How I Spent My Summer

Description

What was the best or worst job you ever had? And what did it teach you about success? Seventy-five famous and successful Canadians recall their early jobs.

Imagine David Suzuki selling you a basket of hand-picked raspberries. Or Barenaked Ladies' Steven Page cleaning up spilled nacho sauce under your stadium seat. Picture fashionista Jeanne Beker deep-frying your waffle at The Ex. Or answering the door to discover the pizza guy is … Detective Murdock himself.

Strange as they seem, all are true stories. Journalist Rosemary Counter knows because David Suzuki, Steven Page, Jeanne Beker, and Yannick Bisson told her so themselves.

In How I Spent My Summer, famous Canadians recall their early jobs from before they were in the spotlight, when they were regular people starting out in the world and workforce with minimal (if any) experience, no power or pull or prestige, and a whole lot of uncertainty. That is, they were just like you. This book is the inspiration you need to carry you through to September.