Taking Time Off - Softcover

Hall, Colin; Lieber, Ron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0374524750 ISBN 13: 9780374524753

Publisher: Noonday Pr, 1996

Synopsis

Relates the experiences of college students who took time off to explore other opportunities and offers advice on travel, work, and study options

About this title

Review:

According to the authors, taking a break before, during, or after college may be the most sure-fire way of enriching your education. Hall and Lieber--only one of whom actually took a breather in the midst of his 16-year educational marathon--have profiled more than thirty such students. One worked as a research assistant in the Amazonian rain forest; another did grass-roots organizing for Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign; still others found employment as soldiers, models, or missionaries. And even less glamorous gigs are likely to build your character, not to mention your resume.

About the Author:

Ron Lieber is a writer at Fast Company Magazine and has written for Fortune, The New York Times, Slate, and other national publications. Colin Hall, who took two years off before starting college, is a student at Stanford Business School. Taking Time Off was a New York Times bestseller in 1996.

About this edition

• Publisher: Noonday Pr
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0374524750
• ISBN 13: 9780374524753
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 287