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In this compelling series of lectures on literary journalism, Professor William McKeen delves into the origins of storytelling, the nature of literary journalism, and the ways in which literary journalism has affected culture and modes of expression.

Professor of English at Indiana State University and the author of the literary biography Mark Twain: Man in White, Michael Shelden is the perfect candidate to lead this series of lectures on one of the most important—and most influential—of all American authors. From Twain’s early history through his landmark achievements and the defining moments of his extraordinary life, Shelden imparts a learned understanding of both the man and his astounding body of work.

Freeman A. Hrabowski III, the outspoken president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and coauthors Philip J. Rous and Peter H. Henderson probe the way senior leaders, administrators, staff, faculty, and students facilitate academic success by cultivating an empowering institutional culture and broad leadership for innovation. They examine how shared leadership enables an empowered campus to tackle tough issues by taking a hard look in the mirror, noting strengths and weaknesses while assessing opportunities and challenges.

In a world increasingly defined by crisis, public service institutions like colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations require capable, dynamic, and trustworthy leadership, yet stories of leadership failures there abound. The problem, Kathleen Fitzpatrick argues in Leading Generously, is a fundamental mismatch between the communal purposes that leaders must serve and the individualistic structures under which they operate.

A priceless tool for anybody in the medical industry, "Medical Terminology Memorization Handbook: How to Memorize 1000 of the Most Common Medical Terms" is perfect for both new students starting their studies and seasoned experts brushing up on their knowledge. This extensive book uses cutting-edge memorization strategies based in cognitive psychology to break down the difficult work of learning medical language into digestible chunks.

Unlock your path to medical school success with "Ace Your Med School Interview: 100 Essential Questions and Answers for Future Doctors." This essential guide is designed to help you master the interview process with confidence.

This completely revised second edition includes new information on affordability and aid that addresses important financial considerations. It also explores changes in standardized testing and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Truth about College Admission is the practical and inspiring guidebook your family needs, an essential companion on the path toward acceptance to college.

Why is it no longer worth it to go to college? In this book, you will learn why. Conducting original research into the rising costs and falling quality of higher education in the US, Professor Braus discovered that there are almost zero new colleges started in the United States, and this lack of new colleges coincided exactly with rising tuition and falling educational quality.

Träumst du davon, ein Buch zu schreiben und zu veröffentlichen? So ging es mir mein ganzes Leben lang. Erst mit 34 habe ich diesen Traum verwirklicht und seither erfolgreich 15 Bücher veröffentlicht. Mit dem Schreiben und Publizieren dieser 15 Träume habe ich einiges gelernt. Und weil ich mir am Anfang dieser Reise gewünscht hätte, anderen Autoren und Autorinnen über die Schulter gucken zu können und von ihnen lernen zu dürfen, gibt es dieses Buch.

Developed by experienced teachers, and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a valuable tool when preparing for your ACE CPT. The material is accurate, up-to-date, and broken down into bite-sized sections. There are key takeaways following each section to drive home key points, and quizzes to review commonly tested questions. We will end our review with a complete ACE CPT practice test. Also included is a follow-along PDF manual, containing the entire text of this audio course, as well as all figures, charts, and images we’ll be reviewing.

Dr. L.A. Davis earned her Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership with an Emphasis in Development in 2018. Her dissertation focused on the blind or visually impaired to understand how this population perceived employment, and how those perceptions motivated them to seek employment. In her first book, she writes about her experience as an online doctoral learner, the difficulties she faced, and how the words “Thank You” changed her journey.

In For the Common Good, Charles Dorn challenges the rhetoric of America’s so-called crisis in higher education by investigating two centuries of college and university history. From the community college to the elite research university - in states from California to Maine - Dorn engages a fundamental question confronted by higher education institutions ever since the nation’s founding: Do colleges and universities contribute to the common good?

Here, at last, is an audiobook that addresses the real heart of workplace safety: you. Your attitude, your priorities, and your mind-set all have more to do with how safe you are at work than you’ve probably ever imagined. Tuning In to Safety is about taking charge of a factor you can control: specifically, your thought process. The listener is challenged to define personal safety goals, then to reflect on how they think in regard to safety. Many will be shocked to realize their own thinking is working against them in their efforts to keep themselves and their coworkers safe.

Automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence are rapidly changing the way we work and ultimately how we will make a living. Discover why having multiple streams of income that create cash flow can offer you a great lifestyle now instead of working toward a retirement that may never arrive. Hear the stories of people who are making this happen and why you need to start now to take control of your life and income.

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter...

Examines major myths informing American education and explores how educators can better serve students, increase college retention rates, and develop alternatives to college that don’t disadvantage students on the basis of race or income Each year, as the founding headmaster of the Boston Arts...

Note: This is a summary and analysis of Mao's Great Famine and not the original book. Historian Frank Dikötter used a brief window of political openness before the 2008 Beijing Olympics in China to get inside official archives and gather evidence of the terrible toll the Great Chinese Famine took on ordinary people. He also discovered how Communist leaders caused, and then covered up, the catastrophe. Dikötter shows the disaster was much worse than previously thought, with a death toll of at least 45 million.

In American Literature, all main periods are covered, from colonial times to the present movement toward cultural diversity. Also covered are key themes and personalities, with emphasis on major figures, including Ben Franklin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Henry James, Edith Wharton, William Faulkner, Langston Hughes, Tennessee Williams, Alice Walker, and many more.

Colleges, universities, and seminaries do more than just transfer knowledge to students. They sell themselves as "experiences" that transform young people in unique ways. The conservative evangelical Protestant network of higher education has been no different. In Fundamentalist U, Adam Laats shows that these colleges have always been more than just schools; they have been vital intellectual citadels in America's culture wars. These unique institutions have defined what it has meant to be an evangelical and have reshaped the landscape of American higher education.