Curl up by the fire with a good career book – or give one (or more) as a gift
Happy holidays to you! It’s time for the “Required Reading” segment of the blog, and as luck would have it, our friends at Monster.com have a special treat for job seekers – it’s their “Career Book Gift Guide” for 2007.
They’ve managed to make this a highly diverse list – there’s something for businesswomen, English majors, executives, eggheads, philanthroppists, and aspiring entrepreneurs. They only gave nine recommendations (all of them 3.5 stars or above), but to make it a nice, even ten, I’ve added a bonus here, which involves a book featured presviously on this blog. It’s perhaps the most “directly” relevant to this website, though the rest of the list undoubtedly touches on the interests of readers like you, the manager or professional considering your next big career move. Enjoy!
Responsibility at Work: How Leading Professionals Act (or Don’t Act) Responsibly by Howard Gardner (Editor) (5 stars)
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss (4.5 stars)
Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams (4 stars)
Toyota Talent by Jeffrey Liker and David Meier (5 stars)
Off-ramps and On-ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success by Sylvia Ann Hewlett (5 stars)
Chindia: How China and India Are Revolutionizing Global Business by Peter Engardio (Editor) (3.5 stars)
What to Do with Your English or Communications Degree by The Princeton Review (no customer reviews)
Don’t Retire, REWIRE! by Jeri Sedlar and Rick Miners (4.5 stars)
Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World by Bill Clinton (3.5 stars)
And our bonus 10th recommendation:
30-Day Job Promotion by Susan Britton Whitcomb (5 stars)
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