March to the Beat of a Different Drum

Careers for Nonconformists by Sandra Gurvis (Marlowe & Company, 1999) highlights 75 colorful jobs ranging from food stylist to tattoo artist to music promoter. It also contains tips on how to thrive, with profiles of 30 people who have succeeded in unusual endeavors. [Source: "25 Ways to Reinvent Yourself" originally published in Modern Maturity January - February 2000, transcribed by Greg Olszewski]