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Frontmatter
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. Letter to A Young Malawian Doctor 10
- 2. What You Need to Know to Be a Fish Farmer in West Norway 28
- 3. How to Be a Magician in Paris 44
- 4. Being a Village Court Magistrate in Papua New Guinea 58
- 5. The Chaplain. Being a Physician of the Soul in a Secular Age 70
- 6. Being a Crime Scene Technician in Sweden 86
- 7. Playing Piano Without a Piano in Bolivia 102
- 8. Making Do in Perpetual Crisis: How to Be a Journalist in Buryatia 114
- 9. How to be a Professional Organizer in the United States 129
- 10. The Character in Question. How To Design Film Costumes In India 146
- 11. Reflections from a Life on the Line. How To Be A Factory Worker 164
- 12. How to Be a Cell Phone Repair Technician 179
- 13. Becoming a Professional Wrestler in Mexico City 194
- 14. The Pains and Peaks of Being a Ballerina in London 207
- Afterword 221
- Contributors 229
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. Letter to A Young Malawian Doctor 10
- 2. What You Need to Know to Be a Fish Farmer in West Norway 28
- 3. How to Be a Magician in Paris 44
- 4. Being a Village Court Magistrate in Papua New Guinea 58
- 5. The Chaplain. Being a Physician of the Soul in a Secular Age 70
- 6. Being a Crime Scene Technician in Sweden 86
- 7. Playing Piano Without a Piano in Bolivia 102
- 8. Making Do in Perpetual Crisis: How to Be a Journalist in Buryatia 114
- 9. How to be a Professional Organizer in the United States 129
- 10. The Character in Question. How To Design Film Costumes In India 146
- 11. Reflections from a Life on the Line. How To Be A Factory Worker 164
- 12. How to Be a Cell Phone Repair Technician 179
- 13. Becoming a Professional Wrestler in Mexico City 194
- 14. The Pains and Peaks of Being a Ballerina in London 207
- Afterword 221
- Contributors 229