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The Successful College Student Learning Experience & Financial Essentials Handbook is a practical, student-focused two books in one guide designed to help college and university students succeed academically while avoiding unnecessary financial stress and debt.

The liberal arts educational system is under attack. Governors in Texas, Florida, and North Carolina have announced that they will not spend taxpayer money subsidizing the liberal arts. Majors like English and history - which were once very popular and highly respected - are in steep decline, and President Obama has recently advised students to keep in mind that technical training could be more valuable than a degree in art history when deciding on an educational path.

Big Brother Is Watching You: The words are inextricably associated with the classic dystopian novel 1984 and with its revered author, George Orwell. The Modern Scholar series continues its exploration of great authors with this course from esteemed professor Michael Shelden. In these lectures, Orwell, who also penned the epitome of the political satire, Animal Farm, is discussed in full, from his childhood in Henley-on-Thames to his final days.

The hilarious and heartwarming, respectful and thought-provoking memoir of a college student's semester at Liberty University, the "Bible Boot Camp" for young evangelicals, that will inspire believers and nonbelievers alike. No drinking. No smoking. No cursing. No dancing. No R-rated movies...

Louis Freeh led the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1993 to 2001, through some of the most tumultuous times in its long history. This is the story of a life in law enforcement and of one man's determined struggle to strengthen and reform the FBI while ensuring its freedom from political interference.

Do you want to learn more about how to overcome common struggles for adults with ADD such as managing time and procrastination? Would you like to change your view of Attention Deficit Disorder from a weakness to utilizing it as a strength? Are you interested in the differences between childhood ADD and Adult ADD? Then this book is for you! Adult ADD starts by examining the common symptoms and struggles of those with ADD. It then gives you simple, applicable strategies to manage your ADD symptoms.

Read award-winning journalist Frank Bruni's New York Times bestseller: an inspiring manifesto about everything wrong with today's frenzied college admissions process and how to make the most of your college years. Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a...

Using the five elements of nature as our guide, we will explore the techniques of intuitive sound healing and how to apply these in a practical way. Our body has a natural capacity to regenerate itself. With the right nurturing environments, rest and nutrition, our body repairs itself. The healing comes from within. All medicine, including sound, simply facilitates this process.

From vision setting and decision-making to creative thinking and risk-taking, you need to juggle numerous demands at a time to become an effective and thriving leader. This life-changing leadership book will help you better understand the concept of leadership and discover the leader hidden in you.

Chiara Gorla con Claudio Belotti, presentano un'opera oggi più che mai necessaria all'apprendimento e quindi alla crescita. Imparare è un'attività naturale per ogni essere umano, ma, lo sappiamo, richiede concentrazione, impegno, fatica. E se ci fossero modalità utili per apprendere senza sprechi di tempo ed energie? Chiara Gorla, Coach e Trainer certificata, è impegnata nell'area dell'efficacia personale, e ci accompagna alla scoperta del funzionamento dell'apprendimento efficace.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: Johann Sebastian Bach who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the child genius Giuseppe Verdi who wrote the operas Aida and La Traviata Johann Strauss, ‘The Waltz King’ Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky who wrote...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: Galileo who wanted to show that the earth went around the sun René Descartes, the Frenchman who famously said ‘I think, therefore I am’ Sir Isaac Newton who proved how gravity works Carl Friedrich Gauss, ‘the Prince of...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: Mayer Amschel Rothschild who started a bank which made his family rich Cornelius Vanderbilt who became one of the richest people in the USA W. K. Kellogg who started the world’s biggest cereal company Elizabeth Arden who built...

How can we create a just, healthy, and humane world? What is the path to developing sustainable energy, food, transportation, production, construction, and other systems? What's the best strategy to end poverty and ensure that everyone has equal rights? How can we slow the rate of extinction and restore ecosystems? How can we learn to resolve conflicts without violence and treat other people and nonhuman animals with respect and compassion?

Welcome to Aberarthur, a small sleepy village in the South. Lots of people live here, and each has a story. Believe you me. Apparently Aberarthur is a fictional village, in that it exists only in my mind. The funny thing is that as you listen to this book it will exist in your mind too, but entirely through the medium of Welsh.

Frustrated by her students' performance, her relationships with them, and her own daughter's problems in school, Susan D. Blum, a professor of anthropology, set out to understand why her students found their educational experiences at a top-tier institution so profoundly difficult and unsatisfying. Through her research and in conversations with her students, she discovered a troubling mismatch between the goals of the university and the needs of students.

In the summer of 2014, renowned American Indian studies professor Steven Salaita had his appointment to a tenured professorship revoked by the board of trustees of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Salaita's employment was terminated in response to his public tweets criticizing the Israeli government's summer assault on Gaza. Salaita's firing generated a huge public outcry, with thousands petitioning for his reinstatement, and more than 5,000 scholars pledging to boycott UIUC.

This riveting, true account of the 1929 race to build New York City's tallest skyscraper evokes the glory of an exciting time long past.

This audiobook is written for all awarding organisations and focuses on each of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria of these three units, provides examples of current practice in the sector, and adopts a user-friendly approach to explaining concepts and principles. It is therefore essential listening for anyone hoping to pass the Award in Education and Training and gain a fuller appreciation of the subject and practice in the sector.

Getting in is only half the battle. The Privileged Poor reveals how - and why - disadvantaged students struggle at elite colleges and explains what schools can do differently if these students are to thrive. The Ivy League looks different than it used to. College presidents and deans of admission have opened their doors - and their coffers - to support a more diverse student body. But is it enough just to admit these students? In The Privileged Poor, Anthony Jack reveals that the struggles of less privileged students continue long after they've arrived on campus.