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Vicky Chen ()每日中文書訊請上以下大苹果網站查詢部落格: 網址: 白領打工族YOU WANT FRIES WITH THATA White-Collar Burnout Experiences Life at Minimum Wageby Prioleau Alexander為何有人自願放棄高薪白領工作，而去從事一些僅有最低工資標準的工作如披薩外送員、清潔工等？Hardcover: 264 pages出版社:Arcade Publishing (April 10, 2008)ISBN-13: 978-1559708647分類：自傳審閱資料: 電子手稿Amazon: 作者網頁：http:/www.SouthernFriedW你相信有人會辭去白領職務轉行從事僅有最低工資標準的工作？這類大膽甚至讓人不解的行為究竟會帶來怎樣的後果？漂亮的白色木柵欄、兩三個活潑可愛的孩子外加一條聰明的寵物犬如此幸福美滿的景象常是人人心目中美國夢必不可少的要素。但，那是過去不得不承認，緊張的生活節奏以及競爭激烈的工作環境讓當初和諧美好的情愫從記憶中逐漸消退直至消失。不知不覺中，一些看似不可思議，實則引人深思的舉動悄然產生，為如今的瘋狂世界再添濃重色彩的一筆前任海軍長官、廣告公司執行長，Prioleau Alexander 由於厭倦工作上與客戶的頻繁往來，放棄高職高薪的現有工作。隨後一年，他開始從事一系列只有最低工資水準的瑣碎雜工，包括披薩外送員、霜淇淋店員、建築工地的清潔工，蒙大拿農場的牧童等本書呈現了作者探索低收入生活真諦的歷程，內容充實豐滿、口吻幽默風趣。最終成功證明得不到的東西不一定都是好的，這山望著那山高有時也並非真理！Review”Prioleau Alexanders comic tales of quitting the rat race to find meaning have a deep lesson for all of us get back in that race and run like hell!”-Stephen Colbert美國知名脫口秀主持人”Comedy is tragedy that happens to somebodyelse. And Mr. Alexander run oftruly lousy jobs has produced a very funny book.”-MikeReiss, 辛普森家庭製作人，艾美獎得獎製作人Emmy Award winning writer/producer, The Simpsons “In this marvelous book, Prioleau Alexander takes you inside worlds you never imagined and would never want to go to, and does it with wit, style, and compassion.”-Pat Conroy潮汐王子（The Prince of Tides）作者”Prioleau is a very disturbed individual, and I mean that in the finest sense of the term. Never trifle with a writer who been arrested for crashing a bicycle while wearing a super-hero cape.? -Kim Dorsey, author of Atomic Lobster and Hurricane Punch【關於作者】Prioleau Alexander，在美國南卡羅來納州的查爾斯頓出生，畢業于奧本大學。前任海軍長官、廣告界資深人士，支持無政府主義者的宗教怪人，也是保守的自由主義者。妻子海蒂和他們的三條狗都非常支持他！Product DescriptionA Fred Meyer Recommends PickEver fantasized about quitting your job and starting over? Prioleau Alexander did just that. Here is his laugh-out-loud funny, endearing, and humbling exploration of life at minimum wage. The American Dream used to include a white picket fence, 2.2 kids, and a dog. In todays frantic world, its . . . well, lets be honestits quite different. But what would happen if you did have the nerve to quit your white-collar job? Prioleau Alexander can tell you: He walked away from a lucrative career as an advertising executive, seeking a life “like that dude on Kung Fu.” Over the next year he worked minimum-wage jobs as a pizza deliveryman, ice cream scooper, construction worker, ER tech, fast food jockey, and even cowboy on a Montana dude ranch. In YOU WANT FRIES WITH THAT?, Prioleau explores life at minimum wage and proves unequivocally that the grass is not always greener on the other side. Learn more about Prioleau and the book athttp:/www.SouthernFriedWAbout the AuthorPrioleau Alexander, a native of Charleston, South Carolina, and a graduate of Auburn University, is a former Marine officer, an adverti