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What Color Is Your Parachute Workbook: How to Create a Picture of Your Ideal Job or Next Career
Richard Nelson Bolles
Ten Speed Press, 2005
Create a compelling vision of the career you want
This book is short, but it will support you in generating a lot of valuable information about your values and a career tailored to fit you. Expect to invest about 20 hours in the self exploration exercises in this book.
You get two products from doing this work:
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Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War
Joe Bageant
Three Rivers Press, 2008
Prophetic Insight into the Demise of the Middle Class
Not since The Onion's devastatinginly accurate prediction through satire of the future course of the newly selected Bush Administration in January of 2001 have I read a spot-on prophecy which is unfolding before my eyes. Over a year ago Bageant predicted the current ...
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Hounded to Death: A Novel
Rita Mae Brown
Ballantine Books, 2008
One of the best
Rita Mae Brown delivers a winner in this installment of her Sister Jane "Outfoxed Series". Where her last title seemed rushed to production and the plotline was not well-developed, "Hounded to Death" is a welcome return to a great read for Rita Mae fans.
The story ...
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Career Match: Connecting Who You Are with What You'll Love to Do
Shoya Zichy, Ann Bidou
AMACOM, 2007
Great book
First I have to say that despite this being a great book it wasn't quite what I expected based on the title. There are some very helpful career tips - but it is vastly more useful as a personality guide. Specifically - communicating with people (and indirectly that ...
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Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass,Or, Why You ...
Jen Lancaster
NAL Trade, 2006
A bOoK tHat diLLeD mY piCkLe
I read a review for Jen Lancaster's newest book in some entertainment magizine. I loved the sound of her writing and her personality seemed somewhat familiar.
Being the freak I am - I had to make sure that I read her work in order and checked to see if she had any ...
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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2008: A Practical Manual for Job-hunters and Career-Changers
Richard Nelson Bolles
Ten Speed Press, 2007
What a lifesaver!
This book is truly a lifesaver, and it's updated every year. I have not had to look for a job in 20 years, and didn't truly know how to write a professional resume. Not only did I learn alot about writing resumes but I also learned alot about myself! This is a book ...
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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2009: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers (What Color Is ...
Richard Nelson Bolles
Ten Speed Press, 2008
Great Book. Get the New Version!
The new version is worth the money. I got the 2001 (from the library) and 2009 version (from amazon). The 09 version is not only updated with the most current internet information (a lot has changed since 01 to make that version out of date), it is sequenced and ...
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The Job Search Solution: The Ultimate System for Finding a Great Job Now! (Job Search Solution)
Tony Beshara
AMACOM, 2006
Job Sarch Solution
This book is GREAT - I am currently employeed and looking for a job. This book is taking the what if out of the equation. Then breaks it down so looking for a job is pretty easy.
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Ghost Hunting: True Stories of Unexplained Phenomena from The Atlantic Paranormal Society
Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson, ...
Pocket, 2007
Great book, just like the show!
As an avid watcher of "Ghost Hunters", "Ghost Hunting" definitely lived up to the show. Described some cases i've seen on the show as well as ones i have not. Learned some great insight about the cast of TAPS.
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301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions
Vicky Oliver
Sourcebooks, Inc., 2005
An Ideal Interview Companion
No one enjoys sitting in front of an interview board and be judged. And everyone has a pet fear, "What if they think I am too old to start over" or "How do I explain why I quit my first job?" You will be surprised to know how many people stay in a job they hate just ...
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Heard on the Street: Quantitative Questions from Wall Street Job Interviews
Timothy Falcon Crack
Timothy Crack, 2008
Very useful book
I wished I had read this book before I attended a very important exam of an investment bank. A lot of questions are from this book.
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Competency-Based Interviews: Master the Tough New Interview Style And Give Them the Answers That Will Win You ...
Robin Kessler
Career Press, 2006
A must for anyone trying to figure out what they're doing wrong at interviews
As a Columbia MBA student, I found Kessler's book really helpful. I've found interviewing at business school very difficult because I'm surrounded by amazingly well-qualified competition! Interviews are one of my weakest points and I've read a bunch of interview guides ...
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Michael Rosen
Aladdin, 2003
Great Classic Book
My 3 year old son loves this book. When we go for a walk around the neighborhood, he wants to pretend that we are going on a "bear hunt" and we recite the book. Great book for imagination.
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The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake ...
Inc. Foxfire Fund
Anchor, 1972
Sure Fire Reference
Eliot Wigginton made his students immortal when he sent them into the southern mountains to interview and record the skills and crafts of the region.
This is the first one of a fantastic series that serves as a standard reference for mountain culture. If you are a ...
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What Color Is Your Parachute for Teens: Discovering Yourself, Defining Your Future (What Color Is Your ...
Richard Nelson Bolles, Carol Christen, ...
Ten Speed Press, 2006
Definitely a crucial book for any teenager who cares about his/her future!
Wow! I wish I had this wonderful book when I was a teenager.
I remember very vividly when I came across Richard Bolles' 'What Colour is Your Parachute', it was way back in the late 80's/early 90's. At that time, I was embarking on a journey to find out about what I ...
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