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Build relationships through effective communication, communicate in writing, over the phone, and in professional public speaking.

No matter how much you love your job, you will inevitably run into difficult situations on the job that test your ability to keep your cool. This handy reference of ready-to-use phrases will help you avoid disasters, steer clear of sticky circumstances with coworkers, and leave you in control.

Getting Organized at Work provides 24 proven tips, tools, and strategies that will help you analyze your use of time, root out inefficiencies, and change bad habits.

Eight important lessons focusing on 99 principles that will quickly and memorably enhance any individual's money management acumen.

Gives job seekers candid advice for answering even the most unexpected questions, arms, and offers advice on evaluating job offers, salary negotiations, and more.

Clean up your credit report, improve your credit score, lessen your debt, and cope with your financial difficulties. Includes information on budgeting your money, obtaining your credit report, fixing your credit, and preventing identity theft. It explains everything you need to know to legally repair your credit.

200 sample resumes and 12 cover letters representing the very best creations of professional resume writers targeted specifically to jobs that do not require a four-year college degree.

An authoritative and engaging guide to the fundamental questions about our existence.

What exactly is happiness? In the first comprehensive book to address this most basic of human desires, Nettle explores why we want to be happy, how we assess our levels of happiness, and the different ways that happiness is interpreted in different cultures.

Dina Gachman shares the lessons she's learned about how to live large in the cheap seats. Through stories both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny that anyone can relate to, Dina reveals all the tricks you need to live the good life without spending a ton of money.

The most popular drug in America is a white powder. No, not that powder. This is caffeine in its most essential state. And Caffeinated reveals the little-known truth about this addictive, largely unregulated drug found in coffee, energy drinks, teas, colas, chocolate, and even pain relievers.

A hilarious and informative handbook to the science of life. From the inner workings of the cell, to the magic of gene expression, to the Krebs and Calvin cycles, to sexual and asexual reproduction, The Cartoon Guide to Biology uses simple, clear, humorous illustrations to make biology's most complex concepts understandable and entertaining.

Using graphics and humor, Gonick covers all of the algebra essentials, including linear equations, polynomials, quadratic equations, and graphing techniques.

Focusing on non-traditional students in higher education institutions, this new book from renowned scholar John Levin examines the extent to which community college students receive justice both within their institution and as an outcome of their education.

Budget plans for every income level and stage of life.

Reveals how the traditional college culture can actually pose obstacles to students' success, and suggests strategies for effectively explaining academic expectations.

Ways to give answers that are clear, direct, and to the point.

Inside secrets for creating phenomenal cover letters that get noticed and land interviews. Step-by-step instructions throughout the book teach readers how to write, format, and distribute their cover letters for maximum impact.

7 Steps to Fearless Speaking will teach you how to cope with the panic, avoidance, and trauma of speaking as you give the gift of your conviction and experience your voice for the first time.

After more than fifteen years of teaching, Rebekah Nathan, a professor of anthropology at a large state university, enrolled as a freshman for the academic year. She immersed herself in student life, moving into the dorms and taking on a full course load. Being a student, she discovers, is hard work. But she also identifies fundamental misperceptions, misunderstandings, and mistakes on both sides of the educational divide that negatively affect the college experience.

Bolles demystifies the entire job-search process, from resumes to interviewing to networking, expertly guiding job-hunters toward their dream job.

With more than a million copies sold, Yoga Anatomy has become an invaluable resource for yoga practitioners, enthusiasts, and instructors around the world. Expanded and updated, the third edition of Yoga Anatomy will provide you with an even deeper understanding of yoga and of the structures and principles underlying each movement.

Insights learned from Maxwell's 30-plus years of leadership successes and mistakes with observations from the worlds of business, politics, sports, religion, and military conflict. One of the most trusted and referenced leadership books featuring revised content that is fundamental to any leader.

Twenty-five most important grammar mistakes and how to avoid them

Blending communicative and interactive approaches with tried-and-true grammar teaching, Basic English Grammar offers concise, accurate, level-appropriate grammar information with an abundance of exercises, contexts, and classroom activities.

Takes readers on a journey of self-discovery that will help them find work they love and develop their career from start to finish. Each chapter centers on an easy, fun, and revealing assessment that coaches job seekers through the successive steps in the career exploration and job search process.

Learn to understand and manage stress and anxiety, relaxation, effective communication, manage anger, resolve conflicts, healthy eating behaviors and physical activity, efficient time management, and implementing a stress reduction plan.

Practical guidance for faculty seeking to help their students work together in creative ways, move out of the box of traditional papers and projects, and deepen the learning experience through their work with one another.

Future-proof your career as you learn to provide value to employers, create a memorable career brand, quadruple your interview opportunities, tap into the most overlooked interview must, demonstrate your ability to do the job, and bottom-line the return-on-investment employers will receive for hiring you.

A practical guide to building the connections students need to thrive in and after college.

This practical guide to nonverbal communication helps the reader recognize the available choices for nonverbal behavior and potential consequences of those choices through examples and exercises. Effective nonverbal communication is an applied skill contributing to perceptions of credibility, trustworthiness, reliability, and professionalism.

A leading management consultant outlines seven organizational rules for improving effectiveness and increasing productivity at work and at home.

A classic developmental skills text for intermediate to advanced students of English, and a comprehensive reference grammar text, includes communicative and interactive language-learning activities.

Step-by-step guides to writing specific kinds of essays that have been a groundbreaking concept and changed the way writing is taught in American colleges. Source-based writing, analysis of argument, online teaching, and visual rhetoric are some of the focuses of this edition.

In this edition, students will learn from dozens of practical examples in a variety of media - including blogs, wikis, and podcasts - which show both effective and ineffective communication efforts. A chapter has been added on crafting messages for electronic media.

This ultimate "insider's guide" to college life helps entering freshmen navigate the challenging transition to college life.