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Tom Jones

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As a university student, Tom read Studs Terkel's "Working," the seminal oral history book about American workers who talked about their working lives, in their own words. It was the revealing intimacy and integrity of Terkel's book that moved Tom to decide--after working in California state government for 30 years--to travel the country interviewing hundreds of people who similarly wanted to talk about what they do for a living and why they do it. Tom's first book, "Working at the Ballpark," is about 50 people who work in major league baseball, from an All-Star shortstop, third base coach, and relief pitcher to a mascot, beer vendor, and ticket hustler. It is about who baseball people are and what their jobs means to them. The ballpark is their job site, be it in a dugout, clubhouse, bullpen, press box, the front office, or on the field. His second book, "Risky Living," is a collection of candid conversations with daring men and women earn a living by putting their lives at risk, including a NASA astronaut, knife thrower's assistant, Coast Guard rescue swimmer, stuntwoman, alligator trapper, crab fisherman, bullfighter, drag racer, coal miner, crop duster, inner city cab driver, storm chaser, soldier, firefighter, tiger trainer, pro football player, high-rise window washer, search-and-rescue ranger, Blue Angel pilot, and dozens of other adrenaline junkies who make their living working around beasts, fire, extreme weather, guns, high altitude, deep water, speed, explosives, big things, bad guys, and a lot of other scary stuff. Tom was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Sunnyvale, California. He now lives in Sacramento.
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    • The Fascinating Lives of Baseball People - from Peanut Vendors and Broadcasters to Players and Managers
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