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title	:	Adventure Careers
author	:	Hiam, Alexander.; Angle, Susan
publisher	:	Delmar Thomson Learning
isbn10 | asin	:	1564141756
print isbn13	:	9781564141750
ebook isbn13	:	9780585201405
language	:	English
subject	Vocational guidance, Young adults--Employment, Vocational interests, Self-realizat
publication date	:	1995
lcc	:	HF5381.H44 1995eb
ddc	:	331.7/02
subject	:	Vocational guidance, Young adults--Employment, Vocational interests, Self-realizat

Page 1 Adventure Careers Second Edition By Alex Hiam and Susan Angle CAREER PRESS 3 Tice Road P.O. Box 687 Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 1-800-CAREER-1 201-848-0310 (outside U.S.) FAX: 201-848-1727

Page 2 Copyright 1995 by Alex Hiam and Susan Angle All rights reserved under the Pan-American and International Copyright Conventions. This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or hereafter invented, without written permission from the publisher, The Career Press. ADVENTURE CAREERS, SECOND EDITION ISBN 1-56414-175-6, $11.99 Cover design by Dean Johnson Design, Inc. Printed in the U.S.A. by Book-mart Press To order this title by mail, please include price as noted above, $2.50 handling per order, and $1.00 for each book ordered. Send to: Career Press, Inc., 3 Tice Road, P.O. Box 687, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. Or call toll-free 1-800-CAREER-1 (Canada: 201-427-0229) to order using VISA or MasterCard, or for further information on books from Career Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hiam, Alexander. Adventure careers / by Alex Hiam and Susan Angle--2nd ed. p. cm. ISBN 1-56414-175-6 (pbk.) : $11.99 1. Vocational guidance. 2. Young adults--Employment. 3. Vocational interests. 4. Self-realization. I. Angle, Susan, 1962- . II. Title. HF5381.H44 1995 331.7'02--dc20 95-96 CIP

Page 3 Know thyself. The Oracle at Delphi Something we were withholding made us weak Until we found out it was ourselves We were withholding from our land of living And forth with found salvation in our surrender Robert Frost

Page 5 Contents Preface 7 Introduction 15 Chapter 1 The Adventure Career Path 21 Chapter 2 Planning Guide: A Brief Introduction to Your Life 27 Chapter 3 Adventure Education 49 Chapter 4 "Good Works:" Volunteer and Community Service Adventures 79 Chapter 5 Adventure-Preneurship 105 Chapter 6 The Artistic Adventure 127 Chapter 7 Work in the Political Arena 165 Chapter 8 On the Road: A Guide to Travel and Adventure 183 Chapter 9 Go Wild: Wilderness Experiences and Careers 205 Chapter 10 Save the Planet 231 Chapter 11 Spiritual Work: Careers and Self-Exploration 245 Chapter 12 Making It Happen! The Logistics of Funding & Travel 265

Page 7 Preface The second edition came about because of the thousands of readers who embraced the notion of adventure careers and went forth to create their own adventures. They have inspired others, contributed immeasurably to society and found more fulfilling careers and lives than many of us ever do. Congratulations! This second edition is designed to update and extend the information and directories for the next generation of career explorers. To them, we can offer no better words than those of some of their predecessors. Abigail wrote to tell us that: "Adventure Careers has not only changed the course of my life, but given me great hope for the countless others who have surely devoured the book as I did. I have referred to it many times over, consulting the chapters on 'good works' and the political arena in particular. As a result, I am awaiting acceptance into the Eastern European program of the Peace Corps and hope to get my doctorate in history or government upon my return. In the meantime, I am volunteering at NYPIRG and Amnesty International. It was your book that jump-started my withering ambition and reminded me that the 'something I was withholding' was indeed myself. Your book was like the constant 'faculty adviser' that I so needed during these months of turmoil that are the rite of passage of turning 26 years old!" Susan and I would like to take the credit, Abigail, but in truth the inspiration for our book, and your wonderful adventures, came from the hundreds of people and organizations we write about. All of us need jump starts on occasion, and I think we all withhold more than

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