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| The Back Door Guide to Short-Term Job Adventures: Internships, Summer Jobs, Seasonal Work, Volunteer Vacations, and Transitions Abroad | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael Landes
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (24 reviews)
Sales Rank: 160915
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 584
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1.8
ISBN: 1580086691
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.14
EAN: 9781580086691
ASIN: 1580086691
Publication Date: April 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Anyone trying to reinvigorate or redirect a stalled career needs a short-term job adventure. This book offers a comprehensive list of life-enriching experiences. From internships to seasonal work to volunteer jobs and adventures abroad, readers will find more than 1,000 opportunities to work, play, learn, help, create, experience, and grow worldwide. Michael Landes has extensively updated the listings to provide the most current information.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
 JUST THE INFO I NEEDED November 30, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Renaissance Soul: Life Design for People with Too Many Passions to Pick Just One People with lots of interests often enjoy walking outside the beaten path. Just last night I was coaching a young woman who definitely wants to do something different this spring but has not yet been to college. Ideally she wants to be in a warm climate, earn rather than spend money, and participate in making the world a better place. The Back Door Guide was all we really needed. We just started with the geographical index in the back, picked locations of interest, and read the reports on what was available in that area. The book is so well-organized that I could check to see if a given program required being a college student and, if necessary, eliminate it without having to read anything else. Then I could check the pay/earn info, again without having to read farther if it didn't apply. So in a very short time we found several very exciting possibilities and all the URL info, etc. we needed to find out even more. Anyone who prefers variety and combination over doing just one thing should have this book on their book shelf!
 good resource November 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book for my daughter who is a senior in college. She loved it, having already acted on some of the ideas. Much better than so-called college advisors.
Great for college students or people figuring out what they want to do May 15, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
What a great book! You could literally live your life with this book going from one volunteer opportunity to another. The book is basically a list of short terms jobs ranging from camps to dude ranches to museums. It tells you if they pay you anything, if they feed you, if they board you, how long the job is for, and it gives descriptions and contact info. This is an excellent all in one resources for jobs in the US so quit the desk job and travel around volunteering for a living. This will inspire you to do it!
Just Do It! January 15, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Excellent resource for the pure pleasure of doing something different. If you have the time, resources and an adventurous spirit, just go out and buy this book and then just do it!
ditto July 10, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"pretty good book. Wish there were more photos and that the photos were in color. Also I would have liked a few more animal short term job adventures. I noticed the book focused a lot on students and US locations but did include a section on global jobs and adventures abroad. loved how the book offered a good variety of jobs for all types of people with website and other critical info on each job!"
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