Water Cooler Diaries: Women Across America Share Their Day At Work [Paperback]

Joni B. Cole (Author), B. K. Rakhra (Author)

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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Da Capo Press (Feb 22 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1600940099
ISBN-13: 978-1600940095
Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 14.6 x 2.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 340 g

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On March 27, 2007, hundreds of women across the country created an on-the-job day diary, chronicling the joys, triumphs, frustrations and hilarities of their chosen or given professions for this entertaining collection that shows women in every career under the sun. The 35 full-length stories, and many more highlights and excerpts, afford readers a glimpse into worlds as diverse as the women who work in them: orthopedic surgeon, stripper/magician, school custodian, Avon lady, prison intake counselor, voice-over actor, life coach, boxing promoter, among others. Most of the women are unknown—blogger Heather Cocks and chef Sara Moulton are among the few familiar names—and this glimpse into their lives is both fascinating and eye-opening. Unsurprisingly, women in every field and income bracket struggle in their own ways between career and family, but the grace and humor with which they do it is fresh and compelling. The wide scope should satisfy women readers casting a wide career net or anyone curious about the lives of women at work. (Mar.)
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"The book shows, as we found in 'A Midwife's Tale, ' great nuggets can be found in the minutiae of everyday life."--"New Hampshire Magazine"

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Amazon.com: 4.9 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars We Are Women...Hear Our Voice, Mar 2 2008

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This review is from: Water Cooler Diaries: Women Across America Share Their Day At Work (Paperback)

These women share their joys, worries, triumphs, fears, hopes and dreams...a day in their lives...from mundane to magnificent. It's a book you don't have to read from cover to cover in one sitting, but it's hard to put down once you start. And although it sounds hokey, I laughed, I cried and I related to every one of these women on some level.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars WATER COOLER DIARIES: What Real Women Think (and Do), Mar 13 2008

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Water Cooler Diaries: Women Across America Share Their Day at Work

I have been taking my time reading this book.

Why?

Because I am savoring every entry.

Water Cooler Diaries provides a sneak peek behind the private lives of women; What we do on a typical day and what we think.

The reader discovers that when the "typical working day" is explored in detail, there is humor, frustrations and a myriad of emotions that are evoked by exploring the inner thoughts women have throughout the day.

And in reading each woman's day diary entries, we look into the mirror and see a reflection of ourselves in the surgeon, the mechanic, the blogger, the mother, the janitor and so many more.

Well, okay... this reader didn't have that much in common with the sexy magician and her albino snake... but, boy haven't you ever wondered what it must be like to have a job like that? Never thought about the fact that she also has to clean up snake poop out of water bowls every morning.

There are 35 full day entries with hundreds of excerpts from women from all walks of life.

ENJOY!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating!, Feb 27 2008

By Jean - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Water Cooler Diaries: Women Across America Share Their Day At Work (Paperback)

This book is great! Every woman's story is fascinating. It's also loaded with hysterical excerpts from womens' lives. Full of insight, tenderness, comedy, and just plain truth.

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