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Pub. Date
20190502
Description
Becoming successful in today’s America is simple: graduate high school, go to a good college, and get a white-collar job. That path is going to lead you to the biggest paycheck and the best opportunities. Right?The truth is, some of the most lucrative jobs out there are blue-collar jobs—yet society pushes the perception that being an auto mechanic, plumber, electrician, or construction worker somehow indicates a lack of success. A career in the...
3) Kid owner
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Inheriting ownership of the Dallas Cowboys when his estranged father dies, Ryan embraces his newfound stardom until his status is threatened by his wicked stepmother, who wants her son to be the team's owner.
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Description
You're never too young to dream about your future!Myrtle and Erytle are twins who don't look alike or act the same, but they do share one common love...SHOES! Their father uses their love of shoes to encourage the young twins to start thinking about future careers early."Just start with what you know and love. Pick out your favorite shoe. What you wear on your feet when you walk down the street might help you decide what to do."
11) What color is your parachute? 2021: your guide to a lifetime of meaningful work and career success
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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"In today's challenging job-market, as recent grads face a shifting economic landscape and seek work that pays and inspires, as workers are laid off mid-career, and as people search for an inspiring work-life change, the time-tested advice of What Color Is Your Parachute? is needed more than ever. This completely updated edition features the latest resources, strategies, and perspectives on today's job market, revealing surprising advice on what works-and...
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Here, Chris Guillebeau shows you how to lead a life of adventure, meaning and purpose--and earn a good living. Still in his early thirties, Chris has traveled around the world--and yet he's never held a "real job" or earned a regular paycheck. Rather, he has a genius for turning ideas into income, and he uses what he earns both to support his life of adventure and to give back. In preparing to write this book, Chris identified 1,500 individuals who...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Gramps takes Brother, Sister, and Honey around town with Big Jake to learn all about construction vehicles. They see different types of machines workers use at construction sites, farms, and even in the woods. These are certainly no ordinary machines--they are big machines!
17) I am a Scientist
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Learn about the variety of jobs based in science.
18) School Helpers
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Do you know the people who help you learn and stay safe and healthy at school?
19) What Can I Be?
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Who do you dream of being when you grow up? Read this book to explore some possibilities for your future.
20) People at Work
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Description
What would you like to be when you grow up? Learn the names for different jobs that people do.