Job Hunting
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2002, by Richard Nelson Bolles. Click here for a detailed description. Reviewed by Amazon.com. (To access "What Color Is Your Parachute: Job Hunting On-Line", click here.)
The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America, by Robert Levering and Milton Moskowitz. Published in 1993. Reviewed by Amazon.com. (Also, Fortune magazine provides their own annually updated list of The 100 Best Companies to Work For.)
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Co-op America's National Green Pages, available for $7.95 postpaid or as part of your $20/year membership fee from Co-op America, lists 2,000 socially responsible businesses in America who are members of the Co-op America Business Network.
Out of print.Non-Profits and Education Job Finder: 1997-2000, by Daniel Lauber. Published in 1997. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
Jobs and Careers With Nonprofit Organizations: Profitable Opportunities With Nonprofits, by Daniel Lauber. Second edition, published in Dec. 1998. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
Good Works: A Guide to Careers in Social Change, edited by Ralph Nader and Donna Colvin. 682 pages. Click here for a review. You can also check out the Good Works Online Job Search.
Green at Work: Finding a Business Career That Works for the Environment, by Susan Cohn. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
Planning Your Career in Alternative Medicine: A Guide to Degree and Certificate Programs in Alternative Healthcare, by Dianne J. B. Lyons. Published in 1997. Click here for a review. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
Educational and Career Opportunities in Alternative Medicine: All You Need to Find Your Calling in the Healing Professions, by Rosemary Jones. Published in 1998.
Publisher out of stock in Nov. 2000.
Careers in Alternative Medicine, by Alan Steinfeld. Published Dec. 1996.
Working
Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do, by Studs Terkel. Written in 1972 after Studs Terkel spent 3 years traveling throughout America talking with people about their jobs. In this book, he recorded the personal stories of American workers in their own words. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
The Joy of Working: The 30 Day System to Success, Wealth, & Happiness on the Job, by Denis Waitley and Reni Witt. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
Publisher out of stock in Nov. 2000.Organize Your Office!: Simple Routines for Managing Your Workspace, by Ronni Eisenberg and Kate Kelly. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
Currently out of print.75 Best Business Practices for Socially Responsible Companies, by Alan Reder. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
The Smart Office: Turning Your Company on Its Head, by A. K. Townsend. How your company can save money by adopting more ecological practices. A book review is provided by the Smart Office Resource Center. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
Zapp!: The Lightning of Empowerment: How to Improve Quality, Productivity, and Employee Satisfaction, by William C. Byham, Ph.D., and Jeff Cox. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
Zapp! the Lightning of Empowerment (audio cassette), by William C. Byham, Ph.D., and Jeff Cox. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
Starting a Business or Co-operative
Small-Time Operator: How to Start Your Own Small Business, Keep Your Books, Pay Your Taxes and Stay Out of Trouble!, by Bernard Kamoroff, C.P.A. 7th edition, published on Aug. 31, 2000. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
Growing A Business, by Paul Hawken. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
Growing A Business audio cassette, by Paul Hawken. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
101 Successful Businesses You Can Start on the Internet, by Daniel S. Janal. 2nd edition, published Dec. 1997. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
Guerrilla Marketing Online Weapons: 100 Low-Cost, High-Impact Weapons for Online Profits and Prosperity, by Jay Conrad Levinson and Charles Rubin. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
Out of print.
We Own It: Starting & Managing Cooperatives & Employee-Owned Ventures, by Peter Honigsberg, Attorney, Bernard Kamoroff, CPA, & Jim Beatty, Coop Accountant.
Putting Democracy to Work: A Practical Guide for Starting and Managing Worker-Owned Businesses, by Frank T. Adams and Gary B. Hansen. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
If you want to start a business, I also highly recommend the book Starting and Operating a Business in <your state>, by Michael D. Jenkins.
Taxes
Check out the tax help section in EmpowermentStores.com. Inexpensive tax software can help you save time and possibly money.
IRS- U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
422 Tax Deductions: For Businesses & Self-Employed Individuals. New third edition. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
The Ernst & Young Tax Saver's Guide 2002. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
The Ernst & Young Tax Guide 2002. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
Investing
Co-op America offers a detailed Online Guide to Socially Responsible Investing. The Green Money Online Guide offers some additional info.
The Mindful Money Guide: Creating Harmony Between Your Values and Your Finances.. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
Investing With Your Values. Click here for a detailed description. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
Retirement
You've Earned It, Don't Lose It: Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make When You Retire, by Suze Orman and Linda Mead. Reviewed by Amazon.com.
The Joy of Not Working: A Book for the Retired, Unemployed, and Overworked, by Ernie J. Zelinski. Also reviewed by Amazon.com.