First Job

by Rinker Buck

"Ask a person about his or her first job out of college, and you invariably open a floodgate of emotions, vivid anecdotes, and poignant reminiscences of an especially anxious, formative period of life. For many of us, the events of those first years of true adulthood remain permanently etched in our psyches, and the bonds we formed - with co-workers, friends, and lovers - carry an emotional power undimmed by the passage of time.". "Ask Rinker Buck about his first job, and you get this enchanting and engaging book, one that not only captures the experience of being a "twenty-two-year-old with the maxed-out brain," but also lyrically evokes a special time and place - the Berkshire mountains of western Massachusetts in the early 1970s. Buck was intense and passionate about his experiences - determined to find his voice as a writer - and every new moment felt like a world opening wide. First Job is, on its most basic level, the story of Buck's years as a cub reporter at The Berkshire Eagle