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Until she stumbled upon the Divine relief temp Agency, ilana Newhouse was having a hard time finding a summer job. Apparently, a t-shirt that reads "orC: the other green Meat" isn’t appropriate for an interview. but when she reports for her first day as a temp, ilana discovers why Divine relief isn’t shy about hiring someone a little left of ordinary. ilana is temping for the extraordinary greek mythological... (more)

The Nanny Diaries

by Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus

Nan, in her early twenties, goes to work for the wealthy X family to help put herself through college, and is shocked by their antics. Between raising the X's son Grayer, keeping on top of her studies, moving house and ensuring Mrs X's day runs smoothly, it's a wonder Nanny ever finds time to hang out with the gorgeous HH on the sixth floor. With divorce on the cards, Nanny finds herself caught up in the X's... (more)

Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs

“Amazing . . . a gem of a book that uses only the strength of the human voice to tell an American story -- sometimes dark, always fascinating.” -- USA Today “The accounts are wonderfully revealing, with gritty and almost shockingly honest detail. For all their variety, they weave a cohesive, passion-filled story of what people bring to their work. It's an addictive read.” -- Harvard Business Review's Best... (more)

A Confederacy of Dunces

by John Kennedy Toole

A popular Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy follows the adventures of New Orlean's lower denizens of the French Quarter.

Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream

Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream

by Barbara Ehrenreich

The New York Times bestselling investigation into white-collar unemployment from “our premier reporter of the underside of capitalism”—The New York Times Book Review Americans’ working lives are growing more precarious every day. Corporations slash employees by the thousands, and the benefits and pensions once guaranteed by “middle-class” jobs are a thing of the past. In Bait and Switch , Barbara Ehrenreich... (more)

Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American

Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American

by Michael Moore

Americans today are working harder, working longer and yet for most of us, in this time of ruthless downsizing and political cronyism, job security, a decent standard of living and a comfortable retirement are becoming harder and harder to find. In this brilliantly funny and right-on-target diatribe, irreverent everyman Michael Moore gives his own bold views on who's behind the fading of the American dream. ... (more)

Apathy and Other Small Victories

by Paul Neilan

The only thing Shane cares about is leaving. Usually on a Greyhound bus, right before his life falls apart again. Just like he planned. But this time it’s complicated: there's a sadistic corporate climber who thinks she’s his girlfriend, a rent-subsidized affair with his landlord’s wife, and the bizarrely appealing deaf assistant to Shane’s cosmically unstable dentist. When one of the women is murdered, and... (more)

Lucky Wander Boy

by D. B. Weiss

"...works well as a satire of both the current tendency to overanalyze trivia and of the Internet industry." -- New York Times Book Review , April 6, 2003 "If you're of a certain age, Weiss's novel could be your life..."It's funny stuff, and a fine debut." -- Angela Gunn, Time Out New York "Reveals Weiss's delightfully cockeyed sense of humor." -- Robert Ito, Los Angeles Magazine "Savvy and whip-smart,... (more)

Rites of Passage at $100,000 to $1 Million+: Your Insider's Lifetime Guide to Executive Job-Changing and Faster Career Progress in the 21st Century

Rites of Passage at $100,000 to $1 Million+: Your Insider's Lifetime Guide to Executive Job-Changing and Faster Career Progress in the 21st Century

by John Lucht

Unrevised since 1993, this #1 bestseller in its field is totally rewritten for a new era. The Internet is now a central theme!Every year since it first appeared in 1988, John Lucht's Rites of Passage at $100,000+ has been America's bestselling executive career guide. With the mushrooming importance of the Internet, Lucht rips apart his revered classic to bring it startlingly into the twenty-first century! Lucht's... (more)

Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself

Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself

by Daniel H. Pink

If you’re having a baby, you read What To Expect When You’re Expecting . If you’re considering law school, you read One L . And if you’re thinking about working for yourself, you read Free Agent Nation —Daniel Pink’s contemporary classic about leaving the corporate rat race. Widely acclaimed for its engaging style and provocative perspective, Free Agent Nation has helped thousands transform their... (more)

101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions

101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions

by Ronald W. Fry

Tough interview questions are inevitable in today's competitive job market. How will you handle the curveballs that are headed your way? Ron Fry's 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions has helped more than 500,000 job seekers pinpoint what employers are really asking with every question, and more importantly: what they want to hear in response. Now in its 5th edition, this no-nonsense guide will... (more)

Janet Ruhl's Answers for Computer Contractors: How to Get the Highest Rates and the Fairest Deals from Consulting Firms, Agencies, and Clients

Janet Ruhl's Answers for Computer Contractors: How to Get the Highest Rates and the Fairest Deals from Consulting Firms, Agencies, and Clients

by Janet Ruhl

Drawing on data from The Real Rate Survey and on contributions from successful computer contractors, computer consulting expert Janet Ruhl shows you: - What it takes to be eligible for big money contracts - The differences between W-2, 1099, and corp-to-corp contracting - What rates contractors are really earning and for what kinds of work - How consulting firms operate and how they exploit the unwary ... (more)

The Odd Women (Oxford World's Classics)

by George Gissing, Patricia Ingham

A novel of social realism, The Odd Women reflects the major sexual and cultural issues of the late nineteenth century. Unlike the "New Woman" novels of the era which challenged the idea that the unmarried woman was superfluous, Gissing satirizes that image and portrays women as "odd" and marginal in relation to an ideal. Set in a grimy, fog-ridden London, Gissing's "odd" women range from the idealistic,... (more)

101 Smart Questions to Ask On Your Interview

101 Smart Questions to Ask On Your Interview

by Ronald W. Fry

This book is for every job candidate who thinks "Do you have any questions for me?" marks the end of an interview. In the author's view, it marks the beginning of the last and perhaps most important interview phase - a phase so important that failing to prepare properly for it can undo all your hard work, including providing great answers to tough questions! It's your moment to shine - to show off the depth and... (more)

Job Hopper: The Checkered Career of a Down-Market Dilettante

Job Hopper: The Checkered Career of a Down-Market Dilettante

by Ayun Halliday

During her time in the paid job market, Ayun Halliday has managed to rack up a terrifying array of short-lived stints, including ersatz costumer designer, belligerent artist's model, bane of professional secretaries everywhere (a.k.a. "temp"), and Bert of Sesame Street for enthusiastic department-store crowds. Clinging to her "true" vision—acting—by a hair, Halliday's diligent avoidance of hard work, regular... (more)

Losing Your Job-Reclaiming Your Soul : Stories of Resilience, Renewal, and Hope (Jossey-Bass Business & Management Series)

Losing Your Job-Reclaiming Your Soul : Stories of Resilience, Renewal, and Hope (Jossey-Bass Business & Management Series)

by Mary Lynn Pulley

Even job loss has a silver lining A truly wonderful book! Through stories, myths and metaphors, Mary Lynn Pulley examines the factors which help people develop more meaning in their work and their lives. This book is not only for those going through career transitions, but for all of us who want to be more resilient in today's work world. -- Betsy A. Collard, Career Action Center Right-sizing.... (more)

Search: Winning Strategies to Get Your Next Job in the Nonprofit World

Search: Winning Strategies to Get Your Next Job in the Nonprofit World

by Larry Slesinger

Search . . . and Succeed! This book will help you get a great job at a nonprofit organization. Looking for your first nonprofit job after a career in business or government? Already working for a nonprofit but want a better job? Executive search consultant Larry Slesinger is hired by leading foundations, associations, and other nonprofits to help them recruit CEOs and other senior staff. Now he shares his... (more)

The Fear of Freedom (Routledge Classics S.)

The Fear of Freedom (Routledge Classics S.)

by Erich Fromm

Fromm sees right to the heart of our contradictory needs for community and for freedom like no other writer before or since. In Fear of Freedom , Fromm warns that the price of community is indeed high, and it is the individual who pays.

Next-Day Job Interview: Prepare Tonight And Get The Job Tomorrow (Jist's Help in a Hurry Series)

Next-Day Job Interview: Prepare Tonight And Get The Job Tomorrow (Jist's Help in a Hurry Series)

by J. Michael Farr

In this busy world, people don't always have time to prepare for job interviews far in advance. This book distills JIST's revolutionary and proven interview advice into seven quick chapters covering self-assessment, computer research, key questions, a system for answering any question that might come up, unusual situations, follow up after the interview, salary negotiation, and more.

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by Esther M. Friesner

by Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus

by John Kennedy Toole

by Barbara Ehrenreich

by Michael Moore

by Paul Neilan

by D. B. Weiss

by John Lucht

by Daniel H. Pink

by Ronald W. Fry

by Janet Ruhl

by George Gissing, Patricia Ingham

by Ronald W. Fry

by Ayun Halliday

by Mary Lynn Pulley

by Larry Slesinger

by Erich Fromm

by J. Michael Farr

by Frederick Herzberg