The jobs we''ve lost are windows into the past
Gladiators fought for glory. Ice harvesters chopped up lakes. In the USA, human computers, called rocket women, calculated the paths of the spaceships with pen and paper.
All these jobs really existed. Now they are gone. This is a book of extraordinary periods in history on six continents. It spans the centuries of the professional fartists and the walking toilets, of the brave riders of the Pony Express, and the lazy ornamental hermits. Marvel at Germany’s feared coffee detectives and London’s dreaded executioners.
The stories behind: Mandarins, Wailing women, Body snatchers, Executioners, Whipping boys, Explorers, Walking toilets, Object swallowers, Fartists, Powder monkeys, Armpit-hair pluckers and many more...
Silver Medal winner of the California Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award 2023
Nominated for the Children''s Literature Association of Utah Beehive Awards 2025
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Markus Rottmann lives in Zurich, Switzerland with his wife and young daughter and writes for books, magazines, the stage and museums. He collaborates with photographers, directors, illustrators, artists and, recently, with a magician. He writes a regular column on mountain literature and has even produced and audio guide to the Zurich cemetery.
Michael Meister an award-winning Swiss illustrator. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Atlantic and many other publications around the world. He has illustrated five books, including Swisstory (Bergli Books, 2019), which won The Crystal Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. He lives with his family near Basel, Switzerland.
Ashley Curtis was born in California and grew up in Bern, Switzerland, and Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has have lived in Switzerland for the last 25 years. He holds B.A. and M.A.R. degrees from Yale University and is the author of Alles ist beseelt(Kommode Press, 2021), Hexeneinmaleins (Kommode Press, 2019), Error and Loss: A License to Enchantment (Kommode Press, 2018), “O Switzerland!” (Bergli Books, 2018), and Why Do the Swiss Have Such Great Sex? Extraordinary Answers to 66 Improbable Questions about Switzerland (Bergli Books, 2018).
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Librería: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Meister, Michael Ilustrador. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Nº de ref. del artículo: 00091496765
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Meister, Michael Ilustrador. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Nº de ref. del artículo: G3907293932I4N00
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Meister, Michael Ilustrador. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Nº de ref. del artículo: G3907293932I3N10
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Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Meister, Michael Ilustrador. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Nº de ref. del artículo: G3907293932I5N10
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Meister, Michael Ilustrador. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Nº de ref. del artículo: G3907293932I3N10
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Librería: 3Brothers Bookstore, Egg harbor township, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: good. Meister, Michael Ilustrador. Books may contain some notes and highlighting. Supplements such as Access Codes, Cd's Dust Jackets, etc. are not guaranteed with used book purchases. Nº de ref. del artículo: EVV.3907293932.G
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Librería: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New. Meister, Michael Ilustrador. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9783907293935
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Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New. Meister, Michael Ilustrador. Nº de ref. del artículo: 45980360-n
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Librería: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, Estados Unidos de America
Hardback or Cased Book. Condición: New. Meister, Michael Ilustrador. Astonishing and Extinct Professions: 89 Jobs You Will Never Do. Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: BBS-9783907293935
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Librería: Lakeside Books, Benton Harbor, MI, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New. Meister, Michael Ilustrador. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books! Nº de ref. del artículo: OTF-S-9783907293935
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