{"product_id":"clutch-linda-pawlenty-9780814259412","title":"Clutch: An Education at Work","description":"Driving a concrete mixer throughout graduate school, Linda Pawlenty became accustomed to being the odd one out: as a working-class laborer in academia and as a woman and an academic in the construction industry. But from the moment she became a truck driver, Pawlenty loved the satisfaction of proving herself, the thrill of coaxing large machines into place with precision and care. Similarly, when beginning a PhD program in literature, she maneuvered her way through the strange territory of the university, proud to be the first in her family to attempt the degree. In \u003ci\u003eClutch, \u003c\/i\u003e she recounts her time shuttling between worlds, delivering with bracing clarity a rare perspective on gender, class, labor, and whiteness--and how the implications of each shift according to context. From enduring sexual harassment at construction sites and classist comments from professors to the joys of driving a truck and finding academic fulfillment, Pawlenty takes stock of her disparate experiences to ask hard questions about power and acceptance, providing a beacon for those fighting for presence in places they are not expected--and not always welcome--to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda Pawlenty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814259413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814259412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mad Creek Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Linda Pawlenty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46974511546623,"sku":"9780814259412","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0507439-7ee6-4cda-8c5e-384dd65e4dac.jpg?v=1750875248","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/clutch-linda-pawlenty-9780814259412","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}