Books
Career Opportunities in the Automotive Industry
By
G. Michael Kennedy
Ferguson, an imprint of Facts on File
ISBN 0-8160-5246-8; Hardcover; $49.50; 288 pp.
One
is seven Americans is employed by the automotive industry. An exciting business,
this field offers a wide array of career options for the automobile enthusiast.
From pit crew mechanic to restoration expert, from mechanical engineer to
franchise tool dealer, from auto body technician to new car salesperson, Career
Opportunities in the Automotive Industry thoroughly explores this vast and
popular profession.
Landing a job in the 21st century takes skill, determination and a little
help from the Career Opportunities series. Each popular title contains in-depth
profiles of approximately 60 to 100 jobs, providing thorough information on
salary ranges, advancement prospects, employment trends, necessary experience
and helpful unions and associations.
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Beginning AutoCAD 2004
By
Bob McFarland
Newnes, an imprint of Elsevier
ISBN 0-7506-6451-7; paperback; 374 pp.
Beginning AutoCAD 2004 is a course based on learning and practicing the essentials of 2D drawing using AutoCAD. The author's hands-on approach is uniquely suited for independent learning as well as for classroom courses. New features in AutoCAD 2004 are covered making it a useful refresher course for anyone using AutoCAD at this level or for those upgrading to the new software release.
The emphasis on learning through doing makes this book ideal for anyone involved in engineering, construction or architecture -- careers in which the focus is on productivity and practical skills. While no previous CAD knowledge is required, readers should know Windows concepts and how to use the mouse to select items.
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Career Guide for the High-Tech Professional
By
David Perry
Career Press
ISBN 1-56414-743-6; paperback; $15.99; 215 pp.
Getting the exact job you want with the company you want is highly improbable if you play by the old rules. But it can be a cinch if you play by the new rules and go about your task in the ways suggested by author and professional headhunter David Perry in Career Guide for the High-Tech Professional.
This book is filled with job-finding wisdom. Every detail is covered including practical exercises that define skills and strengths, personality characteristics and motivations. Translate your personal information into resumes, cover letters and e-mail messages that are read, not tossed.
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Adobe Illustrator CS Hands-On Training
By
Jeff Van West with Lynda Weinman
lynda.com/books, Peachpit Press
ISBN 0-321-20303-8; paperback; $44.99; 723 pp.
If you like to learn by doing and manuals leave you frustrated and craving real-world examples and advice, this is the book for you! These hands-on exercises teach you the fundamental principles you'll need to create artwork with Illustrator.
You'll learn to draw with the Shape, Pencil, Pen and Paintbrush tools, and reshape art with transformation and mesh tools. You'll also learn to use custom styles, special effects and symbols to make art creation faster and easier. Features include insider tips, detailed graphics, and a CD-ROM loaded with classroom-proven exercises and QuickTime movies.
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College Exploration on the Internet: A Student and Counselor's Guide to More
Than 500 Web Sites
Edited
by Andrew Morkes
College & Career Press
ISBN 0-9745251-0-3; paperback; $19.95; 352 pp.
Today, students and counselors can use the Internet to find information about almost any college-related topic imaginable. Unfortunately, quantity doesn't always mean quality. To provide you with the most useful college resources on the Web, College & Career Press evaluated more than 2,000 web sites and picked the "best of the best" to create this book.
Students will save time and money as they seek out information on college admissions, campus visits, choosing a major, financial aid, special programs for disabled and minority students and other postsecondary options, such as apprenticeships and military training.
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Master Visually: Optimizing PC Performance
By
Joe Kraynak
Wiley Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 0-7645-7787-5; paperback; $24.99; 396 pp.
One picture is worth a thousand words. If you prefer instructions that show you how rather than tell you why, then this intermediate- to advanced-level reference is for you. Hundreds of succinctly captioned, step-by-step screen shots reveal how to perform more than 175 tasks that produce optimal PC performance.
Visual instruction includes installing and running diagnostic sofware, testing Internet connection speed, backing up and restoring files, uninstalling unused programs, converting a drive to NTFS format, installing a memory optimizer, cleaning the Windows Registry and much, much more.
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