Books!: Four Good Non-Fiction Reads

Career renegade: How to Make a Great Living Doing What You Love Jonathan Fields, 2009 Broadway Books
This one promises to be different from the usual career change book, and it actually is. Renegade offers viable suggestions on how to find a niche within your chosen field and how to decide what you really want to be doing. It includes concrete examples of unusual ways others have turned hobby into enjoyable profession, and resources available on- and off-line. The resouces alone are astounding, so even if you don't want to become a career renegade, you can apply the resources to what you already do.
Or to what you always wanted to learn and couldn't afford the tuition on, since one of the resources links you to major Free college courses. Worth reading!

Furry Logic; A guide to Life's Little Challenges Jane Seabrook, 2004 Ten Speed Press Cute critters, amusing captions, light-hearted, quick and giftable. You probably don't need to check this one out, you can read it and enjoy the artwork in a matter of minutes but it really is giftable. So next time you need an all-purpose on-hand sort of gift, try this book. Ms. Seabrook has others as well, all along the same lines as this one. They all would make a memorable get-well 'card' from the whole office or going away gift for the co-worker you barely co-work with.
 Got Sun? Go Solar expanded second edition Rex A. Ewing and Doug Pratt
2009, PixyJack Press Great book! Easy to follow discussion of how to determine what you need, where to get it, how to estimate true costs and savings, configure your set up, and when to hire a pro. Also includes info on handling the paperwork if you go it alone, and where to find out what financial incentives are offered and by whom. Minor discussion of wind power, which is very limited in its regional applicability. Major focus is solar and the advances are worth investigation even if you aren't planning to go green.
re-bound; Creating Handmade Books from Recycled and Repurposed Materials Jeannine Stein, 2009 Quarry BooksBeing and artist and writer, handmade books delight me. If you happen to be one of the 7million people (I never exagerate![I never generalize either...]) who have said to me " I'm just not creative", this book is for you. See, what I think is that everyone is creative! Pretty much everything we do, we do our own way. We make it our own, whether it is adapting the packaged noodles or getting dressed in the morning, we add our own touches.
re-bound tells you how to bind your book, gives specific instructions for 16 different types of book that I think anyone can make, and offers inspiration to do more. You can make your book for a specific purpose, or leave it blank. It can be tiny or jumbo. It can be paper, cloth, crushed tin cans, or whatever else strikes your fancy. Some of mine are made from Tarot cards, others from copper, one is made from a wine bottle cork. I even have a few that are made from a single sheet of standard typing paper folded to make a 16 page pocket album of my photographs. Easy-peasy and very rewarding.
Check this one out, try it! If you really hate the results, well you made it from 'trash', so it won't be that hard to toss it out, but I think you'll find out two things - That your book is very cool and that You Are Creative!