Yolo County Library
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Business and Personal FinanceAugust 2015
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"The key issue is jobs. You can't get away from it: jobs. Having a buck or two in your pocket and feeling like somebody." ~ Studs Terkel (1912-2008), American historian
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Get a summer adventure job
by Ryan Jacobson
Describes a selection of summer jobs that involve adventure, from working at a camp to helping out on a farm, and explains how to find a job and prepare for an interview
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| Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee VanceAs the founder of electric car company Tesla and aerospace manufacturer SpaceX, Elon Musk has made quite a splash in the last 15 years (not to mention his success with PayPal). For this biography, tech journalist Ashlee Vance had access to Musk himself, as well as colleagues, friends, and current and former employees. The resulting portrait of the ambitious entrepreneur will appeal to readers who want to know more about Musk's revolutionary ideas and his personal life. |
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Primates of Park Avenue : a memoir
by Wednesday Martin
A woman describes how she used her background in anthropology and primatology to assimilate into life on the Upper East Side of New York City after marrying a man from that neighborhood, through recognizing tribal migration patterns, display rituals, physical adornment and mating practices. Reading-group guide and author Q-and-A available.
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| My Korean Deli: Risking It All for a Convenience Store by Ben Ryder HoweBen Ryder Howe was an editor at The Paris Review when his wife, a corporate lawyer, decided to buy and help run a Brooklyn convenience store to thank her Korean-immigrant parents for their sacrifices. But no one in the family, save Howe's hard-working mother-in-law (whom he refers to as "the Mike Tyson of Korean grandmothers"), had any idea how convenience stores operated. Balancing two bosses and two jobs -- one a "bubble of privilege," the other full of eccentric customers made cranky by changes to "their" shop -- Howe makes this tale of a family-run business into a "rollicking, made-for-the-movies story" (The New York Times). |
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