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Resumes for Dummies (4th Edition)

Get the jump on the competition with the first book that tells you how to create a resume that takes advantage of today's technology. Say goodbye to ugly, plain text formats and welcome the return of the handsome resume - fully formatted and reader friendly. This newly revised guide shows you how to craft a "Standout" resume that'll get your foot in the door.

Jesus and Your Sorrows

We know that when we're sick or sorrowing or passing through life's difficult trials, we should give our burdens to Jesus. But do you ever wonder just what these difficulties in your life mean to Him? The Gospel of John provides us with a detailed picture of how Jesus ministered to some very special people in His life as they faced sickness and death. And as we examine Jesus' response to the sorrows of His friends Mary and Martha, we can begin to see how Jesus can meet our needs as well. This collection of 30 meditations-one for each day of the month-can help you over your rough paths and teach you to focus your thoughts on Jesus and your sorrows.

It's a Chick Thing

A fun collection of spririted stories pays homage to the special and unique times that strenghten the bonds of female friendships.

Holiness in Hidden Places

Through a series of devotions, Joni helps us to focus on the every day situations that show us "Holiness in Hidden Places."

We are the People Our Parents Warned Us Against

This book tries to describe what happened in the Haight-Ashbury section of San Francisco. It happened most vividly that it drew international attention to itself.

Glorious Intruder: God's Presence in Life's Chaos

In ten groupings of devotional insights, Joni shows how God's consistent presence can bring peace, perspective, and healing into the puzzling even chaotic circumstances of your life.

Kaiser Permanente Healthwise Handbook

A self-care guide for you and your family, this handbook is a reliable, up-to-date, and easy-to-understand source of help for over 200 medical problems.

The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet

This book postulates a carbohydrate addiction syndrome. The carb addict is profiled and a diet to break the addiction is described. The book includes some recipes.

Career Counseling: Applied Concepts Of Life Planning

This successful and popular book has been completely updated to give you the most recent information on emerging theories, recent research, and current computer-assisted guidance programs in career counseling! Whether you are a counselor or a counselor-in-training, you'll appreciate the way Vernon Zunker presents practical techniques and real-life examples as he patiently helps you understand the theoretical models of career counseling and how to effectively counsel clients about career issues. In the Sixth Edition, you'll find Zunker's clear writing style and interesting exercises, as well as: *Five career counseling models with case illustrations *A new Chapter 8, "Self-Assessment and a Model for Using Assessment," which discusses the rationale for using self-assessment tools *A new Chapter 15, "Career Counseling for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Clients," which helps familiarize you with the issues and needs of this client population *Theories of career development and counseling models-summarized in tables to help you study and prepare for the licensing examination *Web site information that points you to additional, reliable information online *And much more!

Cancer Battle Plan: Six Strategies for Beating Cancer from a recovered

personal experience with the stratigies used to beat cancer when the doctors had given up on the case.

A Not So Jolly Christmas

This easy-to-read booklet includes practical ways to help adults and children cope with grief at a time when everyone seems to be overflowing with gaiety. Includes a simple work sheet to assist with planning the holiday activities while acknowledging, respecting and moving through that hardest of all journeys--grieving the loss of a loved one. Although the book is oriented toward those who celebrate Christmas, poignant considerations for those who celebrate Hanukkah are also a part of this booklet. The majority of the booklet is practical and will be useful to anyone who is grieving a significant loss. No platitudes here. Good, solid, understanding suggestions. Dr. Webster has studied grief and experienced grief. He has devoted much of his work to helping others get through their process of grieving. This file should make an excellent embossed braille copy.

Beauty Fades, Dumb Is Forever The Making Of A Happy Woman

The Play of Your Life: Your Program for Finding the Career of Your Dreams--And a Step-by-Step Guide to Making It a Reality

<p><i>Play of Your Life</i> is not just a how-to it is your own portable career-coach. While other books may promise to help you land the job of your dreams, Colleen Sabatino trumps that. She opens your eyes to the possibilities you've not yet imagined. The book offers a 2-step program. Part One guides readers through a series of engaging self-assessment quizzes and diagnostic steps to help each individual recognize their dream and translate that into a career path. Part Two is master class on the tactical steps toward making that dream a reality. <p>Colleen Sabatino is enjoying nationwide recognition as a career counselor. Her seminars and corporate consulting sessions are so popular that MBA programs are planning to adopt her book as part of their curriculum. From setting the stage, to crafting the life-script that will open the necessary doors, Sabatino's program affords the secret to becoming a star in your own life.</p>

How To Solve Word Problems In Algebra, 2nd edition

"There is no area in algebra which causes students as much difficulty as word problems. Most textbooks in algebra do not have adequate explanations and examples for the student who is having trouble with them...All major types of word problems usually found in algebra texts are here. Emphasis is on the mechanics of word-problem solving because it has been my experience that students having difficulty can learn basic procedures even if they are unable to reason out a problem." Author.

Slut! Growing Up Female with a Bad Reputation

Girls may be called "sluts" for any number of reasons, including being outsiders, early developers, victims of rape, targets of others' revenge. Often the labels have nothing to do with sex -- the girls simply do not fit in. An important account of the lives of these young women, Slut! weaves together powerful oral histories of girls and women who finally overcame their sexual labels with a cogent analysis of the underlying problem of sexual stereotyping. Author Leora Tanenbaum herself was labeled a slut in high school. The confessional article she wrote for Seventeen about the experience caused a sensation and led her to write this book.

The Survivor Personality: Why Some People Are Stronger, Smarter, & More Skillful at Handling Life's Difficulties...And How You Can Be, Too

"If you have yet to discover within yourself those qualities that seem evident in survivors...this book will...show you what they are..., how you can access and use them for yourself." from Foreword

Women, Sex, and Addiction: A Search for Love and Power

For most women, sexually addictive and sexually co-dependent behavior are intertwined. Sexually co-dependent behavior reflects basic female conditioning in our society - we are taught that a woman's power is in her sexuality, yet her sexuality is often controlled by men. Thus, sex can easily become a basic form of barter: it is the price many women pay for love and the illusion of security. The addicted woman, seeking a sense of personal power and an escape from pain, may use sex and romance as a high or as a way to feel in control, just as an alcoholic uses alcohol. Either way, however, sex never'satisfies her longing for love and self-worth. Combining remarkably candid case histories with provocative cultural analyses, Dr. Charlotte Kasl dramatically evokes both the experience of addiction and the process of recovery. She illuminates the insidious relationship between adult addiction and early abuse or neglect and explores the connections between all forms of addiction. Her guide to recovery is backed by a life-affirming discussion of healthy love and spiritual awareness. With this wise, compassionate book, women will learn to experience their sexuality as a source of love and positive power, and sex as an expression that honors the soul as well as the body.

Sixteen Minutes to a Better 9-to-5: Stress-free work with Yoga and Ayurveda

Dr. Verma's advice for a stress-free work environment begins with a daily yoga program-easy exercises that take a total of sixteen minutes a day! She shows you how to recognize the three basic Ayurvedic types so you can "read" the people you work with. Do you have a project that requires long-term careful attention? Give it to a kapha constitution and assign the tight deadlines to the person with a vatta or pitta constitution. The pitta type tends to overreact-but do you appreciate the initiative and abundant creative energy this person offers? Can you accept the various types-including yourself? Dr. Verma describes them so you can work better as part of a team. You will also learn how to balance your type with various foods and spices. This is not a diet book-instead, Dr. Verma offers a way to balance your energy so you get the most out of yourself that you can. Basic Ayurvedic information brings a whole new approach to food, for spices and food choices can help rebalance energy when you have pushed yourself too far, as we all sometimes do. Dr. Verma is practical. She teaches in Europe and all over India-her books have been translated into many languages, and she has a wealth of experience with balancing the demands of a busy schedule and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The 5000-year-old-system that she teaches has worked for her and countless others. Why don't you give it a try? If you are a take-charge kind of person-whether you work at home, in an office, or on a freelance basis-you'll get something from reading this book!

Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls

Why are more American adolescent girls prey to depression, eating disorders, addictions, and suicide attempts than ever before? According to Dr. Mary Pipher, a clinical psychologist who has treated girls from more than twenty years, we live in a look-obsessed, media saturated, "girl-poisoning" culture. Despite the advance of feminism, escalating levels of sexism an violence, cause girls to stifle their creative spirit and natural impulses which, ultimately, destroy their self-esteem. Yet girls often blame themselves or their families for this "problem with no name" instead of looking at the world around them.

Job Searching Online for Dummies

Ready for a job that's perfect for you? Before you pound the pavement, surf the Net. More than just a list of Web sites, Job Searching Online for Dummies explains how to scope out potential employers on the Internet, network online, create and send an electronic resume that really stands out, design your own self-promoting Web site, and get that ideal job. Inside, find helpful advice on how to: *Conduct a well-informed job search using online resources *Build an electronic resume that best presents your skills *Post and send your e-resume and cover letter successfully *Network effectively in cyberspace - and make contacts with peers and employers *Create a dynamic Web page that really markets your talents *Tour the top job databases and check out corporate culture online *Keep your job search confidential and your personal information private.

Finding A Career That Works For You

Finding a Career That Works for You will become a treasured guide for people who are in the process of choosing a career and finding a job. Wilma Fellman helps readers better understand their interests, aptitudes, personality, and goals as the first steps in choosing a career. Then, she provides practical tips on how to find a job in a chosen field. She instructs readers in where to search for available jobs, the best ways to prepare a resume, how to write a cover letter, and how to make the best impression during a job interview. Filled with personal stories of people who love their work, this book will become your road map to finding a career that works for you.

Career, Aptitude And Selection Tests: Match Your IQ, Personality & Abilities To Your Ideal Career

If you enjoy a particular sport or activity, it's most likely that you are good at it. The same applies to work. If you enjoy your job you will be better motivated and, as a result, perform better. Finding out which is the right job for you, though, is not easy. Career, Aptitude and Selection Tests is designed to help you assess your strengths and weaknesses - in terms of aptitude, motivation, skills and personality - and match them to the type of job or career to which you would best be suited. Giving clear and practical guidance, Jim Barrett shows you how to understand: *what motivates you - what you want to do; *what specific aptitudes you have - what you do best; *your personality - how you do it. By working through the aptitude tests and detailed motivation and personality questionnaires, you can then use the 'Profile Matching' section to see what particular occupation your personal characteristics best match - whether it's bus driver or zoologist!

The Perricone Prescription: A Physician's 28-Day Program For Total Body And Face Rejuvenation

From the author of the New York Times runaway bestseller The Wrinkle Cure comes a groundbreaking, scientifically based, easy-to-follow total-body anti-aging program -a revolutionary plan of action that empowers you to firm your face, tone your figure, and improve our overall health and appearance. THE PERRICONE PRESCRIPTION Most people believe that sags, bags, and wrinkles-on the face and body-are inevitable. Many people choose to temporarily circumvent these signs of aging with surgery, chemical peels, Botox injections, or laser treatments. The good news, according to research scientist and practicing dermatologist Nicholas Perricone, M.D., is that by following a simple program of diet, exercise, and skin care you can prevent and even reverse many signs of aging. The Perricone Prescription clearly and succinctly explains the rock-solid laboratory research behind Dr. Perricone's revolutionary theories, revealing that inflammation at the cellular level, precipitated by poor nutrition, pollution, sunlight, irritating skin-care treatments, and stress, is the single most powerful cause of the signs of aging. Dr. Perricone gives you the knowledge and the tools to fight that inflammation from the inside out, while at the same time decreasing the likelihood of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and a host of other degenerative diseases. Step by step, Dr. Perricone guides you on the road to improved health and looks and increased well-being, providing: *a three-day "jump start" diet that will give you immediate, impossible-to- ignore results *the twenty-eight-day Perricone Program of meals, exercise, and skin care *delicious, nutritious, easy-to-follow recipes *the latest news in topical applications, supplements, and age-defying technology, including a breakthrough spider vein treatment for face and body, overnight skin brighteners, and muscle stimulation that rivals surgical face-lifts *a completely up-to-date resource guide *and much more! Packed with more than fifty startling before-and-after photos, detailed exercise illustrations, the latest research, and case studies from Dr. Perricone's thriving private practice, The Perricone Prescription is a lifelong anti-aging program that will benefit your entire body-and change your life!

Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career

<p>Whether as a daydream or a spoken desire, nearly all of us have entertained the notion of reinventing ourselves. Feeling unfulfilled, burned out, or just plain unhappy with what we're doing, we long to make that leap into the unknown. But we also hold on, white-knuckled, to the years of time and effort we've invested in our current profession. <p>In this powerful book, Herminia Ibarra presents a new model for career reinvention that flies in the face of everything we've learned from "career experts." While common wisdom holds that we must first know what we want to do before we can act, Ibarra argues that this advice is backward. Knowing, she says, is the result of doing and experimenting. Career transition is not a straight path toward some predetermined identity, but a crooked journey along which we try on a host of "possible selves" we might become. <p>Based on her in-depth research on professionals and managers in transition, Ibarra outlines an active process of career reinvention that leverages three ways of "working identity": experimenting with new professional activities, interacting in new networks of people, and making sense of what is happening to us in light of emerging possibilities. <p>Through engrossing stories from a literature professor turned stockbroker to an investment banker turned novelist Ibarra reveals a set of guidelines that all successful reinventions share. She explores specific ways that hopeful career changers of any background can: <p> <li>Explore possible selves <li>Craft and execute "identity experiments" <li>Create "small wins" that keep momentum going <li>Survive the rocky period between career identities <li>Connect with role models and mentors who can ease the transition <li>Make time for reflection without missing out on windows of opportunity <li>Decide when to abandon the old path in order to follow the new <li>Arrange new events into a coherent story of who we are becoming.</li> <p> <p>A call to the dreamer in each of us, <i>Working Identity</i> explores the process for crafting a more fulfilling future. Where we end up may surprise us.</p>

Psychic Empowerment for Health and Fitness

Everyone knows working out at the health club raises your level of physical fitness. But did you realize that exercise and diet are only the starting point for achieving peak bodily health? Studies and countless real-life cases have shown that our minds also hold an enormous power to directly affect our physical well-being. Finally, here's a guide to personal health centered around the mental and spiritual dimensions of physical well-being. Psychic Empowerment for Health and Fitness explains how you can use your inborn psychic power as a practical tool for improving your health. This book continues the work begun in Dr. Slate's previous book, Psychic Empowerment, by blending traditional health and fitness concepts with an innovative, psychic approach to well-being. You'll master astral projection, self-hypnosis, psychokinesis, and other powerful psychic techniques to boost your spiritual and mental "fitness." By exercising your inner potential, you will actually begin to transform your body from the inside out! Discover how to strengthen your immune system, accelerate healing, manage your weight-even reverse the aging process. There are no limits to the health benefits you'll experience when you tap the powers of your own mind!