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Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics- An Engaging ESL Textbook for Advanced ... 13 reviews
Eric H. Roth, Toni Aberson
BookSurge Publishing/ Chimayo Press, 2007
Superb book . . . and super fun!
Super duper!! The quotes are outstanding: well-chosen & thought-provoking. The questions really do help my students get the ball rolling . . . to have compelling conversations of their own. Truly one of the most useful resources I have ever come across. Now, if I could only get my administrator to pony up for a set of 25 copies!
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Literary Publicity: The Final Chapter20 reviews
Joseph Marich
Delmar Cengage Learning, 2001
Finally! One man dares to altruistically promote the truth!
As if the process of completing a literary work were not enough, Mr. Marich clearly illuminates the most treacherous path of promoting that work once it is complete. Having tried unsuccessfully to navigate this path on my own in the past, this book became a true beacon in my career. His insightful, witty comments make this book both a great read as well as an invaluable tool for anyone who ever ...
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McGraw-Hill's GED : The Most Complete and Reliable Study Program for the GED Tests37 reviews
McGraw-Hill
McGraw-Hill, 2001
GET YOUR GED!!
If you've put off getting your GED because you haven't got time to go to a class, don't worry and stop putting it off now! Get this book, refresh your mind, start using that "grey matter" again and pass the GED test with flying colors! This book is great, it has everything you need to prepare for taking your GED test and KNOW you'll pass. I did it and couldn't be happier.
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Getting Funded: The Complete Guide to Writing Grant Proposals9 reviews
Mary S. Hall, Susan Howlett
Continuing Education Press, 2003
It Is a Complete Guide
Getting Funded
The complete Guide to Writing Grant Proposals
Mary Hall, PhD. & Susan Howlett
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
174 pages including appendices
Reviewed by
Jan Tunnell
Tunnell & Associates
Orlando, Florida
I found this book intriguing. As an experienced (25+ years) professional, I approached this assignment with an "I will see if they did it right" ...
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And No More Sorrow9 reviews
Cold Tree Press, 2008
A must read
Easy to read. A time of history that we must not forget. If you are a person who enjoys movies such as "Life Is Beautiful" you will love this book.
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Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach: The Power of Dialogue in Educating Adults13 reviews
Jane Vella
Jossey-Bass, 2002
The Need for Dialectic and Active Learning
Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach is designed to demonstrate the power and value of dialogue over monologue, and active over passive learning when it comes to educating adults. Vella demonstrates through real life examples how her twelve transcendent principles flesh out in a variety of specific contexts all around the world. This book is designed to help all adult educators embody and ...
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Traditional Degrees for Nontraditional Students: How to Earn a Top Diploma From America's Great Colleges At ...18 reviews
Carole Fungaroli Sargent
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000
A Nontraditional Man, One Great Book & A Dream Comes True!
How often is it that one book answers all of our questions about any given topic? How often is a reference book a one-stop-shop for all that we're looking for? My typical experience is, more often than not, having to read several different books before I can locate ALL of the information I'm looking for. Finally, an awesome great book that answers every possible question about nontraditional ...
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E-Mail: A Write It Well Guide--How to Write and Manage E-Mail in the Workplace13 reviews
Janis Fisher Chan
Write It Well, 2005
The Best Resource for Professional E-mail Writing
If you're looking for a guide on writing e-mails in a business setting, look no further. This book covers every aspect of writing e-mails and even some tips on how to organize your e-mail as well. The chapters take you through different topics regarding e-mail and at the end of each chapter are some activities that you can do to help build your awareness of your e-mail writing skills and how ...
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Beyond the Limits of Experience: A Phenomenological Search for Transpersonal Meaning Within Humanistic Adult ...8 reviews
Alejandro Vikrant Sentis
Educational Studies Pr, 1999
The best book about growth
This journey is a exeptional story of courage and sincerity with oneself. It is rare to see this nowadays. The book is an excelent guide for any Adult Educator interested in Transformative Adult Education. Vikrant showed me what it is to be sincerely intrested in your own development.
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How to Break Into Pharmaceutical Sales: A Headhunter's Strategy21 reviews
Waverly Press, 2007
very helpful
very good book that gives me all the tips to break into sales.
I follow all the advices and i made it.
So i highly recommend that book
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Self University: The Price of Tuition Is the Desire to Learn : Your Degree Is a Better Life6 reviews
Charles D. Hayes
Autodidactic Press, 1989
Wish I would have read this 20 years ago...
Charles Hayes has set the example for all of us to become self-educated. He is an inspiration to continue in our lifelong learning process. The way he writes of his own experiences, what he has learned from them and his willingness to share his knowledge and experience is awesome. A "thinking" man, you are inspired after conversing with him or reading his books. They are one in the same--you ...
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Running Book Discussion Groups: A How-to-do-it Manual for Librarians (A How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians) ...7 reviews
Lauren Zina John
Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2006
Guide for Successful Book Discussion Groups
"Provides a detailed step-by-step guide to the tasks and responsibilities librarians are likely to encounter as book-group leaders conducting booktalks both on-site and online. Containing chapters on launching and running successful book-discussion groups; guides to 11 titles selected from the classics, nonfiction, best-sellers, and genre fiction; and lots of sample publicity material as well as ...
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How to Study, 6th Edition7 reviews
Ron Fry
Delmar Cengage Learning, 2004
Changed the way I learned forever
I read this book many years ago (maybe it was the first or second edition) and it changed my style of studying forever. I was failing my pre-med courses when I found this book. I ended up getting A's in organic chemistry and applied calculus. This book should be required reading before undertaking any serious scholastic endeavor. This is the only book that doesn't disguise the effort that is ...
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Adult Learning Methods: A Guide for Effective Instruction7 reviews
Krieger Publishing Company, 2003
A 'must-read' for all adult educators
Being fairly new to the community of adult educators, I find myself continually searching for works that might help me to become a more effective facilitator. In this regard, Galbraith has quickly evolved into one of my favorite authors/editors in the field of adult learning. I found this book to be very practitioner-oriented, scholarly yet not over-technical and well researched. I highly ...
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The New Supervisor: Strategies for Supporting and Managing Frontline Staff - Long-Term Care Management Series7 reviews
Linda LaPointe MRA
Hartman Publishing, Inc., 2002
Self-managed staff is a supervisor's dream!
This book is specific about how to develop and support self-managed staff, which has to be the best stress management tool there is!
The ABC format is easy to read, follow and adopt as your own. Yet is sophisticated and current without being faddish.
Get it and follow it!
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German Survival Guide: The Language and Culture You Need to Travel with Confidence in Germany and Austria8 reviews
Elizabeth Bingham
World Prospect Press, 2008
Married to a German and this was very helpful..
I have never been to germany although one day I really hope to go. My husband is german and his mother does not speak a lick of English. This desperate daughter-in-law was saved many embarrassing and fustrating moments by this book. It is a handy size to keep in the car or in a good size purse. I had to live with my MIL for a couple months and weeks at a time and this book has helped me ...
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Questing Marilyn: In Search of My Holy Grail-Personal Growth Through Travel (Questing)7 reviews
Marilyn Barnicke Belleghem M.Ed.
Quest Publishing, 2003
My heart followed with her.
This book was well written and I really got my emotions involved with her thoughts and feelings. I found myself very much with her...on her travels.
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Algebra Survival Guide Workbook (Algebra Survival Guide)7 reviews
Josh Rappaport
Singing Turtle Press, 2003
Don't forget the Algebra Survival Guide: a Conversational Guide for the Thoroughly Befuddled
This workbook, along with the Algebra Survival Guide, are great learning tools for kids and parents alike. My son was looking for a book to teach himself algebra & this set did the trick. Yeah, he one of those wierd kids who likes math.
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The Rapture Of Maturity: A Legacy Of Lifelong Learning6 reviews
Charles D. Hayes
Autodidactic Press, 2004
Benefits of Livelong Learning
Charles Hayes has done an extraordinary job of describing the benefits of lifelong learning. He talks about the wisdom of using the experiences of those who've lived before us to help us gain balance in our own lives. In doing so, Hayes stresses that "the passing on of knowledge from one generation to the next is one of the most important things human beings do." (p. 138) He credits ...
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Master Plan to Master Exams6 reviews
TERESA BOLEN
BookSurge Publishing, 2006
More than just an exam tool
Teresa Bolen's book is an excellent resource and motivation for students. Her techniques can be applied not only to exams but to all areas of academic and performance driven studies. As an educator, I have already begun to recommend her work to students who are anxious about the next step in their academic and collegiate studies. The techniques presented are ones that can be used in all ...
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