Download or read book Gurus, Hired Guns, and Warm Bodies written by Stephen R. Barley and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2006-08-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a description of how contracting works. This book tells the story of how the market for temporary professionals operates from the perspective of the contractors who do the work, the managers who employ them, the permanent employees who work beside them, and the staffing agencies who broker deals.