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The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need

by Daniel H Pink

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ISBN13: 9781594482915
ISBN10: 1594482918
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From a New York Times, BusinessWeek, and Washington Post bestselling author comes a first-of-its- kind career guideafor a new generation of job seekers.

Thereas never been a career guide like itathe fully illustrated story (ingeniously told in Manga form) of a young Everyman just out of college who lands his first job. Johnny Bunko is new to parachute company Boggs Corp., and he stumbles through his early days as a working stiff until a crisis prompts him to find a new job. Step by step he builds a career, illustrating as he does the six core lessons of finding, keeping, and flourishing in satisfying work:

a There is no plan

a Forget about your weaknesses

a Persistence trumps talent

a Itas not about you

a Make excellent mistakes

a Leave an imprint

Smart, engaging, and insightful, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko offers practical advice for anyone looking to start a rewarding career.

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There's never been a career guide like THE ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY BUNKO: THE LAST CAREER GUIDE YOU'LL EVER NEED. Told in manga &the Japanese comic book format that's an international sensation &it's the fully illustrated story of a young Everyman just out of college who lands his first job.

Johnny Bunko is new to the Boggs Corp., and he stumbles through his early months as a working stiff until a crisis prompts him to rethink his approach. Step by step he builds a career, illustrating as he does the six core lessons of finding, keeping, and flourishing in satisfying work. A groundbreaking guide to surviving and flourishing in any career, THE ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY BUNKO is smart, engaging and insightful, and offers practical advice for anyone looking for a life of rewarding work.

About the Author

Daniel H. Pink is the New York Times bestselling author of A Whole New Mind and Free Agent Nation. He lectures to corporations, associations, and universities in the U.S. and abroad on economic transformation and the changing world of work. In 2007, he won a Japan Society Media Fellowship that took him to Tokyo to study the manga industry.

Rob Ten Pas is a manga artist and a recent winner of the Rising Stars of Manga competition awarded by TokyoPop.

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gtagates, April 16, 2008 (view all comments by gtagates)
A good read for anyone who thinks out of the box and out of the cubicle - offers loads of interesting and very useful tips on career, what it means to be successful in life and not just your job, etc.

Would recommend for anyone looking for freash ideas in choosing and holding a job or building a career that would make you happy forever.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781594482915
Subtitle:
The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need
Author:
Pink, Daniel H
Illustrator:
Pas, Rob Ten
Author:
Pink, Daniel
Author:
Pink, Daniel H.
Publisher:
Riverhead Books
Subject:
Careers - General
Subject:
Careers
Publication Date:
April 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
, Y
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
764x516x41 28

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