Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides
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How to Survive Your Freshman Year
By Hundreds of College Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Who Did
by Various Authors
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
The perennial bestseller, How to Survive Your Freshman Year has become known as the college freshman's 'bible.' The Third Edition offers college freshmen 30 per cent new material: more real-life advice and experiences from interviews with college students and graduates across the country, plus tips from the book's new special editor, Frances Northcutt, an academic advisor and instructor. New entries reflect today's world of new freshman lifestyle and experiences, including all wireless digital devices, social networking, global and political awareness, and the importance of volunteerism.
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How to Survive a Move
By Hundreds of Happy People Who Did
by Various Authors
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
If you are one of the forty million Americans who will move this year, you know the task can seem overwhelming. Now, there's help. How to Survive A Move offers hundreds of helpful and entertaining stories on moving from the real "pros"- everyday people who have moved (many of them over a dozen times! ) and survived to tell their stories. Unlike other moving books that give the opinion of one or two experts, How to Survive a Move includes words of wisdom from hundreds of people - both singles and families, nationwide - who have "been there, done that." Millions of people have survived moving, and so can you!
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How to Survive Your Marriage
By Hundreds of Happy Couples Who Did
by Various Authors
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
Whether you are just about to take the big plunge or have already been married for 50 years, most couples discover that it takes a lot more than saying "I do" to reach wedded bliss. With How to Survive Your Marriage, both newlyweds and longer-married couples can benefit from the collective wisdom of hundreds of people who have learned how to make their marriages work, and who share their hard-earned advice in this book.
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How to Survive Your Freshman Year
By Hundreds of Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors Who Did
by Various Authors
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
How to Survive Your Freshman Year (6th edition) is the perfect send-off gift for college-bound high school graduates. This revamped edition of America's #1 college advice guide includes new advice from hundreds of college students from around the country, alongside the best timeless advice from earlier editions. This ultimate "insider's guide" to college life helps entering freshmen navigate the challenging transition to college life. In addition, the book features expert advice from college advisers and administrators, mental health professionals and others.
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The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for Sector Switchers
by Steven Joiner
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for Sector Switchers is the comprehensive resource for transitioning professionals pursuing new career options in the nonprofit sector. Get indispensable advice, relevant strategies, and nonprofit-specific resources to strengthen your job search. Written by nonprofit career experts, The Idealist Guide is easily accessible and convenient to read. If you are a "mid-career transitioner," a "re-careerer," an "encore careerist," a "bridger," or a "sector switcher" this book is meant for you. Topics Include: Why Nonprofit?-- Myths and Facts About Nonprofits--Nonprofit Hiring Practices--The Challenge of Sector Switching--Self and Career Assessment--Networking Strategies--Evaluating Organizational Culture--Negotiating the Best Deal--Starting Your Own Nonprofit--Nonprofit Speak 101. Written by the staff of Idealist.org with guest sections by other nonprofit experts.
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How to Survive Your Teenager
By Hundreds of Still-Sane Parents Who Did and Some Things to Avoid, From a Few Whose Kids Drove T…
by Beth Reingold Gluck
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
How to Survive Your Teenager offers words of wisdom and entertaining stories on teenagers from the real 'pros' everyday parents across the country who have raised a teenager and survived to tell their story. A fun and quick read for harried parents on the go, the book is jam-packed with hundreds of quick tips and great advice on a variety of subjects, including home life, school, friends and peer pressure, media and entertainment, sex, and drinking and drugs.
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How to Survive Dating
By Hundreds of Happy Singles Who Did
by Various Authors
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
How to Survive Dating can help you avoid the headache - and heartache - of dating. The book offers sage advice from hundreds of singles who have dated and lived to tell their true and often revealing stories.
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Be the Change!
Change the World. Change Yourself.
by Various Authors
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
Be the Change celebrates the personal transformations of men and women who, by working to change the world, changed themselves. Featuring interviews with over 1,000 volunteers, from everyday people to business and community leaders to celebrities, the book combines hands-on advice on ways to get involved with enlightening real-life stories from those who did. Inspirational yet practical, it's the perfect companion for readers who want to stop daydreaming about a more fulfilling life and a better world and take action to do so. Includes forewords by President George H. W. Bush and Tom Brokaw
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How to Lose 9,000 Lbs. (or Less)
Advice From 516 Dieters Who Did
by Joan Buchbinder
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
If two heads are supposed to be better than one, how about 516 heads? That's the number of contributors to this inspiring book in the popular How to Survive series. How to Lose 9, 000 lbs or Less collects real advice and stories from people who've fought on the front lines of the diet wars and won. Topics include motivation (how to turn that nonstop diet chatter into action); brand-name diets (which ones work best); exercise (fun ways to get fit); medical help (from pills to surgery); and sticking with it (how to keep the weight off). The book encourages and entertains with surprising but practical insights such as eating a pickle to counter sugar cravings or putting a picture of an exercise guru on the treadmill for accountability.
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How to Survive the Real World: Life After College Graduation
Advice from 774 Graduates Who Did
by Andrea Syrtash
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
After the parties, the frat rushes, the Big Test and the Big Game, the caffeinated all-nighters, and the pomp and circumstance, life comes knocking. Finding a job and keeping it; renting an apartment or sharing a sublet; dealing with your own money instead of your parents' money; looking for love (and looking and looking... ): who knew how complicated the world after college would be? Nearly 800 contributors to this How to Survive book found out, and happily share their hard-won insights. This useful, upbeat book collects stories, tips, and advice on finding the best place to live, entering adulthood without losing passion, taking care of one's health, finding a great job, and not going home for the holidays for the first time. Covering both the psychological adjustments and the nuts and bolts of daily life as a grown-up, How to Survive the Real World is witty, practical, and the perfect gift for the nervous grad.
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Dog Tales
Hundreds Of Heartwarming, Face-Licking, Tail-Wagging Tales About Dogs
by Various Authors
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
Like their human friends, dogs come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Some are smart, like Ma-Buku, a five-pound Chihuahua who squeaks her toy in perfect time with her owners drums. Some refuse to adhere to dog clichés, like four-year-old Elmer, who loves to chase a tennis ball but refuses to pick it up and bring it back, or six-year-old Barnabas, who can't be bothered to chase cats but will bark vehemently at the wind. There are pretty dogs, heroic dogs, and dogs that are loyal, intuitive, or just plain strange, like Bocci, who goes into a trance when his owner's pager goes off, and can only be "reset" by being picked up and put back down again. All make an appearance in this delightful collection of stories. Submitted by hundreds of real dog owners, these true tales of mutual love and loyalty affirm that there's no better friend than a dog.
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How to Love Your Retirement
The Guide to the Best of Your Life
by Barbara Waxman
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
Ready or not, here it comes: your retirement years! The third phase in your life. You can look forward to good and interesting times if you're prepared, and Love Your Retirement is packed with helpful, entertaining stories and lots of real-life advice from hundreds of retirees who are making the most of their golden years. Love Your Retirement lets readers learn about the NEW retirement: the un-retirement, Protirement, encore experience, from renewment trailblazers. It will introduce the exciting possibilities about how to think about and experience retirement and to hear from 'hundreds of heads' who are doing it in this new and satisfying way. Stories are: • Inspirational • Funny • Touching • Educational… Among the topics covered: • How to pick the best time to retire • Home again: learning to live with your spouse 24/7 • A new life: starting fresh in business, love, and family • Back to school-it's more than being Old Person On Campus • Footloose: traveling your days away-Health: how to stay fit and beat the insurance system • Grandkids: how to be the best grandparent in the world • Volunteering and Working: staying busy and productive
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How to Survive Your Baby's First Year
By Hundreds of Happy Moms and Dads Who Did
by Lori Banov Kaufmann
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
How to Survive Your Baby's First Year is here to help make that first year with a new baby a lot easier. The book offers advice from hundreds of parents who have made it through the first year with their own babies and lived to share the secrets of their success.
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How to Survive Your First Job or Any Job
By Hundreds of Happy Employees
by Various Authors
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
In this informational and necessary book, hundreds of gainfully employed young people detail their experiences launching their careers. They offer real-world tips and advice on looking for and landing a first job, doing well at work, and simply hanging in there. Their stories cover the gamut of work life - dealing with difficult bosses, weird coworkers, less-than-ideal environments and tasks, and climbing up (or slipping down) the corporate ladder, from those who have been there, done that, and lived to tell about it.
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The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for First-time Job Seekers
by Meg Busse
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
Interested in exploring opportunities for meaningful work in the nonprofit sector? The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for First-time Job Seekers is a comprehensive resource for emerging professionals pursuing their first position in the nonprofit sector. Whether you are a current student, a recent graduate, or someone entering the workforce for the first time, this book will provide you with indispensable advice, relevant strategies, and nonprofit-specific resources to strengthen your job search. Written by nonprofit career experts, The Idealist Guide is designed to be easily accessible and convenient to read. Topics Include:• Why Nonprofit?• Mastering a Job Search• Self and Career Assessment• Networking Strategies• Job Search Tools• Evaluating Organizational Culture• Interviews and First Impressions• Negotiating the Best Deal• Myths and Facts About Nonprofits• Nonprofit Speak 101Written by the staff of Idealist.org with guest sections by other nonprofit experts. Idealist.org is the leading organization in the field of nonprofit careers. Idealist.org runs the website where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps to turn their good intentions into action.
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Oh Baby!
Loving (and Surviving!) Your Newborn's First Year
by Various Authors
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
This handy guide contains hard-won advice from real parents who made it through the trials and triumphs of that stressful first year. They've stayed up all night, changed thousands of diapers, and finally figured out how to get the little darlings to sleep. They share what works and what doesn't when it comes to everything from giving birth to getting one's life back in order. Packed with bits of wisdom, the book is a quick, easy read for harried new parents.
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You Can Keep the Damn China!
And 824 Other Great Tips on Dealing with Divorce
by Various Authors
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
Almost 50% of American marriages end in divorce, so it stands to reason that most people have experienced the effects of divorce in some way. Breaking up is hard to do, but that rocky road can be smoothed with this guide featuring contributions by hundreds of former spouses who've made it out in one piece. Eye-opening stories and advice cover getting through the initial tough times; how to break the news to your children and help them cope; dealing with bitter in-laws and other family members; legal wrangling and dividing your stuff; maintaining a relationship with your ex (is it possible?); and more.
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How to Survive Your In-Laws
Advice From Hundreds Of Married Couples Who Did
by Andrea Syrtash
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
As every couple discovers when they get married, you don't just acquire a spouse when you wed - you get the whole family! Whether it's navigating a culture clash, kibitzing in marital squabbles, spoiling the grandkids, or ducking out on the holidays, this book can help. Those who've lived to tell about it weigh in here. Packed with stories, advice, humor, and the hard-won wisdom of hundreds of others who've survived those problems and more, this fun, fast-paced book is a perfect - and useful - engagement or wedding gift.
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Where to Seat Aunt Edna?
And 824 Other Great Wedding Tips
by Besha Rodell
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
Where to Seat Aunt Edna lets those who've already made the mistakes and endured the big day disasters - 634 of them - explain the 'we do's' and 'we don'ts' involved in pulling off a dream wedding. From that fateful announcement of intentions, fixing the guest list, and choosing the bridesmaids' dresses, to writing the vows, figuring out those mind-numbing seating arrangements, and testing out the band to avoid any karaoke-ish embarrassments, there's not a wedding dilemma that hasn't been encountered, retold, and solved somewhere in this ideal engagement gift.
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How to Love Your Retirement
Advice from Hundreds of Retirees
by Various Authors
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
How to Love Your Retirement shows the baby-boom generation how to plan for, and succeed at, this stage of life, whether relaxation, travel, education, or even a new occupation is the goal. Packed with helpful, entertaining stories and real-life advice from hundreds of retirees who are making the most of their post-work lives, this honest and useful guide covers such topics as how to pick the best time to retire; learning to live with a spouse 24/7; staying fit; starting fresh in business, love, and family; traveling; going back to school; and more.
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Life After College
by Various Authors
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
Need a job? An apartment? Insurance? A plan to pay for it all, without going into debt? Know how to cook and iron? And what ever happened to the weekend keg party? It seems like only yesterday that you were tossing your graduation cap in the air. Now, you're confronted with challenging real-world questions. There's no need to stress. Here's help. Hundreds of graduates help you navigate the real world with hard-won wisdom, tips, and advice. It's an orientation guide to becoming a successful, semi-mature adult. Life After College is the roommate every new college grad needs. Topics covered include: • Finding and Keeping Your Dream Job • Working Well with Bosses and Coworkers • The Perfect Place to Live – and How to Get There • Off-Campus Love • Cooking, Clothing, Etiquette – and Other Grown-Up Stuff • Is Grad School for You? • Savvy Advice on Budgeting – and Getting By with Less… With a special financial"how-to" guide from the American Institute for Economic Research.
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How to Survive Your Freshman Year
by Various Authors
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
How to Survive Your Freshman Year offers incoming college freshmen the experience, advice, and wisdom of their peers: hundreds of other students who have survived their first year of college and have something interesting to say about it. Based on interviews with hundreds of college students at every type of higher-learning institution across the country, this book has insights on every aspect of college life, including, what to take to the dorm, living with roommates, Facebook and other social networks, extracurricular activities, choosing classes, studying, going abroad, finances, food, the social scene, doing laundry, staying in touch with friends and family, and much more. Highly readable, much of the book consists of short snippets with some interesting insight and advice from the college students interviewed. The book also includes expert input from college advisors and officers.
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How to Get A's in College
Hundreds Of Student-Tested Tips
by Various Authors
Part of the Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides series
These days college is not a luxury but a necessity. With four (or more) long years of college life ahead of them, it's essential that students have some help to make the most of their time. This book explains how, featuring peers who talk directly and personally to students. Here, hundreds of successful college grads explain how to get top grades, find the right major, manage time, stay motivated, avoid stress, seek out the best teachers and courses, form important relationships, and graduate - happily - at the top of the class. Short, pithy chapters cover such topics as writing a good paper, research and the college library, taking advantage of college support services, balancing athletics and academics, navigating modern college technology, and more.
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