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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Intermediate Spanish, 2nd Edition: Take Your Spanish Skills to the Next Level
by Steven HawsonThis revised edition offers expanded coverage of grammar and vocabulary, as well as idiomatic usage, irregular verbs, and conversational elements that will help readers improve their language skills in a variety of situations. In addition, a new workbook section specially designed to help readers practice and retain information has been included.• Includes a comprehensive review of beginning Spanish, plus simple strategies for memorizing cases, endings, and vocabulary• Features an easy-to-understand guide to Spanish idioms• Covers business and medical Spanish• Techniques for mastering vocabulary and grammar• New exercises and answers throughout
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning German, 4E
by Lisa Graham Alicia Muller Stephan MullerThis comprehensive guide to mastering the German language presents often difficult-to-master information, such as verb tenses, in the approachable Complete Idiot's Guide® format. Readers will discover useful travel-themed chapters, dealing with everything from shopping, renting cars, and making a phone call, to visiting a doctor, going to the post office, and banking. With information on the essentials of German grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and conversation, this new edition also includes a supplemental CD with nearly an hour of listen-and-learn exercises that can be used either with or without the book.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian, 3rd Edition
by Gabrielle EuvinoLearn the language of la dolce vita!For anyone who wants to learn and enjoy the most expressive and romantic of languages, the third edition of The Complete Idiot&’s Guide® to Learning Italian is the first choice for a whole new generation of enthusiastic students of Italian. This updated edition includes two new quick references on verbs, grammar, and sentence structure; two new appendixes on Italian synonyms and popular idiomatic phrases; and updated business and money sections. • First two editions have sold extraordinarily well • Italian is the fourth most popular language in the United States
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Latin, 3rd Edition: A Modern Approach to Grammar, Vocabulary, and Everything You Need to Read and Sp
by Natalie HarwoodAn updated guide to the language of the Roman Empire. Whether interested in learning Latin or just seeking a deeper understanding of English, readers will find a fun alternative to the standard dusty tomes usually associated with Latin. Included in this revised edition are updated vocabulary lists relevant to today&’s world, expanded pronunciation guides, Latin–to–English and English–to–Latin translations, and a workbook of exercises, reading passages, and tools for greater comprehension of the language. • In 2002, the number of high school students taking Latin tests for college credit had risen 95% since 1993 • According to CNN, educators are increasingly turning toward Latin to improve student performance in reading, math, and science • Perfect reference tool for law school, medical school, music school, and other graduate school students faced with getting through a Latin course as a requirement
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Para Aprender Ingles
by D.H. Figueredo Margaret FernandezMillions of Spanish-speaking immigrants enroll in ESL (English as a Second Language) classes every year. This curriculum-based guide offers practical examples, exercises, and quizzes to quickly and effectively bolster English skills.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paying for College: Find the Money You Need for the College You Want
by Ken ClarkA higher education without falling deep in debt. With the lack of financial aid, grants, and scholarships available today due to the economic climate, parents and students need serious help in finding ways to pay for college. Savings plans and resources have disappeared. Loans seem impossible to pay off. That's where The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Paying for College steps in. It helps develop an action plan for people to budget and pay for college right now, and if necessary, strategize repayment after graduation. It also explains how to: • Find ways to lower the cost of tuition and room and board • Find honest–to–goodness free money • Discover more affordable options like college credit for military service, peer–to–peer lending, or attending nontraditional colleges and universities
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Study Skills: Boost Your GPA with Time- and Brain-Saving Strategies
by Randall S. HansenStudy smarter, not harder! Every high school and college student would love to know how to get the highest grades with the least amount of effort. This book gives students a guiding philosophy for every class, every time, laying the foundation for lifelong learning. With the wisdom gained from these tips, success stories from other students, and mini-assessments, they&’ll be empowered to succeed in class preparation, reading comprehension, exam-taking, and more. • No one method fits every student, so included are many tried-and-true methods. • Useful for every subject, from foreign languages to mathematics, from high school through college and beyond.• Helps students find their particular learning styles.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the TOEFL®: The Easiest Way to Prepare for the TOEFL Test
by Elizabeth RollinsUnlike other test prep books, this guide covers both the paper-based and the Internet-based test. With supplemental online podcasts, as well as clear prose, ample practice questions, easily digested chapters, and two full practice tests, this Complete Idiot's Guide® is an essential addition to any non-English speaker preparing for admission at more than 8,500 colleges and universities in English-speaking countries.
The Complete U: Over 100 Lessons for Success in and out of the College Classroom
by Deborah J. CohanThe Only College Guide You'll Ever NeedFind Meaning, Growth, and Joy in Your College JourneyThe Complete U is a supportive, real-world guide to thriving in college—academically, socially, and emotionally. With warmth, humor, and deep insight, Dr. Deborah J. Cohan delivers over 100 empowering lessons to help students navigate every aspect of campus life.The Complete U is your empowering, honest, and compassionate guide to navigating every step of the college experience. With over 100 lessons from sociologist and beloved professor Dr. Deborah J. Cohan, this transformative book offers the wisdom, support, and practical strategies every student needs to succeed in and beyond the classroom. Whether you&’re a first-year student or preparing to graduate, this book is like a trusted mentor, cheering you on while offering real talk about everything from picking a major to building mental resilience. From managing course loads and professors to making friends, coping with anxiety, and defining your purpose, The Complete U helps you grow not only as a student—but as a person. Inside, you&’ll find: Practical advice for every aspect of college life—from homesickness and time management to healthy relationships and stress relief. Supportive lessons for mental, emotional, and academic well-being, especially tailored to modern challenges like social media burnout, identity, and uncertainty. Lively reflections and real stories from students and parents, offering encouragement and insight in equal measure. Your College Compass and Survival ToolkitIf you liked The Anxious Generation, The Freshman Survival Guide, or The Naked Roommate, then you'll love The Complete U.
The Complexities of Socioscientific Issues in Education: Research-Based Insights and Practical Strategies (Springer Texts in Education)
by Rola KhishfeThis textbook is an essential scholarly resource that explores the complexities of socioscientific issues (SSI), presenting scenarios that serve as an overview of crucial concerns. It is designed to give students a nuanced perspective as they navigate the intersections of science, ethics, and society. It aims to develop critical thinking abilities and enhance informed decision-making by encouraging students to think critically, evaluate evidence, and support their viewpoints. It examines these issues across various scientific fields, presenting scenarios designed to enhance critical thinking and informed decision-making by encouraging students to evaluate evidence and support their viewpoints. This publication includes socioscientific issues from around the world that address the disciplines of biology, chemistry, physics, and environmental science. This volume is an invaluable resource for science educators and policymakers, as it provides practical insights and research-based strategies for enhancing scientific literacy and fostering a deeper understanding of the ethical dimensions of science in our interconnected world.
The Comprehensive NCLEX-PN Review
by Assessment Technologies InstituteThe book is intended to accompany a live review presentation and then be used as an outline for continued review prior to taking the NCLEX. Each unit focuses on a specific area of nursing care. Tables and graphics are provided throughout to simplify more challenging content. <p><p>Unit 1 offers practical information about the exam, including how to prepare and test-taking strategies. The next eight units review essential content for the exam: Coordinated Care, Community Health Nursing , Pharmacology in Nursing, Fundamentals for Nursing , Adult Medical Surgical Nursing , Mental Health Nursing, Maternal and Newborn Nursing, Nursing Care of Children. <p><p>The content provided in this book is organized by specific areas of nursing and focuses on descriptions, contributing factors, manifestations, and collaborative care, which includes nursing interventions, diagnostics, medications, therapeutic measures, client education, and referrals. The information is presented in a manner that promotes analysis and application of knowledge and reinforces the priority of care when managing client care. <p><p>In the Practice Questions section, additional NCLEX-style questions are provided. Remember to apply clinical reasoning and use your test-taking strategies to select the correct answers.
The Confidence Workbook: The I-Can-Do-It Activity Book
by Imogen HarrisonEveryone feels nervous sometimes - perhaps because we're trying something new, or because we worry we're not good enough.The Confidence Workbook is here to help by showing you how to build your confidence, offering creative ways to develop your strengths, such as speaking up and believing in yourself when you need to say "I can!"
The Constitution (SparkNotes History Notes)
by SparkNotesThe Constitution (1781-1815) (SparkNotes History Note) Making the reading experience fun! SparkNotes History Guides help students strengthen their grasp of history by focusing on individual eras or episodes in U.S. or world history. Breaking history up into digestible lessons, the History Guides make it easier for students to see how events, figures, movements, and trends interrelate. SparkNotes History Guides are perfect for high school and college history classes, for students studying for History AP Test or SAT Subject Tests, and simply as general reference tools.Each note contains a general overview of historical context, a concise summary of events, lists of key people and terms, in-depth summary and analysis with timelines, study questions and suggested essay topics, and a 50-question review quiz.
The Contender (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesThe Contender (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Robert Lipsyte Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:chapter-by-chapter analysis explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols a review quiz and essay topics Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers.
The Counselor's STEPs for Progress Notes: A Guide to Clinical Language and Documentation, 2nd Edition
by Rhonda SuttonDr. Rhonda Sutton's second edition of the straightforward guide to progress notes includes additional examples, information, documentation, and clinical language that expands on the utility and readability of the first book. Additional case studies provide examples of how to use the STEPs to format notes. New chapters include information on clinical language and documentation. This book covers everything about progress notes, from how to write them, to how to store them, and even what to do when someone requests them. In addition, clinical terms and abbreviations are included as well as suggestions for other clinical documentation such as termination letters, privacy statements, and professional disclosure statements. Suited for all types of mental health clinicians, this book will help therapists improve upon their progress notes and other forms of clinical documentation.
The Count of Monte Cristo SparkNotes Literature Guide (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series #22)
by Alexandre Dumas SparkNotesSparkNotes Literature Guides:Making the reading experience fun! When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, heres the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and paper writing. Includes:An A+ Essay—an actual literary essay written about the Spark-ed book—to show students how a paper should be written.16 pages devoted to writing a literary essay including: a glossary of literary termsStep-by-step tutoring on how to write a literary essayA feature on how not to plagiarize
The Craft of Historical Research: A Practical Guide from Start to Finish
by Isaac LandComplete with practical advice and helpful guidance, this book is an approachable manual perfect for budding historians at all levels. Its worksheets, which focus on framing realistic goals and heading off common misunderstandings, will aid independent work and make check-ins with the advisor more candid and productive. Drawing on examples from six continents, as well as primary sources ranging from cuneiform tablets to emails, students will learn about the effective deployment of quotations, footnotes, maps, graphs, images, and data visualizations. Throughout the book, emphasis is placed on how the student can formulate, support, and revise their claims in a historical project with a skeptical reader in mind.
The Crucible SparkNotes Literature Guide (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series #24)
by SparkNotesThe Crucible SparkNotes Literature Guide by Arthur Miller Making the reading experience fun! When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and paper writing. Includes:An A+ Essay—an actual literary essay written about the Spark-ed book—to show students how a paper should be written.16 pages devoted to writing a literary essay including: a glossary of literary termsStep-by-step tutoring on how to write a literary essayA feature on how not to plagiarize
The Crying of Lot 49 (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesThe Crying of Lot 49 (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Thomas Pynchon Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:chapter-by-chapter analysis explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols a review quiz and essay topics Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series #25)
by SparkNotesThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Mark Haddon Making the reading experience fun! When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and paper writing. Includes:An A+ Essay—an actual literary essay written about the Spark-ed book—to show students how a paper should be written.16 pages devoted to writing a literary essay including: a glossary of literary termsStep-by-step tutoring on how to write a literary essayA feature on how not to plagiarize
The Da Vinci Code (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesThe Da Vinci Code (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Dan Brown Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:chapter-by-chapter analysis explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols a review quiz and essay topics Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers.
The Day of the Locust (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesThe Day of the Locust (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Nathanael West Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; and a review quiz and essay topics. Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers.
The Death of Ivan Ilych (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesThe Death of Ivan Ilych (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Leo Tolstoy Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:chapter-by-chapter analysis explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols a review quiz and essay topics Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers.
The Declaration of Independence (SparkNotes History Notes)
by SparkNotesThe Declaration of Independence (1776) (SparkNotes History Note) Making the reading experience fun! SparkNotes History Guides help students strengthen their grasp of history by focusing on individual eras or episodes in U.S. or world history. Breaking history up into digestible lessons, the History Guides make it easier for students to see how events, figures, movements, and trends interrelate. SparkNotes History Guides are perfect for high school and college history classes, for students studying for History AP Test or SAT Subject Tests, and simply as general reference tools.Each note contains a general overview of historical context, a concise summary of events, lists of key people and terms, in-depth summary and analysis with timelines, study questions and suggested essay topics, and a 50-question review quiz.
The Definitive Guide To Passing The Police Recruitment Process (2nd Edition): A handbook for prospective police officers, special constables and police community support officers
by John McTaggartThis book has been written with one very specific objective in mind. It aims to give you, the reader, an in-depth appreciation of the skills and abilities required to pass the police national recruitment tests, including the process for applying to be a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO). <P><P>As you read through this book, you will see the approach is to explain in detail the reasoning and rationale behind each exercise, the mechanics of how each exercise works, and the various limitations that exist within the exercise itself – from the perspective of those who designed it. It is not about making you a better person, although if you follow the principles contained throughout, you may just end up that way! <P> In essence, this book is a ‘how to’ guide to passing the police recruitment system. It aims to give you the best chance of passing through the process successfully.