Gap Year Book Recommendations

Submitted by pgyAdmin on Mon, 08/20/2007 - 22:48.

We recommend the following books as good resources for planning your gap year:

You can scroll down the page to click on links to order the books at Amazon.com

Taking a Gap Year, 4th Edition by Susan Griffith. (5th Edition to be released shortly)
The Gap Year Advantage: Helping Your Child Benefit from Time Off Before or During College by Karl Haiger and Rae Nelson.
Taking Time Off, 2nd Edition (College Admissions Guides) by Colin Hall.
Lonely Planet The Gap Year Book by Joe Bindloss.
Before You Go: The Ultimate Guide to Planning your Gap Year by Tom Griffiths.
Planning Your Gap Year: Hundreds of Opportunities for Employment, Study, Volunteer Work and Independent Travel by Nick Vandome
The Back Door Guide to Short-Term Job Adventures: Internships, Summer Jobs, Seasonal Work, Volunteer Vacations, and Transitions Abroad by Michael Landes
The UnCollege Alternative by Danielle Kwatinetz Wood
Time Out: Taking a Break from School, to Travel, Work, and Study in the US and Abroad by Robert Gilpin, Caroline Fitzgibbons
More Than a Native Speaker: An Introduction for Volunteers Teaching English Abroad by Donald B. Snow
Alternatives to the Peace Corps: A Directory of Third World and U.S. Volunteer Opportunities(9th Edition) by Joan Powell(Editor )
But What If I Don't Want to Go to College? A Guide to Success Through Alternative Education by Harlow G.Unger.
Summer Opportunities for Teenagers from Peterson's

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