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Brandon Christopher: The Job Pirate
Wednesday, 6/17 at 6:30pm, B&N: Join us for a book talk and signing with maverick author Brandon Christopher!
Barnes & Noble Corte Madera will host Brandon Christopher, author of The Job Pirate: An Entertaining Tale of My Job-Hopping Journey in America, for a book talk and signing on Wednesday, June 17 at 6:30pm.
43-year-old maverick author Brandon Christopher (http://christopherliterary.com/) calls himself a Job Pirate because of the 80+ obscure jobs he has “collected” on his rebellious journey through the American marketplace. Plumber? Check. Mortuary driver? Check. Copy editor for gay porn magazine? Check! He’s had so many “crappy” jobs that he’s written a book about his experiences, titled, appropriately, The Job Pirate.
Christopher writes with wit, irreverence and brutal honesty, and is frequently compared to David Sedaris’ humorous, thought-provoking writings. His stories take readers through soul-crushing jobs in corporate offices and department stores, and offers a ride along as he chauffeurs the famous, the dead and sometimes just their furniture. The Job Pirate strips off the façade of the American Dream and gives readers a raw, funny and ultimately compassionate look into the working lives of everyday Americans who are just trying to survive, and whom we encounter anonymously every day.
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The Job Pirate has been called a workplace “survival guide” for Gen X and Millennials, since Christopher believes “this is not your Dad’s America anymore” where a person can hold a job for 25 years and retire with a pension at the end of it.
Kirkus Reviews says The Job Pirate is “genuinely hilarious” and a “very funny . . . account of life chasing art and avoiding responsibility.” ~biographical information provided by Julie Fusella, The Busby Group
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