Goldberg, Jan

Provides information about a variety of adventurous occupations, discussing the requirements and training for each career, and features profiles of individuals engaged in many of these jobs, including a test pilot, a Peace Corps volunteer, an alligator farmer, and an FBI agent.

Describes a variety of career options for people who desire a competitive atmosphere at work, looking at the fields of sales, marketing, advertising, public relations, law, research, and, entertainment; discussing job settings, earnings, training and education, and other topics.

Contains interviews with real people working in a variety of science careers in which they discuss the pros and cons of their jobs, explain their job responsibilities, and tell how they got started in their fields; and includes information about qualifications and salary ranges.

Provides firsthand accounts from people working in the entertainment field in which they discuss job responsibilities, pros and cons, and how to get ahead; and includes information on training, job outlook, and salaries.

Discusses the history of the C-130 Hercules transport plane and its use in military campaigns as well as civilian missions, such as studying weather, controlling fires, and supporting researchers in Antarctica.

Presents a general overview of career opportunities for people with inquiring minds, covering different fields of science, including biological and medical, physical, and agricultural, as well as engineering, and computer science and mathematics.

Describes careers for people who want to serve their country, looking at professions in law enforcement, firefighting, the military, the Peace Corps, in politics and government, and on foreign soil; with essays by men and women working in each field.

Provides information about a variety of adventurous occupations, discussing the requirements and training for each career, and features profiles of individuals engaged in many of these jobs, including a test pilot, a Peace Corps volunteer, an alligator farmer, and an FBI agent.

Explores a variety of careers for people who have an eye for color and design; includes detailed job descriptions and current salary statistics.

Portrays Hernando de Soto as both a pirate and explorer who, while a failure in some ways, had a lasting influence through such actions as introducing pigs to the Americas.