Finding a job is hard. Running a non-academic job search when all of your previous experience is in academia is even harder. This book won’t make it easy (unfortunately, nothing can do that), but it will help you learn to run a successful job search and avoid common pitfalls. It provides a hiring manager’s advice on networking, conducting informational interviews, converting your curriculum vitae into a resume, writing a cover letter, interviewing, and maintaining your self-confidence throughout the job search process. This concise collection of job searching advice provides a framework for finding the way out of academia and into a new job for academics at all levels who have realized that they want a different sort of career.

Navigating the Path to Industry: A Hiring Manager's Advice for Academics Looking for a Job in Industry

Business & Money

Nelson, M.R.

Job Hunting & Careers

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Genesis… retold for those of us who could never make it past all those “begats.” The Book of Genesis has some truly great stories, and is the foundation of many themes that are used again and again in literature. But many of us skip it because we bog down in the long series of "begats." Comedian Micah Edwards applied his comedic skills to his lifelong interest in the Bible, and the result is a funny, but accurate, retelling of The Book of Genesis. "Micah Edwards’ Ok, So Look is intriguing food for thought and substantive fodder for discussion. His thoughtful—and accurate—close reading of the ancient text will prove highly informative for both cynics and traditionalists alike." - Rabbi Arthur Blecher, Washington, DC, Author of “The New American Judaism”

Okay, So Look: A Humorous Retelling of the Book of Genesis (The Bible: Faster, Funnier)

Humor & Entertainment

Edwards, Micah

Humor

Happy endings come in many guises.... A collection of classic love stories that end on a high note: fun and spirited, with overtones that will linger awhile. The flight includes: 
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<li>The Singing Lesson, by Katherine Mansfield</li> <li>Akin to Love, by L.M. Montgomery</li> <li>Mr. Lismore and the Widow, by Wilkie Collins</li> <li>Head and Shoulders, by F. Scott Fitzgerald</li> <li>The Other Man's Wife, by James Oliver Curwood</li> </ul>

Love and Other Happy Endings: A Collection of Classic Short Stories

Literature & Fiction

CURWOOD, JAMES OLIVER

COLLINS, WILKIE

MANSFIELD, KATHERINE

Fitzgerald,F.Scott

Montgomery., L. M.

Short Stories & Anthologies

Do you think “Bollywood” is just flashy dance sequences and unbelievable plots? Think again! Explore the rich history and artistic traditions of Hindi film in this engaging book, which intersperses stories from the author’s path to dedicated fandom with analysis of the films and their context. If your only exposure to Hindi films is action sequences that defy the laws of physics and dance sequences full of colorful, swirling silk, this book will open your eyes to a rich and rewarding art form. If you’re already a fan, it will enrich your appreciation of your favorite film moments by placing them in their larger context.

Don't Call It Bollywood: An Introduction to the Hindi Film Universe

Redlich, Margaret E.

Movies

Academic life can be wonderful, but also daunting. This collection of essays and cartoons on life in academia provides an “insider’s guide” to the tenure track and beyond in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields at a major US research institution. Sydney Phlox, a pseudonymous tenured professor, takes the reader through the maze of academic life: from the job search, through the research, teaching, and service that form the core of academic work to the quest for work-life balance and the unique challenges faced by women in STEM. Along the way, Phlox shares the joys and tribulations of working with students and collaborators and navigating academic politics while trying to get papers published and grants funded.

Academaze: Finding Your Way through the American Research University

Phlox, Sydney

Motherhood doesn't always look like the sentiments from a greeting card. This collection of four short stories explores the reality of pregnancy and motherhood, from the uncertainty of waiting for pregnancy test results to the strange feeling of not being in control of your own body during pregnancy, labor, and the sometimes suffocating routines of parenting young children. The stories take an unflinching look at the changes motherhood brings, and also challenge our ideas of what it means to be the protagonist and what stories are worth telling.

Both Sides of My Skin

Trach, Elizabeth

Genre Fiction

When war comes to your planet, everything changes.. perhaps even the meaning of family and identity. Xin inherits a vineyard on a distant planet, and moves there to build a life… but an interstellar war intervenes. Will Xin’s dreams of a new life get caught in the crossfire? Xin's understanding of family and sense of self must evolve to cope with the changes brought by life on a new planet and a war that threatens everything.

Water into Wine

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Chng, Joyce

Science Fiction

What happens if you try to retire a god who is not ready to leave? An official from the Ministry of Divinity arrives at a university to decommission a local god. She is expecting an easy decommissioning of a waning god of mischief but finds instead an active god not interested in retiring and university administrators who have not told her the full story about the god. Can the Decommisioner discover the true story of this god in time to prevent his most destructive round of mischief yet?

The Inconvenient God (Tales of the Polity)

Forrest, Francesca

Fantasy

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