21 Dog Years - Doing Time Amazon. com

The story of life in the frontline from the world's first dot.comic. In 1998, when Amazon.com went to temp agencies to recruit people, they gave them a simple directive: send us your freaks. Thus began Mike Daisey's love affair with the world's biggest bookstore.

About the author

At 24, Mike Daisey joined one of the leading dotcoms in the US. He left in 2000, when he was 27. He has since been been a highly-acclaimed stand up comedian, planning to come to the UK in 2002, and campaigner for the rights of dotcom workers. He lives with his wife in Brooklyn.

Summary

A Michael Moore for the Dot.com generation, '21 Dog Years' is Mike Daisey's wickedly funny story of life in the New Economy trenches.

Product details

• Authors: Mike Daisey, Daisey Mike
• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2002
• EAN: 9781841157658
• ISBN: 978-1-84115-765-8
• No. of pages: 222
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Biography: business & industry, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Distribution, United States of America, USA, Biography: business and industry, Publishing industry & book trade, Publishing and book trade, Retail and wholesale industries, Internet Guides & Online Services, Distributive industries, Internet guides and online services, COMPUTERS / Internet / Web Services & APIs