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Books in Ferguson's Careers in Focus series

  • Automotives

    Ferguson Publishing

    (Ferguson Publishing, Jan. 30, 2009)
    Careers in Focus: Automotives covers 19 careers for car enthusiasts.Job profiles include:-Automobile collision repairers -Automobile detailers -Automobile service technicians -Automotive dealership owners and sales managers -Automotive designers -Diesel mechanics -Driving school owners and instructors -Inspectors -Precision metalworkers -Public relations specialists -Teachers, automotive training -Test drivers -Welders and welding technicians -Writers, automotive -and more.
  • Computer & Video Game Design

    Ferguson

    Hardcover (Ferguson Publishing Company, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Careers in Focus: Computer and Video Game Design, Second Edition covers 20 careers in this fun field.Job profiles include:
  • Careers in Focus: Design

    Mary Susan Ryan-Flynn

    Hardcover (Ferguson Publishing, Nov. 1, 2010)
    Careers in Focus: Design, Third Edition profiles 20 careers for students interested in this glamorous field.New and updated job profiles include: -Architects -Computer and video game designers -Costume designers -Drafters -Fashion designers -Florists -Furniture designers -Jewelers and jewelry repairers -Makeup artists -Merchandise displayers -Packaging designers -Photo stylists -Toy and game designers -and more.
  • Biology

    Ferguson's

    Hardcover (Ferguson Publishing, May 1, 2011)
    Biology is the study of how living things function, how they relate to one another, and how they evolved. Because living things vary greatly in how they live and how they developed, the field of biology is broken into many distinct specialty areas, including microbiology, plant and animal physiology, ecology, epidemiology, cell biology, and marine biology. Biologists play an important role in research to fight diseases and develop life-improving technologies.Careers in Focus: Biology, Third Edition explores 20 careers in this important--and rapidly growing--scientific field.Job profiles include:-Astrobiologists -Biochemists -Biotechnology patent lawyers -Cytotechnologists -Ethnoscientists -Genetic scientists -Marine biologists -Naturalists -Toxicologists -Zoologists.
  • Construction

    Ferguson

    Hardcover (Ferguson Publishing, May 1, 2010)
    Careers in Focus: Construction, Fifth Edition profiles 23 careers for students interested in this growing field.New and updated job profiles include:-Architects -Bricklayers and stonemasons -Cement masons -Construction inspectors -Drafters -Drywall installers and finishers -Electricians -Floor covering installers -Heating and cooling technicians -Landscape architects -Operating engineers -Roofers -Surveyors -and more.
  • Animation

    Ferguson

    Hardcover (Ferguson Publishing Company, May 1, 2010)
    Careers in Focus: Animation covers 18 careers for creative students interested in this booming field.
  • Geology

    Ferguson's

    Hardcover (Ferguson Publishing, Nov. 30, 2011)
    Careers in Focus: Geology looks at 20 careers in this fascinating science field.Job profiles include:-Engineering geologists -Geochemists -Geological oceanographers -Geophysicists -Groundwater professionals -Laboratory testing technicians -Paleotologists -Petrologists -Science writers and editors -Surveyors.
  • Physicians

    Ferguson

    Hardcover (Ferguson Publishing, Jan. 1, 2011)
    Careers in Focus: Physicians, Third Edition profiles 30 careers for students interested in this field.New and updated job profiles include: -Anesthesiologists -Cardiologists -Cosmetic surgeons -Dermatologists -Ear, nose, and throat specialists -Emergency room physicians -Epidemiologists -Hematologists -Holistic physicians -Homeopaths -Neurologists -Oncologists -Pediatricians -Sports physicians -Surgeons -and more.
  • Complementary and Alternative Health Care

    Ferguson Publishing

    Hardcover (Ferguson Publishing, July 1, 2009)
    Praise for the previous edition:"Solid, up-to-date addition..."--School Library JournalCareers in Focus: Complementary and Alternative Health Care, Third Edition offers 22 careers in this profitable field.Job profiles include:-Acupuncturists -Aromatherapists -Ayurvedic doctors and practitioners -Chiropractors -Creative arts therapists -Dietitians and nutritionists -Herbalists -Holistic dentists -Homeopaths -Horticultural therapists -Hypnotherapists -Massage therapists -Naturopaths -Nurse-midwives -Osteopaths -Reflexologists.
  • Photography

    David Strelecky

    Hardcover (Ferguson Publishing Company, July 1, 2009)
    Profiles 20 careers for young professionals interested in the field of photography. This title covers such job profiles as: archivists; camera operators; conservators and conservation technicians; exhibit designers; fashion photographers; film and television editors; graphic designers; photography instructors; photojournalists; and, more.
  • Archeology

    Ferguson Publishing

    Hardcover (Ferguson Publishing, Nov. 1, 2010)
    Careers in Focus: Archaeology profiles 19 careers for anyone interested in this exciting field.Job profiles include:-Anthropologists -Anthropology/archaeology college professors -Conservators and conservation technicians -Cultural resources lawyers -Environmental archaeologists -Ethnoarchaeologists -Field technicians and supervisors -Geographic information systems specialists -Historians -Historic preservationists -Museum curators -Underwater archaeologists -Writers and editors -and more.
  • Education

    Ferguson

    (Ferguson Publishing, Feb. 1, 2009)
    Praise for the previous edition:"...well organized and present[s] a good deal of information."--School Library JournalCareers in Focus: Education, Third Edition covers 21 careers in this growing field.Job profiles include:-Adult and vocational education teachers -Career and employment counselors and technicians -College professors -Education directors and museum teachers -Elementary school teachers -English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers -Guidance counselors -Naturalists -Park rangers -Special education teachers -Speech-language pathologists and audiologists -Teacher aides -and more.