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At War: The Military and American Culture in the Twentieth Century and Beyond (War Culture)
by Susan L. Carruthers Katherine Ellison Scott Laderman Christine Knauer William Watson John M. Kinder Jennifer Mittelstadt David Kieran Jana K. Lipman Edwin A. Martini Mark R. Wilson Christopher Hamner Sahr Conway-Lanz Stefan Aune Nick Witham Wilbur J. Scott Kara Dixon Vuic Richard P. Tucker Bonnie M. Miller Professor G. Kurt PiehlerThe country’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its interventions around the world, and its global military presence make war, the military, and militarism defining features of contemporary American life. The armed services and the wars they fight shape all aspects of life—from the formation of racial and gendered identities to debates over environmental and immigration policy. Warfare and the military are ubiquitous in popular culture. At War offers short, accessible essays addressing the central issues in the new military history—ranging from diplomacy and the history of imperialism to the environmental issues that war raises and the ways that war shapes and is shaped by discourses of identity, to questions of who serves in the U.S. military and why and how U.S. wars have been represented in the media and in popular culture.
At What Cost (A Detective Penley Mystery #1)
by James L'EtoileWhat would you do to save your child? Detective John Penley and his new partner, Detective Paula Newberry, of the Sacramento Police Department are tasked with leading the investigation into a local serial killer who has dumped three bodies in the past six weeks—and all of them are missing their internal organs. But while pursuing a lead, the detectives stumble upon a personal message the killer left behind for Penley. And it's attached to a human kidney.How could the killer know Penley's son is on the kidney transplant waiting list? Now Penley's baited into an impossible trap that could jeopardize his entire career. Will the detective take down the killer and place his faith in the medical establishment to heal his son? Or, will he make a deal with the devil for the transplant organ his son needs to live?At What Cost, James L'Etoile's engrossing new mystery, is a heart-stopping thrill ride that will keep readers guessing at every turn. Fans of Michael Connelly and Thomas Perry won't be able to put this down.
At What Cost, Silence?: The Texian Trilogy, Book 1 (The Texian Trilogy)
by Karen Lynne KlinkAdrien Villere suspects he is not like other boys. For years, he desperately locks away his feelings and fears—but eventually, tragedy and loss drive him to seeking solace from his mentor, a young neighbor Jacob Hart. Jacob’s betrayal of Adrien’s trust, however, results in secret abuse, setting off a chain of actions from which neither Adrien’s wise sister, Bernadette, nor his closest friend, Isaac, can turn him.At What Cost, Silence presents two contrasting plantation families in a society where strict rules of belief and behavior are clear, and public opinion can shape an entire life. Centerstage are the Villeres, a family less brutal than the Harts, but no less divisive. Often-absent Papa Paien Villere guards several secrets he has kept from everyone—including one which could destroy his entire family. Years after Jacob’s betrayal, Adrien falls hopelessly in love with his former mentor’s erotically precocious and beautiful young sister Lily—whose father has affianced her to a wealthy older man.What will happen if Lily’s violent brother learns of Adrien and Lily’s clandestine affair? Will Adrien aid in freeing Isaac—an enslaved Black man—as promised? Will Bernadette find the unconventional life she seeks? Or will their entire world end as states secede and war creeps ever closer?
At What Price?: Conceptualizing and Measuring Cost-of-Living and Price Indexes
by Panel On Conceptual Measurement Other Statistical Issues in Developing Cost-of-Living IndexesHow well does the consumer price index (CPI) reflect the changes that people actually face in living costs—from apples to computers to health care? Given how it is used, is it desirable to construct the CPI as a cost-of-living index (COLI)? With what level of accuracy is it possible to construct a single index that represents changes in the living costs of the nation’s diverse population?At What Price? examines the foundations for consumer price indexes, comparing the conceptual and practical strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of traditional “fixed basket” and COLI approaches. The book delves into a range of complex issues, from how to deal with the changing quality of goods and services, including difficult-to-define medical services, to how to weight the expenditure patterns of different consumers. It sorts through the key attributes and underlying assumptions that define each index type in order to answer the question: Should a COLI framework be used in constructing the U.S. CPI?In answering this question, the book makes recommendations as to how the Bureau of Labor Statistics can continue to improve the accuracy and relevance of the CPI. With conclusions that could affect the amount of your next pay raise, At What Price? is important to everyone, and a must-read for policy makers, researchers, and employers.
At Wild Rose Cottage
by Callie EndicottIf these walls could talk... Trent Hawkins won't rest easy until his childhood home and the secrets it holds are finally demolished. So he's shocked when a contract for its renovation comes across his desk. When the new owner, Emily George, refuses to sell, Trent's only option is to take the job. Straitlaced Trent and free spirit Emily don't exactly see eye to eye. But she's not the flaky city girl he took her for at first, and before long her enthusiasm for renovating Wild Rose Cottage reminds him of better times. Trent's first priority is protecting his family's reputation. But the closer he gets to Emily, the less concerned he is with the past.
At Winter's End (The New Springtime #1)
by Robert SilverbergAfter seven hundred thousand years underground, a tribe emerges to a frozen Earth, in this novel from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author. The time of falling death stars ushered in the Long Winter—eons of cold that caused plants and animals to vanish from Earth and drove people to take refuge in underground cocoons. Human ingenuity had never faced a greater challenge. For seven hundred thousand years, generation after generation was born and died below the Earth&’s surface. But now, one small tribe is sensing change. Chieftain Koshmar is sure that the New Springtime is near, so she leads her people above ground to explore the new world that awaits. The unfamiliar Earth, still a frozen shell of its former self, will test their mettle in every way, leading the people of the tribe to the brink of their destiny—or to their doom. At Winter&’s End is the first book of the New Springtime series, which continues with The Queen of Springtime. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Robert Silverberg including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
At Winter's End (The\new Springtime Ser. #1)
by Robert SilverbergThe Long Winter is over.The People of the New Springtime must go out and reclaim their world.For generations the survivors of the cataclysm have sheltered in cocoons buried in the earth and waited for the gods to grow tired of hurling down death-stars onto a frozen world. Now it is time for Koshmar and the boy-chronicler, Hresh, and the rest of Koshmar's tribe to emerge into the sun. A strange and savage landscape awaits them, where rat-wolves, bloodbirds and soulless hjjk-men stalk - and terrifyingly altered other creatures.In the ruins of Vengiboneeza, the ancient capital of the sapphire-eyes folk, Hresh dares to celebrate their triumph - and suffers a shattering defeat at the realisation of a great and terrible truth.(First published 1988)
At Winter's End: The New Springtime (The New Springtime #1)
by Robert SilverbergAfter seven hundred thousand years underground, a tribe emerges to a frozen Earth, in this novel from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author. The time of falling death stars ushered in the Long Winter—eons of cold that caused plants and animals to vanish from Earth and drove people to take refuge in underground cocoons. Human ingenuity had never faced a greater challenge. For seven hundred thousand years, generation after generation was born and died below the Earth&’s surface. But now, one small tribe is sensing change. Chieftain Koshmar is sure that the New Springtime is near, so she leads her people above ground to explore the new world that awaits. The unfamiliar Earth, still a frozen shell of its former self, will test their mettle in every way, leading the people of the tribe to the brink of their destiny—or to their doom. At Winter&’s End is the first book of the New Springtime series, which continues with The Queen of Springtime. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Robert Silverberg including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
At Wit's End
by Erma Bombeck"America's irrepressible doyenne of domestic satire."THE BOSTON GLOBEMadcap, bittersweet humor in classic Erma Bombeck-style. You'll laugh until it hurts and love it! "Any mother with half a skull knows that when Daddy's little boy becomes Mommy's little boy, the kid is so wet, he's treading water. What do you mean you're a participle in the school play and you need a costume? Those rotten kids. If only they'd let me wake up in my own way. Why do they have to line up along my bed and stare at me like Moby Dick just washed up onto a beach somewhere?"From the Paperback edition.
At Wit's End: Cartoonists of The New Yorker
by Alen MacWeeneyAn exclusive sneak peek inside the creative minds of more than 50 New Yorker cartoonists, celebrating legends and newcomers alike with stunning photography and engaging profiles.For a century, The New Yorker has provided readers with hundreds of thousands of cartoons that humorously (and accurately) encapsulate the cultural happenings in our world. From politics to pop culture, New Yorker cartoonists have found a way to make complex topics digestible through lines, shades, and clever, witty captions.In honor of the magazine&’s 100th birthday, this celebratory collection captures the brilliantly quirky personalities behind some of The New Yorker&’s most iconic cartoons. Filled with striking portraits by world-renowned photographer Alen MacWeeney, captivating profiles by long-time New Yorker contributor Michael Maslin, and a sampling of each artist&’s work, these pages offer an exclusive peek inside the creative brains of over fifty prominent cartoonists, both seasoned and newly minted. From legends like Roz Chast and Jack Ziegler to contemporaries like Liana Finck and Jeremy Nguyen, this landmark volume is a beautiful homage to the artists who have long brought joy, humor, and satire to our lives.
At Wit's End: The Deadly Discourse on the Jewish Joke
by Louis KaplanCHOICE: OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLEA scholarly and thought-provoking work that places Jewish humor at the center of a discourse about Jewish and German relations through most of the twentieth century.At Wit’s End explores the fascinating discourse on Jewish wit in the twentieth century when the Jewish joke became the subject of serious humanistic inquiry and inserted itself into the cultural and political debates among Germans and Jews against the ideologically charged backdrop of anti-Semitism, the Jewish question, and the Holocaust.The first in-depth study to explore the Jewish joke as a crucial rhetorical figure in larger cultural debates in Germany, author Louis Kaplan presents an engrossing and lucid work of scholarship that examines how “der jüdische Witz” (referring to both Jewish wit and jokes) was utilized differently in a number of texts, from the Weimar Republic to the rise of National Socialism, and how it was re-introduced into the public sphere after the Holocaust with the controversial publication of Salcia Landmann’s collection of Jewish jokes in the reparations era (Wiedergutmachung). Kaplan reviews the claims made about the Jewish joke and its provocative laughter by notable writers from a variety of ideological perspectives, demonstrating how their reflections on this complex cultural trope enable a better understanding of German–Jewish intercultural relations and their eventual breakdown in the Third Reich. He also illustrates how selfcritical and self-ironic Jewish Witz maintained a fraught and ambivalent relationship with anti-Semitism.In reviewing this critical and traumatic moment in modern German–Jewish history through the deadly discourse on the Jewish joke, At Wit’s End includes chapters on the virulent Austrian anti-Semitic racial theorist Arthur Trebitsch, the Nazi racial propagandist Siegfried Kadner, the German Marxist cultural historian Eduard Fuchs, the Jewish diasporic historian Erich Kahler, and the Jewish cabaret impresario Kurt Robitschek, among others. Shedding new light on anti-Semitism and on the Jewish question leading up to the Holocaust, At Wit’s End provides readers with a unique perspective by which to gain important insights about this crucial historical period that reverberates into the present day, when potentially offensive humor coupled with a toxic political climate and xenophobia can have deadly consequences.
At Wits End
by Jeff Jay Jerry A. BoriskinAt Wit's End is a guide that will provide vital information - and support to families dealing with a loved one's co-occurring psychiatric and addictive problem. Addiction experts Jay and Boriskin demystify complex terms and provide you with helpful insights about how psychiatric diagnoses mimic addictive disorders, why chemical use exacerbates psychiatric problems, and when intervention is needed. Excerpt: "Once a person has a powerful reason to live - whether for love, faith, friendship, or goals - obstacles become challenges and stubbornness turns into determination."
At Wolf Ranch
by Jennifer RyanEverything's bigger in Big Sky country, including the hearts of the Montana Men After years on the rodeo circuit, Gabe Bowden wants nothing more than land of his own and a woman who will claim his heart for more than one night. When he has the chance to buy the enormous Wolf Ranch spread, he snaps up the incredible deal. Everything is set, until Gabe rescues a woman on the deserted, snowy road leading to the property, and the half-frozen beauty changes everything.Ella Wolf rushes to her family's abandoned Montana ranch after her twin sister is murdered. She knows she's next...unless she can uncover a secret hidden somewhere at Wolf Ranch. The last thing Ella expects is to be rescued by a rugged rancher with his own agenda. A man who almost makes her forget how dangerous love can be...As an unlikely partnership sparks into something so much more, and a killer closes in, can Ella and Gabe learn to trust one another before it's too late?
At Work in the Iron Cage: The Prison as Gendered Organization
by Dana M. BrittonWhen most people think of prisons, they imagine chaos, violence, and fundamentally, an atmosphere of overwhelming brute masculinity. But real prisons rarely fit the “Big House” stereotype of popular film and literature. One fifth of all correctional officers are women, and the rate at which women are imprisoned is growing faster than that of men. Yet, despite increasing numbers of women prisoners and officers, ideas about prison life and prison work are sill dominated by an exaggerated image of men’s prisons where inmates supposedly struggle for physical dominance.In a rare comparative analysis of men’s and women’s prisons, Dana Britton identifies the factors that influence the gendering of the American workplace, a process that often leaves women in lower-paying jobs with less prestige and responsibility.In interviews with dozens of male and female officers in five prisons, Britton explains how gender shapes their day-to-day work experiences. Combining criminology, penology, and feminist theory, she offers a radical new argument for the persistence of gender inequality in prisons and other organizations. At Work in the Iron Cage demonstrates the importance of the prison as a site of gender relations as well as social control.
At Work in the Ruins: Finding Our Place in the Time of Climate Crises and Other Emergencies
by Dougald Hine&‘One of the most perceptive and thought-provoking books …Essential reading for these turbulent times.&’ Amitav Ghosh, author of The Great Derangement&‘Dougald Hine&’s brilliant book demands we stare into that abyss and rethink our securest certainties about what is actually going on in the climate crisis. It&’s lucidly unsettling and yet in the end empowering. There is something we can do, and it starts with where we look, how we see and what we choose to change.&’ Brian Eno, Musician&‘[A] rich book, which like a poetic or religious text deserves multiple readings&’ Richard Smith, British Medical Journal&‘I consider this book a must-read for all those activists feeling lost, desperate and perhaps subject to &‘press-on-itis&’.&’ Gail Bradbrook, cofounder, Extinction RebellionDougald Hine, world-renowned environmental thinker, has spent most of his life talking to people about climate change. And then one afternoon in the second year of the pandemic, he found he had nothing left to say. Why would someone who cares so deeply about ecological destruction want to stop talking about climate change now? At Work in the Ruins explores that question.&‘Climate change asks us questions that climate science cannot answer,&’ Dougald says. Questions like, how did we end up in this mess? Is it just a piece of bad luck with atmospheric chemistry – or is it the result of a way of approaching the world that would always have brought us to such a pass? How we answer such questions also has consequences.Through our over-reliance on the single lens of science, Dougald writes that we are blinded to the nature of the crises around and ahead of us, leading to &‘solutions&’ that can only make things worse. At Work in the Ruins is his reckoning with the strange years we have been living through and our long history of asking too much of science. He offers guidance by standing firmly forward and facing the depth of the trouble we are in, to ultimately, helps us find the work that is worth doing, even in the ruins.
At Work with Grotowski on Physical Actions
by Thomas Richards`I consider this book a precious report that permits one to assimilate some of those simple and basic principles which the self-taught at times come to know, yet only after years of groping and errors. The book furnishes information regarding discoveries which the actor can understand in practice, without having to start each time from zero. Thomas Richards has worked with me systematically since 1985. Today he is my essential collaborator in the research dedicated to Art as Vehicle.' - from the Preface by Jerzy Grotowski
At Your Best Como Carpintero: Un Playbook para la Construcción de una Gran Carrera y Lanzamiento de un Próspero Negocio Pequeño como Carpintero (At Your Best Playbooks)
by Juan CarossoLa única serie de guÃas paso a paso para tener éxito en los oficios especializados y lograr el Sueño Americano.At Your Best Como Carpintero es su libro de jugadas (su Playbook) para aprender si una carrera como carpintero es lo adecuado para usted, pasando de ser un aprendiz previo a ser un “journeyman” a ser un carpintero maestro y lanzar su propia pequeña empresa. Aprender:¿Cómo es una carrera de carpintero?¿Cómo convertirse en un artesano exitoso como carpintero?¿Cuánto se puede hacer como un carpintero?¿Cuáles son sus opciones de carrera una vez que se convierte en un carpintero?¿Cuánto tiempo se necesita para tener éxito en cada etapa de la carrera de un carpintero?¿Cómo y dónde encontrar trabajo como carpintero?¿Cuáles son las acciones especÃficas y concretas que se pueden tomar para convertirse en un empleado valioso?¿Qué se necesita para lanzarte por tu cuenta? ¿Qué ? como mÃnimo ? se necesita para poner en marcha y construir un pequeño negocio exitoso? At Your Best es el unico libro de jugadas paso a paso para descubrir si una carrera en los oficios es adecuada para usted, educándose y obteniendo las certificaciones adecuadas, estableciéndose como un excelente aprendiz y “journeyman” en la industria, y avanzando hacia iniciar su propia pequeña empresa. En cada paso del camino, At Your Best y www.AtYourBest.com proporciona la información, recomendaciones, recursos externos y acciones concretas necesarias para dar el siguiente paso exitoso en You, Inc. Ya sea que esté comenzando su primera carrera, cambiando de carrera o listo para avanzar. y comience su propio negocio como carpintero, fontanero, técnico de HVAC/R o otro comerciante, este es el libro que le dirá cómo hacerlo. Actualmente, hay más de 6.5 millones de empleos sin cubrir en los oficios calificados en los Estados Unidos. A pesar de ser bien pagados y seguros, estos trabajos permanecen abiertos porque no existen suficientes candidatos calificados con las habilidades, la actitud y la experiencia requeridas. Además, existen muchas oportunidades para que los comerciantes establecidos inicien su propio negocio, pero no tienen orientación. La serie At Your Best Playbooks y www.AtYourBest.com cambia eso.
At Your Best as a Carpenter: Your Playbook for Building a Successful Career and Launching a Thriving Small Business as a Carpenter (At Your Best Playbooks)
by Juan Carosso<p>The only series of step-by-step guides to succeeding in the skilled trades and achieving the American dream. <p>At Your Best as a Carpenter is your playbook for learning if a career as a carpenter is right for you, progressing from pre-apprentice to journeyman to master carpenter, and launching your own small business. Learn: <p> <li>What does a career as a carpenter look like? <li>Why should you consider becoming a carpenter? <li>How do you become a successful craftsman as a carpenter? <li>How much can you make as a carpenter? <li>What are your career options once you become a carpenter? <li>How long does it take to be successful at each stage in a carpenter’s career? <li>How and where do you find work as a carpenter? <li>What does it take to strike out on your own? <li>What does it take to launch and build a successful small business?</li> <p> <p>At Your Best is the only step-by-step handbook to finding if a career in the trades is right for you, educating yourself and earning the proper certifications, establishing yourself as an excellent apprentice and journeyman in the industry, and moving on to start your own small business in the trades. At each step of the way, your At Your Best playbook and its companion, www.AtYourBest.com, provide the information, recommendations, outside resources, and concrete actions needed for taking the next successful step in You, Inc. Whether you are beginning your first career, changing careers, or ready to move up and start your own business as a carpenter, plumber, HVAC/R tech, or other tradesman, this is the book that will tell you how. <p>There are currently over 6.5 million unfilled jobs in the skilled trades in the US. Despite being well-paying and secure, these jobs remain open because enough qualified candidates with the skills, attitude, and experience required do not exist. Moreover, plenty of opportunity exists for established tradespeople to start their own business, but they have no guidance. The At Your Best Playbooks series changes that.</p>
At Your Best as a Mason: Your Playbook for Building a Great Career and Launching a Thriving Small Business as a Mason (At Your Best Playbooks)
by Juan Carosso<p>The only series of step-by-step guides to succeeding in the skilled trades and achieving the American dream. <p>At Your Best as a Mason is your playbook for learning if a career as a mason is right for you, progressing from pre-apprentice to journeyman to master mason, and launching your own small business. Learn: <p> <li>What does a career as a mason look like? <li>Why should you consider becoming a mason? <li>How do you become a successful craftsman as a mason? <li>How much can you make as a mason? <li>What are your career options once you become a mason? <li>How long does it take to be successful at each stage in a mason's career? <li>How and where do you find work as a mason? <li>What does it take to strike out on your own? <li>What does it take to launch and build a successful small business?</li> <p> <p>At Your Best is the only step-by-step handbook to finding if a career in the trades is right for you, educating yourself and earning the proper certifications, establishing yourself as an excellent apprentice and journeyman in the industry, and moving on to start your own small business in the trades. At each step of the way, your At Your Best playbook and its companion, www.AtYourBest.com, provide the information, recommendations, outside resources, and concrete actions needed for taking the next successful step in You, Inc. Whether you are beginning your first career, changing careers, or ready to move up and start your own business as a carpenter, plumber, HVAC/R tech, or other tradesman, this is the book that will tell you how. <p>There are currently over 6.5 million unfilled jobs in the skilled trades in the US. Despite being well-paying and secure, these jobs remain open because enough qualified candidates with the skills, attitude, and experience required do not exist. Moreover, plenty of opportunity exists for established tradespeople to start their own business, but they have no guidance. The At Your Best Playbooks series changes that.</p>
At Your Best as a Painter: Your Playbook for Building a Great Career and Launching a Thriving Small Business as a Painter (At Your Best Playbooks)
by Juan Carosso<p>The only series of step-by-step guides to succeeding in the skilled trades and achieving the American dream. <p>At Your Best as a Painter is your playbook for learning if a career as a painter is right for you, progressing from pre-apprentice to journeyman to master painter, and launching your own small business. Learn: <p> <li>What does a career as a painter look like? <li>Why should you consider becoming a painter? <li>How do you become a successful craftsman as a painter? <li>How much can you make as a painter? <li>What are your career options once you become a painter? <li>How long does it take to be successful at each stage in a painter's career? <li>How and where do you find work as a painter? <li>What does it take to strike out on your own? <li>What does it take to launch and build a successful small business?</li> <p> <p>At Your Best is the only step-by-step handbook to finding if a career in the trades is right for you, educating yourself and earning the proper certifications, establishing yourself as an excellent apprentice and journeyman in the industry, and moving on to start your own small business in the trades. At each step of the way, your At Your Best playbook and its companion, www.AtYourBest.com, provide the information, recommendations, outside resources, and concrete actions needed for taking the next successful step in You, Inc. Whether you are beginning your first career, changing careers, or ready to move up and start your own business as a carpenter, plumber, HVAC/R tech, or other tradesman, this is the book that will tell you how. <p>There are currently over 6.5 million unfilled jobs in the skilled trades in the US. Despite being well-paying and secure, these jobs remain open because enough qualified candidates with the skills, attitude, and experience required do not exist. Moreover, plenty of opportunity exists for established tradespeople to start their own business, but they have no guidance. The At Your Best Playbooks changes that.</p>
At Your Best as a Plumber: Your Playbook for Building a Great Career and Launching a Thriving Small Business as a Plumber (At Your Best Playbooks)
by Juan Carosso<p>The only series of step-by-step guides to succeeding in the skilled trades and achieving the American dream. <p>At Your Best as a Plumber is your playbook for learning if a career as a plumber is right for you, progressing from pre-apprentice to journeyman to master plumber, and launching your own small business. Learn: <p> <li>What does a career as a plumber look like? <li>Why should you consider becoming a plumber? <li>How do you become a successful craftsman as a plumber? <li>How much can you make as a plumber? <li>What are your career options once you become a plumber? <li>How long does it take to be successful at each stage in a plumber's career? <li>How and where do you find work as a plumber? <li>What does it take to strike out on your own? <li>What does it take to launch and build a successful small business?</li> <p> <p>At Your Best is the only step-by-step handbook to finding if a career in the trades is right for you, educating yourself and earning the proper certifications, establishing yourself as an excellent apprentice and journeyman in the industry, and moving on to start your own small business in the trades. At each step of the way, your At Your Best playbook and its companion, www.AtYourBest.com, provide the information, recommendations, outside resources, and concrete actions needed for taking the next successful step in You, Inc. Whether you are beginning your first career, changing careers, or ready to move up and start your own business as a carpenter, plumber, HVAC/R tech, or other tradesman, this is the book that will tell you how. <p>There are currently over 6.5 million unfilled jobs in the skilled trades in the US. Despite being well-paying and secure, these jobs remain open because enough qualified candidates with the skills, attitude, and experience required do not exist. Moreover, plenty of opportunity exists for established tradespeople to start their own business, but they have no guidance. The At Your Best Playbooks series changes that.</p>
At Your Best as a Welder: Your Playbook for Building a Great Career and Launching a Thriving Small Business as a Welder (At Your Best Playbooks)
by Juan Carosso<p>The only series of step-by-step guides to succeeding in the skilled trades and achieving the American dream. <p>At Your Best as a Welder is your playbook for learning if a career as a welder is right for you, progressing from pre-apprentice to journeyman to master welder, and launching your own small business. Learn: <p> <li>What does a career as a welder look like? <li>Why should you consider becoming a welder? <li>How do you become a successful craftsman as a welder? <li>How much can you make as a welder? <li>What are your career options once you become a welder? <li>How long does it take to be successful at each stage in a welder’s career? <li>How and where do you find work as a welder? <li>What does it take to strike out on your own? <li>What does it take to launch and build a successful small business?</li> <p> <p>At Your Best is the only step-by-step handbook to finding if a career in the trades is right for you, educating yourself and earning the proper certifications, establishing yourself as an excellent apprentice and journeyman in the industry, and moving on to start your own small business in the trades. At each step of the way, your At Your Best playbook and its companion, www.AtYourBest.com, provide the information, recommendations, outside resources, and concrete actions needed for taking the next successful step in You, Inc. Whether you are beginning your first career, changing careers, or ready to move up and start your own business as a carpenter, plumber, HVAC/R tech, or other tradesman, this is the book that will tell you how. <p>There are currently over 6.5 million unfilled jobs in the skilled trades in the US. Despite being well-paying and secure, these jobs remain open because enough qualified candidates with the skills, attitude, and experience required do not exist. Moreover, plenty of opportunity exists for established tradespeople to start their own business, but they have no guidance. The At Your Best Playbooks series changes that.</p>
At Your Best as an Electrician: Your Playbook for Building a Great Career and Launching a Thriving Small Business as an Electrician (At Your Best Playbooks)
by Juan Carosso<p>The only series of step-by-step guides to succeeding in the skilled trades and achieving the American dream. <p>At Your Best as an Electrician is your playbook for learning if a career as an electrician is right for you, progressing from pre-apprentice to journeyman to master electrician, and launching your own small business. Learn: <p> <li>What does a career as an electrician look like? <li>Why should you consider becoming an electrician? <li>How do you become a successful craftsman as an electrician? <li>How much can you make as an electrician? <li>What are your career options once you become an electrician? <li>How long does it take to be successful at each stage in a electrician's career? <li>How and where do you find work as an electrician? <li>What does it take to strike out on your own? <li>What does it take to launch and build a successful small business?</li> <p> <p>At Your Best is the only step-by-step handbook to finding if a career in the trades is right for you, educating yourself and earning the proper certifications, establishing yourself as an excellent apprentice and journeyman in the industry, and moving on to start your own small business in the trades. At each step of the way, your At Your Best playbook and its companion, www.AtYourBest.com, provide the information, recommendations, outside resources, and concrete actions needed for taking the next successful step in You, Inc. Whether you are beginning your first career, changing careers, or ready to move up and start your own business as a carpenter, plumber, HVAC/R tech, or other tradesman, this is the book that will tell you how. <p>There currently over 6.5 million unfilled jobs in the skilled trades in the US. Despite being well-paying and secure, these jobs remain open because enough qualified candidates with the skills, attitude, and experience required do not exist. Moreover, plenty of opportunity exists for established tradespeople to start their own business, but they have no guidance. The At Your Best Playbooks series changes that.</p>
At Your Best as an HVAC/R Tech: Your Playbook for Building a Great Career and Launching a Thriving Small Business as an HVAC/R Tech (At Your Best Playbooks)
by Juan Carosso<p>The only series of step-by-step guides to succeeding in the skilled trades and achieving the American dream. <p>At Your Best as an HVAC/R Tech is your playbook for learning if a career as an electrician is right for you, progressing from pre-apprentice to journeyman to master technician, and launching your own small business. Learn: <p> <li>What does a career as an HVAC/R tech look like? <li>Why should you consider becoming an HVAC/R tech? <li>How do you become a successful craftsman as an HVAC/R tech? <li>How much can you make as an HVAC/R tech? <li>What are your career options once you become an HVAC/R tech? <li>How long does it take to be successful at each stage in a HVAC/R tech's career? <li>How and where do you find work as an HVAC/R tech? <li>What does it take to strike out on your own? <li>What does it take to launch and build a successful small business?</li> <p> <p>At Your Best is the only step-by-step handbook to finding if a career in the trades is right for you, educating yourself and earning the proper certifications, establishing yourself as an excellent apprentice and journeyman in the industry, and moving on to start your own small business in the trades. At each step of the way, your At Your Best playbook and its companion, www.AtYourBest.com, provide the information, recommendations, outside resources, and concrete actions needed for taking the next successful step in You, Inc. Whether you are beginning your first career, changing careers, or ready to move up and start your own business as a carpenter, plumber, HVAC/R tech, or other tradesman, this is the book that will tell you how. <p>There currently over 6.5 million unfilled jobs in the skilled trades in the US. Despite being well-paying and secure, these jobs remain open because enough qualified candidates with the skills, attitude, and experience required do not exist. Moreover, plenty of opportunity exists for established tradespeople to start their own business, but they have no guidance. The At Your Best Playbooks series changes that.</p>