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57 Ways to Screw Up in Grad School: Perverse Professional Lessons for Graduate Students (Chicago Guides To Academic Life Ser.)
by Kevin D. Haggerty Aaron DoyleDon’t think about why you’re applying. Select a topic for entirely strategic reasons. Choose the coolest supervisor. Write only to deadlines. Expect people to hold your hand. Become “that” student. When it comes to a masters or PhD program, most graduate students don’t deliberately set out to fail. Yet, of the nearly 500,000 people who start a graduate program each year, up to half will never complete their degree. Books abound on acing the admissions process, but there is little on what to do once the acceptance letter arrives. Veteran graduate directors Kevin D. Haggerty and Aaron Doyle have set out to demystify the world of advanced education. Taking a wry, frank approach, they explain the common mistakes that can trip up a new graduate student and lay out practical advice about how to avoid the pitfalls. Along the way they relate stories from their decades of mentorship and even share some slip-ups from their own grad experiences. The litany of foul-ups is organized by theme and covers the grad school experience from beginning to end: selecting the university and program, interacting with advisors and fellow students, balancing personal and scholarly lives, navigating a thesis, and creating a life after academia. Although the tone is engagingly tongue-in-cheek, the lessons are crucial to anyone attending or contemplating grad school. 57 Ways to Screw Up in Grad School allows you to learn from others’ mistakes rather than making them yourself.
57th Fighter Group - First in the Blue
by Jim Laurier Carl MolesworthOrganized in January 1941, just as the United States was building up military forces for its inevitable entry into World War II, the 57th Fighter Group was the first USAAF fighter unit to go into action in North Africa. It went on to establish a number of other "firsts" during its illustrious combat history in this theater. Flying P-40 Warhawks, the pilots of the 57th entered combat in August 1942 and fought throughout the final Allied advance from El Alamein through the Axis surrender in Tunisia, the capture of Sicily and the invasion of Italy. Converting to the P-47D Thunderbolt in late 1943, the 57th continued pounding the retreating Axis forces in Italy until the end of the war in Europe. The 57th Fighter Group produced a number of aces during the war, and was also recognized for its pioneering achievements in the fighter-bomber role.
59 Things You Should Know About Your Cat
by Alison DaviesCurious, cute, and seriously quirky, cats are a conundrum wrapped in fur. Do you want to learn more about your feline friends?Often a confusing mixture of affectionate and aloof, spending much of the day snoozing yet being right there where a can of food is opened, cats are the definition of unknowable—or are they? Some things you may not have known about your cat:Cats have a reputation as discerning eaters but they actually have very few taste buds and no sweet tooth at all Cats can be either left or right-pawed From mimicking your voice in their meows to being the ultimate masters of self-care, cats know exactly how to get what they wantThis beautiful and fun cat book presents 59 little-known facts to help you better understand your mysterious feline companion. It's the purrfect gift for the cat lover in your life.
The 6 Secrets of a Lasting Relationship
by Mark Goulston Philip GoldbergThis straightforward guide by the authors of "Get Out of Your Own Way" explains how Chemistry, Respect, Enjoyment, Acceptance, Trust, and Empathy are the pillars that support a strong, successful relationship.
60,000+ Baby Names: 60,000+ Names
by Bruce LanskyDiscover a name you and your baby will love! This book has everything you need to select a great name for your baby! -- A list of 60,000 popular and unusual names from around the world--complete with origins, meanings, and the latest variations -- 200 fascinating lists of names-to-consider--to help you discover names with special meaning for you -- The most recently available lists of the top 100 girls' and boys' names -- Lists of popular names over the last one hundred years -- Bruce Lansky's trend analysis to learn what's hot and what's not -- Over 7,000 American names, many of which African-American familes choose for their children -- Over 5,000 names that Hispanic families commonly use -- Over 4,000 French names; 9,000 English names; 6,000 Latin names; 4,000 Irish names; and 6,000 Greek names -- Nearly 6,000 Hebrew names; 2,500 Arabic names; and 4,000 German names -- Thousands of Scottish, Welsh, Italian, Russian, Scandinavian, Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Native American, Hawaiian, African, and Hindi names
60 Million Gingernuts: A Book of New Zealand Records
by Peter JanssenDid you know there are 60 million gingernuts produced in New Zealand every year? Or that the biggest hangi included 150 cattle, 480 pigs, 180 sheep, 7200 litres of milk and 9000 eggs? Did you know that a female giant weta is the heaviest insect in the world? Or that 1982 is our record year for divorces (12,395)? No? Then you need 60 Million Gingernuts. This fascinating book gathers together this country?s most amazing, inspiring and bizarre records. With chapters on nature, history, manmade wonders, popular culture, sport, eating & drinking, and much more, this extensive book will captivate both young and old.
60 Social Situations and Discussion Starters to Help Teens on the Autism Spectrum Deal with Friendships, Feelings, Conflict and More
by Lisa A. TimmsTeenagers and older children on the autistic spectrum are, like the rest of us, surrounded by complex social codes and rules that govern everyday interaction. Interpreting these and reading social cues such as sarcasm, idioms and body language often presents a real challenge, but this book of realistic and thought-provoking stories can help. Designed with both parent and child in mind, every story outlines a real-life situation that young people on the spectrum are likely to encounter. Each of these is followed with questions such as 'what else might he have done?', 'how do you think she felt?' and 'why do you think they were upset?', along with practical tips for parents on how to facilitate constructive discussions. As children consider these questions with adults, they begin to put themselves into someone else's shoes and are encouraged to think about how their actions and behaviour may affect those around them, gaining invaluable skills and understanding that will be transferable to everyday life situations. Packed with 60 stories exploring real-life situations, this book will be an essential tool for parents, caregivers, teachers, and anyone else wishing to enable young people on the autistic spectrum to improve their social skills.
60 Years of Coronation Street
by ITV Ventures Limited Abigail KempEverything you need to know about Britain's longest-running and most popular soap is found here in this impressive book. Celebrating 60 years since the show's creation, this book is an exhaustive, compelling and entertaining history packed full of features and long forgotten imagery. It takes you through every year in a unique timeline that highlights key plot lines, significant production events, together with an impressive amount of photography. You'll discover features on characters, famous actors, royal visits, births, deaths, marriages and murders, together with interviews with key actors, producers and production staff.A special section on the show's creator Tony Warren, shows how the programme evolved from page to screen and is illustrated with rare imagery and artefacts from his own archive. There are even special gatefold pages that open out showing how the set has developed over the years and family trees of the major characters so you can see the complex web of relations for the likes of the Barlows and the Platts.60 Years of Coronation Street will be the ultimate celebration of a show that's shaped British television and prove to be the 'must-have' gift for every Corrie fan.
60 Years of Coronation Street: The Incredible Story Of Britain's Favourite Continuing Drama
by Abigail Kemp ITV Ventures LimitedEverything you need to know about Britain's longest-running and most popular soap is found here in this impressive book. Celebrating 60 years since the show's creation, this book is an exhaustive, compelling and entertaining history packed full of features and long forgotten imagery. It takes you through every year in a unique timeline that highlights key plot lines, significant production events, together with an impressive amount of photography. You'll discover features on characters, famous actors, royal visits, births, deaths, marriages and murders, together with interviews with key actors, producers and production staff.A special section on the show's creator Tony Warren, shows how the programme evolved from page to screen and is illustrated with rare imagery and artefacts from his own archive. There are even special gatefold pages that open out showing how the set has developed over the years and family trees of the major characters so you can see the complex web of relations for the likes of the Barlows and the Platts.60 Years of Coronation Street will be the ultimate celebration of a show that's shaped British television and prove to be the 'must-have' gift for every Corrie fan.
62 Projects to Make with a Dead Computer: (And Other Discarded Electronics)
by Randy SarafanComputer hacking takes on a whole new meaning when you're going at it with a screwdriver and hammer: announcing the most wildly inventive, eco-friendly craft book on repurposing everyday objects since Generation T. Except in this case the raw material isn't a T-shirt, but the stuff we all have lying around and have no idea what to do with, or even how to get rid of properly—your old cell phone, a broken printer, irredeemable iPod, busted digital camera, mysterious thatches of cables and wires, orphaned keyboards, and of course, those dead PCs and laptops. Created by a Parsons design graduate who’s obsessed with navigating the intersection of art and technology, here are 62 ingenious projects that are irresistibly geek-chic. An iMac Terrarium—how cool is that? A laptop Digital Photo Frame. The impressively green Scanner Compost Bin. Plus a power strip Bird Feeder, Walkman Soap Dish, My First Squiggle Bot, Qwerty Hair Tie, Flat-screen Ant Farm. Each project has complete, step-by-step instructions, is rated by difficulty—in a thorough first chapter the author covers all the tools and skills needed to take apart electronics safely—and is arranged by use, from stuff for the house, to fashion, toys, arts and crafts, items for pets, and more.
63 Documents the Government Doesn't Want You to Read
by Jesse Ventura Dick RussellThe official spin on numerous government programs is flat-out bullshit, according to Jesse Ventura. In this incredible collection of actual government documents, Ventura, the ultimate non-partisan truth-seeker, proves it beyond any doubt. He and Dick Russell walk readers through 63 of the most incriminating programs to reveal what really happens behind the closed doors. In addition to providing original government data, Ventura discusses what it really means and how regular Americans can stop criminal behavior at the top levels of government and in the media. Among the cases discussed: *The CIA's top-secret program to control human behavior; *Operation Northwoods--the military plan to hijack airplanes and blame it on Cuban terrorists; *The discovery of a secret Afghan archive--information that never left the boardroom; *Potentially deadly healthcare cover-ups, including a dengue fever outbreak; *What the Department of Defense knows about our food supply--but is keeping mum. Although these documents are now in the public domain, the powers that be would just as soon they stay under wraps. Ventura's research and commentary sheds new light on what they're not telling you and why it matters.
63 Super Cleansing Herbs: How To Detoxify Your Body, Have More Energy and Feel Great With Natural Herbal Remedies
by Tina QuickLearn how natural herbs can help you detoxify, rejuvenate, stay healthy, and even lose weight in this comprehensive guide.Are you tired of feeling sick and tired? In 63 Super Cleansing Herbs, herbalist Tina quick shares the secrets to staying healthy and feeling great through natural herbal cleansing. Starting with a history of medicinal herbs, Quick explains that many of the drugs sold in pharmacies were first derived from plants. So why not go straight to the source?In this book you will learn which herbs are good for natural weight loss, diabetes, high blood pressure, poor circulation, neurological problems, digestive problems, celiac disease, crohn’s disease, asthma, immune disorders, and much more!
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by David M EastisIt connects the Bible and the Torah and the Koran. It's a common thread that runs through world geography, American history, and human physiology. It's also quite handy if you're headed to Manhattan from Queens. It's the number seven. And its many associations, connections, and affiliations are inside for you to decipher, discover, and enjoy.Flip through these intriguing pages and begin to unravel the many secrets of seven. Each image relates to a piece of trivia that adds to the number's mystery. By finding the meaning behind all the graphics, you'll soon discover the connective powers the number seven retains.From sports and science to religion and pop culture, the range of trivia is wide and seemingly unrelated. However, upon closer examination, you'll realize it all comes back to 7.
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by David M. EastisIt connects the Bible and the Torah and the Koran. It's a common thread that runs through world geography, American history, and human physiology. It's also quite handy if you're headed to Manhattan from Queens. It's the number seven. And its many associations, connections, and affiliations are inside for you to decipher, discover, and enjoy. Flip through these intriguing pages and begin to unravel the many secrets of seven. Each image relates to a piece of trivia that adds to the number's mystery. By finding the meaning behind all the graphics, you'll soon discover the connective powers the number seven retains. From sports and science to religion and pop culture, the range of trivia is wide and seemingly unrelated. However, upon closer examination, you'll realize it all comes back to 7.
7-Day Menu Planner For Dummies
by Susan Nicholson RD/LDFlavorful, nutritious meals that can be prepared quickly, easily, and economically7-Day Menu Planner For Dummies is the perfect book for any family looking for a structured, nutritional approach to daily meal planning. It contains over a year's worth of weekly dinner ideas and recipes that take an average of thirty minutes to prepare, contain an average of thirty percent calories from fat, and use common ingredients to save time and money.Features budget-friendly family meals that are both quick and healthyDinner for each week of the night is associated with a theme--for example: Family Sunday, Kids Monday, Express Tuesday, Budget Wednesday, Heat and Eat Thursday, Meatless Friday, and Easy Entertaining SaturdayIn this time of budget, time, and health consciousness, 7-Day Menu Planner For Dummies gives families just what they need to easily plan the right meals!
The 7 Principles of Stress: Extend Life, Stay Fit, and Ward Off Fat--What You Didn't Know about How Stress Can Reboot Your Mind, Energy, and Sex Life
by Ori HofmeklerOri Hofmekler, acclaimed author of The Warrior Diet and one of the first proponents of intermittent fasting, challenges conventional wisdom about diet, fitness, and anti-aging with a new approach to health that uses stress to live longer, stay fit, and ward off fat. Supported by cutting-edge research, this book redefines the term "nutrition" as it reveals the stress-mimicking nutrients that yield the same benefits as fasting and exercising. At the core of the book is the biology of stress and the way it affects key aspects of life from feeding and sexual behavior to mental and physical performance. Hofmekler demonstrates that that there is a thin line between beneficial stress and harmful stress, and shows how to put knowledge of the difference into powerful practice. His book is a call to action--a manifesto of living life to its utmost evolutionary potential, under stress, as nature intended.
70 Easy Card Tricks: A beginner's guide to magic
by Peter ArnoldLearn 70 tricks that are easy to master and hundreds of techniques that are essential for every budding magician.Easy Card Tricks includes mathematical dupes, sleights of hand,'mind-reading' stunts, expert shuffles, and card predictions that will seem impossible to an observer. Some of these tricks need no special skills at all, some need simple equipment such as a pen and paper, and some need simple conjuring skills to make the false shuffles, double lifts and glides look effortless. But all of the tricks are impressive and, with a little repetition in private, you will soon be a master of illusion.
70 Easy Card Tricks: A beginner's guide to magic
by Peter ArnoldLearn 70 tricks that are easy to master and hundreds of techniques that are essential for every budding magician.Easy Card Tricks includes mathematical dupes, sleights of hand,'mind-reading' stunts, expert shuffles, and card predictions that will seem impossible to an observer. Some of these tricks need no special skills at all, some need simple equipment such as a pen and paper, and some need simple conjuring skills to make the false shuffles, double lifts and glides look effortless. But all of the tricks are impressive and, with a little repetition in private, you will soon be a master of illusion.
75 Arguments: An Anthology
by Alan AinsworthA collection of seventy-five extensively taught arguments--on national security, technology, marriage, race, economics, the environment, and globalization--is sure to engage students and inspire them to think critically and write well.
77 Reasons Why Your Book Was Rejected
by Mike NappaA straightforward, practical reference for aspiring authors, 77 Reasons Why Your Book Was Rejected details the various reasons why editors and agents reject book ideas and pinpoints the mistakes that writers most often make in their proposals. This is an engaging resource for aspiring writers, delivering insider information on why editors and agents decline books and, more importantly, how to get them to stop passing on yours.
77 Things to Know Before Getting a Cat: The Essential Guide to Preparing Your Family and Home for a Feline Companion
by Susan M. EwingA guide to what you need to know before bringing home a new feline friend, from selecting the best cat for you, to feeding, grooming, health care, and more.If you’re longing for the pitter-patter of four furry feet, you have some homework to do. When new cat owners aren’t prepared, it’s the cat who suffers, so it’s very important to consider all angles of cat care and ownership before making the commitment. This book starts with the process of selecting a suitable cat for your home and lifestyle and goes on to discuss the present and future requirements of feeding, grooming, training, healthcare, and much more to fully educate prospective new cat owners.Inside 77 Things to Know before Getting a Cat:–Advice on selecting a kitten or adult cat based on your family, living space, and lifestyle–Buying a purebred from a breeder versus adopting from a shelter or rescue group–The equipment and supplies you’ll need before the cat comes home–Getting the cat acclimated to his new environment–Feeding, grooming, training, and healthcare for all life stages–Keeping your cat safe at home and away–Illustrations, charts, and checklists, to help you plan and prepare“Featuring striking full-color photography throughout, [77 Things to Know Before Getting a Cat] lives up to its title as a thoroughly reader-friendly guide to getting ready for and caring for a cat.”—The Midwest Book Review
The 776 Nastiest Things Ever Said
by Ross Petras Kathryn PetrasA hilarious collection of malicious, crude and catty quotes taken straight from the mouths of well-known entertainers, authors, politicians and other public figures. Ross and Kathryn Petras are writers and media junkies. When not collecting other people's stupidities and nasty comments, they collect their own.
The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said
by Kathryn Petras Ross PetrasA connoisseur's compendium of Freudian slips, spoonerisms, double-talk, and utter bosh from famous and infamous figures past and present -- a complete course in anti-eloquence by the foot-in-mouth champions of all time.
78 Reasons Why Your Book May Never Be Published and 14 Reasons Why It Just Might
by Pat WalshFor the hundreds of thousands who buy writers’ guides every year, at last there’s one that tells the ugly truth: writers who can’t get published are usually making a lot of mistakes. This honest, often funny, book shows them how to identify their own missteps, stop listening to bad advice, and get to work. Drawing on his experience as founding editor of MacAdam/Cage, Pat Walsh gives writers what they need—specific, straightforward feedback to help them overcome bad habits and bad luck. He avoids the optimistic, sometimes misleading directions often found in publishing how-to books and presents the industry as it is, warts and all. Here is the first guide that tells writers just what the odds against them are and gives them practical tips for evening them.
8 Weeks to Maximizing Diabetes Control
by Christine Tobin Laura Hieronymus8 Weeks to Maximizing Diabetes Control is the diabetes management plan that helps you manage your diabetes. It's the plan for when you don't have a plan. The week-by-week approach of this book shows you how to put together a health care team, manage medications, understand and implement the basics of meal planning, improve blood glucose self-monitoring, start an exercise program, and more. Other books are encyclopedias about diabetes, but 8 Weeks to Maximizing Diabetes Control is a structured approach to improving blood glucose and to managing diabetes better. Easy-to-read instructions and simple weekly goals help get you where you need to be - in as little as eight weeks!