New Releases by Tom Jackson

Philosophy: An Illustrated History of Thought is an authoritative yet fun reference book and timeline on the compilation of human knowledge. Philosophy contains 100 chronological articles that recount the inspirations of great thinkers plus a 12-page "Timeline History of Philosophy."

Discusses the basic concepts of atoms and molecules.

A little monkey was drinking from the river when it saw the water move. Seconds later, the powerful jaws of the largest crocodile on earth, the saltwater crocodile, snapped closed around its little body. As fast as it had appeared from the water, the croc disappeared below the surface with its food. Young readers will explore the underwater world of this powerful reptile through clear text, full-color photos, and diagrams. Age-appropriate activities, such as describing the advantages of ambushing prey, give readers a chance to make observations and develop animal-science skills.

Describes the different aspects of tropical forests including climate, plants, animals, and people and contains detailed maps of key rainforests in Central America and Southeast Asia, the Amazon and Congo Rain Forests, and forests in New Guinea.

Relates facts about sharks, the biggest and most dangerous fish on the planet that can track their prey from more than a mile away.

Introduces several examples of unusual and sometimes dangerous spiders, including lynx spiders, jumping spiders, funnel-web spiders, wolf spiders, and tarantulas.

Introduces several examples of unusual and dangerous snakes, including the anaconda, king cobra, puff adder, sea krait, mamba, and rainbow boa.

Introduces several examples of unusual and dangerous sea creatures that live in the depths of the world''s oceans, lakes, and rivers, including the fangtooth, Japanese devil ray, electric catfish, killer whale, gulper eel, and blue-ringed octopus.

Introduces several examples of the most unusual and dangerous dinosaurs that ever lived, including the Baryonyx, Deinonychus, Diplodocus, Giganotosaurus, Triceratops, and Oviraptor.

With over 350 colour photographs and wildlife artworks, this work explores all aspects of apes and monkeys, from their habitat to their body structure and behaviour.

Examines the planet Earth, discussing its surface, orbit, atmosphere, landscape, core, and living organisms.

Learn about animals such as the piranha, box jellyfish, and golden poison dart frog, who are small but deadly.

Welcome to the world of beautiful-but-dangerous reptiles! Snake Bite invites readers to meet face-to-face with these slithery serpents--but don''t get too close! Some of these creatures can be deadly!

Explores shark attacks, including the true-life story of a young surfer who lost her arm in that way.

Explains where lithium can be found and how it was discovered, and describes its special characteristics and importance to the human body.

Describes the geography, history, government, economy, nature, people, and culture of South Korea.

Learn about the fascinating and dangerous radioactive elements.

Examines the chemical properties of fluorine, the forms in which it occurs in nature, and commercial and scientific uses of fluorine.

When published thirteen years ago, The Perfect Resume was the best resume book on the market. It transformed the old resume "list of facts" into a new model, an opportunity for self-expression and self-promotion. But today''s perfect resume is not the same perfect resume of ten--or even five years ago. The New Perfect Resume provides the most effective strategies for dealing with the current shift away from ''good steady jobs'' to an era of temporary, freelance, and consulting positions. In order to compete in today''s business world, where employers are more interested in a candidate''s skills rather than experience, and where no employment is guaranteed for life, resumes must be highly customized and targeted to an employer with current or short-term needs. The New Perfect Resume shows readers how to: * Prepare a capabilities portfolio, which focuses on a candidate''s talents rather than the number of jobs they''ve held * Write an "internal resume" that defines job responsibilities for those already with a job * Use E-Mail, the talent banks of the Internet, and electronic job searches Along with all these strategies, The New Perfect Resume includes all the hallmarks of a great resume book, including 50 samples of winning resumes, easy-to-use drafting forms, special resumes for recent graduates, salary negotiation strategies, and suggestions on how to write a perfect cover letter. A classic in the field of career development, The New Perfect Resume is sure to become the new standard upon which all other resume books are compared.

Career guru and bestselling author Tom Jackson provides shortcuts to success with his third low-priced, high-quality job hunting guide.

In the latest version of his revolutionary bestseller, the bestselling author of The Perfect Job Search shows both new job seekers and frustrated career changers how to tap into today''s dynamic job market and make the most of their best qualities by using his 25 proven fast track tactics and 77 action strategies to chart their course to success.

From the author of the 300,000-copy bestseller "The Perfect Resume, a unique catalog of sample resumes for the job seeker in need of practical models, as well as the insight and inspiration to crack today''s tough job market.