Job From Home

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This book has everything you need to start your own home-based online bookstore and more. It covers: where to buy the books worth reselling, the various available online marketplaces and the advantages/disadvantages of each, how to price and grade your books, how to safely store your books with ease of locating them in mind, how to plan your business, the legal structures of online bookselling businesses, in-state retail sales tax and Schedule C tax issues, how to pack your books to minimize “escapees,” thrid-party wireless lookup service, inventory management software providers, re-pricing tools, online postage services, websites & advertising, shipping methods & trade-offs, how much to pay for books, shipping material suppliers, an exhaustive list of wholesale & remainder book distributors, and much more. The author has included graphs to demonstrate how long you might expect to wait to sell a book with a given Amazon sales rank, histograms of profit distributions you might expect, tables of Roman Numerals, photographs of packing procedures & bookseller terminology, etc. With this book as your guide you are well on your way to being a successful online bookseller. Printed in Times New Roman 9 pt font.

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The authors of the bestselling The Customer Comes Second show companies of all sizes how to compete fiercely and manage change gracefully by holding fast to their core values.

“Its insight and creativity won me over…[the authors] tell how Rosenbluth and fourteen other companies cited for employee-friendly values hold onto them through layoffs and restructurings. Anecdotes enrich the book’s lessons on streamlining operations, respecting employees and fostering leadership.”-Sue Shellenbarger, Wall Street Journal

“A must for any manager who wants to create a great place to work.…[It's] loaded with insight from Hal Rosenbluth’s own remarkable company.”-Robert Levering, coauthor of The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America and founder of the Great Place to Work Institute

Why do some companies survive-or even thrive-amidst fierce competition and constant change? Hal Rosenbluth and Diane McFerrin Peters go behind the scenes at fifteen of the world’s most resilient and innovative companies to reveal how they have met today’s most pressing management challenges and how they prepare for tomorrow.

About the Author

Hal F. Rosenbluth is CEO of Rosenbluth International, a global travel services firm based in Philadelphia. Recognized as an unconventional and inspirational leader, he joined the company in 1974, becoming the fourth generation to lead the family business.

Diane McFerrin Peters was the top communications officer for Rosenbluth International until 1994. She currently consults for Rosenbluth International on special projects.

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Animal acupuncturist. Zoo designer. Wildlife rehabilitator.

Working with animals can involve much more than helping at an animal shelter or grooming dogs. There are lots of different jobs out there for people who share a deep concern for the welfare of animals. Authors Michele C. Hollow and Dr. William P. Rives give you the inside scoop on all of them, including:

• Veterinarian and veterinary technician
  
• Zoo worker
  
• Animal trainer for movies and TV
  
• Beekeeper
  
• Guide dog trainer
  

This unique career guide features personal stories from experts in the field, including a large-animal surgeon, a professional dog trainer, an animal behaviorist, and the former president and CEO of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This guide gives you everything you need to find a job that fits your animal-loving personality.

About the Author

Michele C. Hollow (South Orange, NJ) is a writer, editor, and animal lover. She is a member of several animal welfare agencies, including Friends of the Animals, and her local animal welfare association.

William P. Rives, VMD (Jackson, NJ), is the director of Six Flags’ Great Adventure Wild Safari in Ocean County, NJ, the world’s largest drive-thru safari outside of Africa. This wildlife preserve is home to more than 1,200 exotic animals roaming on 350 acres of simulated natural habitat. Dr. Rives is also the head veterinarian at Six Flags.

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In today’s job market, few people have traditional or conventional career paths. Research shows that the average worker will change jobs every two or three years, and will have three significant career changes during the course of his or her working life. Personal situations can complicate the mix.

Here’s a book that tackles head-on those resume-writing challenges that may seem like insurmountable obstacles to job seekers with non-traditional backgrounds. In Resumes for the Rest of Us, veteran resume writer Arnold Boldt shares his professional knowledge and experience to help you prepare a resume that will effectively and positively capture the attention of your targeted employers–even if you have an unconventional work history.

Opening with a complete and easy-to-understand review of the resume-writing process, the first four chapters cover:
* Organizing your personal information.
* Developing a winning strategy for your resume.
* Writing and designing the resume to target specific audiences.
* Ensuring your resume is compatible with today’s technology.

Beginning with Chapter Five, specific and proven advice is offered to job seekers in a broad array of categories, such as:
* Return-to-work moms.
* People with gaps in their work histories.
* “Blue collar” workers.
* Young-at-heart retirees pursuing new careers.
* Ex-offenders.
* Recent immigrants.
* The formerly self-employed.
* Career changers.
* Managers without college degrees.
* Ex-military personnel.
* Personal assistants, nannies, and other domestic workers.

Sample resumes prepared by leading resume-writers and career consultants illustrate how to address problem areas and make your resume shine.

About the Author

Arnold Boldt has written resumes for and consulted job seekers for more than a decade, and has worked with candidates at all levels, from production workers to top-level executives. Co-author of No-Nonsense Resumes and No-Nonsense Cover Letters, Boldt is a Certified Professional Resume Writer and Job & Career Transition Coach. His work has been featured in 35 books on resume and cover letter writing. He is a four-time TORI (Toast Of the Resume Industry) Awards nominee in the categories of Best Creative Resume (twice), Best Return-to-Work Resume, and Best Cover Letter. He makes his home in suburban Rochester, New York, where he is managing partner of Arnold-Smith Associates, a career transition consulting firm.

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David Deavours is an enthusiastic, concerned father who wants to assist young people in making wise choices for their lives. In Letters from Home he offers these brief words of wisdom in a charming A to Z format of short essays that provide insight to young people as they start their own journey into the future. –Charlene Herron; Career Counselor

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Letters from Home is a new book by David C. Deavours which will inspire young adults and parents to share life’s little lessons and grow stronger as a family. Set in an easy to read format for today’s busy lifestyle, Letters from Home is a thought provoking collection of terms based on the real life experiences of the author. Mixing a bit of advice with some amusing anectdotes, this book makes a perfect gift for graduation day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and many other special occasions.

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Just a Boy from Home With songs, stories and recipes Bill Bourke shared this entire book from memory. It contains stories and historical facts about the Catholic Church, the striping of the land after the South gained independence and the words to an IRA song, The Dublin Trials that his father sang. There are many more songs of Mayo, poems and expressions that otherwise could possibly be forgotten or lost if he had not agreed to sit for many hours reminiscing. You will read about Patrick Shannon, a Mayo man who was a hero in World War I. Also, how his good friend Michael Fitzpatrick received his American citizenship 52 years after his untimely death in Korea. Bill tells of the Irish camaraderie that was already present in Chicago upon his arrival and how he got a job being Just a Boy from Home. The singing and dancing that was found in the neighborhood pubs and said, “Oh, the fun we had!” But, still the innate loneliness that could be felt in a room full of people for the mother he left behind in the tiny cottage, at the end of the road, in the Village of Ballymacredmond, near the town of Ballina, in the County of Mayo, Ireland. Bill married Kitty Morley, a young girl form County Mayo and continues his training as to be an Engineer Santa Fe Railroad. It has taken a lifetime of trials, errors and successes to create the foundation for his family that is now continuing to flourish in the great city of Chicago in the United States of America.

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Just a Boy from Home With songs, stories and recipes Catherine Bourke Chambers, born in 1955, in the middle of the metropolitan city of Chicago during a time where one found many hard-working immigrants from Europe living the American dream. Cathy’s father, born in 1910 was the eleventh of twelve children, and left his home in the County of Mayo with only his memories. Bill Bourke shared this entire book from memory. It contains stories and historical facts about the Catholic Church, the striping of the land after the South gained independence and the words to an IRA song, The Dublin Trials that his father sang. There are many more songs of Mayo, poems and expressions that otherwise could possibly be forgotten or lost if he had not agreed to sit for many hours reminiscing. You will read about Patrick Shannon, a Mayo man who was a hero in World War I. Also, how his good friend Michael Fitzpatrick received his American citizenship 52 years after his untimely death in Korea. Bill tells of the Irish camaraderie that was already present in Chicago upon his arrival and how he got a job being Just a Boy from Home. The singing and dancing that was found in the neighborhood pubs and said, “Oh, the fun we had!” But, still the innate loneliness that could be felt in a room full of people for the mother he left behind in the tiny cottage, at the end of the road, in the Village of Ballymacredmond, near the town of Ballina, in the County of Mayo, Ireland. It has taken a lifetime of trials, errors and successes to create the foundation for his family that is now continuing to flourish in the great city of Chicago in the United States of America.

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This book explains how money is NOT the most important ingredient needed to be successful. Step by step instructions on how to: begin, become legal, gather the equipment and supplies, use inexpensive advertising, perform winning customer service and which customers you should avoid!

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A complete guide on how to survive in tough economic times by working at home. It also features a work at directory filled with pages of real at home jobs that you can apply for today.