{"product_id":"the-trade-gap-zachary-craig-hanson-9781967115112","title":"The Trade Gap: Break the Rules. Learn a Skill. Own Your Future.","description":"\u003cp\u003eGo to college. Find a high-paying job as a knowledge worker. Buy a house in a safe neighborhood and hire good people to maintain it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the carrot Americans have chased since the 1980s. But what if it's the wrong goal? What if skilled knowledge work no longer unlocks the American Dream we were promised?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA nation of too many thinkers and not enough doers leaves us all vulnerable. Vulnerable to layoffs and economic uncertainty. Vulnerable to crowded job markets. Vulnerable to breakdowns in our homes and our nation's infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs this really how we want to live?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Trade Gap,  author Zachary Hanson proposes a balanced approach to education that merges intellectual pursuits with hands-on capabilities. Through self-reliance, deeper skill sets, and a greater emphasis on trade work, we can close the widening skills gap and strengthen our resilience in the process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe future of America is in your hands. How will you help to build it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zachary Craig Hanson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1967115117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967115112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wren House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Zachary Craig Hanson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47135653134591,"sku":"9781967115112","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00ad248b-acf8-4c5b-883f-b963f9f008fa.jpg?v=1755010753","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-trade-gap-zachary-craig-hanson-9781967115112","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}