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It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens

danah boyd · Yale University Press
Pages: 281
Format: Hardcover

An essential read, written by a leading expert, for anyone who wants to understand young people's use of social media What is new about how teenagers communicate through services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram? Do social media affect the quality of teens' lives? In this eye-opening...
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Praxis: Core Academic Skills for Educators

Learning Express Editors · Learning Express (NY)
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Complete and comprehensive preparation for the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Tests, which measure academic skills in reading, writing and mathematics. Colleges and universities may use the Praxis Core tests to evaluate individuals for entry into teacher education programs, and many...
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McGraw-Hill Education 8 GRE Practice Tests, Third Edition

KATHY A ZAHLER · McGraw-Hill Education
Pages: 544
Format: Paperback

Your First Step Toward a Great Score on the GRE Test!With more than 125 years of experience in education, McGraw-Hill Education is the name you trust to deliver results. This MHE guide will provide you with the intensive practice you need to succeed on the GRE. Inside this book, you will...
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Pass The 66: A Plain English Explanation To Help You Pass The Series 66 Exam

Robert M. Walker · Surefire Publications
Pages: 380
Format: Paperback

UPDATED FOR THE JULY 1, 2016 CHANGES TO THE SERIES 66 EXAM. Trying to pass your Series 66 Exam? Pass The 66 is written with the reader always in mind. This Series 66 exam study guide uses Plain English and concise explanations as it ticks off the items mentioned on the NASAA Series 66 exam...
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Pediatrics PreTest Self-Assessment And Review, Thirteenth Edition

Robert Yetman · McGraw-Hill Medical
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback

The closest you can get to seeing the USMLE Step 2 CK without actually taking it Pediatrics: PreTest Self-Assessment & Review is the perfect way to assess your knowledge of pediatrics for the USMLE Step 2 CK and shelf exams. You'll find 500 USMLE-style questions and answers that...
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NCLEX-RN Prep 2018: Practice Test Proven Strategies

Kaplan Nursing · Kaplan Publishing
Pages: 540
Format: Paperback

The NCLEX-RN exam is not just about what you know - it's about how you think. Kaplan's NCLEX-RN Prep 2018 uses expert critical thinking strategies and targeted sample questions to help you put your expertise into practice and ace the exam! The NCLEX-RN exam tests how you'll...
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Grad's Guide to Graduate Admissions Essays: Examples from Real Students Who Got into Top Schools

Colleen Reding · Prufrock Press
Format: Print book

Grads' Guide to Graduate Admissions Essays provides more than 50 successful admission essays straight from the source--recent college graduates making the transition to earning advanced degrees at highly selective graduate programs. Harvard, Columbia, Stanford, and Northwestern are just...
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Pass The 7: A Plain English Explanation To Help You Pass The Series 7 Exam

Robert M. Walker · Sure Fire Publications, LLC
Pages: 518
Format: Paperback

Trying to pass your Series 7 Exam? Pass The 7 is written with the reader always in mind. This Series 7 exam study guide uses Plain English and concise explanations as it ticks off the items mentioned on the FINRA Series 7 exam outline point-by-point. To reduce your frustration in obtaining...
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Barron's ASVAB, 12th Edition: with Bonus Online Tests

TERRY L DURAN · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 560
Format: Paperback

The ASVAB is the qualifying test required for recruits entering all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as current service members who want to raise their score to qualify for more exclusive specialties or officer training. This comprehensive test preparation guide includes: A diagnostic...
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McGraw-Hill Education Preparation for the GRE Test 2016: Strategies + 6 Practice Tests + 2 Apps

Erfun Geula · McGraw-Hill Education; 2 edition
Format: Print book

This go-to study guide provides the concepts, study strategies, and practice you need to dramatically raise your GRE score McGraw-Hill Education: Preparation for the GRE Test focuses on the fundamental concepts tested on the exam as well as the reasoning and analytical skills necessary...
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Fake News, Propaganda, and Plain Old Lies: How to Find Trustworthy Information in the Digital Age

Donald A Barclay · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 206
Format: Hardcover

Are you overwhelmed at the amount, contradictions, and craziness of all the information coming at you in this age of social media and twenty-four-hour news cycles? Fake News, Propaganda, and Plain Old Lies will show you how to identify deceptive information as well as how to seek out the most...
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Uneasy Peace: The Great Crime Decline, the Renewal of City Life, and the Next War on Violence

PATRICK SHARKEY · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

An eye-opening account of the transformation of cities and an urgent call to action to prevent another crime wave.Over the past two decades, American cities have experienced an astonishing drop in violent crime, dramatically changing urban life. In many cases, places once characterized...
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Barron's CDL: Commercial Driver's License Test, 4th Edition

Mike Byrnes and Associates · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 448
Format: Print book

This updated manual prepares professional and prospective tractor-trailer drivers for the test that applicants must pass in order to receive a commercial driver's license. The test, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation, is required in all 50 states. Comprehensive coverage...
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Essential Words for the GRE, 4th Edition

Phillip Geer Ed. M. · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

An extensive working vocabulary is a prerequisite for test-taking success on the Graduate Record Exam. This book presents 800 graduate-level words with definitions that frequently appear on the exam. Words are used in different contexts to familiarize test takers with their many variations....
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