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high steel, the education of an ironworker by Cherry Mike
Listened to this on audio tape, Always like to learn about other careers and how they do their jobs,
Hand signals help them do their jobs, a language only they understand,
Interesting day at work and the secrets depending on what floor you are working on, So fascinating.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD Braille Audio Reading Device,
This was one of those times where you go into a book not expecting much and end up finding a true gem.
Ive read this book twice, and its just as good the second time around, Just to clarify, I am not an Ironworker, . . I dont have Ironworker friends, . . I dont want to be an Ironworker, . . I can think of perhaps seven hundred career choices that would suit me better than one where you divide your time between trying to keep from going “into the hole” Ironworker lingo for falling and getting some appendage crushed between steel beams.
My hat is forever off to the people who can do this sort of thing with a smile and a song.
Im not a big fan of heights, and my knowledge of/interest in fixing things or building things is pretty well non existent, so theres really no earthly reason why I should like this book as much as I do, but I do, so there.
This is a fascinating look at a life very few people experience, And the best thingthe most surprising thingabout this book is the writing, Its a pleasure to read, Picked this book up at a used book sale, and didn't have much thought that it would be of any more than of passing interest.
This turned out to be one of the most fascinating and interesting books I've ever read, A book that I've thought about ever since I read it several years ago, The suspense is increased as the story leads up to

the tragic death of a friend and coworker of the author that was killed in the construction of a building in New York City.
This book was actually very hard to put down and is full of fascinating anecdotes about how iron workers do their work, and how a man wends his way up the experience ladder in the construction industry.
Recommended for ANY reader, male or female, young or old, Not A novel at all, A book written by a man who worked in the trade to erect buildings throughout New England and New York, I learned a great deal about the profession that I had no idea about before, .