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Books, Movies, and More on Your Favorite Subjects
JANUARY 2011
BULLITT COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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New Year
New Goals
New Books
“The Book is called Opportunity
and its first chapter is called
New Year’s Day.”
-Edith Lovejoy Pierce
The Hard Times Guide To Retirement Security by Mark Miller 332.024 MILL
What Color Is Your Parachute? For Retirement by John E. Nelson and Richard N. Bolles 332.024 NELS
Making The Most of Your Money Now by Jane Bryan Quinn 332.024 QUIN
Frommer’s 500 Places Where You Can Make A Difference by Andrew Mersmann 361.3 MERS
Going Blue: A Teen Guide to Saving Our Oceans & Waterways by Cathryn Berger Kaye J333.91 KAYE
The Path to Purpose: Helping Our Children Find Their Calling In Life by William Damon 649 DAMO
If I Had A Hammer: Building Homes and Hope With Habitat For Humanity by David Rubel J363.5 RUBE
Plan For Your Future
The Cheapskate Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of Americans Living Happily Below Their Means by Jeff Yeager 332.024 YEAG
Be Thrifty: How to Live Better With Less edited by Pia Catton and Califia Suntree 640.73 BE
What’s a Disorganized Person To Do? by Stacy Platt 648 PLAT
Throw Out 50 Things: Clear the Clutter Find Your Life by Gail Blanke 648 BLAN
Restore, Recycle, Repurpose: Create a Beautiful Home by Randy Florke 747 FLOR
Home Made Simple: Fresh Ideas to Make Your Own by Experts at Home Made Simple 640 HOME
That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week: Helping Disorganized and Distracted Boys Master the Skills They Need For Success in School and Life by Ana Homayoun 649 HOMA
Organize Your Life
Make A Difference
Is there a subject you’d like to learn more about? If you have suggestions for future library
pathfinders, let us know! Marianne Reber
Yoga For Osteoporosis: The Complete Guide by Loren Fishman 616.7 FISH
The High School Reunion Diet: How to Lose 20 Years in 30 Days by David Colbert 613.2 COLB
The Master Your Metabolism Cook-book by Jillian Michaels 641.5 MICH
Fitness After 40: How to Stay Strong at Any Age by Vonda Wright 613.7 WRIG
The Full Plate Diet: Slim Down, Look Great by Stuart A. Seale 613.2 SEAL
The Game On! Diet: Kick Your Friend’s Butt While Shrinking Your Own by Krista Vernoff 613.2 VERN
Taking Charge of Your Health: A Guide to Getting the Best Health Care as You Age by John R. Burton 613 BURT
Prime-Time Health: A Scientifically Proven Plan for Feeling Young and Living Longer by William Sears LT 613 SEAR
At Home in Your Body: Care for the Shape You’re In by Rae Simons J 613 SIMO
Getting Stronger, Getting Fit: The Importance of Exercise by Jamie Hunt J 613.7 HUNT
Sneaky Fitness: Fun, Foolproof Ways to Slip Fitness Into Your Child’s Everyday Life by Missy Chase Lapine 613.7 LAPI
Let’s Go Outside! Outdoor Activities and Projects to Get You and Your Kids Closer to Nature by Jennifer Ward J796.083 WARD
Made For Goodness: And Why This Makes All The Difference by Desmond M. Tutu LT 170 TUTU
The Wisdom Trail: In The Footsteps of Remarkable Women by Janet Lieberman LT 304.0973 LIEB
Work in Progress: An Unfinished Woman’s Guide to Grace by Kristin Armstrong 248.8 ARMS The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin 158 RUBI
The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life As An Experiment by A.J. Jacobs 814 JACO The Ultimate Happiness Prescription: 7 Keys to Joy and Enlightenment by Deepak Chopra 158 CHOP
Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance by Tony Dungy 170 DUNG
Life Without Limits: Inspiration For a Ridiculously Good Life by Nick Vujicic ON ORDER
My Spiritual Journey by Dalai Lama LT 294.3 LAMA
The Butterfly Effect: How Your Life Matters by Andy Andrews 158.1 ANDR
The Shift: Taking Your Life From Ambition to Meaning by Wayne W. Dyer 204 DYER
The Checklist Manifest: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande 610.28 GAWA
15-Minute fitness book series, with DVD included in each volume
ABS Workout by Joan Pagano 613.7 PAGA
Better Back Workout by Suzanne Martin 613.7 MART
Calorie Burn Workout by Efua Baker 613.7 BAKE
Dance Workout by Caron Bosler 613.7 BOSL
Everyday Pilates by Alycea Ungaro 613.7 UNGA
Gentle Yoga by Louise Grime 613.7 GRIM
Stretching Workout by Suzanne Martin 613.7 MART
Total Body Workout by Joan Pagano 613.7 PAGA
Take Time To Reflect On Life Fitness, Diet and Healthy Living
Power Thoughts: 12 Strategies to Win the Battle of the Mind by Joyce Meyer LT 248.4 MEYE An Eagle Named Freedom: My True Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Jeff Guidry LT 639.8 GUID
Books, Movies, and More on Your Favorite Subjects
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At the library you can learn about topics from thousands of books, videos, DVDs, books on tape, and books on CD. Or visit our website (www.bcplib.org) to access dozens of research
databases and find useful internet links. The library is free. You can find everything from fun books for kids and adults to in-depth research materials. We can even access library collections around the country using our In-
terlibrary Loan network. Please stop by and see for yourself all the wonderful things available at your public li-
brary. Is there a topic you’d like to learn more about? If you have suggestions for future
library pathfinders, let me know!
Tracy Weikel [email protected]
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Career Exploration Job Hunting
Resumes & Cover Letters
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The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need by Daniel H. Pink, art by Rob Ten Pas J 741.5 PINK Recent graduate and thoroughly bored office drone Johnny Bunko meets an unlikely career advisor and learns the six essential lessons for surviving in the workplace. A manga-style graphic novel.
Overqualified by Joey Comeau FIC COME Stunned by a family tragedy, a half-hearted job seeker finds emotional release when his personal experiences, hopes, and fears slip into the job application letters he writes.
Online Resources
RefUSA Use the U.S. Businesses module to research companies or industries. Available information varies by company, but may include human resources contact names, business descrip-tions, and Web links to job postings. For access, go to the Find Facts page of our website (www.bcplib.org). A valid library card is required for home access.
Learning Express Build job search and workplace skills, or use the Jobs & Ca-reers Center to take scored licensing, certification, and apti-tude practice tests and discover vital information for a wide variety of occupations. For access, go to the Find Facts page of our website (www.bcplib.org). You must register with a valid library card to use this database.
www.bcplib.org/Ref/jobs.htm Visit the Jobs page of our website to discover useful Web links selected and reviewed by library staff members. Includes links for general resources and career guidance as well as reliable job search engines. BCPL Reference Department
Visit the Reference Desk @ Ridgway Memorial! Visit the Reference Desk @ Ridgway Memorial! Visit the Reference Desk @ Ridgway Memorial! Visit the Reference Desk @ Ridgway Memorial! 127 N. Walnut Street • Shepherdsville, KY 40165 Phone: 543-7675 ext. 4 E-mail Tracy: [email protected] E-mail Marianne: [email protected]
Computer Classes We offer one-on-one computer classes on a variety of sub-jects to help build workplace skills, from basic Web navigation and e-mail to intermediate Excel and Power Point. Call to schedule an appointment.
Resume Consultation Is your resume lacking that special something to make it stand out? Do you just need another set of eyes to take a look? You can schedule a 30-minute resume consultation with Tracy or Marianne to see if we can find ways to perk it up a bit! For a overview on resumes, cover letters, and other job search issues, look for our Job Seekers’ Packet, available online and at every BCPL location! December 2010December 2010
Resumes & Cover LettersResumes & Cover LettersResumes & Cover LettersResumes & Cover Letters The Career Coward's Guide to Resumes: Sensible Strategies for Overcoming Job Search Fears by Katy Piotrowski 650.14 PIOT Résumé Magic: Trade Secrets of a Professional Résumé Writer by Susan Britton Whitcomb 650.14 WHIT How to Say It on Your Resume: A Top Recruiting Director's Guide to Writing the Perfect Resume for Every Job by Brad Karsh with Courtney Pike 650.14 KARS 101 Great Resumes: Winning Resumes for Any Situation, Any Job, Any Career by Ron Fry 650.14 FRY Best Résumés for College Students and New Grads by Louise M. Kursmark 650.14 KURS Expert Resumes for Military-to-Civilian Transitions Wendy S. Enelow and Louise M. Kursmark 650.14 ENEL Expert Resumes for Career Changers by Wendy S. Enelow and Louise M. Kursmark 650.14 ENEL Resumes for the 50+ Job Hunter by the Editors of McGraw-Hill 650.14 RESU Expert Resumes for Baby Boomers by Wendy S. Enelow and Louise M. Kursmark 650.14 ENEL Cover Letter Magic: Trade Secrets of Professional Resume Writers by Wendy S. Enelow and Louise M. Kursmark 650.14 ENEL The Everything Cover Letter Book: Great Cover Letters for Everybody from Student to Exceutive by Steven Graber compiled by Mark Lipsman 808 GRAB
Careers 101Careers 101Careers 101Careers 101 Occupational Outlook Hand-book by U.S. Department of La-bor, Bureau of Labor Statistics R 331 OCCU Overviews of a wide variety of ca-reers based on the latest employment projections of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success by Nicholas Lore 650.14 LORE Includes over 100 self-tests and diagnostic tools for as-sessing your interests, abilities, and goals. Courting Your Career: Match Yourself with the Perfect Job by Shawn Graham 650.14 GRAH This slim book runs the gamut, from researching the careers/industries that best suit you to the steps in get-ting the right job for you. The Right Job, Right Now: The Complete Toolkit for Finding Your Perfect Career by Susan D. Strayer 650.14 STRA Takes you from deciding “What do I want to do?” to the steps to acquiring the career you want. The Career Chronicles by Michael Gregory 331.702 GREG Candid confessions about the day-to-day reality of popu-lar professions, plus helpful information about education, testing, and registration and licensing requirements and occupational outlooks.
We have dozens of situation-specific guidebooks, including:
150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs by The Editors @ JIST and Laurence Shatkin 331.7020973 ONE 225 Best Jobs for Baby Boomers by Michael Farr and Laurence Shatkin 331.7020973 FARR 200 Best Jobs Through Apprenticeships by Mi-chael Farr and Laurence Shatkin 331.25 FARR 300 Best Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree by Michael Farr and Laurence Shatkin 331.702 FARR The Book of U.S. Government Jobs by Dennis V. Damp 331.12 DAMP
Job Hunter’s Game PlanJob Hunter’s Game PlanJob Hunter’s Game PlanJob Hunter’s Game Plan What Color Is Your Parachute?: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers by Richard Nelson Bolles 650.14 BOLL This annually updated book is the longtime bestseller of job-hunting guides. Thank You for Firing Me!: How to Catch the Next Wave of Success After You Lose Your Job by Kitty Martini & Candice Reed 650.14 MART This collaboration from a comedian/entrepreneur and a journalist provides refreshingly funny yet helpful strategies and advice dealing with everything from developing a support network to investigating the new “Gen Y” job opportunities. Landing on the Right Side of Your Ass: A Survival Guide for the Recently Unemployed by Michael B. Laskoff 650.14 LASK From handling the practical and emotional impact of losing your job to advice for finding something else. Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work by Carol Fisherman Cohen and Vivian Steir Rabin 650.14085 COHE A seven-step plan includes assessing options and updating skills, networking and interviewing, and getting your family’s cooperation. 1000 Best Job Hunting Secrets by Diane Stafford and Moritza Day 650.14 STAF From resume “secrets” to dealing professionally with hiring managers and headhunters. Best Career and Education Web Sites: A Quick Guide to Online Job Search by Anne Wolfinger 025.06 WOLF Includes tips on internet searching and electronic resumes, researching employers, and self-employment and freelancing opportunities. Seven Days to Online Networking: Make Connections to Advance Your Career and Business Quickly by Ellen Sautter and Diane Crompton 650.1 SAUT Identifies online networking resources—LinkedIn, blogs, etc.—and strategies. The Everything Job Interview Book by Bob Adams 650.14 ADAM Tips on everything from preparing for interviews—including researching the company/industry—to fielding tough questions and getting a second interview.
