Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance (5 Volume Set) (Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance)

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With more than 400 articles, the Encyclopedia of Career Development is the premier reference tool for research on career-related topics. Covering a broad range of themes, the contributions represent original material written by internationally-renowned scholars that view career development from a number of different dimensions. This multidisciplinary resource examines career-related issues from psychological, sociological, educational, counseling, organizational behavior, and human resource management perspectives.

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Offers introductory materials prepared by the editors and supplementary appendices on select topics
Incorporates global, cultural, and international dimensions of careers and examines the social context of careers such as the contemporary work environment, emerging values in society, gender and ethnicity, social class, and work-family interface
Explores the evolution of careers, including career stages, patterns, and transitions, as well as variations in the meaning of career success
Discusses career decision-making strategies, and looks at legislative, regulatory, and labor relations decrees that influence career development and decision making
Analyzes initiatives used by employers, counselors, and society to promote the effective development of careers

The Encyclopedia of Career Development is a leading edge reference tool that is recognized as a "must have" for libraries in the United States and around the world. In addition, corporations and career centers will also want to add this valuable set to their collections.

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance (5-Volume Set) (Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance)

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Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance (5-Volume Set) (Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance)

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Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance (Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance, 12th Ed) Four volume set.

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Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance (Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance, 12th Ed) Four volume set.

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VGM's Careers Encyclopedia
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This is the one essential career guide for job seekers, students, librarians, guidance counselors, and parents. With more than 200 descriptions of the most popular jobs in America, VGM's Careers Encyclopedia is an indispensable guide for job seekers in any field. Completely revised and updated, this edition reflects today's career landscape and prepares readers to navigate tomorrow's evolving workplace with informed career choices that will get them started on the path to career success.

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VGM's Careers Encyclopedia : A Concise, Up-to-Date Reference for Students, Parents, and Guidance Counselors
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One-stop reference to more than 200 careers

The detailed career descriptions are presented in an easy to use A to Z format. Each listing begins with a general description of the job, followed by detailed information on:

Job outlook
Qualifications
Education and training
Income potential
Work settings
Opportunities for advancement
Sources for further information

Every entry has been thoroughly reviewed and revised to reflect the latest information available from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Career Award in Information and Communication Technology: Standard Level accompanies the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) syllabus for the Career Award in Information and Communication Technology at Standard Level. It closely matches the content of the syllabus, and has been endorsed by CIE for use with its examination. The author,an information technology specialist, writes in a lively, accessible style and uses a step-by-step approach to introduce students to the concepts and skills required.

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This book examines the reasons behind the shift in the occupations deemed acceptable for young women in Britain during the nineteenth century.

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A great book about the history of the Saxophone

A little sax is a good thing

Its volatile history receives a charged, lively survey

A must-read for all saxophonists!

how can this be taken seriously?

The Devil's Horn: The Story of the Saxophone, from Noisy Novelty to King of Cool
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Release Date: 2005-09-15

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In The Devil's Horn, Michael Segell traces the 160-year history of the saxophone-a horn that created a sound never before heard in nature, and that from the moment it debuted has aroused both positive and negative passions among all who hear it. The saxophone has insinuated itself into virtually every musical idiom that has come along since its birth as well as into music with traditions thousands of years old. But it has also been controversial, viewed as a symbol of decadence, immorality and lasciviousness: it was banned in Japan, saxophonists have been sent to Siberian lockdown by Communist officials, and a pope even indicted it.

Segell outlines the saxophone's fascinating history while he highlights many of its legendary players, including Benny Carter, Illinois Jacquet, Sonny Rollins, Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, Branford Marsalis, and Michael Brecker. The Devil's Horn explores the saxophone's intersections with social movement and change, the innovative acoustical science behind the instrument, its struggles in the world of "legit" music, and the mystical properties that seduce all who fall under its influence. Colorful, evocative, and richly informed, The Devil's Horn is an ingenious portrait of one of the most popular instruments in the world.

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A great book about the history of the Saxophone.......2007-10-03

A great book about the history of the Saxophone. Was recommended to me by others.

A little sax is a good thing.......2007-07-31

This was a very enjoyable book to read. It brought out, in a way I had not read before, the very human quality of voice of the saxophone. Now I can smile even more when I hear angels sing through the "Devil's Horn".

Its volatile history receives a charged, lively survey.......2007-01-07

Fans of the saxophone must have Michael Segell's THE DEVIL'S HORN: THE STORY OF THE SAXOPHONE, FROM NOISY NOVELTY TO KING OF COOL: it tells how just ten years after Sax completed his first prototype in 1843 the horn had traveled across the country and throughout Europe to change the musical world. The sax was banned by Nazis and Communists, and religious leaders alike which deemed the instrument 'profane'. Its volatile history receives a charged, lively survey by Michael Segell, NY Daily News editor who is himself an amateur saxophone player.

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A must-read for all saxophonists!.......2006-10-23

All of us owe a debt to Michael Segell for his book on the saxophone. He has written an engaging, informative and oftentimes hilarious account of Adolphe Sax's incredible creation. Mr. Segell has spared no expense in tracing the history of the saxophone and has chronicled its years of development with easy-reading expertise. His interviews with many saxophonists are a particular joy to read and be a part of. Although it would be practically impossible to document every little piece of information about the saxophone and all of its major contributors over the past 160 years, Segell has done an exceedingly thorough and heartfelt job (one look at his bibliography will offer proof of that), and he deserves all the credit in the world for his efforts. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is a saxophonist and who is interested in becoming a more learned student of the history of the great instrument.
I also hope this book will teach all of us as saxophone players not to be as divided in our thinking as we have been and that we will instead become more united and accepting of each other and of the many different styles and ways of thinking regarding our amazing instrument, the saxophone. At the very least, it's worth a try...

sax on everyone!

how can this be taken seriously?.......2006-09-06

No mention of Anthony Braxton? Evan Parker? Sam Rivers? These are people who developed new extended techniques for saxophone and cannot be ignored in a book as comprehensive as this one purports to be.

Ornette in the list of people that (Charles) Parker moved to tenor? (I am aware that Ornette has played tenor, but come on folks, Ornette is most known for his alto playing. He probably has recorded his trumpet more than he has on tenor.)

Dismisses Sun Ra as a "space cadet"?

Sorry, we cannot take Mr. Segall seriously.

The Devil's Horn: the Story of the Saxophone, From Noisy Novelty To King of Cool

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There is a struggle over governance of the global information network among national governments and international organizations, corporations and NGOs, elites and civil society. The outcome will determine how we communicate, the extent of our civil liberties and human rights, the profitability of e-commerce, and the richness of cultural expression. This collection looks at the processes by which the global information policy regime is being formed - themselves in conflict - as a foundation for understanding its emergent features.

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This Dummies guide is designed for beginners who want to learn the core features in Photoshop 5 for Windows in a short amount of time. You start off with an overview of the two aspects of the package--painting images and editing images--and learn what's new in this version. The author explains how to navigate the interface using zooming, guides, and grids. In the second part of the book, he discusses image size, resolution, pixels, color, file formats, and file-saving and -printing issues. The third part of the book focuses on painting, photo retouching, and undoing your work--using the eraser and History palette, for example. In the fourth part, you really start messing with pixels by learning the basic selection tools, such as lasso and rectangle selections, and the more advanced ones, such as adding to and subtracting from a selection, extending a magic wand selection, and transforming selections and paths. You also apply color and gradients to selections. Finally, in the fifth part, you work with layers, type, filters, and advanced color-correction tools, such as contrast and brightness.

You can follow along with the projects as closely as you like, or just get general how-to tips for your own work. The book offers simple, clear discussion and quick technical tips, shortcuts, and warnings of common pitfalls, all denoted by easy-to-spot icons. Icons also note a feature that's new to this version. (The book assumes that you don't necessarily know any version of the package but alerts you to any changes in case you do.) Two full-color sections show examples of the project files, some in various stages of editing. The book has the same humorous, light approach to learning that other Dummies books have, and this makes it all the more accessible, especially if you're intimidated by what you've got to learn. The last section of the book, "The Part of Tens," features 10 techniques to memorize, 10 funny ways to distort faces, and 10 ways to output your work. These tidbits provide a good basis for becoming comfortable with the essential Photoshop tasks. A Macintosh version of the book is also available. --Kathleen Caster

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Transform ordinary images into breathtaking works of digital art with the advanced power and endless possibilities of Photoshop 5, Adobe's state-of-the-art digital imaging software. Take the grand tour of Version 5 with veteran tour guide Deke McClelland, and then move into new and exciting realms of digital wizardry as you master an array of text effects, image enhancements, and other wondrous things that make Photoshop 5 so hugely popular among the digiterati.

Photoshop guru McClelland takes you gently -- and intelligently -- through the world of pixels, paintbrushes, and special effects with friendly, easygoing, down-to-earth tips and tricks to help you master the fine art of digital imagery. Clean up bad scans and poor-quality pictures, learn special painting tricks, create collages, add gradient fills and strange warps, explore new filters, and make your artistic masterpieces publishing-perfect or Web-ready with Photoshop 5. Plus, 16 pages of full-color examples -- and dozens of black-and-white images -- add to the visual content of this great guide for professional image-makers and amateur artists alike.

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i learned a lot from this book.......2004-03-21

As a person who uses photoshop for doing graphic/fine art, I learned a lot from this book it helped master what can be a very clunky program and use it to develop my fine art skills on computer also has 5.5 ( i am using 6 now ) get this book and you too will be able to use this unqiue program.

An Uneven Book.......2001-01-16

As a newcomer to Adobe PhotoShop, I had high hopes for this book. It is of some limited usefulness but ufortunately it is a very uneven book.

As others have written, the overuse of grade-school level humor detracts somewhat from it. Far worse is the author's practice of glossing over some very basic concepts, such as how to resize an image without noticeable loss of resolution, how to begin work on a new photographic layer and how to "flatten" an image seamlessly. In these and other instances, explainations are sometimes convoluted but seldom clear. Some other techniques are explained well.

This seems to be a book which was written for people who already know quite a bit about PhotoShop, or perhaps was written by a person who is not an especially good teacher.

If there is no other book available, this one will offer some help with the program. But there are several other books on Adobe PhotoShop which offer the newcomer better and clearer instruction.

excellent book.......2000-11-07

i went through it with my term project images and got an A Simple to understand and basically just excellent. If your the kind who like to read through the entire manual first to get a rough idea of what photoshop is about, this is perfect. The humour was nice to have, but get slightly out of hand at times. But hey! it is a good book!

Too much keyboard shortcut information.......2000-03-14

I didn't know anything about Photoshop before I bought this book. It is helping me to learn the basics, but I find the humor to be distracting. I'm also frustrated by the amount of information on shortcut keys early in the book. I'm sure I'll be grateful for the information some day, but not while I'm learning the product. It's too much.

Too much humor.......2000-01-27

I think I'm a humorous person and enjoy a good laugh as much as the next guy. BUT I did'nt buy Photoshop for dummies to get a laugh. What I want in an instruction book is how to do it PERIOD. Maybe there is much information to be learned from this book and maybe I can learn it when I'm done wading through the low grade humor.

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