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What Color Is Your Parachute?: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career Changers
by Richard Nelson Bolles

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Still the bestselling job-hunting book and a favorite of career changers for more than three decades, this gold standard of career guides ("Fortune") has been updated for 2008 with new examples, instructions, and cautionary advice.... (read more)
 
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Reflexology
by Barcharts

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This 4-page laminated guide contains detailed illustrations of pressure points of the hands & feet and is color coded and mapped from multiple views. Illustrations by award-winning medical illustrator Vince Perez.... (read more)
 
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College Admission and Survival

Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities
by Alexandra Robbins

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Alexandra Robbins was puzzled when her eighteen-year-old sister announced that she planned to rush one of her college??'s many sororities. Wanting to find out if the clich?? stereotypes about sorority girls were actually true, Robbins went undercover in... (read more)
 
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Test Guides

Princeton Review: Cracking the AP U.S. History #08: Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam
by Tom Meltzer

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Scoring high on the AP U.S. History Exam is very different from earning straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about American history—only the strategies and information you’ll need to get... (read more)
 
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Specific Jobs

Portland 2008 Green Guide to Networking and Jobs
by Gail Nicholson

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New book by local career counselors available for green job seekers! The Portland 2008 Green Guide to Networking and Jobs provides an overview of career transition, green industries to watch, and tips on job search and networking according to your... (read more)
 
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Interviews

60 Seconds and You're Hired!
by Robin Ryan

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Now fully revised and updated-the must-have guide to acing the interview and landing the dream job For the past decade, 60 Seconds & You're Hired has helped thousands of job seekers get the perfect job by excelling at the crucial job interview. Now, in... (read more)
 
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Professional Test Guides

McGraw-Hill's Postal Exams 473/473C (McGraw-Hill's Postal Exams 473/473c)
by Mark Alan Stewart

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The comprehensive postal test-prep guide that delivers through rain, sleet, and snow Now that the U.S. Postal Service has replaced its obsolete 470 test with the updated and more difficult 473 and 473C hiring exams, you need this book more than ever if... (read more)
 
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Resumes and Cover Letters

Resumes for Dummies (For Dummies)
by Joyce Lain Kennedy

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Is your job search stalling out after you submit a resume but before you're offered an interview? With reinvented recruiting technology, unmanageable millions of resumes choking employer databases, and government mandates in the name of diversity, a... (read more)
 
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School Guides

U.S. News & World Report Ultimate Guide to Medical Schools (U.S. News Ultimate Guide to Medical Schools)
by Josh Fischman

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A lot of people decide they want to become doctors in high school-or sometimes at age 5. But medical school will take at least 7 years of your life, you?ll have to compete with 40,000 other people to get in, and it could land you more than $100,000 in... (read more)
 
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Test of Time: A Novel Approach to the SAT and ACT (Harvest Original) Test of Time: A Novel Approach to the SAT and ACT (Harvest Original)
by Charles Harr Elster

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Creating a Life Worth Living Creating a Life Worth Living
by Carol Lloyd

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How To Go To College Almost for Free
by Benjamin R. Kaplan

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College Application and Essay Guides

Get a Jump! (Get a Jump! Your Guide to College & Career Planning)
by Peterson's

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GET A JUMP! is intended for use by students at any stage of middle and high school, but it has the most relevance for high school sophomores and juniors who are starting to get serious about the decisions they will need to make after graduation. Whether... (read more)
 
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Overseas Study

Your Gap Year: Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Year Out the Adventure of a Lifetime
by Susan Griffith

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Fifth edition of the definitive handbook for all those students who want to make the most of a year off before or after college. Contains all the necessary information on the specialist Gap Year programmes available, including the enormous range of jobs... (read more)
 
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Spanish Vocabulary
by Barcharts

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This is one of the best selling guides! It's packed with useful information for beginners of all ages. For the student, traveler or just a little help. This 6-page, laminated guide includes: common adverbs & adjectives, common phrases & pronunciation... (read more)
 
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Spanish Grammar
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Basics of Spanish grammar in our easily accessible format. This 4-page laminated guide includes: rules of stress, syllabification & capitalization, nouns & pronouns, articles & adverbs, comparatives & superlatives, adjectives & prepositions, verbs and... (read more)
 
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Anatomy
by Barcharts

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This 6-page laminated guide contains 1,400 beautifully illustrated diagrams all clearly and concisely labeled for easy identification. Illustrations by award-winning medical illustrator Vince Perez.... (read more)
 
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