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Once a week we\u2019ll send out a page from Cool Tools: A Catalog of Possibilities. The tools might be outdated or obsolete, but the possibilities they inspire are new. Sign up here<\/a> to get Tools for Possibilities a week early in your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The endless summer<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Work Your Way Around the World<\/strong><\/a>, $6<\/strong>
It\u2019s many a graduate\u2019s dream \u2014 pay your way as you travel around the world. I lived the dream myself when I was younger, so I know it is possible. Since then I\u2019ve been tracking this subject faithfully, and have read through scores of books and websites offering how-to advice on the dream. They won\u2019t hurt, but this fantastic book \u2014 now in its 14th edition! \u2014 is really the only one that will give you much help before you leave.

Most of these kind of books are a bunch of hand-waving generalities, or out of date particulars; this one is very specific and very current. It is massively researched, with tons of incoming gossip on where the easily-gotten jobs are this year, and what to do about paperwork and visas in that particular place, and how to land the job, and what you should expect, and letters from those who just did it. It\u2019s all very helpful, practical and inspiring. But don\u2019t get your hopes too high. There are really only two kinds of dependable quick jobs to be found \u201caround the world\u201d: 1) In the service industry in Europe \u2014 working at hotels, resorts, bars, camps for other tourists; and 2) teaching English in Asia. For most kids, that\u2019ll be enough. There are hundreds of exceptions to these two, and this book will do its best to point you to them, but they are far fewer, and more dependent on chance. But even that skill \u2014 cultivating chance \u2014 is tackled with great intelligence in this meaty book, which I can\u2019t recommend too much.

The author Susan Griffith is very prolific and at the center of a number of other related ongoing books, also recommended: Teaching English Abroad, Your Gap Year, and Summer Jobs Worldwide. \u2013 KK<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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How to sell your crafts<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The Handmade Marketplace<\/a>, $13<\/strong>
The giant crafts website Etsy makes it easy to list homemade stuff to a potential audience of millions. But the hard part is getting anyone to pay attention and actually buy it. That requires some basic business and online marketing skills, which are reviewed here, with the home crafter in mind. \u2013 KK<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n