Dirty Work

A ribald, funny, and irreverent memoir of a spiritual life found in the most unexpected places.

We've all been there: An impasse, a crossroads, an unmarked door—or some asymmetry in the weave of life that leaves us stuck at worst, though at best in question. So too begins Rod Bull's memoir of a seemingly accidental spiritual life, with a constant refrain to "dirty work"—shoveling manure in a stable or bilge water in the belly of a ship, or cutting cane and viciously cut, the only cure to which is to urinate on yourself… Bull's is a life of pratfalls, comic encounters, and hard-won insights.

What is of particular note is that here you read the story of no man soaring from height to golden height but an honest recounting and recollecting, blemishes and all, of a life of the spirit via serious hard traveling. Dirty Work: A Chump's Search for Meaning is a memoir of crazy wisdom for readers interested in:
Spiritual growth and self-discoveryOvercoming personal challenges with humorFinding meaning in everyday experiences