Charles Vidich is a consultant and advisor on public health and bioterrorism issues and was appointed a visiting scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health, working for 10 years on national quarantine policy. He has numerous publications on occupational and environmental health and served as incident commander for the U.S. Postal Service's national anthrax response in 2001–2002. He holds SM and MCP degrees from Harvard and has received numerous White House, EPA, and Postal Service awards for his environmental and anthrax response work. He serves on the Connecticut Council on Environmental Quality, appointed by the Speaker of the House.
Mr. Vidich, "Charlie" to those who know him, published his first book in 1976. Using information derived from research and interviews with cab drivers, The New York Cab Driver and His Fare is a basic work on New York City cab drivers (hacks) that also provides passengers (fares) with a survival manual. The book's clear language brings out the conflicts between the cab driver's position as a dispenser of a public service and his needs as a working person subjected to violence and pressure.
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