Book Review Snippets

When Work Doesn't Work Anymore:
Women, Work and Identity
by Elizabeth Perle McKenna

If you've ever struggled, as many of us do, with the role work plays in your life, McKenna's book may help you to get clear on what you really want. She writes from the standpoint of a woman in her forties who has invested years in a professional career and then become disenchanted, wondering what she's sacrificed to get where she is. However, there's plenty of rich material in here for younger people who are seeking balance rather than slavish devotion to their jobs.


Creating a Life Worth Living:
A Practical Course in Career Design For Artists,
Innovators, and Others Aspiring to a Creative Life
by Carol Lloyd

Creative people have unique career challenges, and this book deals with them much better than any traditional job hunting or career choice manual. Chock full of inspiring stories about painters, writers, producers, and how they dealt with the challenges they encountered. It's a little less radical than the CLAWS approach in general, but there is very good information here.



The Teenage Liberation Handbook:
How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education
by Grace Llewellyn

From the back cover of the book: "Schooling and education are two very different things." If you love learning, and wonder if you might learn best without formal school structure, you'll find this book indispensable and inspiring. This book isn't just for teenagers, despite the title. If you've ever wondered why formal schooling can be so dry, regimented, and uninspiring, READ THIS BOOK!