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While revealing as history, Wasik's account about the first
Republican President's launches of infrastructure shame the
ignorant, obstinate, narcissist Republicans of today who wish
instead to build up tyrant Trump's political infrastructure. This
is a book to be read and used today." -Ralph Nader The only
biography of its kind, Lincolnomics narrates The Great
Emancipator's untold legacy as The Great Builder of American
infrastructure-developer of an economic ladder to democracy through
national transportation, public education, and market access
Lincoln's view of the right to fulfill one's economic destiny was
at the core of his governing philosophy-but he knew no one could
climb that ladder without strong federal support. Some of his most
enduring policies came to him before the Civil War, visions of a
country linked by railroads running ocean to ocean, canals turning
small towns into bustling cities, public works bridging farmers to
market. Expertly appraising the foundational ideas and policies on
infrastructure that America's sixteenth president rooted in
society, John F. Wasik tracks Lincoln from his time in the 1830s as
a young Illinois state legislator pushing internal improvements;
through his work as a lawyer representing the Illinois Central
Railroad in the 1840s; to his presidential fight for the
Transcontinental Railroad; and his support of land-grant colleges
that educated a nation. To Lincoln, infrastructure meant more than
the roads, bridges, and canals he shepherded as a lawyer and a
public servant. These brick-and-mortar developments were essential
to a nation's lifting citizens above poverty and its isolating
origins. Lincolnomics revives the disremembered history of how
Lincoln paved the way for Eisenhower's interstate highways and
FDR's social amenities. With an afterword addressing the failure of
American infrastructure during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how
Lincoln's policies provide a guide to the future, Lincolnomics
makes the case for the man nicknamed "The Rail Splitter" as the
Presidency's greatest builder.
This book will examine the history of robotics and explicate what
massive automation means for the present and future of labor in all
its forms, from mills and factories to the white-collars offices of
suburbia and more. While warnings of a robot world-takeover could
seem dramatic, the truth is more mundane—robots have come to take
our jobs. Winning in the Robotic Workplace: How to Prosper in the
Automation Age will teach you the skills needed to reprogram the
way you work in anticipation of this technological shift. Author
John F. Wasik believes learning to thrive in the automation age can
in fact humanize the workplace once again. In Winning in the
Robotic Workplace: How to Prosper in the Automation Age, you will
learn to emphasize the conceptualization and pursuit of creative
ideas, a practice that most robots are unequipped to perform in a
meaningful way. You will learn that the successful integration of
automated elements with humans is the most effective business model
moving forward, and that an eagerness to collaborate demonstrates a
will to succeed.
One of the hottest trends currently evolving, investment clubs are
groups of ordinary people who pool their money to invest in the
stock market. This easy-to-understand guide reveals the secrets of
some of the country's leading clubs, explains how to start and run
an investment club, offers savvy tips on building a portfolio, and
more.
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