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#102 My Draft Board and Me
"What follows describes my nine-year 'Herculean' struggle with my draft board to avoid the draft."
#19 It's All of a Piece
"As I put together 'my story' it occurred to me that it is like the resumes we prepared when looking for a job..."
#22 What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
"Observing my son's recent struggle to decide between two job possibilities, which may well determine his future, brought back my struggle to choose between a career in education or trade unionism."
#8 Entering the World of Work
"As soon as school ended in June of 1942, I started to look for a summer job."
Autobiographical Writing My Career as a Lawyer
Alternate version of "My Career as a Lawyer"
Becoming a Sunday School Teacher
In March 1956, when I returned from the Army, returned to NYU, and returned to the ILGWU, my life returned to being much as it was before: frenetic.
Being Let Go
"I believe Philip Roth wrote a book called Letting Go."
Bob Gladnick
"A couple of weeks ago, I was browsing the bookshelves of the Brookline Public Library and came across a book called 'Comrades and Commissars: The Lincoln Battalion in the Spanish Civil War.'"
Bosses I Have Known--From First to Last
"It occurred to me that another way of telling my story, at least that part of my story that deals with my work-life, is to look back at all my bosses, from first to last."
Business Cards
"I still remember the thrill I felt when I was given my first box of business cards."