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  • Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy (Fully Revised and Updated Fourth Edition)

    The fourth edition of the essential, accessible source for understanding how drugs work and their effects on body and behavior.A bestseller in its three previous editions, Buzzed is now revised and updated with the most recent discoveries about drugs. It includes new information about biological and behavioral changes in addiction, the prescription-drug abuse epidemic, distinctive drug effects on ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Naked Roommate

    And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College

    by Harlan Cohen ...
    For 10 years (and counting), The Naked Roommate has been the #1 go-to guide for your very best college experience!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 ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Writing a Dissertation For Dummies

    Producing a dissertation has become a major requirement of most university courses, both undergraduate and Masters. It's likely to be the largest single piece of work you'll have to submit - and also the hardest!Writing a Dissertation For Dummies walks you through all the practical and theoretical aspects of writing a dissertation to help you produce a first-class work. This guide is ideal for any ... Read more

    $13.00 USD

  • Surviving Your Stupid, Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School

    by Adam Ruben ...
    This is a book for dedicated academics who consider spending years masochistically overworked and underappreciated as a laudable goal. They lead the lives of the impoverished, grade the exams of whiny undergrads, and spend lonely nights in the library or laboratory pursuing a transcendent truth that only six or seven people will ever care about. These suffering, unshaven sad sacks are grad ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • SLUT

    A Play and Guidebook for Combating Sexism and Sexual Violence

    The basis of the forthcoming NETFLIX series Grand Army.Hailed by Gloria Steinem as “truthful, raw, and immediate,” SLUT examines sexual violence and rape culture through the eyes of high school students at a New York City high school."She's such a slut." Sound familiar?When a sixteen-year-old Joey is sexually assaulted by three friends, her life is thrown into upheaval after she comes forward and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • LEADERSHIP: Essential Selections on Power, Authority, and Influence

    "Bravo to Barbara Kellerman! Building upon a lifetime of scholarship and upon a popular course she has created at Harvard, Kellerman brings between the covers of a single volume the world's classic literature on leadership. Every thoughtful leader will find deep, rich rewards here." -- David Gergen, Director, Center for Public Leadership Harvard Kennedy School, Former Presidential AdviserBolster ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Pledged

    The Secret Life of Sororities

    Alexandra Robbins wanted to find out if the stereotypes about sorority girls were actually true, so she spent a year with a group of girls in a typical sorority. The sordid behavior of sorority girls exceeded her worst expectations -- drugs, psychological abuse, extreme promiscuity, racism, violence, and rampant eating disorders are just a few of the problems. But even more surprising was the fact ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Everything College Checklist Book

    The Ultimate, All-in-one Handbook for Getting In - and Settling In - to College!

    Series series Everything®
    Maximize your college experience!The path to higher education is filled with college visits, paperwork, letters of recommendation, essays, and application fees--and that's just to get in! After that comes the financial aid paperwork, student loan notes, scholarship applications, and vouchers--and that's just to pay for it! Then come the roommate compatibility survey, the lists of what to pack, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • #NeverAgain

    A New Generation Draws the Line

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From two survivors of the Parkland, Florida, shooting comes a declaration for our times, and an in-depth look at the making of the #NeverAgain movement.On February 14, 2018, seventeen-year-old David Hogg and his fourteen-year-old sister, Lauren, went to school at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, like any normal Wednesday. That day, of course, the world changed. By ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy, Fifth Edition

    The essential source for understanding how drugs affect the body and behavior.Fully updated, this matter-of-fact handbook includes the most recent discoveries about drug use, including new information on electronic smoking devices, abuse of prescription stimulants, and the opioid crisis. “Lively, highly informative, unbiased, [and] thorough” (Addiction Research & Theory), Buzzed surveys drugs from ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Effective Notetaking

    Strategies to help you study effectively

    Series Book 1 - Study Skills
    You can predict how well a student will do simply on the basis of their use of effective study strategies.This book is for college students who are serious about being successful in study, and teachers who want to know how best to help their students learn.Being a successful student is far more about being a smart user of effective strategies than about being 'smart'. Research has shown it is ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sticks and Stones

    Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy

    by Emily Bazelon ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLERBeing a teenager has never been easy, but in recent years, with the rise of the Internet and social media, it has become exponentially more challenging. Bullying, once thought of as the province of queen bees and goons, has taken on new, complex, and insidious forms, as parents and educators know all too well.No writer is better poised to explore this territory than Emily ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Student Leadership Challenge

    Five Practices for Becoming an Exemplary Leader

    Series series J-B Leadership Challenge: Kouzes/Posner
    Real-world leadership training for real-world studentsThe Student Leadership Challenge tailors one of the world’s most respected leadership models to students’ unique needs, and provides a proven pathway to success. Based on The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership, this book merges solid research with personal stories from real-world student leaders to help students develop the critical skills ... Read more

    $29.00 USD

  • Writing Essays For Dummies, UK Edition

    This straight-talking guide will help you develop your essay-writing skills and achieve higher marksDo ever wish that you could write the perfect university essay? Are you left baffled about where to start? This easy-to-use guide walks you through the nuts and bolts of academic writing, helping you develop your essay-writing skills and achieve higher marks. From identifying the essay type and ... Read more

    $15.00 USD

  • Restless Virgins

    Love, Sex, and Survival in Prep School

    An honest, intimate look at the lives of today's teens—told through the true experiences of friends at a New England prep schoolEstablished in 1798, Milton Academy has a proud history of achievement. It has educated artists and CEOs; it has produced a long line of distinguished scholars and dignitaries; and it has shepherded students through the world of high-pressure academics for generations. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD $1.99 USD

  • Paying for the Party

    In an era of skyrocketing tuition and concern over whether college is “worth it,” Paying for the Party is an indispensable contribution to the dialogue assessing the state of American higher education. A powerful exposé of unmet obligations and misplaced priorities, it explains in detail why so many leave college with so little to show for it. ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • College Rules!, 3rd Edition

    How to Study, Survive, and Succeed in College

    And You Thought Getting into College Was Hard . . .Students who assume they can figure out college on the fly often learn things the hard way—they look back and think, “If only I’d known this from the start!” College Rules! will save you the time and trouble, setting you up for academic success from the get-go. Lesson #1: College is different from high school, and even those who were at the top of ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Passionate Teacher

    A Practical Guide

    “A deeply felt meditation on the vital role of passion in good teaching”—with useful samples, interviews, and advice (Anthony Rotundo, The Washington Post)Every teacher can be a passionate teacher—one who engages young people in the excitement of learning and ideas—if teaching is not undermined by the ways we "do business" in schools. In this book, a professor draws on the voices and firsthand ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Blackballed

    The Black and White Politics of Race on America's Campuses

    by Lawrence Ross ...
    "College" is a word that means many things to many people: a space for knowledge, a place to gain lifelong friends, and an opportunity to transcend one's socioeconomic station. Today, though, this word also recalls a slew of headlines that have revealed a dark and persistent world of racial politics on campus. Does this association disturb our idealized visions of what happens behind the ivied ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Elementary / Middle School Counselor's Survival Guide

    Series Book 162 - J-B Ed: Survival Guides
    An expanded edition filled with ideas, strategies, and tools for school counselorsThis Survival Guide helps counselors plan and implement an effective counseling program tailored to the needs of all students. Step by step, the book walks readers through every aspect of the school counselor job, including: designing a comprehensive counseling program, communicating with students and fellow staff, ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

  • Positive Discipline in the Classroom, Revised 3rd Edition

    Developing Mutual Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in Your Classroom

    Series series Positive Discipline
    The Acclaimed Bestseller That Can Improve Your Classroom Experience Forever!Over the years, millions of parents have come to trust the classic Positive Discipline series for its consistent, commmonsense approach to child rearing. Hundreds of schools also use these amazingly effective strategies for restoring order and civility to today's turbulent classrooms. Now you too can use this philosophy as ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty

    Strategies for Erasing the Opportunity Gap

    Series series Multicultural Education Series
    This influential book describes the knowledge and skills educators need to recognize and combat the bias and inequity that undermine educational engagement for students experiencing poverty. This edition features revisions based on new research and lessons from the author’s professional development work, including the dangers of “grit” and deficit perspectives.“A must-read for educators in schools ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Study Smart, Study Less

    Earn Better Grades and Higher Test Scores, Learn Study Habits That Get Fast Results, and Discover Your Study Persona

    by Anne Crossman ...
    Reap the rewards of a higher GPA without sacrificing your sanity or your social life!If “I studied all night and I still didn’t ace the test” is your mantra, this witty study guide will help you pinpoint your personal learning style, prevent study mishaps, and work to your strengths. Using the best research on memory and the brain, Study Smart, Study Less offers easy techniques to help you:• ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Emotionally Intelligent Leadership for Students

    Inventory

    The only instrument that measures behaviors associated with emotionally intelligent leadershipThe Emotionally Intelligent Leadership for Students: Inventory is an evidence-based assessment of the capacities of emotionally intelligent leadership (EIL). Research that spans the globe has demonstrated that there is a relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership. For the second edition, ... Read more

    $5.00 USD