Overview
Twelve years ago, Richard Yancey answered a blind ad in the newspaper offering a salary higher than what he'd made over the three previous years combined. It turned out that the job was for the Internal Revenue Service - the most hated and feared organization in the federal government. So Yancey became the man who got in his car, drove to your house, knocked on your door, and made you pay. Never mind that his car was littered with candy wrappers, his palms were sweaty, and he couldn't remember where he stashed his own tax records. He was there on the authority of the United States government. With ""a rich mix of humor, horror, and angst [and] better than most novels on the bestseller lists"" (Boston Sunday Globe), Confessions of a Tax Collector contains an astonishing cast of too-strange-for-fiction characters. But the most intriguing character of all is Yancey himself who - in detailing how the job changed him and how he managed to pull himself back from the brink of moral, ethical, and spiritual bankruptcy - reveals what really lies beneath those dark suits and mirrored sunglasses. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
Full Product Details
Author: Richard Yancey
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: HarperPerennial
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 20.40cm
Weight: 0.308kg
ISBN: 9780060555610
ISBN 10: 0060555610
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 07 January 2019
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Offers fascinating insight into the most feared and loathed agency of government. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune
A rich mix of humor, horror, and angst ...better than most novels on the bestseller lists. --Boston Sunday Globe Alternately amusing and alarming ...a revealing yarn about going after tax delinquents. --Washington Post An engaging insider's account of life inside the dreaded IRS. --Library Journal Downright absorbing ...written as well as any novel set in the business world. --Booklist (starred) Offers fascinating insight into the most feared and loathed agency of government. --Minneapolis Star Tribune
Offers fascinating insight into the most feared and loathed agency of government. --Minneapolis Star Tribune An engaging insider's account of life inside the dreaded IRS. --Library Journal Alternately amusing and alarming ...a revealing yarn about going after tax delinquents. --Washington Post Downright absorbing ...written as well as any novel set in the business world. --Booklist (starred) A rich mix of humor, horror, and angst ...better than most novels on the bestseller lists. --Boston Sunday Globe
A rich mix of humor, horror, and angst ...better than most novels on the bestseller lists. --Boston Sunday Globe
Author Information
Richard Yancey worked for twelve years as a revenue officer for the Internal Revenue Service. He is a produced playwright, a former theater critic, and a published novelist.
