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The Strategic Student: Successfully Transitioning from High School to College Academics by David Cass The Strategic Student: Successfully Transitioning from High School to College Academics by David Cass PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad "A practical guide of immense value to both students and their supporters as they deal with the new and different challenges posed by the transition from high school to college academics." -George Ballinger, Director of Family Affairs and Veterans Affairs, University of Colorado, Boulder “It is a must read for our junior and senior students” -Andrea Sabadosh , Jefferson County Colorado, International Baccalaureate Program Coordinator “Perceptive and useful from a practical viewpoint. An easy read, I have no doubt incoming freshmen will benefit from its insights.” -Anthony Chatham, Professor, Tulane University 1 in 4 college freshmen do not return for sophomore year. 45% of college freshmen will never graduate. 65% of college students feel th...

Safe and Secure Software Reuse: 13th International Conference on Software Reuse, ICSR 2013,Pisa, Italy, June 18-20, 2013, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) Safe and Secure Software Reuse: 13th International Conference on Software Reuse, ICSR 2013,Pisa, Italy, June 18-20, 2013, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Safe and Secure Software Reuse, ICSR 2013, held in Pisa, Italy, in June 2013. The 27 papers (18 full and 9 short papers) presented were carefully reviewed and selected from various submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on feature modeling and variability analysis; reuse and testing; architecture and reuse; analysis for reuse; reuse and patterns, short papers, emerging ideas and trends. From reader reviews: Kori Pierson: Have you spare time for a day? What do you do when you have a lot more or little spare time? Yep, you ca...

Gay Rights and Moral Panic: The Origins of America's Debate on Homosexuality by F. Fejes Gay Rights and Moral Panic: The Origins of America's Debate on Homosexuality by F. Fejes PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Using the 1977 campaign against the Dade County Florida gay rights ordinance as a focal point, this book provides an examination of the emergence of the modern lesbian and gay American movement, the challenges it posed to the accepted American notions of sexuality, and how American society reacted in turn. From reader reviews: David Chambers: Don't be worry for anyone who is afraid that this book will certainly filled the space in your house, you may have it in e-book means, more simple and reachable. This particular Gay Rights and Moral Panic: The Origins of America's Debate on Homosexuality can give you a lot of close friends because by you taking a look at this one book you have point that they don't and make an individual more like an interesting person. This ...

Roger Ebert's Book of Film: From Tolstoy to Tarantino, the Finest Writing From a Century of Film by Roger Ebert Roger Ebert's Book of Film: From Tolstoy to Tarantino, the Finest Writing From a Century of Film by Roger Ebert PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Thumbs up for the most lavish and entertaining anthology of writing on film ever, assembled by America's best known and most trusted movie critic. If going to the movies has been the twentieth century's most popular source of artistic pleasure, reading about the movies may not be far behind. For this delicious, instructive, and vastly enjoyable anthology, Roger Ebert has selected and introduced an international treasury of more than 100 selections that touch on every aspect of filmmaking and filmgoing. Here are the stars (Truman Capote on Marilyn Monroe, Joan Didion on John Wayne, Tom Wolfe on Cary Grant, Lauren Bacall on herself), the directors (John Houseman on Orson Welles, Kenneth Tynan on Mel Brooks, John...

Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai (Frances Foster Books) by Claire A. Nivola Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai (Frances Foster Books) by Claire A. Nivola PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, grew up in the highlands of Kenya, where fig trees cloaked the hills, fish filled the streams, and the people tended their bountiful gardens. But over many years, as more and more land was cleared, Kenya was transformed. When Wangari returned home from college in America, she found the village gardens dry, the people malnourished, and the trees gone. How could she alone bring back the trees and restore the gardens and the people? Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature , says: "Wangari Maathai's epic story has never been told better―everyone who reads this book will want to plant a tree!" With glowing watercolor illustrations and lyrical prose, Claire Ni...

Let's Go: California and Hawaii, Including Reno, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and Baja California by Harvard Student Agencies Let's Go: California and Hawaii, Including Reno, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and Baja California by Harvard Student Agencies PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad From reader reviews: Kara Corbett: Hey guys, do you wants to finds a new book to see? May be the book with the concept Let's Go: California and Hawaii, Including Reno, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and Baja California suitable to you? The book was written by well known writer in this era. Typically the book untitled Let's Go: California and Hawaii, Including Reno, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and Baja Californiais the main one of several books which everyone read now. That book was inspired a lot of people in the world. When you read this publication you will enter the new shape that you ever know ahead of. The author explained their concept in the simple way, thus all of people can easil...

Images from the Arsenal of Democracy (Painted Turtle) by Charles K. Hyde Images from the Arsenal of Democracy (Painted Turtle) by Charles K. Hyde PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad While researching his previous study, Arsenal of Democracy: The American Automobile Industry in World War II (Wayne State University Press, 2013), award-winning automotive historian Charles K. Hyde discovered the many remarkable photos that were part of the era's historical documentation. In Images from the Arsenal of Democracy, Hyde presents a selection of nearly three hundred of these documentary photos in striking black and white, with brief captions. Taken together, the images create a captivating portrait of this crucial moment in American business, military, and cultural history. Images from the Arsenal of Democracy spans from 1940 until the end of the war, presenting up-close, rarely seen views of newly built plants and repurposed production lines, a staggering variety of war products and components...

These Few Precious Days: The Final Year of Jack with Jackie by Christopher Andersen These Few Precious Days: The Final Year of Jack with Jackie by Christopher Andersen PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad “The days dwindle down, to a precious few . . .” —from “September Song,” JFK’s favorite They were the original power couple— outlandishly rich, impossibly attractive, and endlessly fascinating. Now, in this rare, behind-the-scenes portrait of the Kenne­dys in their final year together, #1 New York Times bestselling biographer Christopher Andersen shows us a side of JFK and Jackie we’ve never seen before. Tender, intimate, complex, and, at times, explosive, theirs is a love story unlike any other—filled with secrets, scandals, and bomb­shells that could never be fully revealed . . . until now. Including: · Stunning new details about the Kennedys’ rumored affairs—hers as well as his—and how they ultimately overcame all odds to save their marriage · The president’s many premonitions of his own ...

Pearls and Pitfalls in Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery Pearls and Pitfalls in Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad ​​​​​ Pearls and Pitfalls in Oculoplastic Cosmetic Surgery , Second Edition addresses the need among physicians for cleanly distilled and clinically relevant information. The second edition of this popular text highlights the changes and updates to the ever expanding field of facial cosmetic surgery. There are updates to cases such as advances in blepharoplasty techniques, advances in fillers and filler techniques, advances in periorbital fat grafting, advances in brow lifting techniques, and advances in midface rejuvenation​. Additionally, nearly every case has full color illustrations to bring each one to life and there are additional surgical video procedures available on Springer Images to enhance the reader's understanding of various topics. This concise and practical "how to" book is written and edited by experts in their fields and off...

Microwave Cooking for Today's Living by Ambassador Microwave Cooking for Today's Living by Ambassador PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad The speed and evenness of microwave cooking is affected by the foods themselves. Microwave penetrate foods to a depth of 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches on all surfaces: top, bottom and sides. The interior of foods greater than 2 inches in diameter heats by conduction, as it soes in conventional cooking. Foods with high water, fat or sugar content respond quickly to microwave energy. Understanding the way food characteristics influence cooking will help you enjoy the benefits of microwaving.Because of today's fast paced style of living, working or just relaxing, microwaving is the way to go. Because of its less than cooking times vs. conventional cooking it is the ideal method to cut down on cooking time spent in the kitchen. It also has benefits from a health standpoint. From reader reviews: Carl Carrillo: Reading can called head hangout, why? Becau...

Cole Porter: A Biography by Charles Schwartz Cole Porter: A Biography by Charles Schwartz PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad In 1933 Irving Berlin wrote to composer-lyricist Cole Porter, ”I am mad about Night and Day .” Millions of others throughout the world have been ”mad about” that Porter gem, as well as dozens of others, including, to name just a few, Begin the Beguine, From This Moment On, It’s De-Lovely, Just One of Those Things, Love for Sale , and My Heart Belongs to Daddy . Cole Porter (1891-1964) set new standards for popular song-writing, and his lyrics and melodies are as bright and sophisticated today as when they first dazzled audiences decades ago. Porter’s own life matched that of his songs for urbanity, wit, and elegance, and in New York, Hollywood, and on the Continent he was an arbiter of taste and fashion and part of the glamorous international set of the Twenties and Thirties. He numbered among his friends Cary Grant, Noel Coward, Fred Astaire, Ethel Merman, Elsa Maxwell, F...

Land of My Dreams by Norma Gail Land of My Dreams by Norma Gail PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Alone and betrayed, American professor, Bonny Bryant longs for a haven of peace. She accepts a position at a small Christian college in Fort William, Scotland, craving escape from her painful past. The passionate love which develops when she meets fellow professor and sheep farmer, Kieran MacDonell, is something she never anticipated. Kieran harbors a deep anger toward God in the face of his own devastating grief. When Bonny s former fiancé reenters her life, Kieran s loneliness draws him to a former student. How will Bonny decide between her rivals? Can they set aside the past to make way for a future, or will it drive them apart? Land of My Dreams spans the distance between New Mexico s high desert mountains and the misty Scottish Highlands with a timeless story of overwhelming grief, undying love, and compelling faith. From reader reviews: Valerie Hemming: The book Land of My Dreams can give...