Excellent overview of current low-paid labor economy in USA (pretty sure it's the same in Canada, England - check out Hired: Six Months Undercover in Excellent overview of current low-paid labor economy in USA (pretty sure it's the same in Canada, England - check out Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain and everywhere else). She is talking not just about her experience of working for Amazon, calling center and McDonald, but about what's wrong with such low paying jobs (insecurity, level of stress, etc). She did excellent job on connecting dots from low-paid job to elevated level of stress, inability to plan your future (and how could you if you shift can be revealed less than 24 hours before it starts), level of medicine these workers can afford (never would imagine going 4 hours to pick some left-overs of antibiotic, try to fix swallowed tooth by myself, or using horse/dog/fish antibiotics because that all you can afford without medical insurance).
Another sections I liked a lot are related to how stress works on your body (fight-or-flight preparation from the body) and history of Wanda (how technology/society became to be).
I wish they make this book mandatory for kids to read in school so they would pay more attention to home works and getting into universities/colleges (I think kids just don't know what alternatives are - like flipping burgers at McDonald - may be cool when you are 16 years old, but not so cool when you are 30+ and have wife and kids to support - so swallow you pride, smile and get back to work).
Great book, highly recommended to everybody - just to get a perspective what some people going through in their life to put bread on the table. After reading that book you will look different at somebody who takes your order in McDonald, speak to you over the phone about issues or find stuff that you ordered from Amazon. These are people with their problems and troubles which we don't see, so read the book to at least get glimpse of what they are dealing with, such as customers throwing things at you or screaming over the phone....more
Loved this book, it's on John Grisham's level (not like couple of his previous ones, such as Camino Island or The Rooster Bar). Beside of beautiful prLoved this book, it's on John Grisham's level (not like couple of his previous ones, such as Camino Island or The Rooster Bar). Beside of beautiful prose (which is pleasure to read) he is talking about very important issues in USA judicial system: exoneration of wrongly convicted people, some of them spend years and decades behind the bar for crime they didn't commit (Cullen Post's prototype is Jim McCloskey from Centurion Ministries); privatization of prisons (excellent book about this subject is Shane Bauer's book American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment which is taking about ACA - the biggest and oldest private prison company in USA and conditions that both inmates and guards are witnessing every day). Another couple books I can recommend related to conditions of black - Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America and poor - Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City....more
WOW, WTF, etc. Add any 3 letters swears and compliments - and it still doesn't describe my feelings after turning last page of that book. Blake CrouchWOW, WTF, etc. Add any 3 letters swears and compliments - and it still doesn't describe my feelings after turning last page of that book. Blake Crouch books getting smarter and smarter and I'm afraid that for next one you will need PhD just to read through it. One of the best books I've read not just this year, but probably ever!...more
I like this book a lot, even though it wasn't hard to deduce what's going on. I won't put more details - just read it and enjoy!I like this book a lot, even though it wasn't hard to deduce what's going on. I won't put more details - just read it and enjoy!...more
I liked this book, only couple of small issues that bothers me:
1. Yakov is MOSTLY first name, it could be use as last name, but very rarely. It's so mI liked this book, only couple of small issues that bothers me:
1. Yakov is MOSTLY first name, it could be use as last name, but very rarely. It's so many Russian last names to choose from. 2. Hard for me to believe some computer inside CIA connected to network has unblocked USB port.
Beside that - excellent story, fun to read and hard to put down....more
Excellent book about sushi and masters who make it. Great information about story of the sushi, toppings on it and other stuff related to sushi and JaExcellent book about sushi and masters who make it. Great information about story of the sushi, toppings on it and other stuff related to sushi and Japanese food....more
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