From the Book - First Simon & Schuster paperback edition.
The carp swimming on Main Street
To the Renaissance Center
Mom, what are you going to do?
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens"
What does a union man do?
A plan and distress signals
Family is more important that GM
The day the White House comes to town
The ambassador of optimism
This is what democracy looks like
After the overnight shift
Glass more than half full
From the Book - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
Part one: 2008. A ringing phone ; The carp swimming on Main Street ; Craig ; A retirement party ; Change in August ; To the Renaissance Center ; Mom, what are you going to do? ; "When one door of happiness closes, another opens" ; The Parker closet
Part two: 2009. Rock County 5.0 ; The fourth last day ; Bidding war ; Sonic speed ; What does a union man do? ; Blackhawk ; Ahead of the class ; A plan and distress signals ; The holiday food drive
Part three: 2010. Last days of Parker Pen ; Becoming a gypsy ; Family is more important than GM ; Honor cords ; The day the White House comes to town ; Labor Fest 2010 ; Project 16:49 ; Figuring it out ; Bags of hope
Part four: 2011. The ambassador of optimism ; The opposite of a jailer ; This is what democracy looks like ; On Janesville time ; Pride and fear ; Labor Fest 2011 ; Discovering the closet ; After the overnight shift ; Late night at Woodman's
Part five: 2012. SHINE ; Janesville gypsies ; A charity gap ; Gypsy kids ; Recall ; A rough summer ; The candidate ; Labor Fest 2012 ; Pill bottles ; Circle of women ; First vote ; HealthNet ; Out of a job again
Part six: 2013. Two Janesvilles ; Night drive ; The ebb and flow of work ; Project 16:49 ; Glass more than half full ; Graduation weekend