"Survival Skills for Scientists" by Federico Rosei and Tudor Johnston is the best career guide to be published since Feibelman's "A Ph.D. Is Not Enough!". Because the authors work in an academic environment, as opposed to a government laboratory, they offer a different perspective of the optimal career path. By co-authoring the work, they combine the time-tested wisdom of a senior researcher (Johnston) with the more recent experience of a junior faculty member (Rosei) who has direct knowledge of the current job climate. Drawing from their own interactions in Europe, North America, and Asia, they also provide a more international outlook.
This book fills a niche that nicely complements the material contained in other popular career guides. It is logically organized, and is filled to the brim with candid advice that you are unlikely to find anywhere else.
"Survival Skills for Scientists" may not replace your copy of Feibelman's "A Ph.D. Is Not Enough!", but it certainly deserves to sit alongside it on your bookshelf.