What Color Is Your Parachute? 2007: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers (What Color Is Your Parachute)

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2007: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers (What Color Is Your Parachute)
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A great help!

Your reference guide to a healthy job-hunting experiance

Mostly Common Sense

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What Color is Your Parachute
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2007: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers (What Color Is Your Parachute)
Richard Nelson Bolles
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
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Book Description

In the last five years, the United States has lost 2.6 million jobs — the most in any five-year period since the Great Depression. In the 2006 edition of his legendary job-hunting book, WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? Richard Nelson Bolles offers hope and presents an inspiring and detailed plan for finding your place in this uncertain job market. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? has been the best-selling job-hunting book in the world for more three decades, in good times and bad, and it continues to be a fixture on best-seller lists, from Amazon.com to Business Week. It has well over eight million copies in print and has been translated into 12 languages around the world. With an extended preface that addresses job loss, vacancies, and outsourcing and updated references on how to use the Internet in your job-hunt throughout, the 2006 PARACHUTE addresses the top concerns of today 's job-hunters. In the words of Fortune magazine: "Parachute remains the gold standard of! career guides."

Customer Reviews:

A great help!.......2007-09-21

I was recently "downsized" and starting a job search for the first time in 22 years. Fortunately some one recommended this book to me. Beginning a job search can be confusing and overwhelming. This book has great advice for every step of the way.

Part of my company "goodbye package" was a few months of services with a career counseling firm. Many on the concepts from the firm are contained in this book. I have just recommended this book to a friend who is unhappy in her current job.

You've probably heard people talk about the importance of networking/using your network. ("It's all in who you know.") That is a central theme in this book, as it enlightens you on how to make use of the people you know -- friends, family, co-workers, friends of friends, etc. -- to find opportunities and land interviews.

A book worth having.

Your reference guide to a healthy job-hunting experiance.......2007-08-05

Whether you are a new graduate looking for a job or an experienced employee who wants to
change his/her job, pick up this enriching and engaging book to guide you through to a healthy
job hunting experience.

Mostly Common Sense.......2007-07-09

Great book to use as a refresher, but I found it to be a compilation of stories and anecdotes that were mostly common sense.

What color is your parachute review.......2007-07-08

This book is a helpful tool in career choice making. It is especially insightful for self evaluation during the career search. This book helps the seeker to become more organized and narrow the search to an area best adapted for the individual.

This book was a requirement for one of my master's level courses dealing with career development. We did the flower exercise and it was quite revealing. The work book which was designed to accompany this book deals precisely with this exercise. I would definitely recommend this book to those exiting high school, community college, trade school, or college at any level.

What Color is Your Parachute.......2007-06-30

This is a funny, well-written book, but more importantly, he does an excellent job in helping the reader find the job that best suits their interests, passions and talents.

Horn of the Hunter: The Story of an African Hunt

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Horn of the Hunter
Bridging the gap between Hemingway and Capstick we had Ruark.
A SAFARI STORY WITH SOME ASTUTE OBSERVATIONS
from another bwana
BEST BOOK About an African Hunting Safari

Horn of the Hunter: The Story of an African Hunt
R. Ruark
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The story of the author and his wife's two-month safari in East Africa in the 1950s. Ruark's philosophies are intertwined in the hunting stories to make unforgettable reading.

Customer Reviews:

Horn of the Hunter.......2007-03-09

I loved his stories of Africa! The book took me back to a better time when being on safari meant you could be killed by very dangerous animals or reptiles but humans were not quite as high up the list in the danger catalogue.

Bridging the gap between Hemingway and Capstick we had Ruark........2007-01-01

"Horn Of The Hunter" is one of the best stories about African hunting and wildlife that has ever been penned. (My Opinion) Robert Ruark may have written between the two era's of Hemingway and Capstick, but when it comes to writing about Africa he took a backseat to neither of them and if you have read my other reviews you know that I have nothing but praise for them both.

Ruark takes us on safari with him and his wife Virginia. The copyright is 1952 and though I couldn't find a definite time for the safari it was during the post WW II era. It is reasonable to assume that it would have been a short time prior to the copyright. He describes in great detail the African wilderness and wildlife along with the discomforts of insect bites and muddy river bottoms. Traveling through the Tanganyika wilderness in a Land Rover called Jessica with a professional hunter named Harry Selby, Ruark takes us with him on a grand adventure.

Unlike many prominent writers Ruark not only tells of his successes, but his failures as well. Throughout the text Selby compares Ruark's marksmanship with a lady client named Harriet Maytag and Ruark's responses to his comments add depth and humor to the text. There are some spectacular long range shots taken, but there are also some clean misses at both long and short range. He admits his fear of Cape Buffalo and tells us of his love for wing shooting. He talks of Selby who is as sqeamish with snakes as a teenage girl, but is the living portrait of abosolute courage when following up wounded and dangerous animals.

Ruark's delightful humor is on nearly every page as he describes various bits of unorthodox lore. Such as painting a juvinile baboon with flourescent paint to frighten off the band or Selby's advice to him to survive a buffalo stampede by shooting one of them and climbing on top of it to avoid being trampled.

When I finished reading this story I was as sad to see it end as Ruark was to leave Africa.

All in all this is a readers delight and will be a treasured gem in any hunters library.

A SAFARI STORY WITH SOME ASTUTE OBSERVATIONS.......2005-10-17

This book is the rousing and interesting story of writer Robert Ruark's two month Safari into the wilds of Africa. This was done in the 1950's and he was accompanied by his wife who also hunted by his side. Gritty and often frightening descriptions of the chase and the kill are acompanied by astute observations on the Africa of that time. He had strong opinions of many of the African tribes. Some he praised highly and others he condemned and he explains why. If you are wrapped in the fog of political correctness don't bother to read this. If you want an unvarnished, honest, very interesting tale, by all means, buy this outstanding book.

from another bwana.......2004-01-08

you know how they say''anticipation is sweeter than the possession'' thats what happened with me.Before buying this book I'have read the other reviwes,with no disrespect to other readers, but I think they have over done it a little.I am a long time big game hunter,what I found what is missing in this book is a thru heart of an hunter. The horn was there, but not the hunter. After reading the book, I remember more of the memsaabs hair care than the hunting adventures.I felt ,for Mr Ruark the shooting part of the safari was the most booring bit.Well that is his styl and I respect him
I just wanted to share my thoughts with rest of my bwana brothers.Still a good reading.Especially to know the great character of Mr. Selby.

BEST BOOK About an African Hunting Safari.......2003-10-17

This is by far and away the BEST book I've ever read about a hunting safari in Africa. Ruark and his writing are in a class by himself. ALL the other books about him like Use Enough Gun were published after his untimely death. NONE of them compare. They are collections of articles and/or very short stories (some fiction) that collectively don't hold a candle to Horn of the Hunter. His writing makes you feel like you are beside him sharing his experiences. You will not regret buying this book. Simply the best!!

Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters: 400 Unconventional Tips, Tricks, and Tactics for Landing Your Dream Job

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Thorough, but very U.S.-centric
Very Useful for Thinking Outside Box
Great book for...
Guerrilla Marketing: Upgrade Your Career Paradigm
Guerrilla Marketing: A Creative Way for Finding a Job

Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters: 400 Unconventional Tips, Tricks, and Tactics for Landing Your Dream Job
Jay Conrad Levinson , and David Perry
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Ready! Aim! Hired!

"This is an immensely helpful book, with the ancient wisdom of recruiters,?and the up-to-date?insights of two skilled Internet surfers. If you're job-hunting, you'll be grateful to learn the tips and tricks of these two seasoned veterans. I learned a lot myself."
—Richard N. Bolles, author, What Color Is Your Parachute?

"I have been an apprentice, a company president, and a CEO. No other single source provides a more contemporary and embracing job search bible. This book offers literally hundreds of little known insider tips, strategies, out-of-the-box success stories, hands-on exercises, and pearls of wisdom. Many readers will hear the words, 'You're Hired' due to David Perry and Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters."
—Kelly Perdew, Executive Vice President, Trump Ice winner of The Apprentice 2

"Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters is an absolutely 'right on' book for today's job market. It not only has great job search tips but it takes you into the electronic job search system better than anything I've seen written to date."
—William J. Morin, Chairman and CEO, WJM Associates, Inc. former CEO of DBM

Using a typically unconventional Guerrilla approach, authors Levinson and Perry cover all the basics of a winning campaign. This book covers:

Using the Internet for everything from research and job searches to your own Web site, blogs, and podcasting
Performing an extreme resume makeover and creating a higher-powered value-based resume
Harnessing the full power of Google, LinkedIn, and ZoomInfo to uncover opportunities in the "hidden job market" ahead of your competition (or other job hunters)
Branding yourself and selling your strengths in resumes, letters, e-mail, and interviews

Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters includes real-life war stories from successful job hunters and expert tips and tactics from over 100 prominent headhunters.

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Ready! Aim! Hired! ""This is an immensely helpful book, with the ancient wisdom of recruiters,and the up-to-date insights of two skilled Internet surfers. If you're job-hunting, you'll be grateful to learn the tips and tricks of these two seasoned veterans. I learned a lot myself."" Richard N. Bolles, author, What Color Is Your Parachute ""I have been an apprentice, a company president, and a CEO. No other single source provides a more contemporary and embracing job search bible. This book offers literally hundreds of little known insider tips, strategies, out-of-the-box success stories, hands-on exercises, and pearls of wisdom. Many readers will hear the words, 'You're Hired' due to David Perry and Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters."" Kelly Perdew, Executive Vice President, Trump Ice winner of The Apprentice 2 ""Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters is an absolutely 'right on' book for today's job market. It not only has great job search tips but it takes you into the electronic job search system better than anything I've seen written to date."" William J. Morin, Chairman and CEO, WJM Associates, Inc. former CEO of DBM Using a typically unconventional Guerrilla approach, authors Levinson and Perry cover all the basics of a winning campaign. This book covers: Using the Internet for everything from research and job searches to your own Web site, blogs, and podcasting Performing an extreme resume makeover and creating a higher-powered value-based resume Harnessing the full power of Google, LinkedIn, and ZoomInfo to uncover opportunities in the ""hidden job market"" ahead of your competition (or other job hunters) Branding yourself and selling your strengths in resumes, letters, e-mail, and interviews Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters includes real-life war stories from successful job hunters and expert tips and tactics from over 100 prominent headhunters.

Customer Reviews:

Thorough, but very U.S.-centric.......2007-07-14

Very thorough, touches every aspect of the job hunt. Not sure how much of the tips are really "guerrilla marketing" though. It's very up to date and the author understands the importance of the online world very well which is great. My big complaint is that it's very U.S.-centric, many of these tactics would be damaging instead of useful in other parts of the world.

Very Useful for Thinking Outside Box.......2007-06-18

I found this book extremely useful. It gave me great ideas for networking and provided some excellent examples of how to think outside the box in regard to getting your name and resume to the top of the list. I would highly recommend it.

Great book for..........2007-05-31

people with lots of experience. If you are not a shining star with 10 years of track record - this book is not for you. You will need to extrapolate to fit your situation.

Guerrilla Marketing: Upgrade Your Career Paradigm.......2007-05-21

I read this book while I was laid off and looking for my next gig. While barely half way through the book and implementing several of its' great ideas, I had offers coming in already. This book clearly reset the vision I had for myself and enabled the confidence I needed to write my own ticket for the position I was in negotiations for and would eventually accept.

After one month on the new job, and managing my "on-the- job image" I still find myself being helped by what I learned in my effort to be well received and empowered to fill the role of a leader.

This book offers many new yet proven methods for successfully landing a job which I can personally attest to. I recommend it to anyone working in the corporate world who wants to distinguish themselves as leaders - whether they are working or looking for work. Excellent read and one that will upgrade your career paradigm.

Guerrilla Marketing: A Creative Way for Finding a Job.......2007-04-20

It is an understatement to say that the number of books on job hunting is overwhelming. In addition, there is plenty of free information on the Web for job hunters including sample resumes and cover letters. On the surface, this wealth of information seems to be a good thing. However, ask yourself, "How much of this information is a variation of standard approaches to job hunting". You know - write a chronological resume, a bland cover letter, and send both to an unknown hiring manager or HR person. More often than not, you are lucky to receive an automated e-mail acknowledging the receipt of your resume and cover letter. If you find all this fruitless and tiresome, then Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters is the book for you.

This book looks at job hunting in an radically new way - the guerilla way. Its subtitle "400 Unconventional Tips, Tricks, and Tactics for Landing Your Dream Job" sums up the book nicely. The book is divided into four parts:
A discussion of the guerrilla frame of mind;
An inventory of weapons such as resume makeovers, ideas for cover letters, and PR strategies for your guerrilla campaign;
A description of tactics for landing a job including networking and cold calling; and,
A discussion of guerrilla campaigning with examples and techniques for effective interviewing and navigating the final offer.

The appendices contain several examples of resumes including eXtreme(tm) makeovers and a Value-Based(tm) one as well as an example of a cover letter - "the only cover letter you will ever need." These are key ingredients for your guerrilla arsenal.

This book is informative, easy to read, and has numerous examples to illustrate the tactics of a guerrilla approach to job hunting. Beyond the tips, tricks, and tactics for getting a job, the book is a launching pad for the reader to innovate ways of finding that coveted job. So, if you want a creative approach to finding a job and have fun at the same time, this book is for you.

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Next step after beginner instructional riding orientations
Excellent book
MUST read for all riders
Best book on riding
Required Reading

Hunter Seat Equitation
George H. Morris
Manufacturer: Doubleday
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A classic by a world-renowned teacher and master equestrian--the definitive work on the art of teaching and riding the hunter seat, now updated to include refinements in Morris's insightful program of riding instruction.

B & W photographs throughout

Customer Reviews:

Next step after beginner instructional riding orientations.......2007-05-13

Have now read 4 times and keep finding fundamental gems of interesting tips. Good pictures that clearly ilustrate the text descriptions. Highly recommended by riding instructures and they were right.

Excellent book.......2007-01-19

This book is an excellent resouce for both students and trainers. Mr. Morris has outlined a distinct training method, which is easy to follow. He explains concepts very well. I highly recommend this book.

MUST read for all riders.......2005-08-26

I've never really benefited from reading books about riding in the past, but Hunter Seat Equitation changed that! I constantly refer to the book when I'm riding and it has made me much more aware of my body and aids. The pictures are wonderful and really give a good example of what you are trying to achieve. It even includes things you might not expect, like how to choose the right horse to compliment your style of riding. Wonderful book.

Best book on riding.......2004-03-21

This is the best book on how to ride. Written logically, and so the reader can understand how to ride. Watch the video after reading the book. Every time you read it, you get more out of it.

Required Reading.......2004-01-07

The guru of hunt seat equitation, George Morris's word is law as far as the hunter/jumper rider is concerned. Anyone seriously involved in the sport should be expected to read this book.

Ammo & Ballistics 3, Third Edition : For Hunters, Shooters, and Collectors, Completely Updated

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Ammo book 3

Ammo & Ballistics 3, Third Edition : For Hunters, Shooters, and Collectors, Completely Updated
Bob Forker
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The completely revised and updated Ammo & Ballistics 3 is now available and better than ever! Ammo & Ballistics 3 contains data and illustrations on virtually every sporting cartridge sold in the USA. Besides clear and concise writing that clarifies the complexities of ballistics coefficients and energy versus momentum, this revised edition covers 160-plus calibers from .17 Mach2 to .700 Nitro Express. It contains information on rifle and handgun calibers, and it covers manufacturer, bullet weight, type, and construction. There are over 2,200 tables with ballistics for every available loading for each caliber. Tables include velocity, energy, wind drift, bullet drop, and ballistic coefficient up to 1,000 yards. Manufacturers include A-Square, Aguila, Black Hills, CCI/Speer, Cor-Bon Bullet, Dakota Arms, Eley Ltd., Federal Cartridge, Fiocchi, Hirtenberger, Hornady, Patria Lapua Oy, Lazzeroni, Kynoch (Kynamco Ltd.), MagTech, Norma, PMC (Eldorado Cartridge Corp.), ! Remington, Dynamit Nobel-RWS Inc., Sellier and Bellot, Ultramax, Weatherby, and Winchester.

Customer Reviews:

Ammo book 3.......2007-08-26

Nice book if you are not shooting some of the old military weapons such as the 303 British,30-40 Kreg, 6.5-55 Swedish round,or any MM type round.

Average customer rating:

Excellent resource!
Get this book if you want to get a job
Essential tool

The Ultimate Job Hunter's Guide
Susan D. Greene , and Melanie C. L. Martel
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Offering concise coverage of essential job-hunting and career strategies, this flexible, how-to book can supplement any business course or serve as the foundation of a career development class. The Fourth Edition features increased technology coverage and new strategies for long-term career success. Exercises develop students' skills in goal setting, interviewing, assessing values, and writing both resumes and cover letters.

New! Learning Objectives at the beginning of each chapter preview important concepts, helping students to focus on key points.
New! Strategies in Action boxes appear at the beginning of each chapter, featuring vignettes that cover real-world applications. Students read about a recent college graduate who must decide between joining the family business or exploring other career options, a stay-at-home mom reentering the workforce, and how a personality test can help a job-seeker pinpoint suitable career choices.
New! Updated exercises and hands-on activities help students to immediately apply what they have learned, including how to identify personality strengths and skills, check their resume savvy, and complete a sample job application.
New! An extensively revised textbook web site contains useful career-related links, additional job searching strategies, sample documents (including resumes and cover letters), and templates.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent resource!.......2007-10-03

This book was a required text for my Careers class in college, but I've found it to be a useful reference tool even now that I've graduated. It's really easy to read and give lots of great tips like how to write your resume, draft cover letters, succeed at interviews, even how to negotiate your salary. Plus, I love all the examples in the book. It's very helpful to see actual resumes and cover letters. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is entering the job market, whether he/she is a student just graduating or someone looking for a career change.

Get this book if you want to get a job.......2006-06-22

This book was required in one of my college career classes. I'm really glad it was. I learned more from this book than I would have from experience alone. This book is filled with all sorts of advice and facts about what employers are looking for and how to nail a job interview.

If you are looking for a job, or think you might be in the near future, this book is a must have. Any edge you can get on the other applicants is extremely important and this book will teach you how.

Essential tool.......2001-02-11

I found this book to be an essential tool when job hunting. It is clear and concise. It has essential guidelines for every aspect of looking for the right job. I highly recommend it to everyone.

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2005: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers

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Best Career book I've read
In late 2006, this book is still current....
Good book but....
First Book To Buy For Job Hunting
Must have book for every job seeker; insightful.

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2005: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
Richard Nelson Bolles , and Mark Emery Bolles
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In the last four years, the United States has lost 2.3 million jobs—the most in any four-year period since Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression. Currently, millions of workers are unemployed both in the United States and worldwide and the problem isn't likely to abate anytime soon. In the 2005 edition of his legendary job-hunting book, WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? Richard Bolles presents a detailed plan for facing this societal problem head-on, declaring that we must each begin by mastering this new world for ourselves and then, once empowered, share our knowledge with others to empower the world.

In PARACHUTE 2005, Bolles offers a completely new book for this uncertain job market, laying out a simple, step-by-step plan for finding meaningful work and mission despite our economy's jobless recovery. Featuring fresh explanations of old concepts and the introduction of new ideas, Bolles defines the distinctions between "resume jobs" and "grapevine jobs," between "passive job-hunting" and "active job-hunting," between "weak ties" and "strong ties," and much more. These are not normal times. And this is not your normal PARACHUTE. It faces squarely the "workquake" that is shaking up the job market around the world, and gives not only simple steps but steady hope.

Customer Reviews:

Best Career book I've read.......2007-01-08

If you want to know how to get a job, this is the book to have. This book doesn't just give you a 1 dimensional to do list (i.e. wear a navy suit to the interview), it delves into different factors and explanations behind the job market. He also gives you practical pointers and great advice.

great read.

In late 2006, this book is still current...........2006-11-03

I'm trying to imagine what might be in the 2007 edition that isn't in this one, and what comes to mind for me is that this book doesn't have any advice about not sabotaging your job hunt by saying things better left unsaid or showing things better left unseen on your MySpace page.

But the things in this book are very pertinent to people not just trying to find a job, but trying to find more meaningful work, work they can do with joy, work they can do where their deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet. It should be noted that this is a book that should not only be read, but should be done as well. It is full of exercises that help to identify the components of this more meaningful work, either as an employee or an entrepreneur. If you wish to get the maximum value out of this book, you must do the exercises.

I hadn't really considered this, but on further review it seems kind of obvious. Bolles writes that sometimes, the only thing employers have to go on, as to whether a prospective employee will be a good employee, is the quality of their job search. How much do they know about the company and its work? Are they respecting the interviewer's time? Are they a job beggar or a solution to a problem?

Maybe one way of summarizing this book is, if you want more meaningful work, you need to be a more meaningful person doing a more meaningful search. This book will show you how.

Good book but...........2006-03-07

First off, note that this book is primarily for people who are looking for a new employer. While it has some info that could also be applied to people looking to be their own boss, the bulk of the book applies to topics that would not apply to entrepreneurs (how to interview, how to do your resume, how to negotiate salary, etc.). Also, in the section of the book that talks about trying to figure out your purpose (ideal career) in life, it was a little too religious for my taste, making references to God, and quoting passages from the bible. That said, in general this is a handy reference book for anyone looking to make a career change.

First Book To Buy For Job Hunting.......2005-10-12

"What Color Is Your Parachute" is the first book you need if finding a job is your goal. If you've not bought this yet, you haven't started looking.

Richard Bolles is the expert. His books sell because they are fresh each year with insight, purpose and ideas for determining what job you should do, and how to get it.

I used "Parachute" to get my first job. It continues to influence me today, as I job hunt again.

Thoroughly practical, Bolles asks you questions about your mission in life. His belief is that just getting a job -- even ones you are good at -- won't be a wise decision in the long haul. He helps you see your passions mixed with skills and experience, and guides you to getting their. Though it is hardly a self-help book, it is far more useful than the ones clogging up the Top 10 list.

He keeps you accountable. Finding a job is your job if that's what you say you want. And if you aren't working, he won't let you make excuses -- you've got the time. Either you are looking or you aren't. Dr. Phil could take a note from Bolles' direct yet congenial style.

Don't bother with the hardcover. You need the paperback. This is not a sit-on-the-shelf book, but a get-down-to-business book, and you'll appreciate the flexibility while at work or on the train.

I fully recommend, "What Color Is Your Parachute" by Richard Nelson Bolles.

Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com

Must have book for every job seeker; insightful........2005-09-13

Ok. This is the best of the best. Worth full price. I don't care so much for the exercises and things like that. But the book can be summed up as a three in one.

It covers:

Job seeking (main aspect)
Interviewing
Salary Negotiation

As well as identifying your true passion and learn more about the type of jobs you would really like to do. People that succeed generally like what they do so this book is a great resource that will help you identify what you love to do. When work is enjoyable, you tend to do better, get promoted etc.

I am a college grad and this book is worthy of being used in a college environment to teach a class that would cost far more than the price of this book.

No matter what field of work you do, get this book if you are looking for a job. I guarantee you will learn about yourself and identify some of your inner goals and desires.

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Disappointing resolution
A fascinating read
Tally Ho
Bored to tears
"MORE...PLEASE"

Hotspur
Rita Mae Brown
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Full Cry: A Novel (Foxhunting Mysteries)
Outfoxed: A Novel (Foxhunting Mysteries)
The Hunt Ball: A Novel (Foxhunting Mysteries)
The Hounds and the Fury: A Novel
Riding Shotgun

ASIN: 0345428226
Release Date: 2002-11-26

Book Description

In her well-received novel Outfoxed, Rita Mae Brown vividly and deftly brought to life the genteel world of foxhunting, where hunters, horses, hounds, and foxes form a tightly knit community amidst old money and simmering conflicts. With Hotspur, we return to the Southern chase–and to a hunt on the trail of a murderer.

Jane “Sister” Arnold may be in her seventies, but she shows no signs of losing her love for the Hunt. As Master of the prestigious Jefferson Hunt Club in a well-heeled Virginia Blue Ridge Mountain town, she is the most powerful and revered woman in the county. She can assess the true merits of a man or a horse with uncanny skill. In short, Sister Jane is not easily duped.

When the skeleton of Nola Bancroft, still wearing an exquisite sapphire ring on her finger, is unearthed, it brings back a twenty-one year old mystery. Beautiful Nola was a girl who had more male admirers than her family had money, which was certainly quite a feat. In a world where a woman’s ability to ride was considered one of her most important social graces, Nola was queen of the stable. She had a weakness for men, and her tastes often ventured towards the inappropriate, like the sheriff’s striking son, Guy Ramy. But even Guy couldn’t keep her eyes from wandering.

When Nola and Guy disappeared on the Hunt’s ceremonial first day of cubbing more than two decades ago, everyone assumed one of two things: Guy and Nola eloped to escape her family’s disapproval; or Guy killed Nola in a jealous rage and vanished. But Sister Jane had never bought either of those theories.
Sister knows that all the players are probably still in place, the old feuds haven’t died, and the sparks that led to a long-ago murder could flare up at any time.

Hotspur brings all of Rita Mae Brown’s storytelling gifts to the fore. It’s a tale of Southern small-town manners and rituals, a compelling and intricate murder mystery, and a look at the human/animal relationship in all its complexity and charm.

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Disappointing resolution.......2005-01-03

I enjoy the animal's personification and dialogue in these books and while I'm not enamored of foxhunting, the information about it does make the book informative.

My complaint is that the resolution of the mystery resembles a CHiPs episode I saw in the late 70s. A re-enactment with actors playing the parts of people who've been dead for 2 centuries? It's rather unsatisfactory. I wonder if the author just got painted into a corner and could only conjure up this elaborate scheme to solve the mystery. I found it to be a disappointing way to end an otherwise enjoyable novel.

A fascinating read.......2004-09-30

While other reviewiers here find the talking animals and foxhunting information not to their taste, I find it enjoyable and fascinating. The mystery here is not as well done as in the previous work _Outfoxed_, and the recent _Full Cry_, but the intrigues of the Jefferson Hunt are what make the book. The murder of Nola seemed to me a bit of rehashing of plot from one or two of the Sneaky Pie books, but I am an avid re-reader of Ms Brown's Sneaky Pie work. It would probably go unnoticed by a reader not as familliar with those stories.
The real stars of the story are the animals' interactions with each other and with Sister, and foxhunting itself. Rita Mae Brown paints a picture of life in rural Virginia as intriguing and affectionate as Peter Mayle's France from _A Year In Provence_.
She makes me want to visit, observe a hunt, and wallow in the hospitality of the south. With this and the first book, you grow to know the players in the hunt club as closely as actors on a soap opera. I too missed Doug, and hope he returns in future books. If you enjoied _Outfoxed_, you will enjoy Hotspur.

Tally Ho.......2004-07-09

An o.k. story if you can get past the talking birds and animals. Tough to be outfoxed by a fox! I thought this was the first book by Ms Brown I had read, but on checking my list of books read, I find "Riding Shotgun" which I don't recall one bit. I guess there were no talking animals in it. Guess not too much effort was put into solving the mystery at the time of Nola's disappearance cause everyone thought the 2 eloped. But had there been, it wouldn't have been difficult to uncover the culprit at that time and might have spared another person's life.
Long live the clever fox.

Bored to tears.......2004-05-03

This could have been a fabulous story with interesting and compelling characters. Instead, we have another self-indulgent wallow in the world of fox-hunting and so-called gracious southern living. I gave up on Rita Mae Brown several years ago when she stopped writing inventive and intriguing novels and started writing stories about talking animals. Recently I picked up Hotspur hoping some of the old zing had come back into her writing. Sadly, it hasn't.

"MORE...PLEASE".......2004-04-07

I enjoyed this book, as I do all Rita Mae Brown's "Horsey" stories! I hope more are coming...fast !

What Color Is Your Parachute?, 2004: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters & Career-Changers (What Color Is Your Parachute)

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Soar over a universal obstacle.
Life changing classic
A good book, but not for everyone
The venerable classic
All Self-Help Books Look The Same To Me

What Color Is Your Parachute?, 2004: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters & Career-Changers (What Color Is Your Parachute)
Richard Nelson Bolles
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1580085415

Book Description

"WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? HOT AGAIN, 30 YEARS AFTER DEBUT." So ran the headline this past October in the Seattle Times. Actually, it has been "hot"—the best-selling job-hunting book in the world—year after year, for more than three decades now, so much so that it is referred to as "the job-hunters' bible." Each year it is updated, and sometimes vastly rewritten, by the author, giving first-time and veteran readers alike something new to discover. For those who have not read an updated version in recent years, this is a reminder of why, in the words of Fortune magazine, "PARACHUTE remains the gold standard of career guides."

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Soar over a universal obstacle........2007-05-12

I've studied this book thoroughly because I really want to master the job-hunt. Just imagine having the ability to get paid to do whatever it is that you most enjoy at the moment. I'm not referring to momentary pleasures like eating ice cream or having sex, but things that you could enjoy doing for weeks or months. And that's the trick I discovered while reading this book. It's more effective to follow the advice of the book if you think of it as ways to get a job that you would enjoy doing for a while and not necessarily for the rest of your life. When you think of your whole life it becomes next to impossible to decide on something. It's easier to decide on a job when in your mind it's just something you could see yourself doing temporarily.

The book is long and full of useful information you can put to use immediately. For example, things to say when negotiating salary.

It has titles and web addresses of a bunch of non-fiction books and alternative search engines.

It is written by someone with hard science degrees from both Harvard and MIT.

It has lengthy exercises that show you how to do research on yourself and on organizations.

It does not claim to help you gain a job overnight.

It does say that even if you work full-time at finding a job it may still take many months (depending on the job of course).

It directs you to a companion website [...]that is a compilation of the best job-hunting info and websites on the web.

You may want to check out Paul Graham's essay "How To Do What You Love" for more on this theme.

Life changing classic.......2006-07-04

Rather than following the simplistic approach of "100 useful tips that will get you hired", 'What Color Is Your Parachute' gives in-depth explanation how things work and what kind of decisions you must take to get not just any job, but a job you really want.

As people here mentioned, this book is definitely not for everybody. But if you get it right, you'll get much better control over your career. To me it helped to switch career in a direction I wasn't sure was possible at all.

Some of even vital chapters were not very relevant to me - in particular, (note to the author) US resume is written in a very different way than Australian or European. However, it didn't render the author's advices unusable.

The book is really trying to be culturally neutral; unlike many other equivalents, it is relevant not only for American job market but just about anywhere.

A good book, but not for everyone.......2006-01-31

If you're contemplating a major career change, Bolles should be somewhere up at the top of your reading list. His strong suit is helping people figure out what kind of work they want to do, and he's certainly one of the best authors on that topic. Some of that material is in this book, and more in others.

His general job search advice is also very useful, but a bit rambling and certainly not systematic. I've talked to lots of people who've read Parachute. Some love it and say it changed their lives and would give it a six-star rating. Others don't like it at all and ask why everyone's making such a fuss over it. You don't need to have the latest edition of Parachute, since the annual changes are usually minor.

In parachute, Bolles now and then includes references to his Christian beliefs (He's an Episcopal minister.), but generally sticks to the work of job hunting. In case you don't already know, this is the best selling job hunting book ever written, popular for over 30 years.

The venerable classic.......2005-08-21

Although this is the legendary bible for job hunters and has now been around for three decades (and two different centuries and millenia now :-)), I have to admit that I found it only marginally useful. There's some good advice here, and a lot of interesting data and info relating to jobs and careers, but much of the author's approach is very touchy-feely and relates to analyzing and determining exactly what you want in a job, and then going after it--assuming such a "dream job" exists at all.

I think it's safe to say that in the current employment environment, such jobs don't exist and the reality is, what with more jobs having been lost overseas than any other time in the last 65 years, including possibly the Great Depression, that you will probably have to settle for considerably less than your hoped-for dream job. Although I certainly agree with Bolles that one must find one's passion and pursue it if one can, since if you're doing it 40-80 hours a week you may as well do what you enjoy, the reality is that is more difficult now than ever before.

I still give the book four stars for effort and for its historical importance, I guess you'd say, and there is a lot of good info and data on the job and career area that this book brings under one cover. Some of the ideas are useful, and Bolles's many checklists and questions may get you thinking in a more creative way about your choice of a job, how to strategize and go about finding a job, and how to zero in on exactly what you want. But overall this famous volume on getting a job really doesn't address the issue of just how hard it is to actually find one, especially for those of us who are now over 50 and have been put out of work by the recent trend of jobs going overseas.

All Self-Help Books Look The Same To Me.......2005-06-12

I'm not sure which edition of this book I read. The edition I read had a section on what employers are looking for, which I enjoyed, but it had no section on career fairs.

Actually, I didn't read the entire book, just skimmed through it, reading certain sections. Perhaps this will not make my review credible, but I feel I still have a right to express my opinion as long as I make everyone aware of the circumstances.

The main thing I noticed about this book is that it contained a statistic saying that 50% of all jobs are obtained by walk-ins. My guess is most of these jobs are at places where you make minimum wage with no benefits. I've tried calling and walking in on some companies only to be told, "You have to apply on the internet. Go home."

It remains true that networking is the best way to get jobs. I however, have an unfriendly personality and would rather work flipping burgers than do a job search by attending parties and making friends. I will do information interviews though, since they're strictly business. I have to give credit to this book for giving me that idea.

But like all self-help books, none are miracle workers. It's not what you read that will get you what you want, it's hard, efficient work that will give you the opportunity to go for what you want. I believe this book makes a statement of that nature. Most people in life don't get to do what they really want, probably because they go down a path in college, specializing in some discipline and if they don't like the line of work, they're in trouble. It's tough to change disciplines, since it's very costly, and many are already in debt as it is. They decide it's best to just settle, and as long as a job doesn't break my back or make me hate life every day, I guess I'll be content with just settling.

This book did inspire me to combine all of the talents and enjoyments I think I have and put them into a project that has a (very small) chance of being profitable. Since I had the resources to do it, I went for it. But like most people, I'll probably end up working at a job I don't like very much to pay bills, looking for better opportunities during my spare time. Most people don't need a book to help them figure that out.

This book also tells you to go after something that your heart really desires, since that will give you an edge over the competition. Good advice. There's a lot of competition out there. This book really deserves more than the rating I give it, probably a 3.5, or a 4, but because I don't like seeing all of the 5-star reviews, I kicked it down a notch. I think self-help books always promise more than they deliver.

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The African Frontier
Exciting adventure, and a great gift!
Mind-blowing
Unexpected pleasures
Wonderful Adventure

Tales of the African Frontier
John A. Hunter
Manufacturer: Safari Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1571572422

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The colorful characters of East Africa's early colonial period walk across the pages of this powerful book by John Hunter and Dan Mannix. Meet Tippu Tib, the greatest of all slave traders and the man who owned the slave responsible for killing the elephant with the biggest tusks ever recorded. Read how Ewart Grogan walked from the Cape to Cairo and how Joseph Thompson faced not only the ferocious Masai but also incredible hardships during his explorations into the interior of East Africa. Find out how John Boyes, elephant poacher extraordinaire, declared himself king of the Wa-Kikuyu and how Robert Foran, the notorious Lado Enclave ivory poacher, cheated Belgian and British authorities alike.

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The African Frontier.......2007-04-15

J.A. Hunter was one of a rare breed of men who moved to Africa in the late 1800's. He made the place his home, married, and raised a family whilst becoming one of the most sought-after big-game hunting guides in the world, in places like Kenya, Zaire, and Tanganyika.[be sure to read about clearing the railroad tracks of wild game] His style of writing is terse, but the first hand narrative is crisp and fresh, as if it happened yesterday.
The chapters are neatly tied into characters and events, which makes for a great book to take-along. There were many pretenders, like Ernest Hemingway and Robert Ruark who wanted to be in the same league as Mr. Hunter....but this is from the man himself. He is never self-promoting, and is quick to praise other hunters, a modesty that is very becoming.
I found the description of that world and it's realities irresistable: you can read all you like about the socioeconomic evolution of the Dark Continent, but this recounting has the immediacy of eyewitness truth, and from a man who made Africa his home the hard way. It is writing like this that brings history to life, and it has become too rare, in my humble opinion.
It's exciting reading, and well worth the price. Don't forget to check out his other book, Hunter, which has excellent stories and makes a good Part One to this book, which could be read as Part Two.
--->For those of you who have read Karen Blixen/Isak Dinesen's books, Out of Africa and Shadows in the Grass, you will recognize some of the people mentioned. The time framework is similar (Mr. Hunter was in Africa before the Baroness, and remained long after she'd gone) --so in all a good read to 'round out a mental picture of the region at the turn of the century.

Exciting adventure, and a great gift!.......2007-02-23

If there are any men who wouldn't enjoy this superb book, I wouldn't want to know them. The early days of East Africa as told in many instances by the men who lived them and in others, by the men who knew the men.

The story of the man who ran the crew that laid the first railroad across Africa(the "lunatic line"). The opening of Kenya. The British East African Police.The early missionaries, pioneers, white hunters. Story after story of well-written excitement will keep you reading, and bring you back for repeat readings for years to come.

Buy this book for yourself,and another for a friend. And if your friend doesn't like it...well, is he really the right kind of guy?

Mind-blowing.......2004-08-23

I have never read a book quite like this before. It is completely devoid of political correctness so often associated with revisionist history. The narrative is sharp and cuts like a knife. This book was copyright in 1954 which affords it two advantages: 1) it pre-dates political correctness and 2) The stories are told as first hand accounts told by the old timers when they were still alive. I can't begin to tell you how exciting it is to read African history when it's told by those who were actually there when the history was the present and not the past. Whew! What a ride!

Unexpected pleasures.......2001-03-26

This book goes well beyond Mr. Hunter's usual white hunter/safari fair. It is about a collection of characters, Arab, African, European and others who were around at the turn of the 20th century and on into the late '40's. It would probably NOT be considered politically correct, but Mr. Hunter and his co-author Daniel Mannix try their best to be unbiased in telling their tales. It begins with the story of Arab slaver Tippu Tib who had many adventures, including helping Stanley find Livingstone! A nice sketch of John Boyes (who was for a time, the king of the Kikuyu) is included for those who haven't read his own book. It finishes with Dr. L. S. B. Leakey who was as much Kikuyu as white man. I was unaware of his role in the Mau Mau troubles. In all, there are 15 tales of individuals and families who were part of the opening of Africa. As the authors say in the end: "Some were cruel, some prideful; probably a number of these pioneers were unwise, as all humans are. Many were heroes in the best sense of the word. But they all shared in a quality of courage which is the essential ingredient-at any frontier, on any continent, and at any time."

Finally, there is a nice bibliography at the end. I hope to read many of those tomes listed, if I can find them!

Wonderful Adventure.......2000-08-04

A terrific read, and one of my favorite books of adventure. Includes a fascinating account of the Tsavo Lions, and great tales of heroism and hardship. I'm extremely happy to see this classic back in print. Inspiring history, unbelievable accounts of courage, greed, and patriotism. True stories of Lewis Leakey, missionaries, eccentric noblemen, safari hunters, and the founders of Hills coffee! New insight into the Victorian age of adventure. Delightfully written, funny and touching. The best written series of historical stories I've seen.

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