Student Life

From sharing a bathroom with 40 strangers to sharing lecture notes, The Naked Roommate is your behind-the-scenes look at everything you need to know about college (but never knew you needed to know). This essential, fully updated edition is packed with real-life advice on everything from making friends to managing stress.

The inspiring true story of how a group of inner-city school kids taught their teacher how to overcome personal adversity and achieve success and happiness. Crash Course chronicles the life lessons that Kim Bearden has learned during an award-winning career in education. From her challenges as a first-year teacher to her triumphs as the co-founder of the highly acclaimed Ron Clark Academy, Kim shares how children can teach each of us the importance of building relationships, abandoning fear, discovering resilience, embracing one's unique gifts, and living with passion.

In the 1930s, fresh from a stint in the Royal Navy Reserve, and against the wishes of his disapproving father, Fingal O'Reilly goes to Dublin to study medicine. Fingal and his fellow aspiring doctors face the arduous demands of Trinity College and Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital. The hours are long and the cases challenging, but Fingal manages to find time to box and play rugby—and to romance a fetching, gray-eyed nurse named Kitty O'Hallorhan.

This groundbreaking inspirational manifesto contains more than 30 hooks specially designed to captivate your class and 170 brainstorming questions that will skyrocket your creativity. Once you learn the Teach Like a Pirate system, you'll never look at your role as an educator the same again.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students is a high-impact student success course that benefits and sustains students in college and beyond. This program delivers a powerful blended learning experience designed to enhance student engagement, improve persistence, strengthen student learning, and increase retention and completion rates. In addition, the program provides students with the skills, tools, and mind-set they need to succeed in a global and ever-changing marketplace.

College is a time of transition. It's a time for learning and preparing to make your own way in the world. But if you're like many teens and young adults, the thought of leaving home and being on your own in a new place can also be intimidating—even overwhelming. That's why you need a solid foundation to help you manage stress, stay focused, and maintain healthy habits—in body, mind, and spirit. Grounded in evidence-based mindfulness, The Mindful College Student will help you cultivate the skills you need to increase well-being and reach your highest aspirations.

When Autumn becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper she is faced with a dilemma - can she give fair advice to everyone, including her friends, while keeping her identity a secret?

Listen, Think, & Speak Like a Doctor is a witty, relatable, and honest book full of sage advice regarding the real-life challenges and practice demands of becoming and being a physician. Students graduate from medical school with a knowledge of body systems, disease processes, and care algorithms. They’ve learned to treat but not necessarily how to connect with patients as people. It’s these difficult-to-learn connection skills that trip doctors up and that patients need doctors to have to ensure the best outcomes. Dr. Thakur shares actionable wisdom through relatable, engaging ...

It's been almost a year since Coyote and her dad left the road behind and settled down in a small Oregon town. . . time spent grieving the loss of her mom and sisters and trying to fit in at school. But just as life is becoming a new version of normal, Coyote discovers a box containing her mom’s ashes. And she thinks she might finally be ready to say goodbye.

Jackson Paul had comfortably settled into a quiet life; teaching, research, and a quick drink with a friend once a week down at the bar. After a devastating breakup, it had seemed best and just became second nature. Budget cuts at his university, Rochester Technic, leave him not only unemployed, but forced to reinvent himself at forty-three. With a little money in savings, the plan turns towards making documentaries, and how to keep those savings from evaporating overnight while waiting for a little success to roll in. The tutoring gig his old chair up at the university recommended him for ...

This book is a simplified manual for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Erika is a lifeguard at the local beach during the summer which is nice break from her normal job as a substitute teacher at the local high school. One sunny afternoon she runs into a former student Talia, who is with another girl, Carmen. Carmen and Talia have an argument and Carmen storms off. Erika gives the buxom Talia a ride home, taking a little time for some sexy fun in the car. Later, Carmen and Talia show up at Erika's apartment to properly thank her for giving Talia a ride home and soon they are engaged in a three-way lesbian orgy. Hot lesbian action! Lots of naughty playing and ...

TWELVE is a book different from any other. Included are 12 life principles, written in a plain-spoken way, that all twentysomethings and those in their early thirties need to know. It's a strategic approach, filled with perspectives on how to interpret the modern world, and how to become the most successful person you can be - in whatever way you decide to determine success. Topics range from: What Do You Want To Do With Your Life? (and how to look at it from a different perspective) Self Awareness Embracing Comedy and Its Value (yes, comedy) Why Most Things Boil Down To Money Learning How ...

If you believe in Positive Teaching, being a Champion for our young people, Leading or Coaching with Passion, this book is a MUST! This high-octane book will reinvigorate your passion for the greatest job and responsibility on earth while while teaching tactics for success. Prepare to be Supercharged with electric inspiration and motivation while Learning Proven Strategies to: Form Amazingly Strong and Trusting Student Relationships Motivate and Ignite Students, Teachers and Leaders to be their very BEST Build Incredible School Culture Strengthen Classroom and Team Bonds See what Schools, ...

Violet dreams of becoming a midwife. Off to university to start her training, all that stand between her and her future are anxiety, self-doubt, and three years of hard work. With best friend Zoe by her side, can she overcome the obstacles to make her dreams come true? This volume contains the entire Lessons of a Student Midwife series, including Life Lessons, Love Lessons and Lessons Learned.

This book is for every past, present, and future high school or college student and graduate, as we all go through school but still have so many unanswered questions about life beyond the classroom! Listeners will no longer be blindly led into the unknown as they learn how to properly leverage school and other environmental resources to achieve true education. Too often, the words "school" & "education" are used synonymously, and this causes massive confusion.

Saddled with thousands of dollars of debt, today's college students are graduating into an uncertain job market that is leaving them financially dependent on their parents for years to come - a reality that has left moms and dads wondering: What did I pay all that money for? There Is Life After College offers students, parents, and even recent graduates the practical advice and insight they need to jump-start their careers.

In "Purpose, Passion, and College," Professor Stemmle takes readers on an enlightening expedition of self-exploration and personal growth. This book transcends the boundaries of a traditional guide by offering a transformative mentorship that supports readers in pursuing a fulfilling and meaningful life. The pages of this book come alive with a rich collection of thought-provoking exercises designed to stimulate introspection and encourage readers to delve deep into their innermost wishes and aspirations. Through these exercises, readers are guided to uncover their true passions and values,...

College student Josephine Hart keeps her late-night job as an exotic dancer a closely-guarded secret, but when her secrets show up in the light of day, she gets way more than she bargained for. After the tragic death of her parents, Josephine is just another college student trying to make ends meet. But at night, she leads a risky double life as an exotic dancer to earn the money she desperately needs—a secret that could ruin her if anyone at school ever found out. The only bright spot is the devastatingly handsome stranger at the club who takes a special interest in her. He has her ...

Beat Anxiety in Just 30 Minutes a Day—A Practical, No-Fluff Plan for College Students Who Need Relief Now College life is exciting—but also overwhelming. Deadlines, exams, social pressure, and future uncertainty can make every day feel like a battle against anxiety. You’re not alone—and you don’t need another abstract theory. You need a plan. 30-Minute Anxiety Fix is your daily blueprint to feeling better—fast. In this straightforward, compassionate guide, student wellness coach Josh Martin walks you through a step-by-step, science-backed strategy that fits into your busy life. ...