Dial 9 to Get Out! Commentaries on Business Life as Heard on Public Radio's MARKETPLACE

David Graulich's commentaries have entertained the two million listeners to public radio's Marketplace since 1989. Now his best work can be found in this collection of his commentaries on the amusing, quirky aspects of everyday life in the world of work.

David Graulich is president and founder of Maxfield Public Relations, a communications consulting firm based near San Francisco. He has observed the odd behavior of big organizations as a public relations manager at McKinsey & Company and Squibb Corporation. In addition to his Marketplace commentaries, he has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Washington Monthly. He is the author of Dial 9 to Get Out!

Part I: The Wonderful World of Work
Elevator Buddy
Business Swearing
The Lunchroom
Carless Co-Workers
The Fine Art of Complaining
Larks and Owls
Gratitude Inflation
Thinking in the Shower
My Business Rock n' Roll Countdown

Part II: The Boss: Care and Feeding of
When the Big Boss Comes to Visit
The Boss's Vacation
The Most Powerful People in Corporate America
Perks
Our Corporate Family
Symbolic Actions

Part III: Corporate Policy
Apologies
Two-Weeks' Notice
Philosophical Differences
The Strange Case of FM2030
The Company Picnic
Welcome to Boycott City
Off-Site Meeting
In Search of the Conference Room

Part IV: Life on the Road
Airborne Guilt
Business Hotels
Corporations that Disappear
Surviving a Trade Show

Part V: Putting Your Money to Work, Even If it Doesn't Want to
Annual Meetings
Annual Reports
IPO's
Why Not Buy the Whole U.S.A.?
First-Time Home Buyers, Beware
Short Selling
Ticky Tacky Houses

Part VI: Heroes, Gurus, and Others
Salute to Vinko Bogataj
Lincoln, Lombardi, Churchill & Einstein
How to Be a Business Guru
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Fast-Tracker
Breaking Through the Ad Clutter
The Doctor Will Sell You Now
The Karma of Car Manuals