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As did the national bestseller Nickel and Dimed , Mike Rose’s revelatory book demolishes the long-held notion that people who work with their hands make up a less intelligent class. He shows us waitresses making lightning-fast calculations, carpenters handling complex spatial ... read more

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First Sentence

I grew up a witness to the intelligence of the waitress in motion, the reflective welder, the strategy of the guy on the assembly line.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Mike Rose (Author)

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  2. human capital
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