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1	Will Work from Home: Earn the Cash--Without the Commute more books like this by Tory Johnson, Robyn Freedman Spizman add to wishlist Escape the cube. Ditch the commute. Itas not just a dream anymore. Many people already spend 12 hours a day getting to work, working, getting home from work. Hereas some good news: thanks to advances in technology, acceptance of outsourcing, the trend towards corporate flextime, and other factors, working from home is easier than ever. "Good ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.74! \| SVS
2	Work at Home Sourcebook more books like this by Lynie Arden add to wishlist This indispensable directory by the author of "Franchises You Can Run From Home" contains information not found in any other book on the subject. "The Work at Home Sourcebook" gives specific information for finding, applying for, and getting work with AT&T, J. C. Penney, and more than 1,000 other companies that routinely hire qualified home ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Virtual Office Survival Handbook: What Telecommuters and Entrepreneurs Need to Succeed in Today's Nontraditional Workplace more books like this by Alice Bredin add to wishlist This book goes beyond the home office to establish work procedures that will apply to shared work spaces, time sharing, satellite work centers, and mobile offices. It provides real how-to information on remaining productive outside of the traditional corporate office, including step-by-step advice on customizing a home or mobile office for ... see all copies from $4.87! new only from $10.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Undress for Success: The Naked Truth about Making Money at Home more books like this by Kate Lister, Tom Harnish, Jack Nilles (Foreword by) add to wishlist This book is for the bummed out, burned out, and stressed out professional, stay-at-home parent, or retiring boomer who dreams of a home-based job or business, but doesn't know how to make that dream a reality. Unlike the many 'change-your-life' books that promise much and deliver little - "Undress for Success" provides expert, practical advice ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $15.25! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Monpreneurs more books like this by Ellen H. Parlapiano, Patricia Cobe add to wishlist This title is an essential work-at-home survival kit for every stage of motherhood. Through the success stories of various women, it becomes clear to the reader that running a business out of one's home not only creates more job flexibility, but increases self esteem and a working mother's visibility as a role model for her children. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.39! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Home to Work: Motherhood and the Politics of Industrial Homework in the United States more books like this by Eileen Boris add to wishlist In the minds of most people, the home has stood apart from the world of work. Bringing the factory or office into the home challenges this division. From the 1870s, when New York cigarmakers attempted to end tenement competition, to New Deal prohibitions in the 1930s, gender ideologies shaped the battle over homework. But by the 1980s, the ... see all copies from $3.61! new only from $24.00!
7	In Work, at Home: Towards an Understanding of Homeworking more books like this by Alan Felstead, Nick Jewson add to wishlist Global transformations in employment and labour markets have led to more and more people choosing to earn a living at home. This book explores the meaning and experience of this type of employment by covering a wide range of issues including: social relationships current research methodologies statistical analyses of global labour markets ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $24.98! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Nonstandard Work: The Nature and Challenges of Changing Employment Arrangements more books like this by Marianne A Ferber (Editor), Stephen A Herzenberg (Editor), Francoise Carre (Editor) add to wishlist In recent years, much attention has focused on the growth of nonstandard and contingent employment (including part-time work), which involves up to 30 percent of the total U.S. labor force. There is little agreement on either the causes or the effects of this trend. Some researchers emphasize the advantages: employees may explore the job market ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.47! \| first editions
9	Mompreneurs more books like this by Patricia Cobe, Ellen H Parlapiano add to wishlist This title is an essential work-at-home survival kit for every stage of motherhood. Through the success stories of various women, it becomes clear to the reader that running a business out of one's home not only creates more job flexibility, but increases self esteem and a working mother's visibility as a role model for her children. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions
10	Home Sweet Office: The Ultimate Out-Of-Office Experience: Working Your Company Job from Home more books like this by Jeff Meade add to wishlist Millions of Americans have discovered that the best way to spend more time with their family and increase their professional productivity is by working their company job at home. Meade covers getting employers to let workers work from home, setting up home offices, setting schedules, and more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Crossroads of Class and Gender: Industrial Homework, Subcontracting, and Household Dynamics in Mexico City more books like this by Lourdes Beneria, Martha Roldan (Photographer), Professor Catherine R Stimpson (Designer) add to wishlist In this innovative exploration of the interaction between economic processes and social relations, Lourdes Beneria and Martha Roldan examine the effect of homework on gender and family dynamics. see all copies from $2.06! new only from $28.31! \| first editions
12	Homeworkers in Global Perspective: Invisible No More more books like this by Eileen Boris (Editor), Elisabeth Prugl (Editor) add to wishlist This study illustrates the diversity of home-based work and homeworker organizing. Home-based labour embraces a variety of work arrangements including the seamstress on piece rates, the producer in a crafts co-operative, and the weaver in a family business. The text incorporates case studies to further the discussion. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.00! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Work-At-Home Balancing Act: The Professional Resource Guide for Managing Yourself, Your Work, and Your Family at Home more books like this by Sandy Anderson, Ph.D. add to wishlist The author of "Willpower" offers essential strategies for dealing with the emotional, physical, and practical challenges of combining work and home life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.01!
14 view cover	Getting by: Women Homeworkers and Rural Economic Development more books like this by Christina E Gringeri add to wishlist The 1970s and 1980s saw a resurgeance of industrial homework in rural areas. This text examines the effects of homeworking on workers (mainly women) and their families, and explores the role of the state in subsidising the development of homeworking jobs that depend on gender. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.18! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Hidden in the Home: The Role of Waged Homework in the Modern World-Economy more books like this by Jamie Faricellia Dangler add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
16 view cover	Living Rooms as Factories: Class, Gender, and the Satellite Factory System in Taiwan more books like this by Ping-Chun Hsiung add to wishlist In Taiwan, small-scale subcontracting factories of thirty employees or less make items for export, like the wooden jewellery boxes that Ping-Chun Hsiung made when she worked in six such factories. These factories are found in rice fields and urban areas, front yards and living rooms, mostly employing married women in line with the government ... see all copies from $3.75! new only from $14.71! \| SVS
17	The Invisible Work Force: Transforming American Business with Outside and Home-Based Workers more books like this by Beverly Lozano add to wishlist A rapidly increasing portion of corporate production is being carried out by an unseen workforce. This book examines a representative industry and how managers can drastically cut costs and respond with flexibility to periods of peak and flat demand by employing this workforce. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18	Teleworking a guide to good practice more books like this by Reid add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.00! \| first editions
19 view cover	Home But Not Alone: The Parents' Work-At-Home Handbook more books like this by Katherine Murray add to wishlist The rise of the home office has brought with it the unique challenge of juggling work and home in the same setting. Experienced work-at-home mom Katherine Murray gives invaluable insights and advice designed to help people who work at home to balance their careers and their families. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
20 view cover	Asian Informal Workers: Protecting Workers in a New Era of Capitalism more books like this by S R Mehrotra, Mario Biggeri, Santosh K Mehrotra add to wishlist This book is a wide-ranging survey of the nature and extent of home work in Asia. When industrialization increased pace in the region after decolonization, there was an expectation that the process would result in most of the labor force being employed in formal sector industrial jobs. The reality, after over a half-century of development, is that ... see all copies from $36.91! new only from $36.91! \| first editions
21	The Work-At-Home Sourcebook more books like this by Levine Arden, Lynie Arden add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Global Construction of Gender: Home-Based Work in the Political Economy of the 20th Century more books like this by Elisabeth Prugl, Professor Elisabeth Pra1/4gl add to wishlist -- Kathleen A. Staudt, professor of political science, University of Texas at El Paso see all copies from $6.45! new only from $31.98!
23	The Work-At-Home Sourcebook: Over 1,000 Job Opportunities Plus Home Opportunities and Other Options more books like this by Lynie Arden add to wishlist Surveys indicate that half of all working people would work at home if they had the chance. This book shows them how to start. Newly revised and updated, it provides comprehensive information on more than a thousand home-based jobs, from the arts to computers to foreign languages. Includes details on pay and benefits. Photographs and line drawings. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
24	Women Working Home: The Homebased Business Guide and Directory more books like this by Marion Behr, Wendy Lazar add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
25 view cover	Power, Production, and the Unprotected Worker more books like this by Jeffrey Harrod add to wishlist see all copies from $52.75! new only from $98.70! \| SVS

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