{"title":"Lorraine J. Smith","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"a-tale-that-needs-to-be-told-diary-of-a-wayward-caseworker-paperback","title":"A Tale That Needs to Be Told: Diary of a Wayward Caseworker - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104774131935,"sku":"9798887293998","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/phe3ZX9d2W9798887293998.webp?v=1781111290"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/lorraine-j-smith.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}