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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
Grab a cocktail & get ready for a wild ride!
I was kind of late getting on the "Jennsylvania" bandwagon, bought all 3 books & now anxiously awaiting the 4th! I soooo want to meet her for a drink as a fellow Chicagoan, Purdue Pi Phi (I graduated before she was in high school) and ex Sales VP (pretty sure all of ...
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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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48 Days to the Work You Love
Dan Miller
B&H Publishing Group, 2007
The "Dave Ramsey" of Careers
For those to whom "the whole college experience" is recent and whose enthusiasm and optimism are unchecked this book may be unnecessary and perhaps even somewhat unintelligible. Dan Miller has tapped into the positive mindset and self-confidence of youth, and may be ...
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Now, Discover Your Strengths
Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton
Free Press, 2001
Now Discover Your Strengths
Fantastic book as an individual read or as a team in the work environment. Easy to read and understand and at the end you have the results of the Strengths Finder Survey and a concrete set of steps to help you begin assessing your current work and personal decisions so ...
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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
Best book on the market.....
I have used the Parachute book for years as a text book for the courses I teach in career planning and career development. Nearly every book on job hunting that has been published since 1970 has been an off shoot of Bolles' work. I don't believe there is any one ...
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The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees)
Patrick M. Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2007
Being a manager takes more than signing letters & receiving fat checks...
I was wondering whether most managers (especially those who have "a job for life") would follow your advice. Indeed, being in that position takes more than signing letters and receiving fat checks every month. I have been reading your books over and over again. Thank ...
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Your First Year in Network Marketing: Overcome Your Fears, Experience Success, and Achieve Your Dreams!
Mark Yarnell, Rene Reid Yarnell
Prima Publishing, 1998
Your First Year in Netw3ork Marketing
Anyone who has joined a network marketing company needs to read this book. It's a bible for the network marketing industry.
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The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality
Jerome R. Corsi
Threshold Editions, 2008
Excellent
Corsi has written a well-researched and well-sourced examination of the history of Sen. Obama. It's amazing the level of attack against the author for doing so. I think that alone should make this book highly recommended reading, so that one can gauge not only the ...
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Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
Geoff Colvin
Portfolio Hardcover, 2008
Deliberate practice "hurts but it works."
Colvin set out to answer this question: "What does great performance require?" In this volume, he shares several insights generated by hundreds of research studies whose major conclusions offer what seem to be several counterintuitive perspectives on what is frequently ...
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The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels
Michael Watkins
Harvard Business School Press, 2003
Great Primer for Taking On a Management Job
The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins is squarely aimed at the task of a manager coming in and dealing with a new team. Those first ninety days can really make or break a business relationship and it is well worth studying this information before you take on a new job.
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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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The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need
Daniel H. Pink
Riverhead Trade, 2008
Fantastic
I was a little skeptical believing a 50 some year old could get anything out of a `comic' book but I bought it anyway based on the reviews of others.
Although a quick and easy read, I got some life lessons which I will use forever.
Even if you have no plans to change ...
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No Logo: No Space, No Choice, No Jobs
Naomi Klein
Picador, 2002
Amazing book with a lot of things to do with globalization
This book is extremely useful and important and has a lot of thing to do with society.
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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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Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type
Paul D. Tieger, Barbara Barron
Little, Brown and Company, 2007
very useful help
After learning how to type people using Rod Novichkov's method in his book How to Find Yourself and Your Best Match Socionics, I looked up my bosses and saw that one was ISTJ - perfectly suited for a career as a Veterinarian, the other was ESFJ - also great as a ...
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