{"product_id":"carrier-to-classroom-james-h-oconnor-9798244967425","title":"Carrier to Classroom: My Unexpected Path from Petty Officer to Professor","description":"James O'Connor's life journey spans the chaos and camaraderie of Navy life, the grit of working blue-collar trades, and his unlikely leap into the world of teaching Industrial Arts at a California Community College, where at the age of sixty he discovered renewed purpose in sharing the multiple skills he acquired over a lifetime and a calling he never saw coming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarrier to Classroom is an honest, funny, and deeply human memoir about work, resilience, and the people who influence us along the way. James shares the moments that shaped him: the roar of the jets at sea, an icy motorcycle track, logging in the northwest, volunteer days as a fireman and first responder, and years spent teaching the generations that will keep building America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with heart and unfiltered authenticity, this story is for anyone who's ever rebuilt their mid-life course, found courage in unexpected places, or learned that sometimes the most meaningful paths are the ones you never planned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders of the Blue Jacket Travels series by James' wife, author Karen O'Connor, will recognize James in his retirement life from the first three memoirs about her travels in Spain, also published by Blue Jacket Press: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBook 1: It Started with Malaga\u003cbr\u003eBook 2: Two Grandmas in Spain\u003cbr\u003eBook 3: Wildflower Days in Andalusia\u003cbr\u003eBook 4: Coming in 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James H. O'Connor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798244967425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"James H. O'Connor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171979993343,"sku":"9798244967425","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/carrier-to-classroom-james-h-oconnor-9798244967425","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}