Book Description
A disturbingly large number of people today are unhappy with their work. In this helpful book, career coach Julie Jansen addresses this work-dissatisfaction epidemic. Using career assessment quizzes and personality exercises, Jansen helps readers understand their present work or career situation, discover the type of work for which they're best suited, and learn how to create the changes they need. Filled with real-life examples and including a useful resource section, this guide provides the inspiration and know-how to implement positive career change.
Download Description
"A noted career coach defines workplace dissatisfaction and offers the tools for change A disturbingly large number of people today are unhappy with their work. In this helpful book, career coach Julie Jansen addresses this work-dissatisfaction epidemic. Using career assessment quizzes and personality exercises, Jansen helps readers understand their present work or career situation, discover the type of work for which they're best suited, and learn how to create the changes they need. Filled with real-life examples and including a useful resource section, this guide provides the inspiration and know-how to implement positive career change."
Customer Reviews:
For experienced professionals or those who KNOW what they want to do.......2007-08-29
I purchased this book because I have no idea what it is I'd like to do with my life. I am only one year out of college and am working in a job I most certainly do not enjoy. I was hoping this book could give me some insight into what it is I would enjoy, but instead it focuses on how to change jobs later in life. I am not a Baby Boomer who has worked at the same company for 20 years and yearns for a change. So while this book may be helpful to people who have been in the work world longer, it did very little to help me find my passion.
I Don't Know What I Want But I Know It's Not This.......2007-05-13
This is a concisely written career book that doesn't waste your time and invites you in even for scary stuff like self-assessment. If you believe that 'real jobs' have not lived up to their promise, you should check out this book. Also, the author, Julie Jansen, is highly responsive to email questions and sincere about helping those of us seeking something more than a paycheck.
Realistic........2007-02-21
This book gets into the "meat and potatoes" of career development. I encourage anyone who is "lost" to read this and start doing what it takes to find a realistic, economically sound, and FUN job! They do exist...I found one.
Find Yourself First.......2007-01-06
A book like this is as good as the reader. In order to find one self one must look inward and that takes a little work, maybe even more than a little. Julie Jansen's book is a great help in helping the reader start that search and she then guides the reader to the direction he or she must take. Does the book guarantee a new career? No, I don't think so but if the reader works at it, it can come.It probably will. Julie Jansen's Guide is as good as a book like this can get. It is then up to the reader to make use of it. That's the work part. I like the book very much. Anyone willing to work to impove their lives will like it too.
This book was not helpful....at all........2006-12-31
This book was not what I thought at all. I thought it would help me figure out what line of work I would be best suited for. Instead, there were just random self exploration questions which didn't help me know if I would be better suited to be an accountant or zoologist.
If you would like specific employment/career "what would I really enjoy doing" answers, don't get this book.
Book Description
INCLUDES OVER 50 HANDS-ON EXERCISES IN BONUS WORKBOOK SECTION
Whether you're a current project manager seeking to validate the skills and knowledge acquired through years of practical experience or a new-comer to the PM field looking to strengthen your resume, the PMP certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) provides you with the means to do so.
This new edition of the best-selling PMP: Project Management Professional Study Guide covers the updates to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and the 2005 PMP exam. The authors present the material in a clear and accessible manner, taking you through the process groups in their logical order so you understand the parts and the whole equally well.
This Deluxe Edition includes a bonus Workbook section that includes over 50 exercises to further assist with your studies. And the accompanying CD contains additional review tools designed to reinforce understanding of critical subject areas.
KEY TOPICS INCLUDE:
* Initiating the Project. Conducting project selection methods; defining scope; documenting project risks, assumptions, and constraints; identifying and performing stake-holder analysis; developing a project charter; obtaining project charter approval.
* Planning the Project. Defining and recording requirements, constraints, and assumptions; identifying the project team and defining roles and responsibilities; creating the WBS; developing a change management plan; identifying risks and defining risk strategies; obtaining plan approval; conducting a kick-off meeting.
* Executing the Project. Executing tasks defined in the project plan; ensuring common understanding and set expectations; implementing the procurement of project resources; managing resource allocation; implementing a quality management plan; implementing approved changes; implementing approved actions and workarounds; improving team performance.
* Monitoring and Controlling the Project. Measuring project performance; verifying and managing changes to the project; ensuring project deliverables conform to quality standards; monitoring all risks.
* Closing the Project. Obtaining final acceptance for the project; obtaining financial, legal, and administrative closure; releasing project resources; identifying, documenting and communicating lessons learned; creating and distributing final project report; archiving and retaining project records; measuring customer satisfaction.
* Professional and Social Responsibility. Ensuring individual integrity; contributing to the project management knowledge base; enhancing personal professional competence; promoting interaction among stakeholders.
FEATURED ON THE CD
SYBEX TEST ENGINE
Test your knowledge with advanced testing software. Includes chapter review questions and six PMP and two CAPM bonus exams!
ELECTRONICFLASHCARDS
Reinforce your understanding with hundreds of flashcards that can run off your PC, Pocket PC, or Palm handheld.
Also on the CD, you'll find the entire book in searchable and printable PDF.
Customer Reviews:
Good starter.......2007-05-09
I finished 3/4 of the book so far...not bad..it is a tough exam anyways...and you need to memorize a lot...the book is good....but you need to know how to benefit from it...i mean....sometimes in one small paragraph you find all what you need...and sometimes you read pages for nothing....
the book is based on the pmp knowledge areas.... which makes studying a bit boring sometimes....afterall maybe the material is heavy and it is not the books problem.....
I actually bought this book and rita's...so i believe it is a good start then you can jump into rita's...
Do not study with this book.......2007-02-07
I studied from this book for weeks and never improved on the assessment exams. With one day before test day, and in a bit of a panic, I threw the book in the waste basket and purchased the Rita Mulcahy text which had been recommended to me repeatedly. The one day I spent with the Mulcahy book was worth more than the 60 days I spent with the Heldman text for the following reasons:
1. The Heldman book does not follow the same format as the PMBOK. I at first considered this an advantage as I thought the different format would help my brain learn the material in a different way. This theory did not prove true. The Mulcahy book follows the same format as the PMBOK.
2. The chapter assessments and practice exam questions are confusing and there are bugs in the software that cut off some of the questions and answers. I assumed the format was indicative of how confusing the questions would be on the actual exam. This turned out to not be the case and in retrospect I wonder if the questions were scored correctly at all. The questions I saw on the exam were much more closely aligned with the format of the questions in the Mulcahy book.
3. The Mulcahy book includes additional exercises and "games" that will prepare you for the exam very well.
Do not buy this book.
This book is out of date.......2006-12-23
Don't Study this book if you are trying to pass the PMP Certification Exam. This book is out of date. Be sure to buy a PMP Examp Prep book that was written for the PMBOK 3rd Edition.
Very helpful in passing the CAPM exam.......2006-06-19
The book combined with computer based test simulations are a very good preparation regiment. The book is very terse but cuts through to the case on what you need to know to pass the test.
The writing is not particularly great but is effective. It would be helpful to a bit more graphic representation of the various phases and processes. The practice tests at the end of the characters are helpful but they are not very representative of the actual questions in the CAPM test. I am not sure if the questions are representative of the PMP test.
Overall, a web-based practice test should accompany the book. The CD that came with the book was helpful but the questions again were not the best representation of the test questions.
The book did get me up to speed very quickly in prepartion for the test.
Conflicting Processes Names and Knowledge Area Allocations to PMBOK.......2006-05-25
In Kim Heldmans "PMP Study Guide 2nd Edition" Kim has very different processes than the PMBOK (names and what knowledge group the process belongs to).
For example, Kim has 'Admin closure' in the Closing Process Group/Project Communications Knowledge Area, where as the PMBOK, does not have 'Admin closure' as a process at all.
Another example is that the PMBOK lists 'Create WBS' as a process in the Planning Process Group/Project Scope Knowledge Area, where as Kim does not list this process at all.
Another example is that the PMBOK has 'Create Project Charter' and 'Create Preliminary Scope Statement' as processes in the Planning Process Group/Project Integration Knowledge Area, Kim has nothing in this intersection; but has an 'Initiating' Process in the Initiation group and designates it in the scope knowledge area - the PMBOK has nothing in the Initiation/Scope group.
These are just a few of many differences.
This is all extremely confusing and I would like an explanation. I think it is very poor of a book which references the PMBOK to have so many conflicts with the PMBOK.
Customer Reviews:
very disappointing.......2007-09-28
In all honesty, I was rather disappointed with this one. The story is that of Jeanne, a survivor of the mass genocide in Rwanda in 1994. Now living with a foster family in Germany, Jeanne told her story to her new mother, who in turn put the words on paper. It's not that the story itself isn't good, because it is...what that poor child went through is inconceivable to most. I was interested in the story line, but the way it was narrated bothered me.
First of all, at the start of every chapter, the foster mother/author, Hanna Jansen writes a page or two. Usually some sort of anecdote, or a story of some sort. Which is all fine and good, but lady, I didn't buy the book to read what you think. Were you in Rwanda running for your life? Didn't think so. So shush and let the girl tell her story. It frustrated me.
My second complaint is the overall language used in the book. There's no way that those words came out of a teenagers mouth. Sorry, but it feels to me like Jansen edited and embellished where she saw fit. Maybe something got lost in the translation and its not Jansen's fault at all, I don't know. Regardless, it irriated me.
The book has so much potential. I was so excited to read it when I picked it up, but seriously folks, it was a disappointing one.
Courtesy of Teens Read Too.......2007-02-12
OVER A THOUSAND HILLS I WALK WITH YOU is the horrifying novel that is based on a true story about the 1994 Rwandan genocide. This was a subject that I didn't know too much about until I read this book, which made me realize how horrible events such as this one are still happening in today's society. How we could let this happen is beyond me.
The book is written by the adoptive mother of Jeanne to tell the story that is often called the modern day Holocaust. As with the original Holocaust, many children were left to fight for themselves and try and find a new way to survive. Jeanne's family is killed and she is left to fend for herself, and the book is about how she achieves that.
When you read this book you aren't on the basic level of thinking. You are much beyond that. The imagery in this book is not good, because in no way do you want this to happen to anyone, but at the same time it's very real. I felt as if I were standing the fields and forests and homes of these people and was surrounded by people fighting for their lives.
Reviewed by: Taylor Rector
Touching Story.......2006-08-02
Hanna Jansen's OVER A THOUSAND HILLS I WALK WITH YOU is a touching tribute to her adopted daughter who was orphaned in the Rwandan war. Based on her daughter's recollections of her childhood--memories both pleasant and bittersweet--Jansen weaves a tale of sorrow, hope, fear, joy, and love. For example, the early chapters of the book feature a young girl living life large. She is visiting her grandmother. She's playing with her cousins. She's fighting with her sister and brother. Her mom works outside the home, her dad is away a lot...and she has an incredibly whiny sister that she struggles with on a daily basis. She's vibrant and unaware that her world would change in just a few short years. Later chapters reveal the pain, the loss, the confusion, the fear of not knowing if one is going to survive another day. Witnessing such atrocities as seeing your parents and siblings killed by strange soldiers. Seeking help from family friends, yet being turned away because they don't want to risk dying too. Her survival story is inspiring.
The story is beautifully told, Jansen has done a great job here. Her book is definitely worth reading.
Product Description
JANSEN is the first comprehensive study of Maison Jansen - the most celebrated decorating house of the 20th century. the book documents the evolution of this legendary Paris-based company from family firm to global enterprise. It showcases over 30 of the firm's most alluring commissions, including rooms for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the Shah and Shahbanou of Iran, and President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy for whom Jansen renovated and redecorated the White House. Over 300 illustrations in color and duotone.
Customer Reviews:
A much needed volume.......2007-08-02
This is a beautifully presented book that provides a fascinating insight into the history of the legendary design firm, Maison Jansen. The most prestigious firm of its time, and one of the longest running (over a century), and most international, Maison Jansen completed some of the most celebrated interiors for the most influential people. Clients included royalty, statesmen, the rich and the famous - the Paley's 5th Avenue apartment, the White House for the Kennedy's, the Wrightsman's home, as well as homes and projects for the Shah of Iran, King Leopold of Belgium, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, etc.
There are plenty of photographs (although some in black and white), along with sketches and illustrations for proposals and completed schemes. The only thing missing is a reference of the amazing furniture created for each of their projects, but thankfully this issue has been addressed with a follow up volume titled "Jansen Furniture" by the same author, which I hope will be just as deserving of my high recommendation.
WHAT A GREAT BOOK!!!!!!.......2007-03-19
WHAT A WONDERFUL BOOK; WELL THOUGHT OUT IN ALL WAYS!!!! IT IS REALLY WORTH HAVING IN A COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY
DEFINITIVE!.......2007-03-15
James Archer Abbott has crafted a subject long overlooked after a decades old wait for 'in the know' Design and Decorative Arts ' afficianados; The prior book on Jansen was long out of print and seldom left those Design Libraries it graced.
Incredible Classic Top End Projects by Jansen set the standard for Interior Decoration and this book sets a high standard indeed for anyone who wants to ascribe to these highest classic standards.
I gifted friends and Clients with over a half-dozen of these!
beautiful.......2006-12-23
a very beautiful book. I wish there were more pictures and more plans
SIMPLY THE BEST.......2006-10-31
This is a very good book on the most famous decorating house of the 20th century. Maison Jansen was the benchmark for decorating, you had offically arrived when you where able to get on the list to use them, price was no obstical, if you used them it was assumed that they had a blank check. This book has highly informative text and the images are crisp and vivid. Much of their best work is covered in detail and even the minor work gets mention. I highly recommend this book to any one with any interest in design; Jansen, was quite simply, the best.
Book Description
Inside you'll find the essential principles of radiation and the technical skills necessary for the safe and effective use of radiation in the dental office. The book serves as both a textbook and training manual by providing comprehensive coverage of basic theory and complete technical instruction. Procedures are presented in a detailed step-by-step format with accompanying illustrations, rationales, and charting notes. Includes a new interactive student CD-ROM.
Customer Reviews:
as a student.......2007-09-17
while the book is fairly easy to read and organized, there are many errors. There are several places where Maxillary and Mandibular words are interchanged or incorrectly identified such as in the bisecting angles chapter. The tests at the end of several chapters have obvious errors that even teachers could not explain. The answer key the instructors had also gave incorrect answers sometimes. There is no answer key in the book for students to access which makes self-testing/studying less effective.
Plus the pages fall out easily after little use.
These types of mistakes make me doubt information in the book that may actually be accurate.
This is not a completely useless book, but by college standards, i find these type of errors unacceptable.
review.......2006-08-27
I was happy working with this dealer. The book came earlier than anticipated.
Average customer rating:
- Young readers love it
- Dogwomen kelly
- A photographic memory comes in handy...
- CAM JANSEN AND THE MYSTERY OF THE STOLEN DIAONDS
- Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds was great!
|
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds (Cam Jansen)
David A. Adler
Manufacturer: Puffin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Mysteries, Espionage, & Detectives
| Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror
| Literature
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Literature
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Ages 4-8
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
Adler, David A.
| ( A )
| Authors & Illustrators, A-Z
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
Cam Jansen
| Mystery & Detective
| Series
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
Look Inside Children's Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
General
| Ages 4-8
| Children's Books
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
Adler, David A.
| ( A )
| Authors & Illustrators, A-Z
| Children's Books
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
General
| Literature
| Children's Books
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
Mysteries, Espionage, & Detectives
| Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror
| Literature
| Children's Books
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
Cam Jansen
| Mystery & Detective
| Series
| Children's Books
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
All 4-for-3 Deals
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
Similar Items:
-
Cam Jansen 14 Chocolate Fudge Mystery (Cam Jansen)
-
Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones (Cam Jansen)
-
Cam Jansen & The Mystery of the Television Dog (Cam Jansen)
-
Cam Jansen & the Mystery of the UFO (Cam Jansen)
-
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball
ASIN: 0142400106 |
Book Description
The Cam Jansen books are perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books, and Cam is a spunky young heroine whom readers have loved for over two decades. Now the first ten books in the series have updated covers that bring new life to these perennial best-sellers. Old fans and new readers will love Cam's cool, modern look!
Customer Reviews:
Young readers love it.......2006-03-13
This was purchased as a gift for a young reader. It is important that a new reader develope a love for reading at a young age and what better way than to read stories developed especially for that age group.
Dogwomen kelly.......2006-01-11
I like Cam Jamsen because....It has mysterys in it. All boys and girls should read Cam Jansen .
A photographic memory comes in handy..........2005-01-19
You have to love Cam Jansen. When you're a kid, you read all of these stories about magic powers, mystery, and adventure. But everyone tells you magic can't exist. Cam Jansen manages to solve every case without the use of magic... she's a real girl. That's what makes her special and what makes you want to red more and more. Cam Jansen is a real kid superhero, and the thought that a person like her could actually exist... makes her the best kid detective ever! Our family loves Cam Jansen!
CAM JANSEN AND THE MYSTERY OF THE STOLEN DIAONDS.......2000-06-06
I LIKE THIS BOOK. BECAUSE CAM HAS A GOOD MEMEREY.SO HE HELPSSOLVE THE MYSTREY!
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds was great!.......1999-06-27
I liked the book a lot! Only you can't put it down! I thought it was very exciting and surprising. The best part was when Cam was in the house. I won't say any more because you should read it yourself, because you will like it too.
Book Description
Franz Marc (1880-1916) was one of the most important members of the Blue Rider group of painters, together with other outstanding artists such as Wassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Muuml;nter, August Macke, Paul Klee and Alfred Kubin. The group marked the high point of German Expressionism and had a profound influence on international art during the brief period from its formation to the beginning of the First World War. This volume, the second of a three-part catalogue raisonneacute; of Franz Marc's work, is devoted to the watercolors, works on paper, sculpture and decorative arts. All the pieces included have been newly researched and documented by the Stauml;dtische Galerie at the Lenbachhaus in Munich. Each entry provides details of technique, provenance, exhibitions and literature.
Customer Reviews:
Step by step..........2006-11-10
This is an excellent book about research skills for elementary. I would suggest using the Big 6 with upper elementary, but with a little bit of innovation I used the different tools in this book even with my 2nd graders. A great tool for a step by step process of research skills using the computer, powerpoint, etc. A must have for classroom teachers or librarians.
Average customer rating:
- For the new reader
- Cam Jansen is one of the Best Kid Detectives I've ever read
- Cam Janson
- Cam Jansen book lover
- LOT'S 'O PRO'S, NO CONS
|
Cam Jansen 14 Chocolate Fudge Mystery (Cam Jansen)
David A. Adler
Manufacturer: Puffin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Mysteries, Espionage, & Detectives
| Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror
| Literature
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Literature
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Ages 4-8
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
Adler, David A.
| ( A )
| Authors & Illustrators, A-Z
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
Cam Jansen
| Mystery & Detective
| Series
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
Look Inside Children's Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
General
| Ages 4-8
| Children's Books
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
Adler, David A.
| ( A )
| Authors & Illustrators, A-Z
| Children's Books
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
General
| Literature
| Children's Books
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
Mysteries, Espionage, & Detectives
| Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror
| Literature
| Children's Books
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
Cam Jansen
| Mystery & Detective
| Series
| Children's Books
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
All 4-for-3 Deals
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
Similar Items:
-
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds (Cam Jansen)
-
Cam Jansen 24 The Snowy Day Mystery (Cam Jansen)
-
Cam Jansen & The Mystery of the Television Dog (Cam Jansen)
-
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball
-
Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones (Cam Jansen)
ASIN: 0142402117 |
Book Description
The Cam Jansen series is perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books. The first ten books in the series have received updated covers, bringing new life to these perennial bestsellers. Now the series redesign continues with five more books, giving Cam a cool, modern look!
Customer Reviews:
For the new reader.......2006-03-13
This was purchased as a gift for a young reader. It is important that a new reader develope a love for reading at a young age and what better way than to read stories developed especially for that age group.
Cam Jansen is one of the Best Kid Detectives I've ever read.......2005-01-19
You have to love Cam Jansen. When you're a kid, you read all of these stories about magic powers, mystery, and adventure. But everyone tells you magic can't exist. Cam Jansen manages to solve every case without the use of magic... she's a real girl. That's what makes her special and what makes you want to red more and more. Cam Jansen is a real kid superhero, and the thought that a person like her could actually exist... makes her the best kid detective ever!
Cam Janson.......2002-04-04
This book is about a girl named Cam Janson or her real name Jennifer Janson. She thinks the man in the yellow house is a robber. The woman she keeps chasing because she thinks she is bad.
This was a great book.Its a good book for mystery that's why I liked it so much. I want to read this again!
Cam Jansen book lover.......2001-12-09
This book was not the best Cam Jansen. It was a little boring. I love most of Cam Jansen's books. Cam Jansen and the mystery of the Carnival Prize is my favorite so far.
LOT'S 'O PRO'S, NO CONS.......2001-04-25
I LOVE THIS BOOK! IT'S ALWAYS MAKES YOU THINK AND CAM CAN PASS EVERY SINGLE CLUE A PRIVATE EYE DETECTIVE CAN'T SEE. ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT ON EVERY BOOK THERE IS A VERY LONG INTERDUCTION IN FIRST FEW PAGES. ANYWAY I LOVE THIS MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THEIR UNPERDICTABLE ENDINGS (CAM AND ERIC'S FAMILY ALWAYS GETS AN AWARD). I RECOMEND THIS BOOK TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU
Books:
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement ACT Vs. Idea '97: Charting the Changes
- International Business Law and Its Environment
- International Business Law and Its Environment
- Intimate Politics: How I Grew Up Red, Fought for Free Speech, and Became a Feminist Rebel
- Introduction to Law and the Legal System
- Introduction to Law and the Legal System
- Introduction to Law for Paralegals: A Critical Thinking Approach
- Introduction to Paralegalism: Perspectives, Problems, and Skills, 6E (West Legal Studies Series)
- Introduction to the Law of Business Organizations: Cases, Notes, and Questions (American Casebook Series)
- Investigating Workplace Harassment: How to Be Fair, Thorough, and Legal (Practical HR Series)
Books Index
Books Home
Recommended Books
- And I Don't Want to Live This Life
- The Situation Is Hopeless, but Not Serious
- Principles and Techniques of Contemporary Taxonomy
- Statistical Mechanics
- The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being
- This Moment on Earth: Today's New Environmentalists and Their Vision for the Future
- The Well-Trained Dog: A Complete Authoritative Guide
- Faust: Part One
- Skyscrapers: Higher and Higher
- The Birdwatcher's Pocket Field Guide to Birds of Parks and Gardens