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|  | 24-Carat Commercials for Kids by Chambers Stevens, Renee Rolle-Whatley
24-Carat Commercials for Kids: Everything Kids Need To Know to Break into Commercials, written by Chambers Stevens, Los Angeles' #1 kids acting coach, is packed with detailed descriptions of just what kids must do to win a career in commercials. This includes basic requirements for training + preparation, presentation materials such as resumes for beginners/pros (with examples) and photos (with examples), instructions for obtaining a work permit and 101 commercials for practice. Interviews are presented with three Hollywood commercial industry heavyweights -- a casting director, an agent and a commercial director -- discussing current industry requirements for young actors. Also included: Chambers' commercial audition Do's and Don'ts, a glossary of industry terms, a chapter on how to get an agent, names and addresses of top commercial agencies for young actors within active industry regions around the US, and an index. The book is written for children to read and understand. The incorporated commercials require a minimum of props and work in impromptu settings. Great for classroom, variety talent shows, parties, competitions, and ultimately, auditions. AUTHOR: Chambers Stevens, Renee Rolle-Whatley
PUBLISHER: Sandcastle Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Business 
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 | The Vanguard Experiment by Robert Slater
This is an authorized inside look at a major mutual fund company. From the start-up in 1975 to the second-largest mutual fund company in the U.S. today and the industry's number one service firm - this title reveals how John C. Bogle realized his remarkable vision to build a company with over $160 billion in assets and a reputation for keeping costs low and putting the interests of the investor first. AUTHOR: Robert Slater
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Business
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 | Fatal Deception by Michael Bowker
Description not available.Reveals an ongoing prevalence of toxic asbestos throughout America, tracing the poisoning rates in the vermiculite mining town of Libby, Montana, and exposing how corporations are successfully covering up their roles in asbestos exposure. AUTHOR: Michael Bowker
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Business
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 | Value-Added Selling by Thomas P. Reilly
In a marketplace too often focused on price, Value-Added Selling provides sales professionals with a market-proven approach for selling customers on the inherent value of a product. Based on a value-selling model proven to work across industries and product lines, this step-by-step book explains how to define value in the client`s terms, orient a pitch to fit the client`s needs, and close the deal. It gives sales pros the tools and confidence they need to--now and forever--deemphasize price in the selling equation. AUTHOR: Thomas P. Reilly
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Business
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 | Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz, Nathaniel Parker
A 14-year-old boy named Alex Rider is shocked to discover that his recently deceased Uncle Ian was not, as he claimed to be, the vice-president of a bank but rather a spy for the British government. Now the government has called on Alex to complete his uncle's last mission--the investigation of Sayle Enterprises. Could the head of Sayle Enterprise, a company creating a super computer, be responsible for the murder of Alex's uncle? This is the first in a series of books to feature teenage spy Alex Rider AUTHOR: Anthony Horowitz, Nathaniel Parker
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Children's
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 | The Mare's Next by Gary Bowen, Warren Kimble
An artist who specializes in painting portraits of animals.
An artist who specializes in painting portraits of animals travels through Vermont during the summer of 1846 looking for work. As he travels the state, he gets involved in a mystery revolving around the disappearance of animals--and all colors except for white. This story is illustrated with works by Vermont folk art painter Warren Kimble.
AUTHOR: Gary Bowen, Warren Kimble
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Children's
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