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There’s a one bedroom apartment for rent on Capitol Hill. Would the last person out of Seattle please log off. Just kidding. Farewell to Chris, who’s off to greatness in the American Midwest. Stay tuned for the Just-Ted visit report :).

In between the stories of business triumph and tragedy and learning how people work, it’s useful to take time out to think about the direction one is going in, even if they are happy with that direction. I think the premise of this book may be that the direction is not so desirable, or at least that a person is at a crossroads. That’s fine; we’re all there at one point or another, and as they say, it’s better to fix the roof when it’s not raining.

This 2007 version is updated to include references to the hottest new Internet trends, etc.

From my perspective, I would say that this probably fits a (dare I say) younger demographic than me, the person working to figure out what their flavor in life is. If that’s the place you are in as you read this, a book like this is worthwhile. I think any work involved in making your life better deserves some discipline, and this book will help with that. I think we (okay, I) should have a well stated purpose in life. And why not. It doesn’t hurt. It helps a lot.

Beyond the “what should I do in my life?” there are useful tidbits about how to interact with prospective employers, including resume generation (make sure you send hard copy on nice paper, in addition to e-mail. Makes sense), handling an interview, and negotiating 101. It’s always useful to see things from the perspective of the hire-r if you are the hire-ee, and this book definitely helps with that.

I’m not sure I would say this is a must-have in a person’s book collection. On the other hand, it’s so well read that it’s likely to be in your local library available for pickup and worth a good skim.