridgetender
  • PHILOSOPHERS.
  • Al Siedlecki, science teacher
  • Sol Aramendi, artist and educator
  • Ted Dennard, beekeeper
  • Rose Brudno, bar owner
  • Leonard Berk, salmon slicer
  • Clarence Haskett, beer vendor
  • Arnie Knapp, entertainer coach operator
  • Paquita Williams, subway conductor
  • Jim Clyburn, congressman
  • Sharon Long, forensic artist
  • Darlene Lewis, employment counselor
  • Miranda Louise, waitress and blues singer
  • GROUNDBREAKERS.
  • Jerry Lawson, video game inventor
  • Clela Rores, county clerk
  • Eric D. Williams, pastor
  • Laura Martinez, chef and restaurateur
  • Dorothy Glinton, Ford assembly plant supervisor
  • Wendell Scott, NASCAR driver
  • Lyle Link, building contractor
  • Marat Kogut, NBA referee
  • Alton Yates, aeromedical field tester
  • Ronald McNair, astronaut
  • Storm Reyes, library assistant
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
266 pages
Isbn
9781594205187
Lccn
2016005261
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • 946150481
  • (OCoLC)946150481
Label
Callings : the purpose and passion of work, [edited by] Dave Isay ; with Maya Millett
Publication
Note
  • "A StoryCorps book"--Jacket
  • Includes "Favorite StoryCorps questions" (page 261)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Dorothy Warburton, scientist
  • Thomas McGarvey, dentist
  • GENERATIONS.
  • Dekalb Walcott Jr. and Dekalb Walcott III, firefighters
  • Don and Mackenzie Byles, funeral directors
  • Anne Lucietto, mechanical engineer
  • Phil Kerner, tool and die maker
  • Barbara Moore, bricklayer
  • Noramay Cadena, engineer and entrepreneur
  • Olga Ayala, sculptor
  • DREAMERS.
  • Larry and Laura Michaelis, physicians
  • Johnny Bradley, farmer
  • Ricardo Pitts-Wiley, actor
  • Red Lain, oil rig driller
  • HEALERS.
  • Dana Viviano, oncology nurse
  • Issan Koyama, hospice chaplain
  • John Vigiano Jr. and Joe Vigiano, 9/11 first responders
  • Kerry Davis and Ken Hopper, ironworkers
  • Angelo Bruno and Eddie Nieves, sanitation workers
  • Herman Heyn, street-corner astronomer
  • Rich Barham and Nelson Peck, veterans crisis hotline workers
  • Rowan Allen, emergency medical technician
  • Michelle Alore, ICU nurse
  • Austin Chen, ob-gyn
  • Burnell Cotlon, grocer
  • Vito de la Cruz, assistant federal public defender
  • Pat Hays, policewoman
  • Dawn Maestas, ink removal specialist
  • Barbara Butler, FMF corpsman
  • Ayodeji Ogunniyi, English teacher
  • Barbara Abelhauser, bridgetender
  • PHILOSOPHERS.
  • Al Siedlecki, science teacher
  • Sol Aramendi, artist and educator
  • Ted Dennard, beekeeper
  • Rose Brudno, bar owner
  • Leonard Berk, salmon slicer
  • Clarence Haskett, beer vendor
  • Arnie Knapp, entertainer coach operator
  • Paquita Williams, subway conductor
  • Jim Clyburn, congressman
  • Sharon Long, forensic artist
  • Darlene Lewis, employment counselor
  • Miranda Louise, waitress and blues singer
  • GROUNDBREAKERS.
  • Jerry Lawson, video game inventor
  • Clela Rores, county clerk
  • Eric D. Williams, pastor
  • Laura Martinez, chef and restaurateur
  • Dorothy Glinton, Ford assembly plant supervisor
  • Wendell Scott, NASCAR driver
  • Lyle Link, building contractor
  • Marat Kogut, NBA referee
  • Alton Yates, aeromedical field tester
  • Ronald McNair, astronaut
  • Storm Reyes, library assistant
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
266 pages
Isbn
9781594205187
Lccn
2016005261
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • 946150481
  • (OCoLC)946150481

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