Education:

Your First Year As a High School Teacher
Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional
Written by Lynne Marie Rominger and Suzanne Packard Laughrea

Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2009
Price: $18.95

Survive & Thrive in the Classroom From Day One!
Teaching high school students is the toughest job you'll ever love. Of course, often it is an acquired love. You must learn to manage your students' education and play parent, counselor, police officer, and mentor. Wow! Now relax—it doesn't have to be overwhelming... Read more >

Creative Careers in Fashion

Written by Debbie Hartsog

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2007
Price: $19.95

Want to become a fashionista—for real? Get this book!



Fun and entertaining, Creative Careers in Fashion reveals how the fashion industry works—and explores the vast range of career opportunities in the field. Focusing on the most creative jobs, including accessory, costume, and fashion design, as well as make-up artists, wardrobe consultants, textile... Read more >

How to Escape Lifetime Security and Pursue Your Impossible Dream
A Guide to Transforming Your Career
Written by Kenneth Atchity

Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2004
Price: $16.95

For the Type C, or creative, personalities who want their work to "fill" their deepest creative urges, this is the frontline guide to making the transition from a secure and soulless job to a life built around a creative dream. Individuals learn how to follow the mind's eye to construct a... Read more >

Creative Careers in Music

Written by Josquin Des Pres and Mark Landsman

Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2004
Price: $22.95

Talented people of all levels can find profitable careers in today's cutthroat music industry with the help of this definitive guide. A wide variety of careers in the music business are fully described - from songwriters and producers to solo artists and band members. The skills and training required for each... Read more >

Your Modeling Career
You Don't Have to Be a Superstar to Succeed
Written by Debbie Press

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2004
Price: $24.95

From high-fashion spreads and runway shows to shoe, hand, hair, and character shots to magazine and catalog ads, this comprehensive guide reveals how to be a successful model without being a superstar or drop-dead gorgeous. Tips are given on breaking into the modeling business, finding the right agent, and maneuvering in... Read more >

The Fine Artist's Career Guide
Making Money in the Arts and Beyond
Written by Daniel Grant

Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2004
Price: $29.95

This indispensable guide gives anyone with studio art training the vital tools and breadth of information they need to develop and succeed in the fine and applied arts. It covers the full spectrum of career options available to artists today-from being an independent artist to niches in the corporate world, and... Read more >

Making It in the Music Business
The Business and Legal Guide for Songwriters and Performers
Written by Lee Wilson

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2004
Price: $24.95

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The Fine Artist's Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion
Innovative Techniques to Build Your Career as an Artist
Written by Julius Vitali

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2003
Price: $24.95

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The Real Deal
How to get Signed to a Record Label
Written by Daylle Deanna Schwartz

Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2002
Price: $19.95

Revised and completely updated edition of the industry classic! The Real Deal is the only music business reference source that offers specific advice to musicians on getting that all-important record deal.

Included in this thoroughly revised and updated Second Edition are all the business necessities, creative aspects, and marketing strategies needed for... Read more >

Starting Your Career as a Freelance Illustrator or Graphic Designer

Written by Michael Fleishman

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2001
Price: $19.95

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Your First Year As an Elementary School Teacher
Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional
Written by Lynne Marie Rominger, Karen Heisinger and Natalie Elkin

Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: March 29, 2001
Price: $19.95

Real Solutions and Advice from the Teaching Trenches
Many begin teaching because of a desire to make a difference. But faced with everyday challenges of the classroom, this idealism is often lost. The fact is, teaching is not easy. While there are many personal rewards, teachers must satisfy many constituencies, including students... Read more >

Your First Year As a High School Teacher
Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional
Written by Lynne Marie Rominger, Suzanne Packard Laughrea and Natalie Elkin

Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2001
Price: $18.95

Survive & Thrive in the Classroom From Day One!
Teaching high school students is the toughest job you'll ever love. Of course, often it is an acquired love. You must learn to manage your students' education and play parent, counselor, police officer, and mentor. Wow! Now relax—it doesn't have to be overwhelming... Read more >

The Business of Being an Artist

Written by Daniel Grant

Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2000
Price: $19.95

Thoroughly updated and expanded, this classic handbook teaches emerging artists all the strategies they need to know for selling artwork on their own or through dealers. The book's new sections target today's vital issues: creating a web site; obtaining copyright/trademark protection on the Internet; coping with censorship of controversial art; and... Read more >