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ASVAB For Dummies eBook by Powers, Rod / Lawler, Jennifer

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 54:11:15 GMT

Packed with practice questions and proven study tips

Get fully briefed on the changes to the ASVAB and sharpen your test-taking skills

Want to ace the ASVAB? This essential guide provides a comprehensive review of all test subjects and covers the latest updates, including the new short-length ASVAB and a new sample of the Armed Forces Qualifying Test. You'll discover the pros and cons of the paper and computer exams, which tests are important to your military career, and cutting-edge study techniques.

Understand the test's formats
Prepare to take the ASVAB
Improve your study techniques
Memorize key concepts
Conquer the subtests
Compute your scores
Match scores to military jobs
Maximize your career choices

CliffsTestPrep Praxis II: Education of Exceptional Students (0353, 0382, 0542, 0544) eBook by Paris, Judy L.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 54:11:15 GMT

Praxis II®: Education of Exceptional Students (0353, 0382, 0542, 0544)

About the contents:

Introduction

How to use this book
Overview of the exam
Proven study strategies and test-taking tips
FAQ

Part I: Review of Specific Special Education Test Sections

Core Content Knowledge (0353): Understanding exceptionalities; legal and societal issues; delivery of services
Learning Disabilities (0382): Characteristics of individuals with learning disabilities; delivery ofservices
Mild to Moderate Disabilities (0542): Assessment; curriculum and instruction; structuring and managing the learning environment
Severe to Profound Disabilities (0544): Characteristics of learners; assessment; curriculum and instruction; structuring and managing the learning environment

Part II: Full-Length Practice Tests

Each practice exam includes the same number of multiple-choice questions as the actual exam
Complete with answers and explanations for all questions

A Short History of Nearly Everything eBook by Bryson, Bill

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 54:11:15 GMT

Bill Bryson is one of the world's most beloved and bestselling writers. In A Short History of Nearly Everything, he takes his ultimate journey—into the most intriguing and consequential questions that science seeks to answer. It's a dazzling quest, the intellectual odyssey of a lifetime, as this insatiably curious writer attempts to understand everything that has transpired from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization. Or, as the author puts it, "...how we went from there being nothing at all to there being something, and then how a little of that something turned into us, and also what happened in between and since." This is, in short, a tall order.To that end, Bill Bryson apprenticed himself to a host of the world's most profound scientific minds, living and dead. His challenge is to take subjects like geology, chemistry, paleontology, astronomy, and particle physics and see if there isn't some way to render them comprehensible to people, like himself, made bored (or scared) stiff of science by school. His interest is not simply to discover what we know but to find out how we know it. How do we know what is in the center of the earth, thousands of miles beneath the surface? How can we know the extent and the composition of the universe, or what a black hole is? How can we know where the continents were 600 million years ago? How did anyone ever figure these things out?On his travels through space and time, Bill Bryson encounters a splendid gallery of the most fascinating, eccentric, competitive, and foolish personalities ever to ask a hard question. In their company, he undertakes a sometimes profound, sometimes funny, and always supremely clear and entertaining adventure in the realms of human knowledge, as only this superb writer can render it. Science has never been more involving, and the world we inhabit has never been fuller of wonder and delight.<hr>“Stylish [and] stunningly accurate prose. We learn what the material world is like from the smallest quark to the largest galaxy and at all the levels in between... brims with strange and amazing facts... destined to become a modern classic of science writing.”    THE NEW YORK TIMES“Bryson has made a career writing hilarious travelogues, and in many ways his latest is more of the same, except that this time Bryson hikes through the world of science.”    PEOPLE“Bryson is surprisingly precise, brilliantly eccentric and nicely eloquent... a gifted storyteller has dared to retell the world’s biggest story.”    SEATTLE TIMES“Hefty, highly researched and eminently readable.”    SIMON WINCHESTER, THE GLOBE AND MAIL“All non-scientists (and probably many specialized scientists, too) can learn a great deal from his lucid and amiable explanations.”    NATIONAL POST"Bryson is a terrific stylist. You can’t help but enjoy his writing, for its cheer and buoyancy, and for the frequent demonstration of his peculiar, engaging turn of mind.”    OTTAWA CITIZEN“Wonderfully readable. It is, in the best sense, learned.”    WINNIPEG FREE PRESS<hr>

CEH: Official Certified Ethical Hacker Review Guide: Exam 312-50 eBook by Graves, Kimberly

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 54:11:15 GMT

Prepare for the CEH certification exam with this official review guide and learn how to identify security risks to networks and computers. This easy-to-use guide is organized by exam objectives for quick review so you'll be able to get the serious preparation you need for the challenging Certified Ethical Hacker certification exam 312-50. As the only review guide officially endorsed by EC-Council, this concise book covers all of the exam objectives and includes a CD with a host of additional study tools.

CliffsTestPrep Praxis II: Social Studies Content Knowledge Test (0081) eBook by Pate, Shana

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 54:11:15 GMT

Customer Review: Is it just my version? There are only 2 practice tests when the details state that there are 3?

CliffsTestPrep Praxis II: English Subject Area Assessments (0041, 0042, 0043, 0048, 0049) eBook by Kern, Diane E.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 54:11:15 GMT

"Thirty-four states require this test for secondary school English teachers, and almost 28,500 exams were administered from September 2001 through July 2004. Subject review chapters cover the areas tested, and three full-length practice tests help examinees get comfortable with the testing process and format.

Diane E. Kern, PhD (Wakefield, RI), is Assistant Professor of Education at the Feinstein School of Education, Rhode Island College."

Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon eBook by Di Vincenzo, Mark

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 54:11:15 GMT

Mark Di Vincenzo knows the best times of the day, the week, the month, the year, and a life to do a variety of things''and he shares his amazing expertise in Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon. A fascinating, entertaining, and eminently useful compendium of everything from the mundane (the best time of day to go grocery shopping, the best day to buy an iPod, the best month to visit Disney World) to the serious (the best time to buy or sell a home, to get married), Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon proves that timing is everything. Here is information you need in tough economic times to save time and money.

College Algebra eBook by Spiegel, Murray R.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 54:11:15 GMT

Supercharge your study time and jump-start your grades with this interactive tutorial from Schaum's--the best study and test-prep tool to use with your computer. Not just notes on-screen, this powerful study aid gives you real answers to your study needs and more study and test-prep tools for your money. By harnessing the power of StudyWorks by the makers of Mathcad--Today's leading technical calculation software--it will help you master college algebra and learn from live calculations. In less study time, you'll achieve greater comprehension, learn to solve problems more quickly, and improve your grades. Inside, you get hundreds of fully solved problems along with summaries of key theoretical points, hyperlinked cross-referencing, and more. And with cutting-edge StudyWorks technology, every number, formula, and problem is completely interactive. You can change variables in equations and watch as StudyWorks powerful engine recalculates the solution flawlessly every time! Based on the one-of-a-kind guide to college algebra from Schaum's popular Outline Series, your Electronic Tutor includes sections on fundamental operations, algebraic expressions, quadratic equations, linear equations, progressions, probability, and infinite series. Other subjects covered include simultaneous equations, problems with one or two unknowns, logarithms, partial fractions, permutations and combinations, inequalities, mathematical induction, and the binomial theorem.

CCNA 640-801 Exam Notes - All you need to pass the exam eBook by Wan, K.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 54:11:15 GMT

CCNA 640-801 Exam Notes is a precise and concise study guide for the CCNA Exams. It covers all the materials of the CCNA (640-801), INTRO (640-811) and ICND (640-821) exams in 200 pages. All materials are in point or short paragraph format for easy understanding. You can preview the book by downloading a free chapter at http://www.kp-lab.com/download.htm

A Handbook of Media and Communication Research eBook by

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 54:11:15 GMT

The Handbook of Media and Communication Research presents qualitative as well as quantitative approaches to the analysis and interpretation of media, covering perspectives from both the social sciences and the humanities. The Handbook offers a comprehensive review of earlier research and a set of guidelines for how to think about, plan, and carry out studies of media in different social and cultural contexts. Divided into sections on the history, systematics and pragmatics of research, and written by internationally acknowledged specialists in each area, the Handbook will be a standard reference work for students and researchers in the field of media, communication and cultural studies.

100 Successful College Application Essays (Second Edition) eBook by Independent, Harvard

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 54:11:15 GMT

These are the essays that helped their authors gain admission to Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Wellesley, Colby, and other outstanding schools-followed by invaluable comments by experts in admissions, placement, and college counseling at some of the best learning institutions around the country. This helpful guide includes:

' 100 complete essays with professional commentary
' Examples of essays on common topics (family background, athletics, work experience), as well as the more offbeat
' Essays on the immigrant experience by foreign-born students
' A "What Not to Do" chapter from a top college counselor
' and more

CliffsNotes Praxis II: Elementary Education (0011, 0012, 0014) eBook by

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 54:11:15 GMT

The book covers three individual Elementary Education tests, all under the Praxis II series:

0011: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment test

0012: Content Area Exercises

0014: Content Knowledge

The book includes subject review chapters and a full-length practice test for each subject assessment test.

Break Through Rapid Reading eBook by Kump, Peter

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 54:11:15 GMT

A previous National Director of Education for Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics presents his do-it-yourself program for increasing reading speed and boosting comprehension. ""Speed reading is one of the truly useful educational ideas of the last few years, and this book can be the least expensive and most efficient way you can learn it."" --William Proxmire, United States Senator The perfect answer to today's information explosion, Peter Kump's rapid reading method has already helped thousands of people to read up to eight times faster, with better concentration and retention. This program brings together the best of what classroom speed reading courses have to offer, and distills fundamental principles and skills that can be learned at home with the help of the drills and exercises provided. And because it lets readers choose their own material and set their own pace, it's the ideal method for busy people juggling a full schedule. Breakthrough Rapid Reading makes conquering information overload a reality. So whether it's cutting down on that backlog of business reports and technical matter or scaling that mountain of newspapers and leisure reading, getting up to speed is only a matter of time and practice.

CISSP Exam Notes - All you need to pass the exam eBook by WAN, K.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 54:11:15 GMT

CISSP Exam Notes is a precise and concise study guide for the CISSP Exam. It covers all the essential materials of the ten CBK domains within 200 pages. All materials are in point or short paragraph format for easy understanding. You can preview the book by downloading a free chapter at http://www.kp-lab.com/download.htm

CliffsTestPrep CSET: Social Science eBook by Pate, Shana

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 54:11:15 GMT

Your complete guide to a higher score on the CSET®: Social Science

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About the contents:

Introduction

Format and content of the exam
Proven test-taking strategies and tips
Approaches for answering both multiple-choice and constructed-response questions

Subject Area Review

Focused reviews of all subjects tested: world history, U.S. history, geography, civics, economics, and California history
Practice questions to aid in subject review and test preparation

Two Full-Length Practice Examinations

Structured like the actual exam
Complete with answers and explanations

References for Additional Study

Test-Prep Essentials from the Experts at CliffsNotes®