Writing Effective Resumes: A Complete Guide

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The student or individual who is seeking career placement or a career change can use this simple and direct approach to resume writing to pave the way for a meaningful and rewarding career.

We explain the art of resume writing in language that is easy to understand. We demonstrate with examples the graphics of a resume. Our approach is unique in content and character. We provide a modern state-of-the-art technique for the 1990s and beyond!

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The Newer Deal
Ram A. Cnaan , Robert J. Wineburg , and Stephanie C. Boddie
Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
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ASIN: 023111625X

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As the federal system of entitlements and social services long provided by New Deal--era programs is dismantled and shifted to the states, the religious community finds itself relied upon more than ever to assist with social services for the needy.

The Newer Deal calls upon religious-based organizations and the social work--social service community to put aside their differences and forge a "limited partnership" to provide the social and welfare services that millions depend on. The proposed partnership focuses on joint care for those in need -- with attention to services for people of color, gays and lesbians, women, and programs for community empowerment and economic development -- while maintaining the values and other interests each partner traditionally holds.

The authors discuss different types of religious-based social services and draw on case examples and research findings to show how the religious community's role in providing social services is stronger than ever. They examine the relationship between the religious and the social work--social service communities, as well as the issues that have divided the two, and explain the ways in which concern for the poor is integral to the major faith groups.

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An engaging overview of an important topic.......2001-01-23

I recently read this book as part of a class on the intersection of religion and social work. Not a topic traditionally dicussed in our graduate schools of social work, it will grow dramatically in importance as the way social services are provided to people in need.

The book begins by defining the meaning of religiously based social work. Various entites can provide social services in a religious setting, among them local congregations, interfaith agencies, national projects such as Habitat for Humanity and sectarian agencies like Catholic Social Services, relief organizations, and religiously affiliated international organizations. The book details the purposes each of these types of organizations serve, and discusses the role that they play in the provision of social services.

Part two of the book discusses the theological bases and the historical emphases on religion in social work. It reflects upon the fact that many social services started out as religiously affiliated agencies, but as social work became a profession rather than a beneficient activity, the rift between social work and religion began to grow. The authors discuss how infrequently religion arises today in the professional educational activities of social workers, such as MSW programs and professional conferences.

The book then discusses the religiously based social services provided in two locales: Philadelphia and Greensboro. The examination of religiously-based services in two areas can serve as a jumping-off point for how other locales examine their provision of services.

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Church and State, published by J.M. Dawson Studies in Church and State on January 1, 2001. The length of the article is 600 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Newer Deal: Social Work and Religion in Partnership.(Review) (book review) (book review)
Author: D. Paul Johnson
Publication: Journal of Church and State (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2001
Publisher: J.M. Dawson Studies in Church and State
Volume: 43 Issue: 1 Page: 152

Article Type: Book Review

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The Newer Deal: Social Work and Religion in Partnership
Ram A. Cnaan; Robert J. Wineburg; Stephanie C. Boddie
Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPAM86

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During the past few decades the global auto industry has concentrated into a small number of groups led by GM, Ford, Daimler-Chrysler, VW, Toyota, and Renault. The trend is of great political and economic significance because of the large size of the industry, its importance to the economic health of many countries, and its geographic spread around the globe. Many reasons are commonly cited when trying to explain this rapid corporate consolidation--cost savings, new products and markets, price controls, and labor negotiations chief among them. Frequently, however, mergers do not achieve their stated goals. Merging Traffic explores all these factors and goes on to suggest that, as with the mystique of the automobile itself, other motivations may prevail.

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Just One Fool Thing After Another Prepack: A Cowfolks' Guide to Romance
Gladiola Montana , and Texas Bix Bender
Manufacturer: Gibbs Smith Publishers
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ASIN: 087905638X

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The first complete, unvarnished history of Southern rock’s legendary and most popular band, from its members’ hardscrabble boyhoods in Jacksonville, Florida and their rise to worldwide fame to the tragic plane crash that killed the founder and the band’s rise again from the ashes.

In the summer of 1964 Jacksonville, Florida teenager Ronnie Van Zant and some of his friends hatched the idea of forming a band to play covers of the Rolling Stones, Beatles, Yardbirds and the country and blues-rock music they had grown to love. Naming their band after Leonard Skinner, the gym teacher at Robert E. Lee Senior High School who constantly badgered the long-haired aspiring musicians to get haircuts, they were soon playing gigs at parties, and bars throughout the South. During the next decade Lynyrd Skynyrd grew into the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful of the rock bands to emerge from the South since the Allman Brothers. Their hits “Free Bird” and “Sweet Home Alabama” became classics. Then, at the height of its popularlity in 1977, the band was struck with tragedy --a plane crash that killed Ronnie Van Zant and two other band members.

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Remembering the Free Birds of Southern Rock is an intimate chronicle of the band from its earliest days through the plane crash and its aftermath, to its rebirth and current status as an enduring cult favorite. From his behind-the-scenes perspective as Ronnie Van Zant’s lifelong friend and frequent member of the band’s entourage who was also aboard the plane on that fateful flight, Gene Odom reveals the unique synthesis of blues/country rock and songwriting talent, relentless drive, rebellious Southern swagger and down-to-earth sensibility that brought the band together and made it a defining and hugely popular Southern rock band -- as well as the destructive forces that tore it apart. Illustrated throughout with rare photos, Odom traces the band’s rise to fame and shares personal stories that bring to life the band’s journey.

For the fans who have purchased a cumulative 35 million copies of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s albums and continue to pack concerts today, Lynyrd Skynyrd is a celebration of an immortal American band.

From the Hardcover edition.

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Very honest.......2007-01-14

I've already read this book twice and can assure you it's well worth it. Despite being based on Ronnie's personal bodyguard it does not flatter him when it's undeserved, like when it tells the many senseless aggressions Van Zant was guilty of. It also traces very well the beginnings of the band and gives a detailed insight on the cirucumstances surrounding th fatal plane crash that ended the band (don't get me started on the post-77 travesty, please). It also tells a lot about the inspirations behind Skynyrd's lyrics and fills you in too on the not lighthearted events that have ocurred since the Convair went down. Two sections full of great photos of the band are also included.

I would recommend this to any Ls fan and rock and roll fan as well.

Great Background Information.......2006-11-24

Great to see the kinds of things they did as kids and the kind of things they were exposed to and thought about. Well written book. Gets you behind the scenes from a very personal and apparently honest perspective.
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HEARTWARMING.......2006-08-25

For any Skynyrd fan, this is a book that will inform, but more than that, touch your hearts just as their music did when first heard and continues through the years to do. Written from the perspective and first hand knowledge of a personal friend and then employee of the band, it gives credence to certain stories. For one reading between the lines, it also makes it possible to take accounts written by other authors and place them in the timeline of this book and see how things actually could have occurred. This book makes the band more real, closer to being able to imagine just sitting down with any one of them and feel like you know them as a long time friend. A treasured long time friend.

Story of the American Dream.......2005-07-17

This book is excellent. It tells the story of Lynyrd Skynyrd as only a friend could. The fact that Gene Odom loved the guys in the band is apparent from the first pages. He provides an honest and insighful portrait of young musicians who loved their art and worked their rear ends off to make it in the music business. Odom doesn't whitewash the facts - he presents all characters as they were, warts and all. If you are a fan of Skynyrd, you'll consider this book a walk down memory lane with a few old friends - you'll hear some familiar stories about the band and maybe a few you've not heard before. Even if you are not a fan, you'll find this book to be a heartfelt story of a bunch of poor boys from Jacksonville who believed in the American Dream - that if you believe in yourself and are willing to work hard enough you will acheive your goals. A good read!

About Lynyrd Skynyrd.......2005-06-02

It wasnt good the only thing i liked about it was the front cover. I really enjoy all kinds of music books but this one just wasnt my type. I wouldnt reccomend it but if you are willing to read a boring book go right ahead.

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In Working at Play, Cindy Aron offers the first full length history of how Americans have vacationed--from eighteenth-century planters who summered in Newport to twentieth-century urban workers who headed for camps in the hills. In the early nineteenth century, vacations were taken for health more than for fun, as the wealthy traveled to watering places, seeking cures for everything from consumption to rheumatism. But starting in the 1850s, the growth of a white- collar middle class and the expansion of railroads made vacationing a mainstream activity. Aron charts this growth with grace and insight, tracing the rise of new vacation spots as the nation and the middle class blossomed. She shows how late nineteenth-century resorts became centers of competitive sports--bowling, tennis, golf, hiking, swimming, and boating absorbed the hours. But as vacationing grew, she writes, fears of the dangers of idleness grew with it. Religious camp grounds, where gambling, drinking, and bathing on Sundays were prohibited, became established resorts. At the same time 'self improvement' vacations began to flourish, allowing a middle class still uncomfortable with the notion of leisure to feel productive while at play. With vivid detail and much insight, Working at Play offers a lively history of the vacation, throwing new light on the place of work and rest in American culture.

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Great book about an interesting subject.......2005-01-23

As soon as I first spotted this book I knew I had to read it. I was not disappointed! The author covers approximately a 150 year period ending around 1940. She brings to the reader many fascinating aspects surrounding not only the types of vacations (e.g. religious retreats, resorts for the wealthy, camping, etc.), but perhaps more importantly, the psychological aspects of vacationing in America. Aron describes, in a reflection of the book's title, how the working class had to break the thought process that working was the only way of life; vacationing -- or "play" -- took a number of years to become an acceptable practice. I especially found interesting the role of religion in the acceptance, or non-acceptance, of vacationing. The book was very well researched and, in my opinion, is well worth the investment. "Working at Play" is a wonderful look at American society. There were many times as I was reading the book that I would just pause and reflect on the subject matter, thinking to myself "Now that's something that I would have never even thought about."

Working at Play: A History of Vacations in the United States.(Review) (book review): An article from: ETC.: A Review of General Semantics

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Working at Play: A History of Vacations in the United States.(Review) (book review): An article from: ETC.: A Review of General Semantics
Martin H. Levinson
Manufacturer: International Society for General Semantics
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This digital document is an article from ETC.: A Review of General Semantics, published by International Society for General Semantics on September 22, 2000. The length of the article is 413 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Working at Play: A History of Vacations in the United States.(Review) (book review)
Author: Martin H. Levinson
Publication: ETC.: A Review of General Semantics (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2000
Publisher: International Society for General Semantics
Volume: 57 Issue: 3 Page: 378

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Working at Play: A History of Vacations in the United States.(Review): An article from: Canadian Journal of History

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Working at Play: A History of Vacations in the United States.(Review): An article from: Canadian Journal of History
Harvey Levenstein
Manufacturer: University of Saskatchewan
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Canadian Journal of History, published by University of Saskatchewan on August 1, 2001. The length of the article is 771 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Working at Play: A History of Vacations in the United States.(Review)
Author: Harvey Levenstein
Publication: Canadian Journal of History (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 2001
Publisher: University of Saskatchewan
Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Page: 385

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Working At Play A History Of Vacations In The United States

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Working At Play A History Of Vacations In The United States
Cindy S. Aron
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKPIJ4

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The Future isn't in your future.... In the vastness of outer space a science ship rams into something that has been left undetected for 99,000 years. The players try to survive while chaos attacks their ruined ship from all sides.

Using an all-new 3d6 system of play, players and game masters will be quickly and easily setting up and playing quickly. Character generation is not a one-time event in Metamorphosis Alpha, and players evolve their characters as the game develops. The dangers that you face today may be quite different in a very short time.

This is an all-new 3rd Edition of the very first science fiction role-playing game. First published 25 years ago, this game has been updated and reworked for today's sophisticated gamer. Designed by the award-winning James M. Ward.

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Microsoft Office 2000 9 in 1 For Dummies Desk Reference contains all the great things that you need to know when using Windows 98 or any of the Microsoft Office 2000 products. You can go out and buy a different book for Windows 98 and each of the Office products, but who’s going to carry them home for you? This guide doesn’t pretend to be a comprehensive reference for every detail of these products. Instead, it shows you how to get up and running fast so that you have more time to do the things that you really want to do.

This book is for you if

You’ve never used a Windows-based computer but you want to get started in Windows 98 and all those Office 2000 products
You have used a Windows-based computer before as well as some Office programs, but you never really got the hang of them
You have no idea what Microsoft Office really is, but you’ve been told that it's the software you need
You heard about all those power users who can take full advantage of the integrated products from Microsoft Office and you want to join their ranks
You think that you know everything about Windows and Microsoft Office but you need a good reference for when your memory fails you

If you want to help yourself quickly and easily, this guide can help.

Each section of Microsoft Office 2000 9 in 1 For Dummies Desk Reference has handy thumb tabs so you don't get lost. The sections fall into a rough order of popularity among Office users, including:

Windows 98
Word 2000
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Without being cumbersome, Microsoft Office 2000 9 in 1 For Dummies Desk Reference strives to include in one book all the important details you can probably locate in individual books but would really like to have in one source. What a deal!

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Disappointing.......2007-09-03

I've used books in the MS Office At a Glance series, and expected this to be comparable. This book jumps around a lot, is disorganized, and lacks sufficient illustrations. If you are someone who learns better by being shown how to do something than you do reading instructions, you would be better off using the Office At a Glance books.

Extremely Satisfied!.......2002-02-16

I was extremely satisfied with my purchase. The book was received in excellent condition, and quicker than I expected! I will definitely be making more purchases from this seller. Thank You!

Just what the "Dummie" needed.......2001-09-21

I am taking a course, through our community college, on Microsoft Office 2000. Our instructor made a general recommendation for simply written books like this. I had seen the "Dummies" books before, but had never looked at one. This book is awesome! It is so general and easy to understand. I can actually read and absorb the information easily. Thanks to the authors for bringing things down to the average person's level of understanding. Now I feel like I could tackle almost anything using Office 2000.

An Amazing Surprise!.......2000-04-13

A friend dropped this book off for me to look at, and I almost never opened it because I am generally not impressed the "Dummies" series. However, this book is wonderfully refreshing exception and every office should have it. It has a brief Overview/Reference of W98, and every aspect of Office. It is worded well, and shows you step-by-step how to do a great many common tasks with office. It does not cover any of the subjects in depth, and did not cover FrontPage very well, but I still have to give it a 5. It is a well organized, well written overview of Office and I feel It is a must have. By the way, I bought his copy and about four more since to cut down on technical support calls from my clients.

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