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The Executive Job Search: A Comprehensive Handbook for Seasoned Professionals

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The indispensable guide for executives in search of a soft landing

The groups hardest hit by the most recent wave of downsizings have been upper and middle management. People with 10 or more years on the job, much or all of it spent at one company, are particularly unprepared for the rigors of today's job market. The Executive Job Search shows these professionals how to take charge of their searches and land the jobs of their dreams.

Career expert Orrin Wood shows job seekers how to:

Determine their job goals so they can conduct a highly focused search
Improve their attractiveness to potential employers
Optimize their interviewing skills
Mine the contacts they've built up over the years for an effective networking campaign
Explore alternative career options and plan for the future

Readers will also find a gold mine of checklists, and sample forms and documents, including sample resumes, cover letters, interview scripts, and more.

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The groups hardest hit by the most recent wave of downsizings have been upper and middle management. People with 10 or more years on the job, much or all of it spent at one company, are particularly unprepared for the rigors of today's job market. The Executive Job Search shows these professionals how to take charge of their searches and land the jobs of their dreams.

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The Academic Job Search Handbook

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The Academic Job Search Handbook provides specific advice on all aspects of job-seeking in an increasingly tight academic market, from the appropriate timetable for the application process, to illegal or odd interview questions, to negotiating offers, starting a new job, seeking tenure, and everything in between. New information in the third edition includes more examples and advice for candidates in scientific and technical fields, as well as more references for those applying for adjunct positions and to community colleges. A new chapter and some of the all-new sample written materials reflect the reality that many new Ph.D.s are considering career options outside academia. The sample materials also include more examples of the "teaching philosophies" now commonly asked for in job ads. This edition offers expanded information on internet search methods and more examples of useful websites.

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How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae (How To?series)

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The curriculum vitae, a resume of educational and work background, is essential for undergraduates applying to graduate and professional schools. Now revised and updated, How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae helps readers to analyze their academic career and create the best "academic resume" possible.

Features:

A new chapter on crafting international CVs
Sample CVs, including scannable and international
Extensive appendix material with a comprehensive list of action verbs and a bibliography of style books and manuals

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You've received your bachelor's degree and after careful consideration have decided to continue your education at graduate or professional school. When you get your application, however, you are stymied by the requirement to send a curriculum vitae. You've heard of it, but you thought only hopeful college professors had to have one. And you certainly have no idea how to go about writing one for yourself. You are not alone. Many applicants are surprised to find that what used to be required of academic job seekers is now essential for undergraduates applying to graduate and professional schools as well as those seeking employment in research, teaching, or management.

How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae provides an in-depth explanation of the components of the curriculum vitae as well as step-by-step instructions for condensing your career history into a concise biographical sketch that underscores your assets. You'll learn to assess your educational and noneducational skills, inventory your accomplishments, and present the information in a format that follows the latest document guidelines. In addition, this newly revised edition includes:

Tips on producing a scannable CV
A new chapter on international CVs
Sample CVs for a wide range of academic majors and professions
Sample correspondence that gives you content and format guidance

With its targeted advice and easy-to-follow plan, How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae offers everything you need to know to create a CV that will produce results and advance your academic or professional career.

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How to Pass the GMAT: Unbeatable Preparation for Success in the Graduate Management Admission Test

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The GMAT is a challenging exam. Preparation is vital since competition for a place at a leading business school is fierce. How to Pass the GMAT allows test-takers to become familiar with the styles of question they'll face on the GMAT. It offers expert advice as well as writing assessments and realistic practice tests covering all aspects of the GMAT: problem solving, data sufficiency, reading comprehension, sentence correction, and critical reasoning. Full answers, explanations, and assessments of scores are provided.

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GMAT Exam Success in Only 4 Steps

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GMAT Exam Success in Only 4 Steps is a potent GMAT study tool. Test takers can learn effective problem-solving strategies tailored to each type of math and verbal question found on the GMAT, as well as how to tackle tough analytical essay prompts. Each of the book's many sections is comprised of complete lessons on how to handle all 7 question types found on the official exam, along with over 250 practice questions and essay prompts. There are also complete and detailed answer explanations. The essential topics of time management and preparing a detailed, realistic study plan are covered as well. Straightforward advice from the pros covers topics like finding time to study, capitalizing on prime study time between work, school, and other time-consuming obligations, and smart methods for getting the most out of each study session.

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Cracking the GRE with CD-ROM, 2006

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Cracking the GRE teaches proven techniques specifically designed to help students prepare for the computerized format of the Graduate Record Examination. Newly updated, this best-selling guide provides comprehensive preparation for the GRE. Book buyers even get an exclusive free pass to go online and take extra full-length practice tests.

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The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 10th Edition

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This is the single book that helped me nail the GMAT. The sheer volume of realistic practice questions helps with getting in the right frame of mind for the test. My experience with other GMAT guides, particularly Kaplan and Arco, has been that the questions are not realistic. Kaplan's questions and explanations seem particularly egregious and way off the mark, after reading the official explanations in this guide. Kaplan's guide is a blatant attempt to make the test seem harder and more complicated than it actually is, in order to lure prospective candidates into its classroom course (for which Kaplan charges over $1000.) Quite often the explanations for the correct answers are inconsistent in these other guides and the questions are not well researched.

This Official Guide from GMAC outshines all others, simply because the questions are chosen from actual past tests and are very thoroughly researched. Equally important the answer choices for each question are also well thought out and both the correct and the incorrect choices reflect actual test patterns. (All other guides fail in this essential regard; even if their questions and the correct answer are realistic, their incorrect answer choices are often far-fetched or muddled.) The explanations for the answers in the Official Guide are crystal clear and very insightful.

The rules of grammar on which the GMAT Sentence Correction questions are based are best outlined in this guide. The section on Arguments is simply outstanding. I had a lot of difficulty with the Verbal section until I read through the explanations here. I scored in the 99th percentile in both sections and owe my success mostly to this guide (and the Princeton Review guide to a lesser extent.)

The absolute best part of the guide is that it not only explains clearly why an answer choice is correct, but also explains why the other choices are wrong. This is most useful since it shows you the patterns and tricks used on the actual test to lead you astray from the correct answer. Once you see the patterns, you can quickly identify and rule out the incorrect answers and pick out the best choice.

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The Official Guide to the New TOEFL iBT

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The bestselling official guide to the new-format Test of English as a Foreign Language™ (TOEFL) now includes a CDROM providing total preparation for the actual on-screen test!

A proven bestseller, this popular guide to the new TOEFL iBT (internet-based test) now includes a CD-ROM that gives you experience with onscreen testing in the format of the new exam. This unique interactive program provides on-screen reading passages, audio listening practice, audio speaking prompts, and on-screen writing practice-with authentic TOEFL questions from the test-maker. No other TOEFL guide sold in bookstores brings you this close to the actual test!

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How to Prepare for the TOEFL Essay (Barron's How to Prepare for the Computer-Based Toefl Essay)

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"This book is highly regarded by students and teachers alike. 'In my opinion,' said one student, 'you can write an outstanding essay if you follow the instructions in the book."
—Language Magazine, December 2001

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The written essay is a very important part of the Test of English as a Foreign Language. This manual offers solid preparation, with instructions for organizing details and ideas for a topic, then developing them in clear, grammatical written English. The author provides approximately 185 models essays for students to read and analyze plus exercises in proofreading and editing rough drafts of essays.

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How to Prepare for the TOEFL with CD-ROM (Barron's How to Prepare for the Toefl Test of English As a Foreign Language)

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This new 11th edition offers complete and up-to date preparation for the Paper-Based TOEFL and the Computer-Based TOEFL, with a preview of the Next Generation TOEFL test. There is extensive practice-even for students who don't have access to a computer. The manual includes a review chapter for each section of the TOEFL, including the new Speaking Section, and presents nine full-length model tests for the Computer-Based TOEFL, with questions answered and explained, along with one full-length model test for the Next Generation TOEFL and a practice test for the TOEFL Academic Speaking Test (TAST), with example answers. This compact disc-and-book package provides the audio versions for the Listening Comprehension sections of all model tests.

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Choose Barron’s Method for TOEFL Success

Read and understand the orientation to the TOEFL

Take a model test to discover your problems

Design your personal study plan for success

Use this book’s review chapters to improve your skills

Take the model tests in book and on CD-ROM and score your results

Review the answers and explanations for all test questions

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Kaplan GRE Exam, 2007 Edition: Premier Program (Kaplan Gre Exam Book & CD-Rom)

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Includes:

*A rich online study plan that guides students through all of the integrated assets of the comprehensive program, including the book, online, and software

*Guidance throughout the program, directing students to additional resources within the program if they need it

*A diagnostic experience to help students concentrate on the areas in which they need the most help

*A progress report, so students can keep track of and analyze their performance as they make their way through the program

*Email communication at key points during the program, providing extra tips and guidance, as well as motivation to keep improving

*Monthly online additions to ensure that the student has the latest content and information about the exam

*Remedial content to ensure students are up-to-speed on the basic concepts before attacking higher-level content

*Downloadable strategy and reference guides for easy prep on the go

*Realistic practice experiences

*Online question banks

*5 full-length practice tests with detailed answer explanations

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Cooking the English Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

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An introduction to the cooking of England, including simple recipes for traditional breakfast, lunch, teatime, and dinner dishes. Also includes a brief history of English cooking and typical menus. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Cooking the Mexican Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

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From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-These three titles are, for the most part, worthy successors to the originals. (Cooking the East African Way was originally called Cooking the African Way [Lerner, 1988].) Each well-organized and well-written book now has a greater emphasis on low-fat and vegetarian recipes. An introductory section contains information on the culture, geography, food, holidays, and festivals of the country or region. This is followed by safety tips; glossaries of cooking utensils, terms, and special ingredients; healthy and low-fat cooking tips; and a metric conversion chart. A short discussion on eating customs is followed by sample menus complete with shopping lists. The clearly written recipes that follow are organized by type of meal. Brief introductory notes, suggestions for substitute ingredients, and cooking tips are included in many of the recipes. Preparation time and serving size are indicated. The books are visually appealing with many full-page, full-color photographs (frequently adjacent to the recipes they refer to). A couple of minor quibbles are the lack of pronunciation guides (present in the previous editions) and the lack of a nutritional breakdown for each recipe. Carole L. Albyn and Lois S. Webb's The Multicultural Cookbook for Students (Oryx, 1993) would be a good companion to any of these volumes. Fran Osseo-Asare's A Good Soup Attracts Chairs (Pelican, 1993; o.p.) introduces West African cuisine. These new titles will be useful for cultural and heritage school projects as well as fun reads for intermediate cooks.
Janice Greenberg, formerly at Brooklyn Public Library, NY
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Introduces fundamentals of Mexican cooking, including special ingredients and cooking utensils. Also provides recipes for suggested dishes. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Cooking the Japanese Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

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Grade 5-8-These wonderful series entries will pique the interest of curious young chefs and the adults who assist them in creating the delectable recipes. Revised and expanded, these editions will appeal to the health-conscious as well, as several low-fat and vegetarian recipes have been added. The books open with an introduction to the land and cultural aspects of each cuisine, followed by a discussion of safety measures, cooking utensils and terms, special ingredients, and healthy cooking tips. A discussion of the "table" comes next, followed by more than a dozen recipes for various meals and occasions, including holiday and festival fare. Christian also describes a Spanish market and her experience of sharing a simple supper with a shepherd. Weston emphasizes the role of fresh foods such as wild plants, vegetables, and fish in Japanese cooking. It is apparent that, in this culture, food selection, cooking, and presentation are considered an art. The books are well designed, attractively arranged, and have lots of color photos. Recipe names are in English with the Spanish or Japanese equivalents next to them. Tasteful titles that will be popular and useful.
Augusta R. Malvagno, Queens Borough Public Library, NY
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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An introduction to the cooking of Japan featuring basic recipes for soups, appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, and desserts. Also describes some special ingredients used in Japanese dishes, how to set a Japanese table, and how to eat with chopsticks. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Cooking the Italian Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

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Grade 5-9-This appealing title for beginning cooks has been revised to include vegetarian recipes and low-fat suggestions in addition to pasta and pizza. The introductory section also has been expanded-it covers the land and its people, regional foods, holidays and festivals, and the market. The next section covers safety suggestions, utensils needed, cooking terms, ingredients, healthy-cooking tips, and a metric conversion chart. The remainder of the book is devoted to recipes, which are divided into dinner, supper, and holiday and festival food. Recipes for risotto, Bisignano spinach, bruschetta, and ossi dei morti (dead bone cookies) are among the 19 offerings. Full-page color photos of the food inspire novices to try their hands in the kitchen. The recipes have simple step-by-step instructions and some call for packaged items (hot cross buns uses refrigerator crescent rolls). Substitutions are suggested if the Italian ingredients are not available. For example, Bisignano recommends using long grain rice if arborio can't be found. A good offering for multicultural events that include food.
Sandra L. Doggett, Urbana High School, Ijamsville, MD
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Introduces the land, people, and regional cooking of Italy and includes recipes for such dishes as Minestrone soup, spaghetti with meat sauce, and chicken cacciatore. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Cooking the Indian Way: To Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

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An introduction to the cooking of India featuring such traditional recipes as lamb kebabs, yogurt chicken, pumpkin curry, and apple chutney. Also includes information on the geography, customs, and people of India. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Cooking the Indian Way is simply the best introduction to Indian cooking for the novice.

A nice bonus: an easy way to plan and serve well-coordinated dinners which include both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options.

This delightful little gem will teach you how to make complete Indian dinners, including savory Indian breads, chutneys, yogurt dips, many vegetarian dishes, plus spicey fish, yogurt chicken, and several other treats. The tips will enable you to quickly discover how to use Indian spices to nice effect in creating your own dishes, including your own tea and signature spice blends.

The recipes in Vijay Madavan's Cooking the Indian Way have been so popular with my family and friends that several recipes now number among their favorites -- the ones which are most often and enthusiastically requested. Be sure to make large portions when you serve these to your guests -- the dishes are quite filling, but you will be astonished at how quickly they will disappear!

This title is one in a series, "Cooking the Easy Way," which our local library features in the juvenile/culture section. Studying cuisine is among the best ways to learn about a culture, and so I've happened to try several from this series with my homeschooled daughter. This is the nicest of the Indian cookbooks we've found, in any section: it includes a nice introduction to the regional differences in Indian cooking, and informative cultural information, as well.

We're so glad to be able to create, at home, many dishes we once spent quite a small fortune on, in expensive restaurants. Thanks to Vijay Madavan, my work as amateur chef is gaining a bit of a reputation!

By Marynna L. Kerce

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Cooking the German Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

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Introduces the history, land, and food of Germany and includes recipes for such dishes as potato dumplings, noodle salad, and Black Forest torte. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Cooking the Australian Way (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks)

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From School Library Journal
Grade 3-7-- Students needing to locate distinctive national recipes may have some trouble with Australia due to its British-based diet. Many of the foods mentioned here, such as chips, fruit salad, and roast vegetables, will not be foreign or exotic to American readers. But Germaine and Burckhardt also include recipes for pavlova, anzac biscuits, lamingtons, and other uniquely Australian treats. Oddly, no recipe is provided for meat pies, although this standard food is no more difficult to prepare than kiwi tarts or egg and bacon pie. As is true for all the titles in the series, many of the recipes require extensive adult supervision and advanced cooking skills. Use in conjunction with a reading of Mem Fox's Possum Magic (Abingdon, 1987) for a great Australian program. --Jeanette Larson, Mesquite Public Library, TX
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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An introduction to the cooking of Australia, featuring such recipes as egg and bacon pie, Anzac biscuits, pumpkin soup, and glazed kiwi tart. Also includes information on the history, geography, customs and people of the "land down under."

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Cooking the Austrian Way (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks)

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An introduction to the cooking of Austria including such traditional recipes as Wiener schnitzel, potato noodles, and Sacher cake. Also includes information on the geography, customs, and people of this European country.

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Cooking the French Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

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From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-These three titles are, for the most part, worthy successors to the originals. (Cooking the East African Way was originally called Cooking the African Way [Lerner, 1988].) Each well-organized and well-written book now has a greater emphasis on low-fat and vegetarian recipes. An introductory section contains information on the culture, geography, food, holidays, and festivals of the country or region. This is followed by safety tips; glossaries of cooking utensils, terms, and special ingredients; healthy and low-fat cooking tips; and a metric conversion chart. A short discussion on eating customs is followed by sample menus complete with shopping lists. The clearly written recipes that follow are organized by type of meal. Brief introductory notes, suggestions for substitute ingredients, and cooking tips are included in many of the recipes. Preparation time and serving size are indicated. The books are visually appealing with many full-page, full-color photographs (frequently adjacent to the recipes they refer to). A couple of minor quibbles are the lack of pronunciation guides (present in the previous editions) and the lack of a nutritional breakdown for each recipe. Carole L. Albyn and Lois S. Webb's The Multicultural Cookbook for Students (Oryx, 1993) would be a good companion to any of these volumes. Fran Osseo-Asare's A Good Soup Attracts Chairs (Pelican, 1993; o.p.) introduces West African cuisine. These new titles will be useful for cultural and heritage school projects as well as fun reads for intermediate cooks.
Janice Greenberg, formerly at Brooklyn Public Library, NY
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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An introduction to the cooking of France, featuring basic recipes for everyday breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes,as well as typical menus and a brief description of the special features of a French table setting. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Cooking the Vietnamese Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

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Vietnam's warm climate allows for an abundance of rice, fresh fruits, and vegetables that are the mainstays of Vietnamese meals. Its seas yield the fish that produce the fish sauce that is a trademark of Vietnamese cooking. Discover the distinctive flavors of Vietnam and its dishes.

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How to Read Your Astrological Chart: Aspects of the Cosmic Puzzle

I was reluctant to buy Donna's book. My bookshelves are already overflowing with astrology books - many of them unread. But I was captured by her premise. "If you have been practicing for a year and don't feel comfortable reading an actual horoscope, then this is the book you need!" I still get the stunned deer look when confronting a chart for the first time. I start trying to dig through remembrances of past cookbooks I have read. Donna's anti-cookbook approach teaches you how to reason astrologically so you can deduce the delineations yourself. It is not a primer. You need to have the basics firmly in hand that you learned in the cookbooks. What she does is show you how to cut through the clutter, find and read the essential themes in the chart. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who has studied astrology for a while and is ready to consolidate their book learning into more easy, flowing interpretations.

By Mark McDonough

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The Only Way to Learn Astrology, Vol. 2: Math & Interpretation Techniques

Robert Carl Jansky

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Mark Lerner in Welcome to Planet Earth

"Many subscribers and my students ask for something in the astrological field that puts it all together. This is it!" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax"

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Plait, a science writer who works in the physics and astronomy department at Sonoma State University, is appalled that millions of Americans don't believe the moon landing really took place and do believe that Galileo went blind from looking at the sun, or that they can make an egg stand on end only on the vernal equinox. To set the record straight, he debunks these and many other astronomy-related urban legends in this knowledgeable, lighthearted volume. The early chapter "Idiom's Delight" sets the stage by clearing up the scientific inaccuracies in everyday expressions as in the phrase "light years ahead," for example, which is used to indicate timeliness or prescience when light years are actually a unit of distance. In later chapters, Plait explains meteors, eclipses, UFOs, and the big bang theory, revealing much about the basic principles of astronomy while clearing up fallacies. With avuncular humor, he points out the ways advertising and media reinforce bad science and pleads for more accuracy in Hollywood story lines and special effects. This book is the first in Wiley's Bad Science series on scientific misconceptions (future titles will focus on biology, weather and the earth). (Mar.)Forecast: If every entry in the series is as entertaining as Plait's, good science may have a fighting chance with the American public. Expect respectable sales, for the paperback format is nicely suited for armchair debunkers.

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Inspired by his popular web site, www. badastronomy.com, this first book by Plait (astronomy, Sonoma State Univ.) debunks popular myths and misconceptions relating to astronomy and promotes science as a means of explaining our mysterious heavens. The work describes 24 common astronomical fallacies, including the beliefs that the Coriolis effect determines the direction that water drains in a bathtub and that planetary alignments can cause disaster on Earth. The author sharply and convincingly dismisses astrology, creationism, and UFO sightings and explains the principles behind basic general concepts (the Big Bang, why the sky is blue, etc.). Though some may find him strident, Plait succeeds brilliantly because his clear and understandable explanations are convincing and honest. This first volume in Wiley's "Bad Science" series is recommended for all libraries, especially astronomy and folklore collections. Jeffrey Beall, Univ. of Colorado Lib., Denver

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Hypnosis For Beginners: Reach New Levels of Awareness & Achievement

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If you know absolutely nothing about hypnosis and you want to get some basic understanding, you can go ahead and read this book. It will guide you step-by-step in your first experiments with hypnosis.

The book provides you with some general overview of hypnosis and areas of use. It also provides you with hypnosis scripts. One warning regarding hypnosis scripts in general - any given script may or may not work for you, so instead of using scripts verbatim as they are presented, feel free to alter the wording to meet your particular needs and preferences.

The secret to your success with hypnosis is in your ability to use your imagination in a way that the desired outcome will feel REAL to you now. When you work with pre-written scripts, you may stumble upon some that work perfectly for you and others that will not do much for you. The entire purpose of the scripts is to help guide your imagination. Once you become experienced with using self-hypnosis, you won't need any more scripts. And even if you are practicing hypnosis on others, once you learn it well, then you also won't be using written scripts, but will guide the person into hypnosis in a way that is appropriate for the particular person.

But, well, it's true you have to begin somewhere and this book is alright to give you an idea, a taste of hypnosis. Just keep in mind that there is much more to hypnosis and if you really want to master it, keep reading, learning and experimenting.

On the positive side, this book is very easy to read. It will guide you through some sample sessions, different routines, and different applicatins of hypnosis.

There are much better books on hypnosis and if the information provided in this book doesn't work for you, it doesn't mean that you are not a good "hypnosis subject" - only that another approach may be more suitable for you - so don't stop with this book.

By Laura De Giorgio www.deeptrancenow.com

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How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae (How To?series)

How to Pass the GMAT: Unbeatable Preparation for Success in the Graduate Management Admission Test

GMAT Exam Success in Only 4 Steps

Cracking the GRE with CD-ROM, 2006

The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 10th Edition

The Official Guide to the New TOEFL iBT

How to Prepare for the TOEFL Essay (Barron's How to Prepare for the Computer-Based Toefl Essay)

How to Prepare for the TOEFL with CD-ROM (Barron's How to Prepare for the Toefl Test of English As a Foreign Language)

Kaplan GRE Exam, 2007 Edition: Premier Program (Kaplan Gre Exam Book & CD-Rom)

Cooking the English Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

Cooking the Mexican Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

Cooking the Japanese Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

Cooking the Italian Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

Cooking the Indian Way: To Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

Cooking the German Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

Cooking the Australian Way (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks)

Cooking the Austrian Way (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks)

Cooking the French Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

Cooking the Vietnamese Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

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The Only Way to Learn Astrology, Vol. 2: Math & Interpretation Techniques

Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax"

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