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Drawing on more than 20 years' experience, a licensed psychologist who specializes in college mental health offers this resource for students, parents and loved ones that breaks down common problems and provides actionable strategies for help to make college a healthy, enjoyable and fulfilling experience.
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An invitation from a prestigious liberal arts college to buy their mystery-novel collection comes as a welcome surprise for Raymond Ambler, crime-fiction curator at New York City's prestigious 42nd Street Library. But his pleasure quickly turns sour when the collection's curator-Ambler's friend Sam Abernathy-tells him he plans to fight the acquisition tooth and nail. The collection would make a fine addition to his holdings, but Ambler's not looking...
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The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the "University of Idaho Murders," offering a memorable, thoughtful dive into our societal fascination with true crime, the media's seeming blood-frenzy, and the future of homicide investigations, while cultivating an intimate look into the minds and hearts of the victims and their suspected killer alike.
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Bored roommates use a planchette to contact a legendary ghost that haunts Pune University. Will she answer?
Is the abandoned Khairatabad Science College in Hyderabad really haunted? A gang of students break inside to investigate.
Nirav and Pavi love each other... most of the time. Will exploring a forbidden place inside IIT Kharagpur bring them closer?
From strange sightings to urban legends, from haunted buildings to not-so-friendly ghosts, colleges...
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Becoming a medical doctor is a noble aspiration, and it all starts with the MCAT. Your score on this pivotal exam can make or break your medical career dreams. But with our comprehensive MCAT Study Guide, success is within your grasp. We've crafted this guide with the aspiring medical professional in mind, ensuring you have all the tools you need to nail this exam.
Inside this comprehensive two volume study guide, you will discover:
● Proven...
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The Blue Valley series is not your typical love story. It is a journey through one's past . . . maybe even a story resembling someone close to you.
It's our story.
Tessa Ross has finally decided to give herself a break.
A break from her forced smiles. A break from the people she loves. A break to help her heart heal. A break to mend and regain the strength that she once had. A break to find herself again. A break to focus on the next step in her...
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After receiving a PhD in mathematics from MIT, Larry spent three decades working at prestigious companies in the tech industry. Initially he was not worried when he lost his job as part of a large layoff, but the prolonged unemployment that followed decimated his finances and nearly ended his marriage. Larry's story is not an anomaly.
In The Stigma Trap, Ofer Sharone explains how the stigma of unemployment can render past educational and professional...
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An illuminating history of the reform agenda in higher education.
For well over one hundred years, people have been attempting to make American colleges and universities more efficient and more accountable. Indeed, Ethan Ris argues in Other People's Colleges, the reform impulse is baked into American higher education, the result of generations of elite reformers who have called for sweeping changes in the sector and raised existential questions...
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I didn't realize I was hooking up with my student, but once I saw his hockey-player body, I couldn't help myself.
If anyone finds out, I'll be out of a job.
Unlike most college boys, he's mature in all the right ways and completely knows how to turn on a woman.
All the dedication he's shown on the ice is completely focused on me, and I gotta say . . . I don't hate it.
I could've kept our affair a secret, but these two pink lines will change everything.
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My cocky next-door neighbor is the most infuriating person in the world-so why did I just hookup with him?
Although we pretty much grew up together, we've never managed to get along. I guess he's good-looking, with his baby-blue eyes, amazing hockey-player physique, and boyish smile . . . if you're into that. Which I'm totally not.
Our moms are besties, and they've been planning our engagement since we were little kids. I'm so over it . . . He's...
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While not as famous as her older siblings Wilbur and Orville, the celebrated inventors of flight, Katharine Wright is equally inventive – especially when it comes to solving crimes – in USA Today bestselling author Amanda Flower's radiant new historical mystery series inspired by the real sister of the Wright Brothers.
December 1903: While Wilbur and Orville Wright's flying machine is quite literally taking...
December 1903: While Wilbur and Orville Wright's flying machine is quite literally taking...
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An eye-opening analysis of collegiate activism and its effects on the divisions in contemporary American politics.
The past six years have been marked by a contentious political atmosphere that has touched every arena of public life, including higher education. Though most college campuses are considered ideologically progressive, how can it be that the right has been so successful in mobilizing young people even in these environments?
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Cal Newport's How to Become a Straight-A Student
There are many guides out there for college students that completely misrepresent what modern college life is like, or fail to provide them with the tools they need to succeed.
Cal Newport's How to Become a Straight-A Student (2006) sets the record straight on how to enjoy your college experience while also getting the grades you want. One of the main keys to Newport's...
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Enemy number one. Renowned playboy. The guy standing between me and my dream job. Otherwise known as my ex.
Colin James walked out on me in college without a second look back, breaking my heart.
How do I manage to land my dream job with the one guy on the planet that I can't stand?
We were hot and heavy in college. We were everything to each other. And now? Now we can't stand to be in the same room together.
But when I'm called to help rehab his...
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Das Tal
Season 1. Das Spiel
gelesen von Franziska Pigulla
Mitten in den kanadischen Wäldern liegt das Solomon-College, Ausbildungsschmiede für Hochbegabte. Doch seltsame Dinge gehen in dem abgeschlossenen Tal vor sich: Warum ist der Ort nicht auf Google Earth zu finden? Was hat es mit den Jugendlichen auf sich, die Mitte der 70er in den Bergen verschwanden? Julia und ihre Clique sind ahnungslos, als sie ihr erstes College-Jahr beginnen. Doch sie...
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"A sweeping triumph in queer romance." –Booklist
"What if I told you that the feeling we call love is actually the feeling of metaphysical recognition, when your soul remembers someone from a previous life?"
In the year 4 BCE, an ambitious courtier is called upon to seduce the young emperor—but quickly discovers they are both ruled by blood, sex and intrigue.
In 1740, a lonely innkeeper...
"What if I told you that the feeling we call love is actually the feeling of metaphysical recognition, when your soul remembers someone from a previous life?"
In the year 4 BCE, an ambitious courtier is called upon to seduce the young emperor—but quickly discovers they are both ruled by blood, sex and intrigue.
In 1740, a lonely innkeeper...
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American Predator meets Harlan Coben in this taut, ticking-clock thriller in which women are being kidnapped and murdered in the dead of an Alaskan winter. When the body of a barista is found in the once-pristine Alaskan snow, Anchorage homicide detective DeHavilland Beans is gutted to recognize the young woman, Jolene. He'd bought coffee from her every morning and knew her as a bright college student working her way through school. Devastated by...
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Internationally acclaimed poet Lang Leav's debut adult novel combines her poetical lyricism and emotional acumen to create an enthralling coming of age narrative set against the backdrop of anti-Asian sentiment sweeping Australia in the late 90's. A stirring portrayal of guilt, loss, and memory, Others Were Emeralds explores the inherent danger of allowing our misconceptions to shape our reality.
What comes first, the photograph or the memory?
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20) GameDay
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College Football is America's Game. The game has a rich history that is woven together with that of the nation which founded it. From the Civil War to the Steel Towns of the Midwest. From the Dust Bowls of The Great Depression to the battlefields of World War II. From The Civil Rights Movement to Campus Protests. From tragedy to 9/11. Whether you Roll Tide or you OH-IO. Whether you are a Michigan Man or a War Eagle. Whether you do the Gator Chomp...
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