Few actors are as inextricably associated with one role as Leonard Nimoy is with Star Trek's Mr. Spock. In 1975, when he was embarking on a post-Star Trek career, Nimoy published an autobiography with the tongue-in-cheek title I Am Not Spock. Twenty years later, despite a fruitful career as a film director (Three Men and a Baby, The Good Mother) and theatrical actor, he here reembraces his legendary half-Vulcan alter ego. Star Trek fans will find this a, well, fascinating history of the "birth" and evolution of Spock?Nimoy explains the original conception of the character and describes his own contributions to the development of Spock's persona. He also provides an insider's account of the production of the TV show and the highly successful series of Star Trek movies, and offers his insights into why the Star Trek phenomenon has maintained such a grip on our cultural imagination. Nimoy's admirers may find this fairly impersonal memoir disappointing; it touches only tangentially on the author's private life. But this is an intelligent and entertaining look at an actor's engagement with a character who "seemed to take on an existence of his own."
How to Be Happy at Work: A Practical Guide to Career Satisfaction
It’s not easy to tell others how to be happy at work, especially people who feel as if they’re living in a career combat zone. I know the battleground well. For the past 20 years, I’ve been a
career counselor, psychotherapist, and corporate outplacement consultant. In that time, I’ve seen more casualties of the career wars than most people experience in a lifetime. I know what it takes to be happy with your work. But I also know there’s no simple formula to achieve career success and satisfaction. The workplace is chaotic.
If you’re like most people, you probably feel that you’re living a career nightmare: working harder to make a living with fewer available resources, more demands on your time, and lots of disincentives to achievement. Perhaps you fantasize about chucking the whole scene. Right about now, life on the golf course, ski slopes, or a sandy beach can look mighty appealing.
Maybe you just need a good, long vacation. You don’t want to drop out of the workforce altogether, but you’re hungering for a new adventure. You want more control over your time and your
destiny. Your rallying cry is More Freedom, Less Office Politics! To be truly happy with your work, you must forge a path that fits your needs and life goals. No one is going to hand you the perfect career on the proverbial “silver platter.” The issue, as psychiatrist Thomas Szasz tells us, is not whether or not you’ve found yourself; it’s whether or not you’ve taken the time to create yourself.
Freud once identified “work” and “love” as the two greatest sources of human happiness. For me, this book has been a true labor of love. If it helps you make fulfilling life and work changes, it will have done its job and I, too, will be well satisfied.
Job Search and Career Checklists 101 Proven Time-Saving Checklists to Organize and Plan Your Career Search
The job market is a place of staggering confusion and complexity that requires savvy
career decision-making and job hunting skills. This book has been created in checklist
format to help you identify and develop the skills that you need to be successful
in the job market.
This book is written for anyone who is involved in making a career choice, career
change, or job change. The checklists in this book can be used either as stand-alone
exercises or as a comprehensive career guidance manual. You can work through the
checklists on a step-by-step basis or go directly to those checklists that address your
specific needs and concerns.
The book is divided into five sections. The first section is designed to help you
chart a career path. It uses a variety of self-assessment exercises along with job:
market exploration tools to help you
understand where fit you best in
the world of work.
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Biology Demistified
This book is for people who want to get acquainted with the concepts of basic biology without taking a formal course. It can serve as a supplemental text in a classroom, tutored, or home-schooling environment. It should also be useful for career changers who need to refresh their knowledge of the subject.
This introductory work also contains a pronunciation guide and an abundance of practice quiz, test, and exam questions.
Prepare for the interview - Shenker 'YES YOU CAN' Career Guide This 4th Shenker YES YOU CAN Career Guide provides first job seekers with hints on how to get the interview (or hopefully many interviews).
In addition, it helps those who are already working decide whether to stay at their existing job or consider a job change.
