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  • Why Graduate Students Should Have Assistantships

    by Otis Anderson

    Graduate internships or teaching assistantships are valuable positions that help further a student's graduate school experience and employment potential.

    Similar to an internship as an undergraduate or a recent college graduate, assistantships are important for graduate students to consider. Graduate or teaching custom writing allows students to work, research, or teach in their desired field while still in school, and als... more

  • Foreign Language Preparation for Study Overseas

    by Otis Anderson

    Language ability is something else to think about: "Will I be ready?" is a question students should ask themselves when deciding when to go overseas. While sometime during the junior year is most common, some students choose to go earlier, such as the spring – or even the fall – of the sophomore year, and should consult with the appropriate academic department for advice.

    Some schools require students to have attained a certain level of language proficiency – for exa... more

  • Best Practices for Using Clickers to Support Engagement and Learning

    by Otis Anderson
    Students have no risk of embarrassment with respect to their individual answers and are very motivated to actively participate when using the personal response system (PRS). This interactive wireless system produces active learning by providing each student with a simple and handheld response remote. This remote is non-threatening and is in use from pre-K through college graduate education. PRS is often referred to as Clickers, Classroom Response Systems, and Learner Response Systems.
  • Get an Online Degree While Working

    by Otis Anderson
    Hard study will be needed to get an online degree in a reasonable amount of time, so strong motivation is a necessity. Thinking about what the degree means in terms of knowledge, satisfaction and income should help a degree candidate to keep going.
  • Tobago

    by Lennie Nimblett
    "Using meticulous research, the author painstakingly dissects the events that propelled Trinidad and Tobago to the altar." Blueink Reviews"Drawing upon a wealth of obscure historical documents, many of which are presented in whole or in part in the book, Nimblett tries to show how a failed British slave colony was saved from extinction through a merger with a more prosperous and better run neighbor." ForeWord (Clarion Reviews)"Nimblett's book is an example of what historians call 'revisionism' -... more
  • The Flying Nun, A Light Bulb Moment and Me: 40 Years Making Money As A Freelance Writer (Hey, You Can Do It, Too!)

    by John Riddle
    Every freelance writer dreams about making money using their gift of creative communication. In this funny book, which is part memoir, part inspiration and lots of suggestions on how to successfully navigate the publishing world, you will learn how to make money as a freelance writer. Whether you are a new writer, or one who has lots of experience getting published, the tips and ideas will help you meet your goals: more bylines, and more checks! Learn about School Library Publishers, Specialty ... more
  • A Sightseeing Adventure

    by Hasina Knox
    This is a children's rhyming and repetitive storybook for ages 3-7 years old where four children go on a sightseeing adventure in the big city of Toronto. Children will learn to tell time while they explore the city and observe various kinds of birds that are found on their walking adventure. Don't forget to imagine what adventure is behind each green door with the sneak peek after each place they visit! Which adventure will you like the most?
  • Inside my Sea of Dreams: The Adventures of Kami and Suz

    by Susan Conrad
    Join Kami the Kayak and her paddler Suz, along with a host of outdoor friends on a wondrous seafaring adventure to Alaska. In this picture book adaptation of Susan Conrad’s "Inside", we follow the dream of a little girl’s big adventure in a tiny kayak. A talking kayak? A dreaming child? Yes! Together they encounter magic and mayhem on a journey through a breathtaking land of challenge and reward: the Inside Passage. All ages will learn how we are all capable of anything—and that we will always r... more
  • Remaking Root Modular Learning Theory

    by Jason Changkyu Kim
    This Behemoth of a textbook is more than 380 pages of: Lesson Plans, Picture Dictionaries, Leveled (Graded Readers) Readers, and Worskheets
  • The Octopus and the Mermaid

    by Rae Chastain
    A lonely coconut octopus is befriended by a mermaid. But when the mermaid falls in trouble, the octopus must find the courage to rescue her- but will she?
  • Doubling Down: The Secret Sauce for Dual-Career Families

    by Ilene Gordon and Bram Bluestein
    Doubling Down: The Secret Sauce for Dual-Career Families is a game plan for every couple—be they married or committed life partners, gay or straight—who want to excel in big careers, sustain a loving relationship, and also raise happy children who grow up to be successful adults. Doubling Down is also a call-to-action for industry to reshape corporate culture to accommodate today's families and the workplace of the future.
  • Barbara: Uncharted Course Through Borderline Personality Disorder

    by Wendell Affield

    Barbara, Uncharted Course Through Borderline Personality Disorder is the culmination of a decade of research and interviews with mental health professionals as Affield learns to understand and appreciate the woman who haunted his childhood.

    After Affield’s mother, Barbara, dies in 2010, Affield unlocks the chickenhouse door on the farm he grew up on in northern Minnesota and discovers 200 years of family history, including clues to the riddle of who his father is. Over th... more

  • A Journey of Tastes

    by Hasina Knox
    This is a children's rhyming storybook for ages 3-7 years old where four children go on a journey to the seven continents of the world. Children will learn the days of the week, the seven continents of the world and learn about diverse foods. Don't forget to imagine what food is behind each red door with the sneak peek after each continent they visit! Which food will you think is the best? Parents will enjoy reading about these diverse foods because of the rhyming and repetitiveness and littl... more
  • Twentyone Olive Trees: A Mother's Walk through the Grief of Suicide to Hope and Healing

    by Laura Formentini

    Twentyone Olive Trees helps the reader, someone who has been touched by a traumatic loss, understand that beauty can come even from the most painful and inexplicable life experiences.

    Laura Formentini lost her son to death by suicide at 21 years old. She wrote this book as a project to help her understand and heal and in the process created a beautiful piece of art that can help others sit in their grief and feel the feelings they need to feel as they progress through stages of anger, u... more

  • Echoes of light

    by Jani Viswanath

    Echoes of light is a rare and inspiring gift of short stories and poetry that will warm the spirit and uplift the reader as they appreciate a world woven with messages of love, compassion and hope. 
    Set in various parts of the world,each story underscores the fact that where ever we are, whichever part of the world we belong to and whatever religion we choose to follow, the fundamental thread that binds us is love, humanity and joy.

    Each story and poem reflect so much that has been... more

  • Where are my Friends?

    by Richard Estrada Corey
    Stepping out and doing what you think is right does not always end well. The book is about my real life experience trying to help a friend through a bad situation. It eventually cost me my reputation, my family's trust and the very friend I was trying to help. This book is intended to give the reader some insight into peer pressure and how it can change your life. You should always think twice before you let peer pressure influence you.
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