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Professional Dish-Washer Shares Tales From the Pit Washing dishes was not a stepping stone for Pete Jordan, but a calling that spanned 12 years and 50 states. He takes readers to the heart of the kitchen — the dish pit — in "Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All 50 States.
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Pete Jordan Reads from 'Dishwasher'

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Washing dishes was not a stepping stone for Pete Jordan, but a calling. For 12 years, he was an itinerant dish-washer. He was so committed to the profession that he set out to work as a dish-washer in all 50 states.

He takes readers to the heart of the kitchen – the dish pit – in "Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All 50 States.

Jordan, aka "Dishwasher Pete," talks with Michele Norris about his dishwashing exploits around the country.