THE WEB 2.0 JOB FINDER, Brenda Greene and Coleen Byrne
Networking is the single most effective tool for finding a job–and social networking makes the networking effort incredibly more powerful. The ability to create, develop and maintain a social network that boosts a career is one of the biggest challenges for the 21st-century job seeker. Based on the expertise of Fortune 500 hiring professionals and […]
THE FINANCIAL AID HANDBOOK, Carol Stack and Ruth Vedvik
In today’s competitive global marketplace, a college education is more important than ever before. THE FINANCIAL AID HANDBOOK is the essential guide to getting the education you want and need for a price that you can afford. It provides advice from two college admissions officers with more than 70 years of experience between them, and […]
THE FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE, Nora Bradbury-Haehl and Bill McGarvey
Soulful advice for studying, socializing and everything in between from the editors of Busted Halo, this is a values-based guide to navigating that critical first year of college.
THE THIRD SCREEN, by Chuck Martin
How the smartphone and tablet are changing the way we market, creating “untethered” customers who exchange information with forward-thinking companies within the cloud. (Nicholas Brealey Publishing)
GOOD ENOUGH IS THE NEW PERFECT, by Becky Beaupre Gillespie & Hollee Schwartz Temple
Filled with firsthand accounts from working mothers and drawn from the latest research, this book is a true roadmap for mothers who feel pulled in all directions at once. Publisher’s Weekly says: “Gillespie and Temple provide inspiring examples for contemporary mothers striving to find balance and happiness within work and family life.”
THE BIG NEW YORK SANDWICH BOOK, Sara Reistad-Long and Jean Tang
99 Delicious Creations from the City’s Greatest Restaurants and Chefs, featuring Mario Batali, Gramercy Tavern, Alexandra Guarnascelli, Eleven Madison Park, Carmine’s Anne Burrell, Daniel Boulud, Fatty Crab, and much more! Who knew sandwiches could be so varied and so amazing?
IRELAND UNHINGED: Encounters with a Wildly Changing Country, David Monagan
The boom to bust story of Ireland by the author of Jaywalking with the Irish. Monagan, an expat who relocated his family to Ireland, goes in search of the soul of modern Ireland in the aftermath of a decade of explosive growth followed by a precipitous economic decline. Frank McCourt called Monagan, who is in turn […]
MOTHER ME: An Adopted Woman’s Journey to Motherhood, Zara H. Phillips
A passionate advocate for the rights of adoptees, singer/songwriter Zara Phillips draws on her own experience as an adoptee, her search for her birth mother, and the healing she found when she became a mother in her own right in this powerful memoir. “Zara Phillips tells us what it’s like to be adopted as she […]
Beyond Time Out: From Chaos to Calm, By Beth Grosshans, Ph.D. and Janet Burton
A psychologist argues that many behavioral problems with children and teens result from an imbalance of family power. She shows parents how to redress that imbalance by leading families lovingly but firmly. Dr. Grosshans then applies her philosophy and practical parenting steps to a variety of situations from sleep problems to eating issues. Now […]
The New Frugality, by Chris Farrell
Now in paperback (Bloomsbury USA), Kindle edition and audio (Audible)! “Here’s the good news: Being frugal is not synonymous with being cheap. Buy the good bike, the low-energy-use appliance; they’re better made and will last longer. Just don’t be reckless, with your life or your habitat. The New Frugality includes tips on college savings plans, […]