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Books for the Transition
Image via Wikipedia Like so many other things I adore or despise in life, my opinion of a book is based on more than just merit — it can be seriously altered by circumstances. April was a transitional month. I traveled internationally, returned home to unemployment, and was then serendipitously hired into the busiest work I've had since college finals week. I started several books while unemployed, ...
Books: Every Unhappy Worker's Safety Net
An unhappy worker generally has three ways to respond to a nightmarish job . . . 1. Survive She can aim for survival if her circumstances don't allow the luxury of unemployment, so she should pick up Cormac McCarthy's The Road. At least 40 hours of an unpleasant job is better than this. The journey in The Road confronts our ideas of morality, compassion, and society. An anonymous father and son traipse south...
