In the current climate, more and more of us are facing uncertainties with regard to careers. Gone are the days of a “job for life” and having a flexible skill-set is integral to survival in the world of employment.

This is a really useful book, which helps people facing the difficulty of job-hunting later in life:

Over 50 Job

The book also deals with topics such as using the internet to find work. Thankfully, the world is wising up to the fact that people over 50 are indeed internet-savvy these days and there are specialist websites catering for those of us who are more mature in years. One of these is the fantastic Mabels.

The Mabels site has a wealth of resources for the over 50s, including a forum and information on making the most of your entitlements, which can certainly be a confusing matter for any of us!

What a wonderful example of the internet at its best. An online resource that’s completely free and will provide hours of pleasure, learning, and knowledge. The poetry archive is an ever growing collection of recordings of poets reading their work. It was dreamed up by formed UK poet laureate Andrew Motion and recording producer Richard Carrington, and it’s president is Seamus Heaney.

Their site explains… “They agreed about how enjoyable and illuminating it is to hear poets reading their work and about how regrettable it was that, even in the recent past, many important poets had not been properly recorded.”

Find out what all the buzz is about here at www.poetryarchive.org

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to immerse yourself in French culture, art and curls of blue Gitane smoke, then this is the book for you.
Written in a room overlooking the apartment of Anglophile Andre Delcasse, the French foreign minister responsible for signing the Entente Cordiale in 1904, ‘Going to Live in Paris’ is an excellent primer for the curious traveller. It examines Paris through the ages, explains common misconceptions and offers reassuring advice on integrating into what can appear to be an aloof society, all the while revealing the mysteries of la vie parisienne.

Read the full text of this free online book at howto.co.uk