Book Rec of the Day 4/15/2007

MEMOIRS

Yancey was a struggling playwright until one day he answered a want ad for a much higher paying job. Overnight he became a tax collector—the guy who shows up at the front door and muscles money out of delinquents. This story of life at the bureau is as gripping as any financial thriller, with paper pushers, powermongers, and ordinary people all clashing over the government’s cut. If you haven’t filed yet, read this and you will rush that 1040 into the mail.

CONFESSIONS OF A TAX COLLECTOR: ONE MAN’S TOUR OF DUTY INSIDE THE IRS, by Richard Yancey (Perennial, 2005)