Introduction: Why I showed up again -- Prologue: At the school of studs -- Part One: Fundamentals. Children -- School -- Community -- Health and safety -- Part two: 'this brave new world'. 'We're in this in-between place' -- 'The boss of me' -- 'This is the United States of America' -- Voice -- Part Three: The pursuit of happiness. 'Making a living' -- 'I made that' -- 'From point A to Point B' -- Food and service -- 'I love this workk; I just love it' -- Double duty -- The work of art -- A better world for our children -- Part Four: After work -- Epilogue: Rest -- Acknowledgments -- About the author.
Summary:
"From nurses and teachers to wildland firefighters and funeral directors-an intimate, honest, and illuminating collection of interviews that reveal what it's like to work in America at this historic and volatile moment in time"-- Provided by publisher.
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