Recommended Reading
There are thousands of career books that have been published:
some good, a few great, and a number not so good. As professionals
who pride themselves in keeping current, the Career Vision
staff has compiled this reading list for you. The selections
are grouped according to the needs of parents, high school
and college students, and career changers. From time to time
we will feature a book that is a particular favorite of ours
-- and may be for you, too.
Parents
High School Students
College Students
Career Changer / Career Management
Parents
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The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids, by Alexandra Robbins
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Becoming Adult: How Teenagers Prepare for the World of Work, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Barbara Schneider
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Rich
Dad's Rich Kid, Smart Kid: Giving Your Children a Financial
Headstart,
by Robert Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter
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You're
On Your Own (But I'm Here if You Need Me) : Mentoring
Your Child During the College Years, by
Marjorie Savage
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The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids, by Madeline Levine
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The Ambitious Generation: America's Teenagers, Motivated but Directionless, by Barbara Schneider,
David Stevenson
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Talented
Teenagers: The Roots of Success and Failure,
by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Kevin Rathunde, Samuel Whalen
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The Parent's Crash Course in Career Planning,
by Marcia Harris, Sharon Jones
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Millennials Rising, by Neil Howe, William
Strauss, R.J. Matson
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Hand-Me-Down Dreams: How Families Influence Our Career Paths and How We Can Reclaim Them, by
Mary Jacobsen
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A
Fork in the Road: A Career Planning Guide for Young
Adults,
by Susan Maltz, Barbara Grahn
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Saving
and Investing: Financial Knowledge and Financial Literacy That Everyone Needs and Deserves to Have,
by Michael Fischer.
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Too
Much of a Good Thing: Raising Children of Character
in an Indulgent Age, by Daniel Kindlon
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25 Ways to Make College Pay Off: Advice for Anxious Parents from a Professor Who's Seen It All, by Bill Coplin
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High
School Students
College
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College
and Career Success for Students with Learning Disabilities,
by Roslyn Dolber
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College
Majors Handbook with Real Career Paths and Payoffs:
The Actual Jobs, Earnings, and Trends for Graduates
of 60 College Majors (College Majors Handbook With Real
Career Paths and Payoffs), by Neeta Fogg, Paul
Harrington, Thomas Harrington
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How
to Choose a College Major, by Linda Landis Andrews
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Super
Memory - Super Student: How to Raise Your Grades in
30 Days, by Harry Lorayne
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K
& W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning
Disabilities, by Princeton Review
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Colleges
for Students with Learning Disabilities or ADD,
by Peterson's
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FireStarters: 100 Job Profiles to Inspire Young
Women
, by Kelly Beatty, Dale Salvaggio Bradshaw
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Making
the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds,
by Richard Light
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10 Things Employers Want You To Learn In College,
by Bill Coplin
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Career Changer / Career Management
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Have
No Career Fear: A Colllege Grad's Guide to Snagging
Work, Blazing a Career Path, and Reaching ,
by Students Helping Students
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Resume
Catalog: 200 Damn Good Examples, by Yana Parker
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The
Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People,
by Carol Eikleberry
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Crisp:
Networking for Success: The Art of Establishing Personal
Contacts (Fifty-Minute Series), by Nancy Flynn
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Dig
Your Well Before You're Thirsty: The Only Networking
Book You'll Ever Need, by Harvey Mackay
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First
Job Survival Guide: How to Thrive and Advance in Your
New Career, by Diane Decker, Victoria Hoevemeyer,
Marianne Rowe-dimas
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How
to Get Any Job With Any Major: Career Launch & Re-launch
for Everyone Under 30, by Donald Asher
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Second
Careers: New Ways to Work After 50, by Caroline
Bird
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The
5 Patterns of Extraordinary Careers: The Guide to Achieving
Success and Satisfaction, by James Citrin, Richard
Smith
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The
Career Portfolio Workbook: Using the Newest Tool in
Your Job-Hunting Arsenal to Impress Employers and Land
a Great Job! by Frank Satterthwaite, Gary D'Orsi
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Career
Coward's Guide to Interviewing, by Katy Piotrowski
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Career
Coward's Guide to Changing Careers, by Katy
Piotrowski
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From
Day One: CEO Advice to Launch an Extraordinary Career,
by William White
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The
7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen
Covey
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What
Color Is Your Parachute? 2010: A Practical Manual for
Job-Hunters and Career-Changers,
by Richard Nelson Bolles
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The
Age Advantage: Making the Most of Your Mid-life Career
Transition, by Jean Erickson Walker
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I
Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to
Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It,
by Barbara Sher
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I
Don't Know What I Want, But I Know It's Not This: A
Step-by-step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work,
by Julie Jansen
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Sweaty
Palms: The Neglected Art of Being Interviewed,
by H. Anthony Medley
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The Networking Survival Guide: Get the Success You Want
By Tapping Into the People You Know, by Diane
Darling
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Transitions:
Making Sense of Life's Changes, by William Bridges
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Green Careers for Dummies, by Carol McClelland
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