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Book Review: 55 Ways to Add Disney Magic to Your Organization
While today’s post will not be the first time I’ve written a book review, this is also one of those rare times when I’m performing a cross-branding exercise as well. While I’ll be reviewing my friend Pete Blank‘s book, 55 Ways … Continue reading
Posted in business writing, careers, clients, leadership, management, peers, personal, workplace
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How to Write Effective Book Reviews
One way to get your foot in the door with a community/magazine you’re interested in writing for is to write book reviews. The important things to remember are that you meet your audience’s and editor’s expectations when describing the virtues … Continue reading
Book Review: From Graduation to Career Ready in 21 Days: A Guide for English Majors
A while back, I started toying with a book on how an English major can get a job at NASA. Well, a website/group called Dear English Major has released a book that covers some of the same ground, focusing specifically … Continue reading
Posted in careers, job hunting, mentoring
Tagged Alyssa W. Christensen, book review, From Graduation to Career Ready
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Book Review: The Rightful Place of Science: Citizen Science
I know you folks are busy, so I’ll give you the short version of this review up front. If you’re sufficiently interested, you can read more in-depth after that. I’m reviewing The Rightful Place of Science: Citizen Science for a few reasons: first, I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, citizen science, Darlene Cavalier, Science Cheerleader
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Book Review: Fallen Astronauts, Revised Edition
I’d read the original version of Fallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon four years ago. Originally published in 2003, the book is a candid, serious history of several NASA astronauts (and a few Soviet cosmonauts) who were in training … Continue reading
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Tagged author interview, book review, nonfiction, space exploration
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