Employment Books

This book looks like a coffee-table book...it is just gorgeous and the photo-portraits by Darcy Padilla are quite beautiful, but its purpose is much deeper. When I saw Oprah and a panel of minority men and women discussing the "Imus" controversy, the unanimous conclusion was that minority girls are in dire need of role models...I thought Oprah should hold up this book and say "Here are 50 amazing role models and they're not all 'celebrities' and one of the women profiled, C Delores Tucker, fought until her last breath to free girls from some of the ugly misogynistic, sexist messages of popular culture...every African American and Latina teenage girl in America should be given a copy of this book...what a PERFECT gift it would provide...role models, hope, mentors, positive messages in a beautiful volume. Hats off to the author and publisher!"

I have lived in the Washington area for many years and unfortunately lived through many job searches. This is more than a book -- it is a thorough compilation, up-to-date resource, and insightful guide to virtually everything about the Washington job market. In size as well as content, it is far beyond any of the other books on D.C. jobs out today. It helped me land my current job and I will most certainly turn to it when and if I ever need to look for another

Washington's New Poor Law: Welfare "Reform" And The Roads Not Taken, 1935 To The Present is a comprehensive study of the consequences of the "welfare reform" legislation of 1996, which repealed entitlement to welfare, yet was not especially successful in creating an entitlement to work. The new poor law still has major problems with perpetuating poverty. The history of this pivotal 1996 legislation is meticulously traced, as are its modern-day consequences, and a final chapter regards the nature of what real welfare reform should be. A powerful and fascinating work, Washington's New Poor Law is strongly highly recommended reading for anyone with an interest in or responsibility for combating poverty in America.

Susan Eisenberg honored our literature class at UMass/Boston with a poetry reading. This wonderful poet constructs vivid images which are rooted in her experience on the front lines of the Women's Movement. As a man, I didn't really expect to identify with her work. MEA CULPA. If you've ever had a dream of better life, a better place, a better YOU - then this is the author for you. My dad, a retired lineman and Eisenberg's union brother in the IBEW, can't get enough of her work. A true American classic.

This is a fantastic, much-needed book. Its common sense approach will help men, women and employers handle issues around harassment in a practical, meaningful way. The perfect antidote for the "politically correct" police. Especially important for professors and students in academia. Easy to read style makes it accessible for any reader.

This is a terrific book - learned some great techniques and tricks that I started using immediately and they worked exactly like the book said they would. loved that it was concise and to the point - not page after page of garbage.

Nurses and any involved in the medical profession can explore career alternatives within and beyond clinical nursing with Hafner's Where Do I Go From Here?, which considers alternatives particular to the clinical nurse. From forensic and camp nursing to traveling nursing and alternative health care practices, Where Do I Go From Here? is packed with intriguing alternatives.

Whether you're blissfully content in your 9-5, or pounding the pavement in search of your next cubicle, "Whip Your Career" is a humorous motivational guide that will leave you entertained, informed . . . and wanting more.

Salmansohn's 30-day plan will inspire your transformation from June Cleaver to Amanda Woodward . . . and you'll love every minute of it!

I used this training VHS to train my employees and successfully increased my sales and boasted company moral, great VHS! Award Winning.

This is a timely, must-have book for anyone who cares about reducing the level of poverty in our country. In an ambitious undertaking, History Professor Frank Stricker examines fifty years of attempts to solve problems of poverty. His analysis covers the historical settings as well as the political decisions, public attitudes, and public policies enacted from the 1950s to the present time.

Stricker examines the War on Poverty in the 1960s under President Lyndon Johnson and evaluates its scope and effectiveness. He shows how job training and other antipoverty programs didn't lower poverty levels as expected because an equal effort wasn't made to create good jobs. In one enlightening chapter he describes the causes that led to a shift from a war on poverty to a war on the poor. At a time when the focus should have been on the effects of global changes, deindustrialization, and recessions, blame was shifted to individual habits and accusations of laziness of the poor. It seems that it has been much easier to blame the poor for their poverty than to deal with the complex conditions that cause poverty.

The author provides eye-opening evidence that demonstrates how the poor fare in other countries. As he points out "American capitalism does not initially produce more poverty, but American governments offer fewer income supports to help the poor than every one of fourteen other rich nations." To see the effects of this lack of support, one need only to read today's headlines expressing concern about the uncertainty of our economy and the worry it is causing. Many middle class Americans are now facing a likely fall into poverty. In other industrial countries income supports help people get through the bad times of the markets.

In the last section of his book Stricker argues for a much-needed debate on ways to win the war on poverty and offers seventeen suggestions of his own. Foremost among them is the need for government to stimulate job creation and to create good government jobs, real jobs that provide real benefits. One that comes to mind would be hiring more inspectors to check on the safety of our food, drugs, toys and other goods. Stricker acknowledges that many of his suggestions will be politically difficult to achieve because of ideological differences among political parties and differences of opinion among citizens. But he points out that if we care about eliminating poverty we must try. Whether more low-income Americans can be moved to vote and more politicians can be unchained from increasing corporate influence will only happen if the attempt is made.

Stricker's book is a thoroughly researched history written in a clear, down-to-earth style. It is a good read from beginning to end, and also a valuable reference book for citizen activists interested in learning how specific programs to eradicate poverty have worked. "Why America Lost the War on Poverty-And How to Win It" answers the questions it asks and gets my enthusiastic recommendation!