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'The Dark Side' by Anthony O'neill
The dark side of the Moon has been populated by those who need/are forced to escape Earth. The 'Brass Code' is a ruling set of principles which includes:
Never bang your head against a wall, bang someone else's.
Smile. Smile. Smile. Kill. Smile.
Entertaining read as a new detective to the dark side tries to make sense of the situation as the body count starts to rise.
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"Reskilling America' by Katherine Newman and Hella Winston
Does everyone need to go to a 4 year college to have a financially successful life? Newman and Winston say no.
The book combines the history of blue collar labor (manufacturing, trades), the rise of the "college for everyone' movement, and the resultant lost of a middle class who once made a good living working with their hands as plumbers, carpenters, welders, etc.
The authors put forth that vocational education in the US must change from a poor second choice to college and become a valid and secure career choice in itself.
In the current US presidential campaign, there is much talk about jobs, but little about retraining US workers into blue collar careers that can provide for a family. Despite Donald Trump's promises, coal mining jobs in West Virginia are not coming back. But perhaps the next generation can make a living with solar panals or fiber optics.
The dark side of the Moon has been populated by those who need/are forced to escape Earth. The 'Brass Code' is a ruling set of principles which includes:
Never bang your head against a wall, bang someone else's.
Smile. Smile. Smile. Kill. Smile.
Entertaining read as a new detective to the dark side tries to make sense of the situation as the body count starts to rise.
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"Reskilling America' by Katherine Newman and Hella Winston
Does everyone need to go to a 4 year college to have a financially successful life? Newman and Winston say no.
The book combines the history of blue collar labor (manufacturing, trades), the rise of the "college for everyone' movement, and the resultant lost of a middle class who once made a good living working with their hands as plumbers, carpenters, welders, etc.
The authors put forth that vocational education in the US must change from a poor second choice to college and become a valid and secure career choice in itself.
In the current US presidential campaign, there is much talk about jobs, but little about retraining US workers into blue collar careers that can provide for a family. Despite Donald Trump's promises, coal mining jobs in West Virginia are not coming back. But perhaps the next generation can make a living with solar panals or fiber optics.