366 results for "College Advice Books" between $5.00 and $50.00

Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas.

The ideal guide for students looking for the best college to suit their needs, Preparing for College helps students evaluate their strengths, interests, and goals in order to find the right educational fit. This accessible, all-in-one resource guides students with everything from choosing a college and undergoing the application process to uncovering the financial resources to pay tuition and expenses and adjusting to the academic and personal challenges that first-year students face. The authors...

Are you a prospective Christian college student whoIs anxious about attending college?Wants a high GPA?Is undecided about what college to attend?Wonders whether you can cut it academically?Is clueless about what to do with your life?Is unsure about living in a secular college environment?Worries that you will abandon Christian values in college?Is already in college but barely making it?If you answered yes to any of these questions, this book is for you. My audience is primarily prospective and current...

In these financially challenging times, chief executive officers of today’s colleges and universities are expected to serve as their institutions’ lead fundraisers. Still, many presidents remain uncomfortable in this essential role. With wisdom and insight, Rita Bornstein offers advice on how to identify, cultivate, and successfully solicit gifts from prospects, and how to avoid common pitfalls. She clarifies the finer points of annual funds, major gifts, and mega gifts, and explains how to develop...

Pages: 264, Edition: 1, Paperback, Cliffs Notes

From 1943 onward, and in spite of the Geneva Convention, prisoners were subjected to an ambitious reeducation program designed to turn them into American-style democrats. Under the direction of the Pentagon, liberal arts professors entered over 500 camps nationwide. Deaf to the advice of their professional rivals, the behavioral scientists, these instructors pushed through a program of arts and humanities that stressed only the positive aspects of American society. Aided by German POW collaborators...

Pages: 196, Edition: 1, Paperback, Checkmark Books

Pages: 264, Paperback, 1st Book Library

Whether you're new in children's ministry or have served for several years, you'll find practical advice, inspiring stories, and interesting interviews with others involved in children's ministry

This beautifully illustrated personal sketchbook will be catnip for any gardener. (Previous titles featuring Mary Woodin's vibrant watercolor images have sold more than 300,000 copies.) The Painted Garden is a collection of intimate musings, thoughtful philosophies, and touching artwork, with space for recording planting, harvesting, and blooming notes. Readers will discover useful gardening tips, an illustrated list of herbs and their uses, and advice from such well-known British gardening experts...

Dr. Gregory Gunn is an accomplished author; speaker and wellness advocate, whose advice and counsel are actively sought by countless people domestically and around the globe. Celebrities, athletes and those people concerned about their health have turned to him for solutions beyond the mainstream, looking to add quality to their lives. Gunn is founder of Body Balance Ministries, a company with a goal of radically changing the health awareness of all people, particularly those...

Destination Unknown points students toward God and choices that honor Him. Author Gordon S. Jackson introduces "The Big Five"-Scripture, prayer, advice of mature Christians, consideration of circumstances, and a sense of inner peace-as essential elements in making solid decisions. Also includes an alphabetical index for quickly finding topics of interest.

In systems analysis, programming, development, or operations, improving productivity and service is the major challenge. The IS Management Handbook, Eighth Edition provides the advice and support required to thrive in competitive environments. It outlines how to effectively manage, adapt, and integrate new technology wisely. This reference enables its readers to ensure quality, contain costs, improve end-user support, speed up systems development time, and solve rapidly changing business problems...

A Hands-On Book of Ideas, Resources, and Advice on Public Relations PUBLIC RELATIONS: A Primer for Business Executives,has many practical ideas and advice that will be useful to any business executive who wishes to learn more about Public Relations. It combines an explanation of Public Relations basics with practical help in all the major areas of Public Relations. Reading this book will help you learn something about how Public Relations developed into a field of vital importance to every business...

Since ages, children have been told tales of Akbar and Birbal. Akbar was a Mughal Emperor, who had nine, jewels to adorn his court. Birbal was one of them. Son of a poor Brahman of Tikavanpur, he gained the king's favour with his wisdom, wit and valuable advice. Many of the exchanges between Akbar and Birbal have been recorded and circulated as tales. Here are some of those stories that would surely make the young learners desire for more.

You work hard for your money, so why not make sure your investment strategy is robust? Decisions on where to invest and save your money have never been harder. The numerous options ranging from property to unit trusts to VCTs and commodities, coupled with the number of vehicles through which to invest mean you need expert advice to hand. That's why you need a copy of the Zurich Investment and Savings Handbook 2005. Essential reading for all investors and investment advisers, this...

There are plenty of good books offering recent college grads advice on how to write the perfect resume and how to ace the interview. Yet, amazingly, until now, there were none that focused on what they should do once they landed the job, or how to use that first, menial position as the springboard to bigger and better things. Written by a successful 20-something, for 20-somethings, "I Went to College for This? "is a breezy, informative guide to navigating the sometimes tricky, often confusing career...