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010 _a 2012000606
020 _a9780670023776 (trade)
020 _a0670023779
040 _aDLC
082 0 4 _a331.25/92/0973
100 1 _aChertavian, Gerald.
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245 1 2 _aA Year Up :
_bhow a pioneering program teaches young adults real skills for real jobs--with real success /
_cGerald Chertavian.
260 _aNew York :
_bViking,
_c2012.
300 _aviii, 358 p. ;
_c24 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aPrologue: honk for opportunity -- "Yo, God. What are you doing?" -- Brother from another zip code -- Why is he doing this? -- Ping me-- please? -- "You don't have a chance in hell" -- Don't lose it now! -- Oh, pioneers! -- "Reach and strive for 2005!" -- Guilty by association -- "I am having an intern moment" -- Abdul, in a state of grace -- The soul of a new machine -- "We are one year up" -- I think that woman saved my life -- Epilogue: wheels up for opportunity.
520 _aProvides an overview of the philosophy and mission of the nonprofit organization A Year Up, which provides urban young adults with skills and support to find employment, and shares the experiences of a single class from admission through graduation.
521 2 _aAdult
521 2 _aAdult.
650 0 _aOccupational training
_zUnited States.
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650 0 _aYoung adults
_xVocational education
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650 0 _aYoung adults
_xEmployment
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650 0 _aInternship programs
_zUnited States.
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650 0 _aInternship programs
_zNew York (State)
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650 0 _aPoor youth
_xVocational education
_zNew York (State)
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650 0 _aPoor youth
_xEmployment
_zNew York (State)
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650 0 _aPoor youth
_xEducation, Higher
_zNew York (State)
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650 7 _aOccupational training
_zUnited States.
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650 7 _aYoung men
_zNew York (State)
_xVocational guidance.
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650 7 _aYoung women
_zNew York (State)
_xVocational guidance.
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650 7 _aYoung men
_xEmployment
_zUnited States.
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650 7 _aYoung women
_xEmployment
_zUnited States.
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650 7 _aInternship programs
_zUnited States.
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650 7 _aInternship programs
_zNew York (State)
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650 7 _aPoor
_zNew York (State)
_xVocational guidance.
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650 7 _aPoor
_zNew York (State)
_xEmployment.
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650 7 _aPoor
_zNew York (State)
_xEducation.
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856 _uhttps://uowd.box.com/s/mluwnb5nlcctmtq98ilqje8t11ii3py9
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