Are you curious about what it must be like to work for the FBI or even the IRS? Do you wonder what life would be like if you worked on a cruise ship? Have you ever thought about what goes on in the kitchen of your favorite restaurant? If you want inside knowledge about some unusual (and everyday) professions, try some picks from this list:
- True Blue: Police Stories by Those Who Have Lived Them [2] by Randy Sutton
- Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in all Fifty States [3] by Pete Jordan
- Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly [4] by Anthony Bourdain
- Emergency Room: Lives Saved and Lost : Doctors Tell their Stories [5] by Dan Sachs
- Odd Man Out: A Year on the Mound with a Minor League Misfit [6]by Matt McCarthy
- Confessions of a Tax Collector : One Man's Tour of Duty Inside the IRS [7] by Richard Yancey
- Heart of the Storm: My Adventures as a Helicopter Rescue Pilot and Commander [8] by Edward L. Fleming
- Water Cooler Diaries : Women Across America Share their Day at Work [9] by Joni B. Cole and B.K. Rakhra
- Facing Down Evil: Life on the Edge as an FBI Hostage Negotiator [10] by Clint Van Zandt with Daniel Paisner
- How Starbucks Saved My Life : A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else [11] by Michael Gates Gill
- Cabin Pressure: One Man's Desperate Attempt to Recapture His Youth as a Camp Counselor [12] by Josh Wolk
- Cruise Confidential: A Hit Below the Water Line. Where the Crew Lives, Eats, Wars, and Parties. One Crazy Year Working on Cruise Ships [13] by Brian Davis Bruns
- Nonfiction [14]
- Profession [15]
- Work [16]
