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3) Hijacked: how neoliberalism turned the work ethic against workers and how workers can take it back
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"This sweeping history of classical economics shows how the work ethic has been used both to oppress workers and to liberate them. Today's neoliberalism offers an oppressive version of the work ethic. However, the work ethic also offers resources for reorganizing the economy on behalf of ordinary people"--
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Finn and Drew, partners from the Rookie Reefer Bandidos caper smuggling pot from Mexico to Massachusetts, hook up again, this time in Florida. With good numbers in the Vietnam lottery, they're free to drop out of college and pursue simple hedonism. When they get on tying steel at a construction site in Delray Beach, it turns out their colleagues are a jovial lot of prisoners on work release from the Florida State Penitentiary. The boys live nearby...
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In this well aimed program for young adults, beginning wage earners learn the importance of a strong work ethic and how it relates to their success as they embark on their working careers. Real world location settings that highlight active young workers supported with expert commentaries help reinforce the concepts.
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More of Mason Currey's irresistible Daily Rituals, this time exploring the daily obstacles and rituals of women who are artists—painters, composers, sculptors, scientists, filmmakers, and performers. We see how these brilliant minds get to work, the choices they have to make: rebuffing convention, stealing (or secreting away) time from the pull of husbands, wives, children, obligations, in order to create their creations.
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Do your children exhaust you? Have you found yourself finishing their chores because it's, well, easier than getting them to do them? If so, this book will give you new energy, and your household new harmony. This book will help your children develop a good work ethic.
Mary Beeke, healthcare professional, educator, and mother first helps you absorb parenting principles and then gives you practical principles to bring clarity to roles in your home....
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"The track team is headed to Regionals, and it is Mizuki's last chance to qualify for Nationals before she and Moe graduate. But with the pressure of the race on her shoulders, Mizuki can't seem to concentrate on running, forcing Moe to suggest Mizuki take a break... from Moe! Meanwhile, an old classmate of Yurine's resurfaces and has her sights set on the "cool girl genius"--can she manage to sway Yurine's affections?"-- Page [4] of cover.
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"Sawa Itoh has always wondered why the beautiful underclassman Itsuki seems to hate her, so when the two are assigned to work together on an article, Sawa is determined to find out exactly what's wrong and become friends! But that might be harder than she thinks, especially when there's history between them... Meanwhile, their interview with Ayaka reveals the reason why she missed a day at school, ruining her otherwise perfect attendance."--Page [4]...
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Dashrath Manjhi used a hammer and chisel, grit, determination, and twenty years to carve a path through the mountain separating his poor village from the nearby village with schools, markets, and a hospital. Manjhi Moves a Mountain shows how everyone can make a difference if their heart is big enough.
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