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Shop nowAudio Nuggets: Tough Guy/Gal Occupations
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Learn moreYou may have been the toughest kid on your block growing up, but working in some of the following occupations will take your status to the next level. This audio program highlights some of the most physically and mentally challenging, as well as dangerous jobs in the US: Bounty Hunter, Communication Tower Maintenance Worker, Gang Enforcement Office, Hazmat Worker, Landmine Remover, Mercenary, Mine Rescue Worker, Oil Rig worker, and Stuntman. Although the risks are high, the rewards can be substantial too—including significant salaries, along with a sense of pride and exhilaration.
Rick Sheridan, a professor of Mass Media Communications at Wilberforce University in Ohio. Dr. Sheridan has also taught at California State University-Sacramento and Butte College. He has a master's degree in Media Arts, and has received awards for both his teaching and his Web design. Alfred C. Martino is the author of three highly-acclaimed young adult novels, "Perfected By Girls, "Over The End Line," and the Jr. Library Guild Selection and 'Best Books For Young Adults' nominee, "Pinned." Amateur wrestling and soccer have been a part of Alfred‘s life for over thirty-five years. In wrestling, he has competed on the midget, junior high, high school and collegiate levels, as well as coached Millburn’s youth program for nearly a decade. Mr. Martino was born and raised in Short Hills, NJ, and graduated from Millburn High School, where he was captain of school’s 1982 wrestling team. He is a graduate of Duke University and The Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He currently lives in Jersey City.
Alfred C. Martino is the author of the award-winning novels, "Perfected By Girls," "Over The End Line," "Pinned," the stage play, Waiting For A Friend, and the short stories, "Quiet Desperation," "I Have Never Been Murdered," "Breathing In Ro," "Where Am I?" and lyrics for the heavy metal song, "Curse At The Sky." Mr. Martino was born and raised in Short Hills, NJ. He is a graduate of Duke University and The Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He currently lives in Jersey City, NJ.