vocational guidance

Go behind the scenes and be mentored by the best in the business to find out what it's really like, and what it really takes, to become a venture capitalist.

Three fashion designers share their advice and real-life experiences on how to start a career in the fashion industry.

Explores the skills needed for a career in marine biology by following the career of Dr. Robin Baird.

". . . shadows Mary Louise Clemens, the owner and head baker of Ladybird Bakery in Brooklyn, to reveal . . . the path to becoming a baker, from education to the creation of new recipes, from negotiating with suppliers to the possibility of opening a small business"--Provided by publisher.

"[This book] offers a structured, practical approach to events, from the initial planning, to final evaluating stages. It introduces the key models and theories but focuses on the practical side of building and working with a team, choosing a location, creating a program, dealing with stakeholders and sponsors, promoting the event, essential financial and procurement considerations and finally evaluating the event"--Provided by publisher.

" . . . takes readers behind the scenes of one of America's trendiest new restaurants, revealing how Lien Ta and chef Jonathan Whitener of LA's Here's Looking at You managed to beat the odds. With valuable information about what daily life for a professional is like, this is an entertaining, practical guide to what makes a master restaurateur, from writing the business plan to opening night and beyond"--Publisher.

"A revealing guide to a nursing career written by . . . reporter Sonny Kleinfield and based on the real-life experiences of the celebrated emergency room nurses of New York's Lenox Hill Hospital-required reading for anyone considering a path to this profession"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the skills needed to become a successful private investigator.

"Provides valuable and relevant information about what daily life for a professional veterinarian is like . . . a behind-the-scenes, honest, and inspiring look at the day-to-day life of a veterinarian through the eyes of four people who have made this career their life's work. There's Michael, who thought he would be an architect, but instead works with urban pets at the ASPCA in New York; Elisha, who studied dance before she began treating cows, cats, and horses; Idina, who was injured in a car accident and was forced to find a second career; and Chick, who was earning aMasters in economics but turned to veterinarian science after he began working nights at an animal hospital. With each . . . dives into every element of the job: science, surgery, financials, finding a program, and everything in between"--Publisher.

"At the center of every successful film is a producer. Producers bring films to life by orchestrating the major players--screenwriters, directors, talent, distributors, financiers--to create movie magic. . . . author and journalist Boris Kachka shadows award-winning producers Fred Berger and Michael London and emerging producer Siena Oberman as movies are pitched, financed, developed, shot, and released. Fly between Los Angeles and New York, with a stop in Utah at the Sundance Film Festival, for a candid look at this high-stakes profession. Learn how the industry has changed over the decades--from the heyday of studios to the reign of streaming platforms"--Dust jacket.