In their shoes : extraordinary women describe their amazing careers / Deborah Reber

Author: Reber, Deborah
Published: New York : Simon Pulse, [2015]
Copyright Date: ©2015
Edition: Simon Pulse edition, newly updated.
Physical Description: xviii, 460 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

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Contents

Shonda Rhimes (TV show creator) -- Joanne B. Sgueglia (forensic scientist) -- Leah Faresh Karp (real estate agent) -- Missy Park (entrepreneur) -- Kamala Harris (district attorney) -- Jessica Weiner (actionist) -- Jocelyn Warner (social worker) -- Alli Shearmur (movie studio executive) -- Danielle Aust (firefighter) -- Nancy Pearl (librarian) -- Maureen Shirreff (advertising executive) -- Dr. Nancy Knowlton (marine biologist) -- Chiyo Ishikawa (museum curator) -- Leanne Lusk (coast guard lieutenant) -- Amy Friedman (TV network executive) -- Dr. Alice Wilder (educational psychologist) -- Jayne Morgan (accountant) -- Severn Cullis-Suzuki (environmentalist) -- Anke Langenbach (veterinarian) -- Holly McPeak (professional athlete) -- Joyce Roche (nonprofit director) -- June Ambrose (stylist) -- Kelly McCarthy (video game programmer) -- Cindy Guagenti (publicist) -- Heather Johnston (architect) -- Christine Tucker (commercial airline pilot) -- Mary Sue Milliken & Susan Feniger (chefs) -- Melissa Block (journalist) -- Lauren Faust (animator) -- Susannah Grant (screenwriter) -- Michelle Grandy (nurse-midwife) -- Bo Kim (recruiter) -- Amanda Koster (photographer) -- Linda Chen (golf tournament director) -- Barbara Boxer (Senator) -- Susan Schulz (magazine editor) -- Lupe Valdez (sheriff) -- Anne Corbett (urban planner) -- Michelle Carter (international development and relief worker) -- Miriam Kramer (yoga instructor) -- Ullika Pankratz (visual merchandiser) -- Ellen Goldsmith-Vein (talent agent) -- Claudia Poccia (business executive) -- Tamara Hayman (engineer) -- Maria Carrillo (teacher) -- Kay Lakey (physical therapist) -- Sara Lynch (nanny) -- Maura Tierney (actor) -- Roxanne Coady (independent bookstore owner) -- Career chooser -- Career index.

Summary

"Follow in the footsteps of amazing women who have the jobs of your dreams! This extensive and empowering career guide leads the way to a fulfilling professional life. Newly updated with seven additional cutting-edge careers! Go beyond the job description and get the scoop on what it's really like to work as a senator, a marine biologist, an actress, and much, much more. This exciting guide gives the behind-the-scenes scoop on a wide variety of careers through nearly fifty intimate 'day in the life' profiles of women who excel in their fields. From magazine journalism to forensic science to the most relevant new careers for today's young women, you'll learn exactly what to expect and how to get ahead.--From publisher description.

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ISBN

1481428128
9781481428125 (hc)
9781481428118 (pbk.)
148142811X (pbk.)
9781416925781
1416925783
9781417770472
1417770473

Note

Includes index.

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