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The Resume Handbook: How to Write Outstanding Resumes and Cover Letters for Every Situation (Paperback)

The Resume Handbook: How to Write Outstanding Resumes and Cover Letters for Every Situation

Only 1 interview is granted for every 250 resumes received-with The Resume Handbook, you can make sure yours is the one on top! Your resume has one purpose: to obtain an interview. In order to create an interview-winning resume, you need to know what to say and how to say it-and The Resume Handbook will show you how. The book focuses on three major objectives: Organization: Give your resume structure and visual impact to immediately capture attention The Basics: What to include and what to leave out so you don’t turn off the reader Accomplishments: Present yourself as a highly motivated achiever Now in its fifth edition, The Resume Handbook features thirty-seven of the best resumes ever written and provides no-nonsense advice for making your resume stand out from the crowd. Praise for The Resume Handbook: “As vice president of a major employment agency, I have seen countless examples of the best and worst of resumes. The Resume Handbook provides clear ad (more…)

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Programming in C (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

Programming in C (3rd Edition)

Learn C programming from one of the best. Stephen Kochan’s Programming in C is thorough with easy-to-follow instructions that are sure to benefit beginning programmers. In its third edition, the style in this book remains true to the simple, instructional style of previous editions. It provides you with updated and relevant examples of how C programming can be used with small, fast programs, similar to the programming used by large game developers such as Nintendo. If you want a one-stop-source for C programming, this book is it! Programming in C, Third Edition is a revised edition of a classic programming title. Author Stephen Kochan’s style and thorough explanations have earned him a place among the most respected of computer book authors. Although the C programming language hasn’t undergone any major changes, it’s enjoying new life among game programmers and small device programmers, where its simple elegance makes it the ideal choice for small fast programs. La (more…)

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The Politics of Aristotle (Volume 2) (Paperback)

The Politics of Aristotle (Volume 2)

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The past few years have seen a spate of new translations of classic texts in philosophy, in part because of more complete texts on which to base the translations and in part because of a desire to render the texts in a more contemporary English. Simpson (classics and philosophy, CUNY) has produced a fresh and lively translation that is perhaps more logically ordered. He makes a strong case for rearranging the standard order of the books of the Politics to provide a sequence more in keeping with Aristotle’s intentions, positioning Books 7 and 8 to follow Book 3. The text begins with a translation of Book 10, Chapter 9 of the Nicomachean Ethics, which Simpson argues is a precursor to the Politics. A comparison with standard translations, such as those of Jowett and Barker, indicates that Simpson put much effort into this version and clarified a number of points that earlier translations left unclear. An excellent addition to all academic and major pub (more…)

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