Trips Down Blue Collar Lane

by Steve Amoia

Overview

This book chronicles my experiences in the Blue Collar world and is organized into five sections:

1. Restaurant work during high school:

"Hidden Lessons From Our First Jobs" was previously published last year in A Portfolio of Writing.

2. Construction Jobs:

Washington Homes.
Jim May, Builder and painting gigs for neighbors.
"Ranch Life in Montana" was previously published last year in A Portfolio of Writing.
Carolina Remodeling.
Easy Street.

3. Southern Maryland Hospital Center Loading Dock.

4. Delivery Jobs:

Bread Truck Helper.
Compositor's Inc.

5. Proofreader and Photo-typesetter:

Compositor's Inc.
Scott Photo Composition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666280876
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	04/30/2021
Pages:	102
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author

Steve Amoia is an Italian-American freelance writer and translator based in Washington, D.C. He began his writing career as a technical writer for a software company. Amoia’s focal areas have been career-related themes, Chinese martial arts, historical figures and international soccer journalism, respectively. Amoia is also the author of A Collection of Book Reviews, A Portfolio of Writing, Five Short Stories, Martial and Healing Arts, My Journey with OCD, The Frederick Douglass Project, The Interview Diaries, The Soccer Translator, and World Football Commentaries, at Barnes & Noble Press.

To learn more, please visit Amoia's writing portfolio site: www.sanstefano.com.

Editorial Reviews

Explore the untold stories behind an honest day's work in Trips Down Blue Collar Lane by Steve Amoia, a personal recounting of his unpredictable professional journey, coupled with the valuable lessons gained along the way. From painting bunkhouses in Montana to delivering packages to government offices in the nation's capital, Amoia engagingly captures his philosophy of honest effort, purpose, and meaning, regardless of title or pay rate.

... Working man's memoir.

SPR - Self-Publishing Review