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Postal Service: The Story About America's #1 Most Disgruntled Mailman and Another Look at the Post Office Revealed by Charles Bukowski in 1971 Paperback – October 9, 2009

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.   This is a story about Henry Johnson, an American worker, a letter carrier.

   He did his job and did it well, only to find that that wasn't good enough. In addition to rain, sleet and snow, he had to contend with bosses who were unqualified, undignified and unscrupulous.

   What Henry discovered in the course of a long career was that bad managers were not few and far between. They were everywhere.

   Nearing the end of his career, Henry found himself contending on a daily basis with two individuals more concerned with keeping their authority--and willing to abuse their authority--if that's what it took to keep it. They didn't mind hurting employees and they didn't mind hurting the company. After putting up with their ridicule, harassment, and tedious interference for longer than he should have, Henry decided to take a stand.

   Sometimes Henry's behavior was funny, sometimes reckless, and oftentimes combatant. He was always unpredictable. His bosses didn't know what he would do next and sometimes Henry wasn't that sure either. He didn't understand why some co-workers called him "Psycho" and at the same time he appreciated the advantage it gave him.

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Item Weight : 1.05 pounds
Paperback : 394 pages
ISBN-10 : 1432744410
ISBN-13 : 978-1432744410
Product Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.88 x 8.5 inches
Publisher : Outskirts Press (October 9, 2009)
Language: : English

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Recommend the book for postal workers.

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2013

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You actually need to know the author to appreciate the content of the book. If you are a postal worker, or former postal worker; the book would also be interesting reading.

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Rothko

A book that speaks for us all

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2009

I read this novel, not in one sitting in the barber shop, but over a span of several days, allowing me to actually digest the humor, the frustration, and the unfortunate bureaucratic placating that takes place in all of our lives on a daily basis. I found the humor rich and sincere, an honest reflection of how each of us should, could, and would respond to the world around us were we not bound by necessary social norms. I think Bukowski, in all his literary glory, would have appreciated such a novel that further shines light on his own witty realizations.

I believe, Mullinax, that the Blockbuster world of explosive, easy endings has deprived us all of the necessary and refreshing subtlety that gives this novel life. However, in order to see true wit and subtlety, as used so deftly by Terrana, one must be more observant than a sack of potatoes.

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Faulkner

Funny and relatable

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2009

This book takes a humorous look at that great, seemingly unknowable, institution
that so many of us take for granted, and yet rely heavily upon-the postal service. The author takes you inside his world, and their world, and reveals the frustrations of a postal carrier, which is translatable to any thinking individual participating in the non-managerial American workforce. Instead of a woe-is-me tale, the author chooses a sarcastic, Dave Barryish tone that sets the
stage for the book. The language, though simple and without airs, reveals an intellect that is anything but. He pokes fun at the self-important supervisors, and points out the illogical and paradoxical ways of a large institution with subtlety and wit. If you are looking for a book that is smart,relatable, and funny, you have found it.

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Bukowski Fan

love the humor!

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2009

I too am a huge fan of Bukowski's work, but I found this novel to be exactly what it is - a new spin on the modern postal service and the ins and outs of the workforce today. Very funny, love the dry sense of humor and the hilarious situations the postman encounters!

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