{"product_id":"a-tale-that-needs-to-lorraine-j-smith-9798887293998","title":"A Tale That Needs to Be Told: Diary of a Wayward Caseworker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea fictional diary of the bureaucratic, outrageous, infuriating, hilarious work situations in the Welfare Department. The characters, clients, coworkers, and bosses tend to be bizarre, endearing, or irritating-rather like the TV series OFFICE, but stranger. It also touches on the futility of some bureaucratic innovations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLorraine J. Smith is retired. She completed college late in life with a master's in sociology and almost a second major in fine arts. She considers herself a painter, although has not done so lately. She is part of a local community band. She likes to garden and loves traveling. She has a son and granddaughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhoto taken 2018 during a trip where I stayed at Tree House in the Amazon. I was at a village when it started pouring and I was waiting out the rain when the villager handed me a baby tree sloth that he had rescued from the river.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was thrilled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorraine J. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8887293996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887293998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorrance Publishing Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Lorraine J. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44756518535423,"sku":"9798887293998","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a720f9b0-976e-47cc-aa46-c15493ade20a.jpg?v=1706593192","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-tale-that-needs-to-lorraine-j-smith-9798887293998","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}