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A doctor’s powerful and deeply human memoir about the mysteries of the brain and his 40-year quest to find a treatment for multiple sclerosis.

What this book is NOT: An exam simulation. What this book IS: A way to make sure you know the material, so you will pass the exam. Test your knowledge while driving/working out/base jumping! Over 800 terms, definitions, and questions covering all four CISM domains are presented in this book. The audio book contains two sections. Section 1 presents all items in order as each appears in the Essential CISM Exam Guide book. Section 2 increases the difficulty by randomizing the order of all items - this will really test your knowledge and better represents how the actual exam works.

Paper Belt on Fire is the unlikely account of how two outsiders with no experience in finance—a charter school principal and defrocked philosopher—start a venture capital fund to short the higher education bubble. Against the contempt of the education establishment, they discover, mentor, and back the leading lights in the next generation of dropout innovators and in the end make their investors millions. Can such a madcap strategy help renew American creativity? This story is the behind-the-scenes romp of one team that threw educational authorities into a panic.

This revised and updated edition is a complete resource for anyone who wants to write and produce a television drama series or create an original series, as well as for teachers in screenwriting classes and workshops. It leads listeners step-by-step through each stage of the development and writing process, offering practical industry information and artistic inspiration. This edition also takes listeners into the future, engaging provocative issues about the interface between traditional TV and emerging technologies.

Why do highly sensitive people perceive and process information so differently, and react more intensely? Why do they often experience stress and social rejection? Ever since the American psychologist Elaine Aron introduced the term ‘high sensitivity’ in the late1990s, much has been said about the subject. In this book, Esther Bergsma presents the latest scientific insights into the functioning of the ‘highly sensitive brain’, which has proven to function differently in many areas when compared to the non-highly sensitive brain. Based on these scientific insights, she developed a ...

The Complete Book of Grant Writing is the ultimate grant book that shows you how to write a grant proposal if you're seeking funding through government grants, foundation grants, and specialty grants. Grant proposal writing is an intricate process where any bits of misinformation or formatting errors can mean the difference between securing funding or not. Professional grant writer Nancy Burke Smith and philanthropy consultant and grant maker E. Gabriel Works unveil the secrets behind how to find and successfully apply for grants.

The Zero to Finals Surgery book is the fourth in the Zero to Finals series, aimed at providing key learning material for students. The books are designed to be studied from beginning to end in preparation for your exams. There is a focus on the key information that is tested in exams, without the waffle. It contains the concepts, vocabulary, and latest guidelines you need, as well as helpful TOM TIPs, which are pearls of wisdom from the author, gained over more than a decade of sitting medical exams.

Developed by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a valuable tool when preparing for your Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Achievement Test in Family Medicine. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you need to know to succeed on the COMAT Family Medicine Test.

Struggling to grasp the complex world of microorganisms? Imagine understanding everything from bacterial cell structures to emerging pathogens as easily as reading a story. In "Microbiology Made Easy," Callie Parker transforms the intricate science of microbiology into engaging, memorable poems that make learning both enjoyable and effective. Are you a healthcare student drowning in dense textbooks? A medical professional seeking a fresh perspective on microbial concepts? Or perhaps an educator looking for an innovative way to teach microbiology?

An explosive new look at the pressures on today's teachers and the pitfalls of school reform, Confessions of a Bad Teacher presents a passionate appeal to save public schools, before it's too late. When John Owens left a lucrative job to teach English at a public school in New York City's South Bronx, he thought he could do some good. Faced with a flood of struggling students, Owens devised ingenious ways to engage every last one. But as his students began to thrive under his tutelage, Owens found himself increasingly mired in a broken educational system.

This all-inclusive guide will help you ace the PHR exam on your first try and establish a solid foundation for your HR career! The PHR exam has a notoriously low pass rate, with only 65 percent of test takers successfully passing in 2021. Fortunately for you, this study guide was thoughtfully crafted to provide a thorough review for the test's many functional areas.

Steve Schwartz is a full-time author, teacher, and founder of LSAT Unplugged, an online standardized-test-preparation company helping pre-law students achieve top LSAT scores. Steve increased his LSAT score from 152 to 175 on the LSAT (99th percentile) and has taught the LSAT since 2005.

Developed by experienced real estate professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a valuable tool when preparing for your real estate license examination in Oregon. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you need to know to pass your examination. The material is accurate, up to date, and broken down into 15 bite-sized chapters. There are key takeaways following each chapter to drive home key points and quizzes to review commonly-tested questions.

This comprehensive yet easy-to-follow study guide is designed specifically for future LPNs who want a clear, structured, and high-impact approach to exam preparation. Whether you're just starting your review or in the final stretch before test day, this book will help you maximize your study time, master essential nursing concepts, and develop the critical thinking skills needed to tackle even the toughest NCLEX-PN questions.

This pharmacology bundle is designed to help students master the memorization of drug names, classifications, mechanisms of action, and key indications. By focusing on word stems and essential facts, this audiobook aims to improve recall and build a solid foundation for exams.

Developed by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a valuable tool when preparing for your Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination or COMLEX Level 2. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you need to know to succeed on the COMLEX Level 2 Examination. The material is accurate, up-to-date, and broken down into bite-sized chapters. There are key takeaways following each chapter to drive home key points and quizzes to review commonly tested questions.

The product of research around the globe and interviews with dozens of prominent scientists, God's Equation tells us it is almost as though Einstein were God's mouthpiece, revealing the most fundamental truths about our larger environment, truths scientists are just now confirming.

You are no doubt a busy individual with a lot of things going on! It can be challenging to find the time to study for the CPCE exam. However, the truth is that the CPCE test is a challenging exam. It is normal to have some anxiety about taking this test. Thorough preparation cannot be overlooked. That is why the author Lila Callahan, developed the CPCE Study Guide! This edition is a complete review edition! It reviews all essential concepts found on the exam from all categories of the exam. You can listen to it wherever life takes you! Its sections include:

Learn from this proven how-to guide to gain points on the LSAT - quick! It's simple, concise, and teaches you the fundamentals on how to think before stepping into a test prep course or taking the LSAT. It's the ultimate primer: it's necessary. Caution: If you're scoring above a 150, then this book is not for you! Now is the best time to apply to law school: applications are down, and schools want you. Let LSAT Necessary be your first step to success.

As a healthcare professional, you will come across all types of challenges in your daily work. One of the biggest roadblocks you can hit as a nurse, doctor or other health professional is a language barrier, in which you simply cannot understand or express what needs to be said. Everything slows down, and many times people suffer negative consequences because of it. We have produced Medical Spanish: Real Spanish Medical Conversations for Healthcare Professionals to provide you with powerful, up-to-date tools to master medical Spanish at all levels....