AP Achiever (Advanced Placement* Exam Preparation Guide) for European History (College Test Prep)
AP Achiever (Advanced Placement* Exam Preparation Guide) for European History (College Test Prep)

Author: Chris Freiler

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Published: 2008-01-22

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 9780073256726

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Designed to help Advanced Placement students succeed in their studies and achieve a ‘5’ on the AP Exam, AP Achiever for European History provides: A thorough explanation of course expectations, exam parameters, preparation suggestions, as well as comprehensive tips on writing essays for the document-based and free-response section of the Exam, all to help your students maximize studies and time. Each chapter includes a thorough content review and “Heads Up!” and “Sidebar” sections designed to connect important topics, clarify common misunderstandings, or add important information to assist in preparation for the exam. This book covers standard political, diplomatic, economic, and intellectual trends, but also makes a special effort to incorporate essential social and cultural history that is increasingly emphasized on the exam. Multiple-choice, document-based questions and free-response questions with detailed answers are included for each chapter. Two complete timed practice exams with detailed answers and sample essays help students gear up for your final test day. AP Achiever for European History may be used independently or in conjunction with any European History text. For the most benefit use in conjunction with McGraw-Hill’s leading text, History of the Modern World, 10th Edition, by Palmer.

The C Student's Guide to Success
The C Student's Guide to Success

Author: Ron Bliwas

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9781585425563

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A step-by-step guide to career success for less-than-top-level students identifies ten principles for professional advancement using one's particular combination of talents, in a down-to-earth resource that makes such recommendations as taking responsibility, being a risk-taker, and applying creative solutions.

The High Achiever's Guide to Happiness
The High Achiever's Guide to Happiness

Author: Vance Caesar

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 9781483329246

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This leadership guide explores the profile of high achievers and provides tools for improving leadership style while retaining a greater degree of personal happiness. Using anecdotes and examples, the authors demonstrate the seven keys to gaining personal and career fulfillment.

The Overachievers
The Overachievers

Author: Alexandra Robbins

Publisher: Hachette Books

Published: 2006-08-08

Total Pages: 549

ISBN-13: 1401386148

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The bestselling author of Pledged returns with a groundbreaking look at the pressure to achieve faced by America's teens In Pledged, Alexandra Robbins followed four college girls to produce a riveting narrative that read like fiction. Now, in The Overachievers, Robbins uses the same captivating style to explore how our high-stakes educational culture has spiraled out of control. During the year of her ten-year reunion, Robbins goes back to her high school, where she follows heart-tuggingly likeable students including "AP" Frank, who grapples with horrifying parental pressure to succeed; Audrey, whose panicked perfectionism overshadows her life; Sam, who worries his years of overachieving will be wasted if he doesn't attend a name-brand college; Taylor, whose ambition threatens her popular girl status; and The Stealth Overachiever, a mystery junior who flies under the radar. Robbins tackles teen issues such as intense stress, the student and teacher cheating epidemic, sports rage, parental guilt, the black market for study drugs, and a college admissions process so cutthroat that students are driven to suicide and depression because of a B. With a compelling mix of fast-paced narrative and fascinating investigative journalism, The Overachievers aims both to calm the admissions frenzy and to expose its escalating dangers.

The Compassionate Achiever
The Compassionate Achiever

Author: Christopher L. Kukk

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2017-03-07

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0062457918

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A powerful, practical guide for cultivating compassion—the scientifically proven foundation for personal achievement and success at work, at home, and in the community. For decades, we’ve been told the key to prosperity is to look out for number one. But recent science shows that to achieve durable success, we need to be more than just achievers; we need to be compassionate achievers. New research in biology, neuroscience, and economics have found that compassion—recognizing a problem or caring about another’s pain and making a commitment to help—not only improves others’ lives; it can transform our own. Based on the most recent studies from a wide range of fields, The Compassionate Achiever reveals the profound benefits of practicing compassion including more constructive relationships, improved intelligence, and increased resiliency. To help us achieve these benefits, Christopher L. Kukk, the founding Director of the Center for Compassion, Creativity and Innovation, shares his unique 4-step program for cultivating compassion. Kukk makes clear that practicing compassion isn’t about being a martyr or a paragon of virtue; it’s about rejecting rage and indifference and choosing instead to be a thoughtful, caring problem-solver. He identifies the skills every compassionate achiever should master—listening, understanding, connecting, and acting—and outlines how to develop each, with clear explanations, easy-to-implement strategies, actionable exercises, and real-world examples. With the The Compassionate Achiever everyone wins—we can each achieve success in our own lives and create more productive workplaces, and healthier, less violent communities.

How to Be a High School Superstar
How to Be a High School Superstar

Author: Cal Newport

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2010-07-27

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0307715817

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Do Less, Live More, Get Accepted What if getting into your reach schools didn’t require four years of excessive A.P. classes, overwhelming activity schedules, and constant stress? In How to Be a High School Superstar, Cal Newport explores the world of relaxed superstars—students who scored spots at the nation’s top colleges by leading uncluttered, low stress, and authentic lives. Drawing from extensive interviews and cutting-edge science, Newport explains the surprising truths behind these superstars’ mixture of happiness and admissions success, including: · Why doing less is the foundation for becoming more impressive. · Why demonstrating passion is meaningless, but being interesting is crucial. · Why accomplishments that are hard to explain are better than accomplishments that are hard to do. These insights are accompanied by step-by-step instructions to help any student adopt the relaxed superstar lifestyle—proving that getting into college doesn’t have to be a chore to survive, but instead can be the reward for living a genuinely interesting life.

The Secrets of Top Students
The Secrets of Top Students

Author: Stefanie Weisman

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2013-05-07

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1402280807

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Unlock your academic potential with tips, tools, and techniques from some of the best students in the country Discover the proven strategies utilized by high-achieving students to ace exams, skyrocket their grades, and stand out in their academic pursuits. With a focus on practicality and real-world application, this book equips you with the essential skills needed to excel in any subject, all while maintaining a healthy study-life balance. Key features include: Effective Study Techniques: Master the art of efficient studying, including time management, note-taking, and memory-enhancing methods. Say goodbye to all-night cram sessions and hello to confident, well-prepared test days! Exam Success Secrets: Gain insider knowledge on how top students approach exams, from conquering multiple-choice questions to acing essays and projects. Maximize your scores and minimize test anxiety. Personalized Learning Plans: Tailor your study routines to suit your individual learning style and academic goals. Whether you're a visual learner or an auditory processor, this book has the tools you need to optimize your learning journey. Effective Communication: Develop strong communication skills to enhance your class participation, presentations, and group projects. Express your ideas with clarity and confidence. Overcoming Procrastination: Learn how to overcome procrastination and stay motivated throughout your academic journey. Unleash your full potential and tackle assignments with a newfound sense of purpose. Balancing Academics and Life: Discover how top students maintain a healthy balance between academic commitments and personal interests. Thrive both inside and outside the classroom. Navigating College Admissions: For high school students aspiring to college, this book offers invaluable guidance on the admissions process, including crafting a standout application and acing college interviews. The Secrets of Top Students is not just another study guide; it's your roadmap to becoming a confident, successful, and well-rounded student. Whether you're striving for academic excellence, aiming for that prestigious scholarship, or preparing for your dream college, this book provides the winning formula for success.

You Can Do Anything
You Can Do Anything

Author: George Anders

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2017-08-08

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0316548855

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In a tech-dominated world, the most needed degrees are the most surprising: the liberal arts. Did you take the right classes in college? Will your major help you get the right job offers? For more than a decade, the national spotlight has focused on science and engineering as the only reliable choice for finding a successful post-grad career. Our destinies have been reduced to a caricature: learn to write computer code or end up behind a counter, pouring coffee. Quietly, though, a different path to success has been taking shape. In You Can Do Anything, George Anders explains the remarkable power of a liberal arts education - and the ways it can open the door to thousands of cutting-edge jobs every week. The key insight: curiosity, creativity, and empathy aren't unruly traits that must be reined in. You can be yourself, as an English major, and thrive in sales. You can segue from anthropology into the booming new field of user research; from classics into management consulting, and from philosophy into high-stakes investing. At any stage of your career, you can bring a humanist's grace to our rapidly evolving high-tech future. And if you know how to attack the job market, your opportunities will be vast. In this book, you will learn why resume-writing is fading in importance and why "telling your story" is taking its place. You will learn how to create jobs that don't exist yet, and to translate your campus achievements into a new style of expression that will make employers' eyes light up. You will discover why people who start in eccentric first jobs - and then make their own luck - so often race ahead of peers whose post-college hunt focuses only on security and starting pay. You will be ready for anything.

High Achiever
High Achiever

Author: Tiffany Jenkins

Publisher: Harmony

Published: 2019-06-18

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0593135938

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An up-close portrait of the mind of an addict and a life unraveled by narcotics—a memoir of captivating urgency and surprising humor that puts a human face on the opioid crisis. “Raw, brutal, and shocking. Move over, Orange Is the New Black.”—Amy Dresner, author of My Fair Junkie When word got out that Tiffany Jenkins was withdrawing from opiates on the floor of a jail cell, people in her town were shocked. Not because of the twenty felonies she’d committed, or the nature of her crimes, or even that she’d been captain of the high school cheerleading squad just a few years earlier, but because her boyfriend was a Deputy Sherriff, and his friends—their friends—were the ones who’d arrested her. A raw and twisty page-turning memoir that reads like fiction, High Achiever spans Tiffany’s life as an active opioid addict, her 120 days in a Florida jail where every officer despised what she’d done to their brother in blue, and her eventual recovery. With heart-racing urgency and unflinching honesty, Jenkins takes you inside the grips of addiction and the desperate decisions it breeds. She is a born storyteller who lived an incredible story, from blackmail by an ex-boyfriend to a soul-shattering deal with a drug dealer, and her telling brims with suspense and unexpected wit. But the true surprise is her path to recovery. Tiffany breaks through the stigma and silence to offer hope and inspiration to anyone battling the disease—whether it’s a loved one or themselves.