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Written by OriginalSteps

Category: Careers and Popular Culture

Published: 12 September 2012

Last Updated: 25 November 2015

A big novel about a small town, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.

About the book:

When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock.

Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war.

Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils... Pagford is not what it first seems.

Read more: The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

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Written by OriginalSteps

Category: Careers and Popular Culture

Published: 21 August 2012

Last Updated: 25 November 2015

Now a major motion picture produced by Tim Burton. Indiana, 1818. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a one-room cabin, where a nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln kneels at his suffering mother's bedside. She's been stricken with something the old-timers call 'Milk Sickness'.

Read more: Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter By Seth Grahame-Smith

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Written by OriginalSteps

Category: Careers and Popular Culture

Published: 12 September 2012

Last Updated: 25 November 2015

How entrepreneurs find the next big thing-and make it huge.

The era of easy money and easy jobs is officially over. Today, we're all entrepreneurs, and the tides of change threaten to capsize anyone who plays it safe. Taking risks is the name of the game-but how can you tell a smart bet from a stupid gamble?

Read more: Eat People By Andy Kessler

• Careers
• Film
• Movies
• Hollywood
• Cinema

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Written by OriginalSteps

Category: Careers and Popular Culture

Published: 15 August 2012

Last Updated: 13 April 2016

Where Hollywood meets the real world!

Watching big blockbuster movies has become not just an entertainment source for individuals but an inspirational escapism for most. In a time when financial markets are on a knife edge, Hollywood still manages to substantially retain a wealthy stronghold. Perhaps it’s the excitement of buying your own movie ticket and entering into a theatre with a big box of popcorn or soda, whatever the case may be nothing beats watching a well produced movie on a big screen with great sound and visuals.

These cinematic stories are based on life, adventure and careers. And that’s where we come in! We decided to find out the movies that have inspired careers and which movies have allowed people to think, dream and achieve a little bigger!

Read more: Movies that inspire careers