College Students

The vibrant stories in I’ll Give You a Reason explore race, identity, connection, and belonging in the Ironbound, an immigrant neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. A young widow goes on her first date since her husband’s death and finds herself hunting a bear in the woods with a near stranger. An unhappy wife compares her mother’s love spells and rituals to her own efforts to repair her strained marriage. A self-conscious college student discovers a porn star who shares her name and becomes obsessed with her doppelgänger’s freedom and comfort with her own body.

If you are a young person, and you work hard enough, you can get a college degree and set yourself on the path to a good life, right? Not necessarily, says Sara Goldrick-Rab, and with Paying the Price, she shows in damning detail exactly why. Drawing on an unprecedented study of 3,000 young adults who entered public colleges and universities in Wisconsin in 2008 with the support of federal aid and Pell Grants, Goldrick-Rab reveals the devastating effect of these shortfalls.

As you read this, you are not alone. In fact, you are never alone. Your angels are always there with you watching and gently nudging and protecting you on life's journeys. And beyond the ephemeral angels we meet real life angels sometimes not easily discernible in this earthly light. Whats more interesting is that many of these real life angels may be unconscious to the impact they may be having on the life's of others. Here is one such story of a cop who hitchhikes from two drunks in a car, in the middle of a night. What follows is a humorous journey with twists and turns on the way, ...

Have you ever stopped to consider how out of control the current student loan situation has become? Are you an incoming freshman just about to start college? Does the student loan situation seem like it's getting out of hand? Does it bother you that things just seem to be getting harder and harder out there with college and finding the funds necessary to attend college? Many people are starting to wake up to the reality that student loans are more of a burden than a help. Every year thousands of students will graduate with student loan debt. And every year the price of tuition seems to keep...

Every student asks questions about life beyond the classroom: What does it mean to be in community? How can I discern my vocation? How should I understand marriage and sex? How should I relate to money and power? What happens if I doubt my faith? How should I approach interfaith dialogue? To help students navigate these questions about some of life's most pressing and difficult issues, Gary M. Burge and David Lauber have gathered insights from Christian faculty who draw on their own experiences in conversation with students during office hours and over coffee.

By reading this book you will invest in and advance your personal well-being, cultivate happiness, grow in self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and lay a strong foundation to develop academically and professionally to achieve long-term success. In life you can have more if you refuse to settle for less. However most people do not know what they want (as they lack self-awareness and have not yet fully arrived at a place of self-discovery). Get clear on who you are, what makes you happy, and what institution(s) of higher learning offer(s) the best program(s) and support(s) to assist you in...

Emotionally Intelligent Leadership is a groundbreaking book that combines the concepts of emotional intelligence and leadership in one model - emotionally intelligent leadership (EIL). This important resource offers students a practical guide for developing their EIL capacities and emphasizes that leadership is a learnable skill that is based on developing healthy and effective relationships.

Peace & Health is the story behind this improbable effort: the 20-year-old who plants the flag in his small hometown of Middletown, Connecticut; the daughter of a sharecropper, who made her way north during the great migration and becomes the North Star of the drive to transform health in the community.

Paul F. Davis is an advocate of human rights. Paul believes individuals are loved unconditionally by God the Creator and should be given the freedom to pursue happiness on their terms without coercion. When Paul was asked to complete an assignment for a college counseling class at the University of California at Los Angeles related to what American universities offer lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students; he chose to conduct research on Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley. Being a champion of freedom and godly love for human beings regardless of...

In recent decades, cognitive psychologists have cast new light on human development and given colleges new possibilities for helping students acquire skills and qualities that will enhance their lives and increase their contributions to society. In this landmark book, Derek Bok explores how colleges can reap the benefits of these discoveries and create a more robust undergraduate curriculum for the 21st century.

✓ Do you ever feel like a failure? ✓ Do you wonder WTF is happening to your life? If you want the worst advice you have ever heard - keep reading! In this refreshingly entertaining guide to destroying your life, bestselling author Steffi Evans serves up ridiculous advice to send your life down the toilet bowl. Find out how to screw up your health, finances and relationships with stupid recommendations to help you: Follow the herd like sheep jumping off a cliff. Spend money on stupid sh*t that may kill you. Fulfill your dream of having a credit card in every color of the rainbow. By the ...

Enamorado de una chica que conoció en un foro web de historias paranormales, Joey lo ha dejado todo para viajar al otro lado del mundo hacia un pueblo rural en el corazón de Europa con el único propósito de conocerla. A pesar de todas las historias de hombres lobo y cambiaformas que ha leído, Joey no se da cuenta de que está a punto de entrar en la guarida de un hombre lobo alfa que está ansioso por encontrar a una fértil omega para dominarla, aparearse con ella y dejarla embarazada.

Completamente perdido mientras caminaba por el campo, Steven está en un gran aprieto —hasta que es rescatado por un misterioso hombre del bosque llamado Carson. Pronto, Steven descubrirá que Carson no es un hombre en absoluto —es un poderoso lobo alfa que ha estado en estos bosques durante siglos, esperando al omega perfecto para conquistarlo y convertirlo en su pareja...

Alice Crowley's BEST work yet! Praise for Alice Crowley's writing: "I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~Multiple Fans In this hot and thrilling paranormal erotica title, renowned author Alice Crowley plunges the reader deep into the hidden caverns of both mind and body. Diane is a hot housewife in a college town, married to the alpha stud sheriff. Only her husband neglects her and doesn't go the distance. Now there's a new alpha predator on the scene. This shifting, primal beast man has big fists and he's ready to claim his prize. He's here to ...

Hannah I shouldn't have taken this internship. This grim gothic mansion looks abandoned. But he's not what I expected. Gorgeous. Intimidating. I think he might be carrying a dark secret. And I'm desperate to find out what it is . . . Stone I'm supposed to die in eighteen hours. I don't have time for this shit. Yet she haunts me. I've never wanted anything the way I want her. But if I make her mine . . . . . . she'll die with me tomorrow. This story is a prequel to The Last Vampire Series.

Do you want to know why? Because not a single one of those topics matter if you are scared to death to speak in front of a crowd. It is extremely difficult to appear professional when you are terrified to speak in public. Conquering that internal struggle is the focus us of this book. To get you comfortable in your own skin while speaking to an audience whether you’re looking to be a rock star at your next presentation, wanting to run for a leadership position, or simply wanting to have control over yourself whenever you speak Stage Fight. Is. Your. Answer.

Be careful what you wish for... Graduate art student Emily Brooks has been crazy about art Professor Mark Kendall for years but doesn’t think he’s really noticed her. When she has to go see him about a grade–with her new job hanging in the balance—she can’t resist dressing to entice. Professor Kendall agrees to re-test her, but as he does, he “distracts” her in the most shocking and pleasurable ways. When the tests are over, Professor Kendall invites her over for the weekend. But once there, Emily’s shocked to learn the professor has a dark side and she’s meant to be bend ...

The college environment is constantly changing, and “The Successful Adult Student” will help you discover the right institutions and programs designed for older students, busy people with busy lives, and provide you with the tools and confidence to survive and prosper in the academic jungle. Download this witty and heartfelt guide that shows you there's no better time than the present to get back in the classroom and start learning!

If you are starting college or know someone who is, this concise and powerful book will provide the tools every freshman needs. Success in the first year of college means more than a high GPA. To be truly successful in college and beyond requires emotional intelligence. Average 2 Awesome will guide readers through the four components of emotional intelligence. Learn how to become more self-aware and how to control your emotions. Then discover the importance of empathy and how to increase that valuable "soft skill." Finally, find out what it takes to become a leader.

College is a place that can either make your faith or break your faith. It is a crucible where the fires of the world prove the authenticity of faith—making it wither like dross or making it glimmer like gold. Many Christians go to college and immediately find themselves face-to-face with a host of worldviews, values, and lifestyles they have never before encountered. Then they start asking the hard questions: What do I believe? How do I respond? Who am I? What should I do with my life? This book stands at the intersection of the Christian faith and the college life. 10 Things Every ...