BOOK REVIEW: The Titanium Economy (How Industrial Technology Can Create a Better, Faster, Stronger America)

By Sutosh Podhi, Gautosh Batra and Nick Santham. Public Affairs, New York. Hard cover, 241 pp, with references

America's dirty little secret, according to this intriguing book, is that its industrial sector is thriving, in sharp contrast to the national narrative, “brimming with innovation, offering high quality jobs with good paying benefits, and producing strong financial returns” and can't find enough workers to fill the jobs on offer. There are at least 4,50…