Careers

This book is astep-by-step guide through the job-hunting maze: from putting your CV together,through preparing for your interview, to answering awkward interview questions. The author looks at everything involved in the process: from assessing whatsort of person you are, to making yourself a be... More

All of us belong to organizations. Perhaps you are a member of a club or athletic team. You may have a part-time in an organization, such as a fast -food restaurant in an organization, too. It may be a large company, like a manufacturing concern, or a much smaller firm, like a travel agency. Some or... More

Sometimes life is P.U. Junie B.'s having a rough week. First she got punishment for shooting off her mouth in kindergarten. And now she's in big trouble again! 'Cause Monday is Job Day, and Junie B. told her class that she's got the bestest job of all. Only, what the heck "is it?Sometimes life is P.... More

Most of us have been part of a team. Your family acts as a team, dividing the labor, working out relationships. In school, sooner or later you're bound to end up on a group project. You might play sports, participate in the band, sing I a choir, cheer on a squad, or serve on a student committee. You... More

The information age is upon us. It seems that the world 'Internet is the second or third word in every sentence spoken or written nowadays. Suddenly 35 million people can sit in their family rooms and e-mail somebody in China or search through the shelves of a university library in England. We all h... More

There are not many thins we can count on in this changing world. But one thing is for certain: We'll always have problems to solve. You solve problems every day of your life. Without realizing it, you've probably stacked up quite a few problem solving skills. You know you're in trouble. And that's o... More

When you first went to high school, there were certain things you know you would face. You knew you would have classes to attend, and that you would have to get to them on time. You knew you would have tests to study for and take and that your success on those tests would depend on plenty of prepara... More

From the award-winning author of the popular Baseball Card Adventures come the laugh-out-loud tail of five kids who scheme to make a million dollars.We, the members of the Get Rich Quick Club, in order to form a more perfect summer, vow that we will figure out a way to make a "million dollars" by Se... More

What's the bestest job ever? A beauty shop guy, that's what! And Junie B. Jones is going to be one when she grows up. But first she needs a little practice. And a few volunteers. Like her bunny slippers. And her dog. And maybe even...herself? Is Junie B. on her way to a great new career? Or is she a... More

"Buffett has generously endowed us all with a sensible and intelligent roadmap for investing." - Robert G Hagstrom "Warren Buffett - The Oracle of Everything. He has been right about the stock market, rotten accounting, CEO greed, and corporate governance. The rest of us are just catching on." - Fo... More

Born into London high society, sixteen-year-old Olivia tries to make a name for herself during a summer internship at a New York City fashion magazine while also trying to hide her family connections from her new American boyfriend.... More

Sam Krupnik is all set for Future Job Day at school. He already knows that he wants to be a zookeeper when he grows up. Sam's mother and his sister, Anastasia, help him make a terrific costume to wear on Future Job Day. The trouble is that it's so terrific, Sam wants to wear it all the time. Luckily... More

When we think of leaders, we think of people like Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. or Mahatma Gandhi. But all of us have the potential to be leaders at school, in our communicates, and at work. Many people have no desire to be leaders they are content to be contributors. However, in much of t... More

The Aptitude Test Workbook is designed to help you get into the right frame of mind for taking such tests, see where you can improve your key skills and gain awareness of your strengths and where they can take you. A unique new book, it is the companion title to the best-selling Test Your Own Aptit... More

"Do you need an elephant?"Oliver has always dreamed of working in the circus, but what will he do when the circus already has enough elephants?Oliver has always wanted to be a dancing elephant, but what will he do when he discovers the circus already has enough elephants? Beginning readers will laug... More

The chef girls have decided to start a neighborhood cooking service. But they run into many obstacles, like their parents and money. Will they be able to come up with a recipe for success?The chef girls have decided to start a neighborhood cooking service. But they run into many obstacles, like thei... More