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"Get a good education without massive debt, and enter a field that's actually hiring. In coming years, millions of great jobs will be opening up in growth areas like advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, health care, information technology, and sustainable energy. These jobs can pay as well as, or much better than, the average income for four-year college graduates. They generally offer high levels of day-to-day satisfaction. And the path to all...
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Includes interviews with professionals in the field, covers the following areas of this field that have proven to be stable, lucrative, and growing professions. · Art Media · Conceptual Art · Fiber Art · Illustration · Installation · Mixed Media · Murals · New Media · Painting · Performance Art · Photography · Printmaking · Sculpture.
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What does it take to start a successful business? Carl J. Schramm, called by The Economist "the evangelist of entrepreneurship," explains what really matters and what doesn't. Business schools teach the importance of business plans, but Microsoft, Apple, Google, Facebook, and hundreds of smaller, less well-known companies all achieved success long before they had business plans. Here are a few other myths about startups: Contrary to the popular image...
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"From the bestselling author of College Unbound comes a hopeful, inspiring blueprint to help alleviate parents' anxiety and prepare their college-educated child to successfully land a good job after graduation. Saddled with thousands of dollars of debt, today's college students are graduating into an uncertain job market that is leaving them financially dependent on their parents for years to come--a reality that has left moms and dads wondering:...
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"One of the nation's leading venture capitalists offers surprising revelations on who is going to be leading innovation in the years to come Scott Hartley first heard the terms fuzzy and techie while studying political science at Stanford University. If you majored in the humanities or social sciences, you were a fuzzy. If you majored in the computer sciences, you were a techie. This informal division has quietly found its way into a default assumption...
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"Many children, from the time they are old enough to be attracted to a siren and flashing lights, dream of becoming a police officer. As a retired police officer herself, Alley Evola looks at the daily ins and outs of the job of a police officer. Through recruitment, life at the academy, patrol, and eventually promotion, she provides a helpful understanding of what you can really expect. She also looks at current issues, including race and gender,...
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"Produced in association with the world's leading orchestras and musicians ... told through a 25,000 mile journey along every route Mozart followed ... this is a detective story that travels to the heart of Europe ... and the heart of a genius itself."
Filmmaker Phil Grabsky examines the great composer's life and music.
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"Every year video games generate billions of dollars and some of the most dynamic and engaging artwork today. It's an ever-growing field that holds great professional opportunity, but you need the right skills and savvy if you want to stake your claim. In this book Kennedy provides the inside track on everything you need to forge a career in the world of video game art. Starting with the basics of game creation and a look at the artistic skills necessary...
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"What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think. Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up to the people who got a head start. But a closer look at research on the world's top performers, from professional athletes...
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A revealing guide to a career as a social worker based on the real-life experiences of three distinguished social workers--required reading for anyone considering a path to this profession. Becoming a Social Worker takes you behind the scenes to find out what it's really like, and what it really takes, to become a social worker. Acclaimed authors Alex Abramovich and Tasha Blaine shadow three distinguished social work professionals to reveal how this...
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