Charles McNeillCharles McNeill, educated and trained in a number of different countries, has spent the majority of his career in various parts of the United States. He has taught at both high school and college levels, carrying out research primarily in the latter ontext. The college world can be both insightful and blinding; teaching and research may open vistas to new worlds of awareness and discovery. However, academic politics often tend to be highly ideological, blind, and distorted. In the latter case, a variety of ideological groups typically emerge within these relatively isolated academic systems to compete with one another for resources and dominance, often with destructive consequences. The Leaning Tower offers a fictional account of these social dynamics, including their disastrous outcomes. The novella is intended to provide relevant insight and a warning of potential dangers born from toxic behavior in the workplace. Read More Read Less