The escape artists
Subtitle: true stories of people who turned their obsessions into professions
By: Joshua Piven.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780071479264
Subjects: Career changes -- Case studies.; Vocational guidance.
Genres: Case studies.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-243) and index.
Table of contents: title: From fandom to the final frontier; title: Wall Street meets special ops; title: Freaks, flamethrowers, and phenoms: life in the minors; title: Extreme entrepreneurship; title: Slop gags and frozen pipes: the circus comes to town; title: How to keep a drug kingpin from getting too rich; title: Rebels, headhunters, piglets, and other adventures downriver; title: You're funny, but can you tell a joke?; title: Riding your obsession; title: A Harvard physician goes off the grid; title: Conclusion: how to make your escape.