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What was the best/worst job you ever had? And what did teach you about success? 75 famous and successful Canadians recall their early jobs
Imagine David Suzuki selling you a basket of hand-picked raspberries. Or Barenaked Ladies' Steven Page cleaning up spilled nacho sauce under your stadium seat. Picture fashionista Jeanne Beker deep-frying your waffle at The Ex. Or answering the door to discover the pizza guy is… Detective Murdock himself.
Strange as they seem, all are true stories. Journalist Rosemary Counter knows because David Suzuki, Steven Page, Jeanne Beker, and Yannick Bisson told her so themselves.
Over and over again, rich and famous Canadians recalled early jobs from before they were rich and famous, when they were regular people starting out in the world and workforce with minimal (if any) experience, no power or pull or prestige, and a whole lot of uncertainty. That is, they were just like you, and How I Spent My Summer is the inspiration you need to carry you through to September.
Imagine David Suzuki selling you a basket of hand-picked raspberries. Or Barenaked Ladies' Steven Page cleaning up spilled nacho sauce under your stadium seat. Picture fashionista Jeanne Beker deep-frying your waffle at The Ex. Or answering the door to discover the pizza guy is… Detective Murdock himself.
Strange as they seem, all are true stories. Journalist Rosemary Counter knows because David Suzuki, Steven Page, Jeanne Beker, and Yannick Bisson told her so themselves.
Over and over again, rich and famous Canadians recalled early jobs from before they were rich and famous, when they were regular people starting out in the world and workforce with minimal (if any) experience, no power or pull or prestige, and a whole lot of uncertainty. That is, they were just like you, and How I Spent My Summer is the inspiration you need to carry you through to September.
Price: $22.99
Pages: 320
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Publication Date:
08 June 2027
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781459757271
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Canadian
Rosemary Counter waited tables, washed dishes, answered phones, folded t-shirts and stuffed envelopes before falling into writing and journalism. Her Globe and Mail column, “How I Spent My Summer,” is ironically the longest job she’s ever had. She lives in Toronto.
- Introduction
- Actors & Performers
- Megan Follows (INT)
- Tantoo Cardinal (AB)
- Yannik Bisson (ON)
- Gerry Dee (ON)
- Graham Greene (ON)
- Tommy Chong (AB)
- William Shatner (ON)
- Sook-Yin Lee (BC)
- Joshua Jackson (BC)
- Artists & Musicians
- Bram Morrison, songwriter (ON)
- Christi Belcourt, painter (ON)
- Steven Page, singer (ON)
- Ron Sexsmith, singer (ON)
- Sunny Fong, fashion designer (ON)
- Michelle Valberg, photographer (ON)
- Measha Brueggergosman, opera singer (NB)
- Sarah McLachlan, singer
- Doctors & Scientists
- David Suzuki, biologist (ON)
- Roberta Bondar, astronaut (ON)
- Chris Hadfield, astronaut (ON)
- Jen Gunter, Genoa (MB)
- Savage Bear (Tracy) (BC)
- Art McDonald, astrophysicist (NS)
- Mona Nemer, Canada’s Chief Science Advisor (INT)
- Sam Nutt (ON)
- Writers & Creators
- Naomi Klein (QB)
- Atom Egoyan (BC)
- Emma Donoghue (ON, INT)
- Vivek Soraya (AB)
- Robert Munsch (INT)
- Kate Beaton (NS)
- Heather O’Neill (US)
- Julian Brave NoiseCat (BC)
- Dwayne Morgan
- Business & Economists
- Douglas Porter, BMO (ON)
- Ed Sonshine, RIOCan real estate (ON)
- Roy Gori, Manulife (INT)
- Rania Llewellyn, Laurentian Bank (NS)
- David Rosenberg, Rosenberg Research (ON)
- Duncan Fulton, Tim Horton’s (NB)
- Robert Herjavec, Herjavec Group (ON)
- Cameron Bailey, TIFF (ON)
- Susan Senecal, A&W CEO (QB)
- Innovators & Entrepreneurs
- Wes Hall, Kingsdale Advisors (ON)
- Ryan Holmes, HootSuite (BC)
- Kristen Gale, The Ten Spot (INT)
- Arlene Dickinson, District Ventures Capital (AB)
- Dax Dasilva, Lightspeed (BC, QB)
- Jenny Bird (ON)
- Dave Chilton (ON)
- Kevin O’Leary (ON)
- Lawyers & Politicians
- Beverley McLachlin (AB)
- Annamie Paul (ON)
- Louise Arbour (QB)
- Adrienne Clarkson (ON)
- Michael Ignatieff (ON)
- Brian Greenspan (ON)
- Kael McKenzie (MB)
- Catherine McKenna (ON)
- Sports & Athletes
- Donovan Bailey, Olympic Runner (ON)
- Dan Shulman, ESPN & Sportsnet (ON)
- Nancy Raine Greene, Olympian skier (BC)
- Seyi Smith, Olympian (ON)
- Clara Hughes, Olympian speed skater (MB)
- Kurt Browning, figure skater (AB)
- Wendel Clark, hockey player (SK)
- Brooke Henderson (ON)
- Personas & Personalities
- Lilly Singh (ON)
- Jillian Harris (AB)
- Matty Matheson, celebrity chef (ON)
- Gail Vaz-Oxlade, (ON)
- Jeanne Beker, fashionista (ON)
- Conrad Black, historian (INT)
- Marilyn Denis, radio and television host (AB, INT)
- Elaine Lui, blogger and television host (ON)
- Rick Mercer (NFL)