Recent job environments recreated and studied in this book involve the blue-collar and the assembly-line worker. Delineates new and more humane ways of achieving productivity.

The Industrial Revolution brought about great changes, but this was a time before many labor laws, and many children had to work from sunup to sundown. The poor had to work as rat catchers and coal miners! Readers will take in important historical context as they learn all about these and other horrible jobs of the era. Sidebars and fact boxes add further detail, including the grotesque "secret" to softening animal hides for leather goods. Historical images and colorful illustrations draw readers deeper into the harsh reality of a pivotal era full of terrible working conditions.

Apple is a famous brand name, and the imagination and forward thinking behind its success owes a large debt to Steve Jobs. This informational biography offers insight into the life of Steve Jobs, beginning with his early curiosity about electronics and moving through his various innovations to his state-of-the-art technologies like iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers. Readers will learn about his rise to fame in the world of computers and technology, but this book also covers some of his less successful projects. Many readers will be inspired by Jobs's creativity and unwavering determination to develop exciting and striking, but easy-to-use, products.

Provides job seekers with techniques to gain access to potential employers electronically, including information on how to get a résumé into a database, job hotlines, computer-driven and video conferencing, and databases for designing employer lists.

On 26 May, 2010 Apple Inc. passed Microsoft in valuation as the world's largest technology company. Its consumer electronic products - ranging from computers to mobile phones to portable media devices, not to mention its iTunes, iBook and App Store - have influenced nearly every facet of our lives, and it shows no sign of slowing down. But how did Apple - a company set up in the back room of a house by two friends, and one that always marketed itself as the underdog - become the marketplace leader (and the world's second largest company overall), and is it a good thing to have one company hold so much power? In The Apple Revolution Luke Dormehl shares the inside story of how Apple Inc. came to be; from the formation of the company's philosophies and user-friendly ethos, to the "iPod moment" and global domination, leaving you with a deep understanding of how it was created, why it has flourished, and where it might be going next.

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