Careers for Self-Starters & Other Entrepreneurial Types
The inspiring Careers for You series encourages career explorers to examine the job market through the unique lens of their own interests. Includes: * The latest information on training and education * Tips on transforming hobbies into job skills * Stories of success from each field * Expert advice on finding and getting the job * Advice on competing in hot job markets
Economic Advice and Rhetoric: Why Do Consultants Perform Better Than Academic Advisers?
This book compares the approaches of consultants and academic advisers and provides an in-depth analysis of their advice argumentation. Both compete on the market for economic advice, with consultants enjoying a larger market share and usually obtaining higher fees. However, academics criticize them for overcharging, shallowness, and quick-and-dirty methods. So, are consultants' clients misled or even cheated? Not necessarily. The book reveals that academics have drawbacks as well; their arguments are less balanced than those of consultants and their estimates contradict each other more.
10 Things You Need To Know Before You See The Doctor: A Physician's Advice From More Than 40 Years Of Practicing Medicine
Takes consumers behind the scenes of hospitals and doctors' offices to understand how and why medicine works the way it does. Here are clear tools for making good decisions when you see a doctor and have to sort through many options. People who read this book will be able to ask the right questions of health care providers: readers can confidently * demand the best medical care *
Here are animals from every corner of the globe just waiting to become someone's best friend. From a colorful parrot to a friendly dolphin, a prowling tiger to farmyard ducks and hens, every project has easy-to-read patterns and clear advice on how to create just the right expression on each face. "An invaluable addition to any knitter's bookshelf." --Crafts Beautiful
Proven techniques for songwriting success This friendly, hands-on guide tackles the new face of the recording industry, guiding you through the shift from traditional sales to downloads and mobile music, as well as how you can harness social media networks to get your music "out there." You get basic songwriting concepts, insider tips and advice, and inspiration for writing — and selling — meaningful, timeless songs.
