Keep the Change - A Clueless Tipper's Quest to Become the Guru of the Gratuity

Zusatztext "In the casual! confessional tone of a seasoned blogger! The Waiter tells of corruption! intrigue! drug abuse! heated romance and of course tips! weaving it all into a humorously detailed memoir. . . . A heartfelt! irreverent look at the underbelly of fine dining." Informationen zum Autor Steve Dublanica is the bestselling author of Waiter Rant , which spent twelve weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. He lives in the New York metropolitan area with his joint-custody dog, Buster. Klappentext Tipping is huge in America. Almost everyone leaves at least one tip every day, more than five million American workers depend on them, and we spend $66 billion in tips each year. Omnipresent yet poorly understood, tipping has worked its way into almost every nook and cranny of daily life. In Keep the Change , bestselling author Steve Dublanica dives into this unexplored world, traveling the country to meet strippers and shoeshine men, bartenders and bellhops, in a hilarious and eye-opening effort to answer those perennial questions: Should we tip? and How much? Zusammenfassung In the irreverent spirit of A.J. Jacobs and Michael Moore! Keep the Change by Steve Dublanica is a pavement-pounding exploration of tipping! a huge but neglected part of the American economy—the hilarious and eye-opening follow-up to his smash-hit New York Times bestseller Waiter Rant . Subtitled “A Clueless Tipper’s Quest to Become the Guru of the Gratuity!” Keep the Change follows the popular blogger known as “the Waiter” from restaurant to casino to strip club and beyond as he explores what to tip and how tipping truly plays out in practice in a series of candid! funny! and sometimes uproariously cringe-inducing adventures.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Steve Dublanica
• Edition: Ecco Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 06.09.2011
• EAN: 9780061787300
• ISBN: 978-0-06-178730-0
• Pages: 320
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 18 mm
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Politique, société, économie > Politique; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Ethnologie > Folklore; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Labour / income economics, International business, Management: leadership and motivation, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Social and cultural anthropology, National and regional cuisine, Advice on careers and achieving success, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, Business communication and presentation, Management and management techniques, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, HISTORY: Social History, SOCIAL SCIENCE: General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Careers / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Commentary & Opinion, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Customs & Traditions, COOKING: Regional & Cultural / American / General