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As one of the greatest LinkedIn branding experts, with dozens of media appearances, Greig Wells has helped over 55,000 people find their way back to work. And now with nine other amazing stories of finding success through terrifying adversity, you can learn how to find the path to success in your own life.

The percentage of IT projects that fail is embarrassing to those in the IT industry! Project managers need to get their act together to ensure that their projects run smoothly, all lines of communication are open, and they have the backing of the stakeholders and upper management. But do PMs have the skills they need to keep a project afloat? This quick career guide book is meant to provide you with 10 real world IT project examples, why they failed, and lessons learned for each one.

Is college worth the ever-increasing cost? From the mouths of politicians and parents alike, the notion that "everyone should go to college" is conventional wisdom in America. Yet half of today's college graduates are unemployed or underemployed. They have little to show for their time in school...

Lifelong learning has become a multibillion-dollar business, with more than 60 million adults currently engaged in webinars, webcasts, in-house training, continuing education classes, and more. But it is also an industry in flux, as newcomers topple old-guard organizations that can’t keep pace with the need for instant access to materials and flexible delivery methods, as well as demands for community and connection.

Islam by Cynthia Eller, Ph.D. (Montclair State University), is a compact, illuminating summary of one of the world's major religions traditions.

Chapters include: The Life of Mohammed, Islamic Texts, Major Tenets of Islam, Islamic Religious Practices, History of Islam, Sufism, Islamic Resurgence, Islam Around the World, Women & Islam.

“I want to call it a cry of the heart, but it’s more like a cry of the brain, a calm and erudite one.” —Peggy Noonan, The Wall Street Journal The former dean of Yale Law School argues that the feverish egalitarianism gripping college campuses today is a threat to our democracy. College...

Vous sentez-vous dépassé par les études, le travail, la famille et les responsabilités du quotidien ? Avez-vous parfois l'impression de devoir tout sacrifier pour réussir à l'université?

Learn Spanish Naturally—Without Endless Grammar Drills or Vocabulary Lists! What if you could acquire Spanish in a more natural, enjoyable way—without spending hours memorizing rules and flashcards? Inspired by the groundbreaking research of linguist Stephen Krashen, this book is built on the powerful idea that language is best learned through listening to interesting, understandable content. Instead of forcing memorization, you’ll develop your Spanish skills the way language is meant to be learned: through meaningful exposure and comprehension.

Structured Interview Answers in 10 Days is a compact, action-focused digital course and workbook that teaches a repeatable framework for crafting and delivering structured interview answers in just 10 days. Through daily micro exercises, timed drills, pressure-proofing strategies, and ready-to-use scripts, you’ll convert interview anxiety into clear, concise, and impactful responses. This program helps job seekers, career changers, graduates, and busy professionals eliminate blanking under pressure, adapt stories to any question, and confidently handle behavioral and competency interviews.

In workplaces, schools, hospitals, and high-rises, fire safety often depends on one role: the fire warden. The Guardians of Flame is a detailed, practical, and deeply informed guide designed for those who take on that responsibility—not for recognition, but because safety matters. This book moves beyond generic fire safety advice. It equips listeners with a working understanding of fire science, prevention strategies, emergency planning, evacuation procedures, and the psychological dynamics of crisis response.

If you earn too much to qualify for financial aid but not enough to comfortably write a six-figure college tuition check, you are not alone. Every year, millions of middle- and upper-income families face the same frustrating reality. They appear wealthy on paper, yet the rising cost of college makes paying for it feel impossible. This short, witty, practical guide pulls back the curtain on the college financial aid system and shows parents how to navigate it intelligently.

The long-awaited story of the science, the business, the politics, the intrigue behind the scenes of the most ferocious competition in the history of modern science—the race to map the human genome. On May 10, 1998, biologist Craig Venter, director of the Institute for Genomic Research...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “A fire-breathing, righteous attack on the culture of superprivilege.”—Michael Wolff, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Fire and Fury, in the New York Times Book Review NOW WITH NEW REPORTING ON OPERATION VARSITY BLUES In this explosive and prescient...

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.

Habla con claridad, influencia y logra mejores resultados. Comunicarte bien no es solo hablar con fluidez, sino lograr que los demás te escuchen, te entiendan y respondan de la manera que deseas. En solo 21 días, este audiolibro te enseñará estrategias prácticas para expresarte con claridad, influir de manera natural y mejorar tus relaciones personales y profesionales. Aprenderás a formular ideas de forma efectiva, hacer preguntas que generan respuestas útiles y evitar malentendidos que dificultan la comunicación.

College is a high-stakes game, according to authors Ned Scott Laff and Scott Carlson, but students can learn how to win it. Hacking College offers college advisors, faculty, and staff in student and academic affairs a groundbreaking guide to rethinking higher education so that students can succeed in an increasingly complex world. Drawing from extensive research and real student experiences, this essential book exposes the hidden challenges and bureaucratic traps that undermine student success, from convoluted transfer processes to a single-minded emphasis on majors.

Most students encounter drama as they do poetry and fiction – as literature to be read – but never experience the performative nature of theater. How to Teach a Play provides new strategies for teaching dramatic literature and offers practical, play-specific exercises that demonstrate how...

En el camino de la vida universitaria de un adulto, es fundamental lograr un equilibrio armonioso entre lo académico, las actividades sociales y el bienestar personal. Los estudiantes adultos suelen hacer malabarismos con múltiples responsabilidades, como el trabajo, la familia y la escuela, lo que puede generar un estrés abrumador si no se gestiona de manera eficaz.

An essential aid for training sitting and aspiring admissions officers in the skills required to succeed in higher education today The college admission deanship―often called "the hottest seat on campus"―requires navigating institutional politics, legal hurdles, revenue allocation, and more...

This audiobook offers a clear, unvarnished look into a profession often wrapped in myth yet lived in exhaustion, responsibility, and quiet meaning. Moving through the early motivations that draw people toward nursing, it follows the listener into the reality of clinical environments, the demands of education, the shock of a first job, and the complex financial and ethical terrain that shapes a nurse’s everyday life.