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In Their Shoes: Extraordinary Women Describe Their Amazing Careers
FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF AMAZING WOMEN WHO HAVE THE JOBS OF YOUR DREAMS!
Find out what you really want to know about your career
What will I do every day?
Will I wear Prada or Old Navy?
Play with kids on the playground, or with bigwigs in the boardroom?
Power lunch at the Ivy, or bag lunch at my desk?
What kind of education do I need?
This book is packed full of answers. "Day in the life" profiles will inspire you, while a ton of sidebars, lists, and helpful tips will get you started right away on finding the career that's right for you. Discover words of wisdom from women in the workforce,
• Shonda Rhimes , creator and executive producer of Grey's Anatomy , who thinks her job is like running a small country -- PAGE 2
• Susan Schulz , editor in chief of CosmoGIRL! , who compares her life to both a chess game and the prom -- PAGE 289
• U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer , who says that if you're passionate about an issue, you can turn it into a career -- PAGE 283
Browse through the profiles to find the job that's right for you, or use the career chooser to narrow your search.
Packed with informative and inspirational advice from women at every stage of their careers, In Their Shoes is a must-have reference for every aspiring working girl!
Find out what you really want to know about your career
What will I do every day?
Will I wear Prada or Old Navy?
Play with kids on the playground, or with bigwigs in the boardroom?
Power lunch at the Ivy, or bag lunch at my desk?
What kind of education do I need?
This book is packed full of answers. "Day in the life" profiles will inspire you, while a ton of sidebars, lists, and helpful tips will get you started right away on finding the career that's right for you. Discover words of wisdom from women in the workforce,
• Shonda Rhimes , creator and executive producer of Grey's Anatomy , who thinks her job is like running a small country -- PAGE 2
• Susan Schulz , editor in chief of CosmoGIRL! , who compares her life to both a chess game and the prom -- PAGE 289
• U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer , who says that if you're passionate about an issue, you can turn it into a career -- PAGE 283
Browse through the profiles to find the job that's right for you, or use the career chooser to narrow your search.
Packed with informative and inspirational advice from women at every stage of their careers, In Their Shoes is a must-have reference for every aspiring working girl!
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411 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2007
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About the author
Deborah Reber
46 books84 followers“DIFFERENTLY WIRED: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World” was released with Workman Publishing in June 2018. To sample the book, download the first chapter here.
I'd love to be in touch with you! Here are a few places we can connect online:
- TiLT Parenting
- Facebook.com/tiltparenting
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ABOUT DEBBIE
Deborah Reber is a New York Times bestselling author, certified life coach, and speaker who moved her career in a more personal direction in 2016 when she founded TiLT Parenting, a website, weekly podcast, and social media company for parents like her who are raising differently wired children. The TiLT Parenting Podcast has grown to be a top podcast in iTunes’ Kids and Family category, with more than 260,000 downloads and a slate of guests that includes high-profile thought leaders across the parenting and education space. Debbie’s next book is Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World (Workman Publishing, 2018).
Prior to launching TiLT, Debbie spent the past fifteen years writing inspiring books for women and teens. In doing so, she built a successful brand as a teen authority, was frequently interviewed and spoke about issues like media literacy, self-esteem, and confidence, and consulted for clients including the Girl Scouts, the Disney Channel, McGraw Hill, and Kaplan.
Debbie is no stranger to writing and publishing books. Since 1999, she’s authored many books, including Doable: The Girls’ Guide to Accomplishing Just About Anything (Beyond Words/Simon Pulse 2014), Language of Love (Simon Pulse 2012), Chill: Stress-Reducing Techniques for a More Balanced, Peaceful You (Simon Pulse 2008), In Their Shoes: Extraordinary Women Describe Their Amazing Careers (Simon Pulse 2007), the teen self-help series Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal (HCI 2005-2006), Run for Your Life: A Book for Beginning Women Runners (Perigee 2002), and more than a dozen preschool books based on the series Blue’s Clues. In 2008, she had the privilege of creating and editing the first-ever series of teen-authored memoirs with HCI Books, Louder Than Words (six books published between 2009 – 2010).
Before becoming a writer and coach, Debbie worked in TV and video production, producing documentaries and PSAs for CARE and UNICEF, working on Blue’s Clues for Nickelodeon in New York, and developing original series for Cartoon Network in Los Angeles. She has an MA in Media Studies from the New School for Social Research and a BA in Communications from Pennsylvania State University.
In the summer of 2013, Debbie moved from Seattle to Amsterdam, where she currently lives with her husband Derin, homeschools her 13-year-old son Asher, and serves as lap-of-choice for her mischievous cat, Alex. She is an avid runner, traveler, and hiker, and claims reality shows and Twizzlers as her guiltiest of pleasures.
I'd love to be in touch with you! Here are a few places we can connect online:
- TiLT Parenting
- Facebook.com/tiltparenting
- Twitter.com/tiltparenting
- Instagram.com/tiltparenting
ABOUT DEBBIE
Deborah Reber is a New York Times bestselling author, certified life coach, and speaker who moved her career in a more personal direction in 2016 when she founded TiLT Parenting, a website, weekly podcast, and social media company for parents like her who are raising differently wired children. The TiLT Parenting Podcast has grown to be a top podcast in iTunes’ Kids and Family category, with more than 260,000 downloads and a slate of guests that includes high-profile thought leaders across the parenting and education space. Debbie’s next book is Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World (Workman Publishing, 2018).
Prior to launching TiLT, Debbie spent the past fifteen years writing inspiring books for women and teens. In doing so, she built a successful brand as a teen authority, was frequently interviewed and spoke about issues like media literacy, self-esteem, and confidence, and consulted for clients including the Girl Scouts, the Disney Channel, McGraw Hill, and Kaplan.
Debbie is no stranger to writing and publishing books. Since 1999, she’s authored many books, including Doable: The Girls’ Guide to Accomplishing Just About Anything (Beyond Words/Simon Pulse 2014), Language of Love (Simon Pulse 2012), Chill: Stress-Reducing Techniques for a More Balanced, Peaceful You (Simon Pulse 2008), In Their Shoes: Extraordinary Women Describe Their Amazing Careers (Simon Pulse 2007), the teen self-help series Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal (HCI 2005-2006), Run for Your Life: A Book for Beginning Women Runners (Perigee 2002), and more than a dozen preschool books based on the series Blue’s Clues. In 2008, she had the privilege of creating and editing the first-ever series of teen-authored memoirs with HCI Books, Louder Than Words (six books published between 2009 – 2010).
Before becoming a writer and coach, Debbie worked in TV and video production, producing documentaries and PSAs for CARE and UNICEF, working on Blue’s Clues for Nickelodeon in New York, and developing original series for Cartoon Network in Los Angeles. She has an MA in Media Studies from the New School for Social Research and a BA in Communications from Pennsylvania State University.
In the summer of 2013, Debbie moved from Seattle to Amsterdam, where she currently lives with her husband Derin, homeschools her 13-year-old son Asher, and serves as lap-of-choice for her mischievous cat, Alex. She is an avid runner, traveler, and hiker, and claims reality shows and Twizzlers as her guiltiest of pleasures.
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November 29, 2011
*edit*
still love the layout and different paths of information provided, but i realized that though there's a good spread of careers listed, parts are rather unbalanced. in terms of creative careers, there are none from the music field or dance field, which seems a glaring oversight when there are five women from the tv/film industries. there are very few from anything related to arts or crafts fields as well. i wish there had been allowance for more of a spread instead of this overlap, especially being the first book as opposed to a second/future edition.
*original review*
have only skimmed through but really enjoying the layout. the format is fun but practical. aside from the great profiles, there are nice highlight boxes and each interview has further resources at the end (5 related jobs, an organization ro website). pictures of each woman interviewed are a nice touch, and the overall tone is empowering and encouraging. i think this book is "amazing" because it's really, really well done, and has a lot of practical information you don't easily find but need/want to know. wish i had had something like this at the end of high school or beginning of undergrad.
still love the layout and different paths of information provided, but i realized that though there's a good spread of careers listed, parts are rather unbalanced. in terms of creative careers, there are none from the music field or dance field, which seems a glaring oversight when there are five women from the tv/film industries. there are very few from anything related to arts or crafts fields as well. i wish there had been allowance for more of a spread instead of this overlap, especially being the first book as opposed to a second/future edition.
*original review*
have only skimmed through but really enjoying the layout. the format is fun but practical. aside from the great profiles, there are nice highlight boxes and each interview has further resources at the end (5 related jobs, an organization ro website). pictures of each woman interviewed are a nice touch, and the overall tone is empowering and encouraging. i think this book is "amazing" because it's really, really well done, and has a lot of practical information you don't easily find but need/want to know. wish i had had something like this at the end of high school or beginning of undergrad.
January 12, 2019
I'm no closer to knowing what I want to be when I grow up, but this was sort of interesting. I'm tempted to google some of the women interviewed to see where their career path has led them, but I'm probably too lazy to actually do that.
May 6, 2008
Reviewed by Me for TeensReadToo.com
In this wonderful reference guide from Deborah Reber, you can find an astounding amount of information from women across the globe in a variety of career fields. Laid out in a simple, easy-to-use and follow way, IN THEIR SHOES highlights a number of career choices, and the pertinent information you need to decide if a particular path is right for you.
Each career - from a forensic scientist to a librarian to a journalist and everything in between - is featured with the same layout.
You'll find "the facts," including what the career entails, where you can find a job in that particular field, how you go about getting that type of job, what type of money you can expect to make, the dress code for the profession, and the stress factor for that career, rated on a scale from 1 to 10.
Each career - and, in turn, each amazing woman profiled - also offers practical advice to readers interested in pursuing the same field of interest, an interview held by the author, answers to questions from teen readers, a few points of interest as to what it takes to do the job, related careers, and a timeline of the professional's life. Everything you could want, and need, to know about the women featured in IN THEIR SHOES and their chosen career is in this book.
This is the perfect guide for any girl who is ready to start deciding on what path they would like their career choice to take, and even for those who are just interested in reading about the amazing positions that are out there. With just about everything you need to make some firm decisions, IN THEIR SHOES also points readers to additional sources of information for each particular career. It also includes a career chooser, which is a checklist of job traits to help you in your quest for the perfect career, and an index that can help you find facts in a hurry.
In this wonderful reference guide from Deborah Reber, you can find an astounding amount of information from women across the globe in a variety of career fields. Laid out in a simple, easy-to-use and follow way, IN THEIR SHOES highlights a number of career choices, and the pertinent information you need to decide if a particular path is right for you.
Each career - from a forensic scientist to a librarian to a journalist and everything in between - is featured with the same layout.
You'll find "the facts," including what the career entails, where you can find a job in that particular field, how you go about getting that type of job, what type of money you can expect to make, the dress code for the profession, and the stress factor for that career, rated on a scale from 1 to 10.
Each career - and, in turn, each amazing woman profiled - also offers practical advice to readers interested in pursuing the same field of interest, an interview held by the author, answers to questions from teen readers, a few points of interest as to what it takes to do the job, related careers, and a timeline of the professional's life. Everything you could want, and need, to know about the women featured in IN THEIR SHOES and their chosen career is in this book.
This is the perfect guide for any girl who is ready to start deciding on what path they would like their career choice to take, and even for those who are just interested in reading about the amazing positions that are out there. With just about everything you need to make some firm decisions, IN THEIR SHOES also points readers to additional sources of information for each particular career. It also includes a career chooser, which is a checklist of job traits to help you in your quest for the perfect career, and an index that can help you find facts in a hurry.
August 17, 2009
This career guide for young women is not like others I've seen. Ms. Reber interviews women in 39 careers across the country, including Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes and librarian extraordinaire Nance Pearl. She highlights things like important character traits for different positions, how much time is spent in meetings, average stress level, and things that average teenagers can do now to prepare for or investigate a particular career path. The author frequently gives a helpful website and/or mentions the applicable organizations, especially if there is an organization especially for women within a particular profession. A good mix of careers are included here, from stereotypically women dominated fields like librarianship, social worker, teacher, and nanny, to stereotypically male dominated fields like firefighter, sheriff, and coast guard lieutenant to careers that are more exotic, like movie studio executive, magazine editor, yoga instructor, and talent agent. I learned a lot about the reality of different careers. This would be a great book to take to high schools for booktalks.
April 1, 2013
This book was super informative, and it helped me a lot, especially as I've started on my college journey. My mom bought me this book when she saw that my female cousin, a senior in high school, had no idea what she wanted to major or minor in during college, and I'm certainly glad she did. I loved that this book was interview style, and not bullet points like I expected from a non fiction book. I absolutely benefited from this book, not only because it was interesting to learn about different women and their jobs, I discovered professions that appealed to me. However, like any non fiction can be, sometimes it got a little boring. You have to take sips of this book, not gulp it down all at once. That's why I gave this book a 4 out of 5. Overall, it was a good read.
October 5, 2015
A great book for young people, not just girls to read to provide them with knowledge of many different jobs,such as day-to-day responsibility, perks and common challenges.
Adults can take a glimpse of what other careers are like. Foe exmaple, confession from a stylist that she doesn't feel excited working with a celebrity because it is her job to stay professional so clients can her as their level surprises me. It is their fans to be wow at them. Often TV programmes protrait lives of different professionals such as ER. However, the pictures are not always true and it is good to know more of the reality side from an insider.
Adults can take a glimpse of what other careers are like. Foe exmaple, confession from a stylist that she doesn't feel excited working with a celebrity because it is her job to stay professional so clients can her as their level surprises me. It is their fans to be wow at them. Often TV programmes protrait lives of different professionals such as ER. However, the pictures are not always true and it is good to know more of the reality side from an insider.
September 7, 2012
A great lead for girls who are wondering who and what they would like to be, or are trying to explore the different professions out in the real world.
Ingeniously crafted, it's really motivational and engaging!
I just wished that she also interviewed those women who doesn't have a career, because if she's trying to depict the real situation, then there are people who are struggling to enjoy their job or even obtain one.
Nevertheless, a great read!
Ingeniously crafted, it's really motivational and engaging!
I just wished that she also interviewed those women who doesn't have a career, because if she's trying to depict the real situation, then there are people who are struggling to enjoy their job or even obtain one.
Nevertheless, a great read!
August 20, 2010
This book gives a pretty good basic overview of many different career options. It's a good choice if you want the details for various careers to give you some idea if it's right for you: How to go about getting into the career, the education requirements, what it pays, what the work environment is like, 'a day in the life', how stressful it is, the work hours, and so on.
January 22, 2012
This is a super book for pre-teen and teen girls to read. The chapters focus on one career and one woman who has that career. The sections within each chapter consist of education required, a "day in the life" of the professional, an interview, a timeline of jobs the professional that led to the career.
April 28, 2015
I really liked this. It's great for teens to read and has a lot of tips of how to get active in your high school years-which is great. It's recommending that students start getting into engaging activities earlier and I'm all for it. I just wish that it had more STEM careers profiled, but I did love the variety of industries represented.
June 24, 2015
A helpful book for young girls to find out about careers that they are interested in. Those successful women all provided very realistic pictures of their professions and some even try to correct the myths perpetuated by mass media. Only if I got to know about this book when I was a child. I would be able to establish a more fulfilling career.
January 6, 2011
Didn't realize this was aimed at teenagers -- could be made clearer. Anyway, wasn't of much use to me and I didn't finish it.
March 7, 2011
Great book for girls!
August 26, 2011
The best career book EVER.
July 5, 2011
Mostly in interview form, great resource to inspire young women and break careers down into doable ladders.
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June 12, 2012It is a really good book!
April 25, 2015
3.5
This book gave in depth descriptions about a variety of different careers but it was really long and seemed to drag a lot of the times I was reading it.
This book gave in depth descriptions about a variety of different careers but it was really long and seemed to drag a lot of the times I was reading it.
January 3, 2016
For what this was it was absolutely awesome! As per most nonfiction novels it got a little boring sometimes but it was overall lovely!
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September 5, 2015It is a good book to look at when you want inspiration or ideas, but I wouldn't recommend reading it straight through.
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April 20, 2016I liked this book because it gave careers that yo could think about doing in your future.
November 24, 2015
I only glanced through this book, but it seems like such a great resource for teens!
November 26, 2017
At the first sight, to me an excellent book to learn English. And then I think it might be a good way to learn the pathways of leading them to be successful.
But later I thought, if so why don't I just read someone successful 's memoir or some self development books?
But eventually I found these associated occupations not useful to me. Maybe some of them do.
It's a lifelong journey, which is analogous to a marathon. Even if you fail at some time, you can still stand up at some point and become successful in the end.
But later I thought, if so why don't I just read someone successful 's memoir or some self development books?
But eventually I found these associated occupations not useful to me. Maybe some of them do.
It's a lifelong journey, which is analogous to a marathon. Even if you fail at some time, you can still stand up at some point and become successful in the end.
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