First Job: A Memoir of Growing Up at Work

by Rinker Buck

Book Overview

The classic coming-of-age memoir from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Oregon Trail , about a special time in every young adult's life--the first "real" job out of college. Ask... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891620738
• ISBN13: 9781891620737
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.8" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Skip the sex scenes

I've read Rinker Buck's articles in the newspaper and was interested in this book because of the setting which is my neck of the woods. I had been alerted about the sex scenes. Wonderful descriptions of the landscape and the people around here, but the details of his affairs spoiled it. Do we really need to read about these? I skipped past them.The best part may be the interview with John Wayne in Stockbridge. Description of the Red Lion Inn is on the mark, too. Have been to the bar in the basement and it was an interesting place.

Read & Savor

Don't skim this book. Enjoy the story while you appreciate how carefully the author choses his words.

First Chapter

I sat down to read Rinker Buck's new book "First Job" the other night and was so impressed with the writing in the first chapter that I realized unless I had the time to sit down and read the whole book I was doing to be a) very frustrated because I didn't have time to continue read it and 2) very behind in other work because I wouldn't be able to put the book down. I also hear that there is a lot of S-E-X in the book, so I certainly don't want to miss any of that. I am what you call a "voracious" reader. I love to read and I love to read great writing, but I simply refuse to skim through, across or around it and not do it the justice it deserves. That's why I'm saving First Job for next week when I have a luxurious few hours on an airplane to read, then a few hours before my next job starts (long story, but trust me)...My review so far is that this is going to be pretty close to being a masterpiece. I might even go back and read Mr. Buck's last book, "Flight of Passage." I might have missed a paragraph or two and even more gems of writing. GREAT BOOK MR. BUCK and I hope you will indulge me when I post a "real" review.

Great read!

I read First Job because I was such a great fan of Flight of Passage. This book is just as much fun, I laughed out loud at some parts, and it evokes that time in life when you were stumbling along pretending to be an adult and everything was new, exciting and fun. Poignant descriptions of relationships with mentors, love affairs and screw-ups at work. I couldn't put it down.

Oh what fun!

What a trip down Rinker Buck's memory lane. I belly-laughed my way through seemingly unbelievable stories, then was shocked at the photo of The Duke and the Beauty. Can all this really be true? What a blast! What a job! And what a tribute to a truly special time and place, that those magical days and lucky people were recognized and captured so beautifully, by a very young man, no less. Bravo, Mr. Buck. Thank you for the best read I've had in a long time!