Shelf Life

How I Found The Meaning of Life Stacking Supermarket Shelves

By: Simon Parke

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Paperback | 15 July 2009 | Edition Number 1

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A warm and witty look at urban life, and what it means to be alive.

The day I was appointed Chair of the shop union was the same day the Pope was elected. There the similarities end, however. For while his elevation took place beneath the fine art of the Sistine Chapel, with the mysterious white smoke rising, mine took place in the cold store, with nothing more mysterious than the bacon delivery and yesterday's waste...

A vicar for twenty years, Simon Parke trades in his dog collar for a job on the tills in his local supermarket. Among the vegetable aisles and dairy produce he unpacks the meaning of life with his fellow workers, a colourful bunch. Sonny the security guard hates conflict; shelf-filler Winston knows he is destined for something better; and voluptuous Faith is generous with her wares - but sadly not with Simon. You don't have to be off your trolley to work there, but it helps...

From checkout charlies to banana rage, from short-changed lows to cold store highs, Shelf Life is a pick-n-mix of wit and wisdom for anyone who loves life and hopes for more - no matter where they find themselves.

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Our Einstein of the aisles * Daily Mail *
With this book Simon Parke has managed to do something remarkable. He has taken the ostensibly "ordinary" world of a supermarket and turned it into an entertaining classroom where we can learn important lessons, whilst having fun at the same time. A great read. -- Tony Hawks
An endearing and funny writer blessed with wit, warmth and wisdom * Daily Mail *

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Acknowledgements	p. ix
A Slight Change of Direction	p. 1
A Fragile Beginning	p. 12
It's All the Rage, Apparently!	p. 19
Love, Lust and Swooning	p. 27
Grocery Misconduct	p. 35
The Chill Grip of Power	p. 43
Warehouse Terror	p. 51
My Friend and Enemy Mohammed	p. 60
Buy None - Get One Free!	p. 69
It's True - God is in the Retail	p. 77
Freeze! You're Nicked!	p. 85
Witches, Whips and Wicca	p. 93
My Trevor's Like Satan - Help!	p. 102
Eve's Downfall and Really Rubbish Customers	p. 110
Crumbs of Comfort	p. 117
Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word	p. 125
Dead Men's Shoes	p. 133
Court in the Act	p. 140
The Book of Our Lives	p. 148
The Silent Battle	p. 154
When Time Stood Still	p. 161
The Maddening Ascent to Power	p. 168
Seasonal Adjustments	p. 175
The Dazzling Master of Disaster	p. 182
When the Joker Needs a Gag	p. 189
The Bitter Fruit of Success	p. 197
The Money Girls, Green Things and Mops	p. 206
The Coming of Kong	p. 214
A Most Embarrassing Incident	p. 222
Dustpans and Queue-Jumpers	p. 231
Closing Time	p. 238
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How I Found The Meaning of Life Stacking Supermarket Shelves

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