College Life

INDEPENDENCE UNLOCKED: Life Skills for Young Adults on the GO! Ready to take on life’s challenges with confidence? Independence Unlocked is your ultimate guide to mastering the skills every young adult needs to thrive in today’s fast-paced world. This engaging and practical book covers essential topics, including: ✔ Navigating the real estate market with ease ✔ Mastering the latest tech to stay ahead ✔ Building meaningful social connections ✔ Beating impostor syndrome once and for all ✔ Preparing for the exciting journey of parenting With relatable examples and actionable ...

Doll has conquered her hardships and met her goals, veiled by her cloudy secrets and past in Gary, Indiana. Amidst a chaotic year of scandals and disgrace, Donovan proposes to Doll. Beset by apprehension concerning her betrothed’s loyalty, she accepts—yet her heart still longs for assurance, troubled the next betrayal would destroy her. Wondering if there’s anyone who can help, she summons the one friend she believes she can rely on. SHAWNA (ENVYME), her old companion, seethes with envy at Doll’s successes, striving for a similar way of life-- when presented with an opportunity to ...

International best-selling author William Stanek helps you get the edge you need. Whether we like it or not, writing is a part of our every day lives and to get by you need an edge. Enter Effective Writing for Business, College & Life: the down in the trenches writing resource you need to be successful. Use this concise guide to help you: write essays, papers, and dissertations; create reports and presentations; develop articles, stories, and novels; publish online, and CD-ROM.

What is your money story? Are you working hard but not getting what you want? You need the 10 Money Moves! In Your Money Story: 10 Money Moves to Change Your Life, businesswoman, lawyer, and six-time author S. S. Curtis unpacks the money moves you need to get control and make your money work for you. In these pages, you'll discover: *The hidden trap of analysis paralysis *How to bring more money in *Ways to cut money going out *How to pay off your debt *How to gain financial security *And more Step-by-step, S. S. Curtis shares her proven process for harnessing the power of all ten money ...

Jessica Darling is living the New York City dream. She’s subletting an apartment with her best friend, working for a magazine that cares about her psychology degree, and still deeply in love with Marcus Flutie. But then Marcus proposes and wants Jessica’s answer in a week. Is she ready to give up her NYC life of literary parties, art openings, and karaoke downtown to move back to New Jersey? Even if it’s to be with the boy (now man) she’s been in love with for years?

This series is a reimagined, abridged adaptation of the standalone novel Sometimes Love Needs a Helping Hand (2020). Whether you're revisiting Sam and Bobby’s journey or discovering it for the first time, I hope this new format lets you fall in love with their story all over again—from the sparks of first love to the challenges that test it, and the joy of finding their forever. Sam and Bobby grew up in the same small town in North Carolina, but their worlds couldn’t have been more different. Bobby was the golden boy—athletic, confident, destined for a future in the NBA. He had it ...

Drama - Romance - Comedy - Family Can the Jensen kids make it on their own after their parents’ deaths? Sixteen-year-old Sophie is determined to keep herself and her siblings in their own home. Twenty-six-year-old Ty, the resident handyman and household assistant to the orphaned siblings, lives in the travel trailer behind their garage in a deal arranged with their grandmother who lives 200 miles away. Their semi-independence is under the condition that if things don’t work out, Grandma will force the kids to move in with her. Ty, a family friend and high school dropout, is a necessary ...

In The Good Sport, Kevin White takes an unflinching look at the current state of intercollegiate sports, including the tumultuous changes brought on by the Supreme Court's landmark decision on name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Drawing on his decades of leadership, White examines the chaos, challenges, and opportunities of this new era—and why he believes the future of college sports hangs in the balance.

Seersana University is worlds-renowned for its xenopsychology program, producing the Alliance's finest therapists, psychiatric nurses and alien researchers. When Jahir, one of the rare and reclusive Eldritch espers, arrives on campus, he's unprepared for the challenges of a vast and multicultural society... but fortunately, second-year student Vasiht'h is willing to take him under his wing. Will the two win past their troubles and doubts and see the potential for a once-in-a-lifetime partnership? Book 1 of the Dreamhealers Duology.

Most of the parenting books currently in circulation were written decades ago. Therefore, they do not address—nor could they address—all the issues parents face today in the era of technology and excess. Parents need insights, techniques, and strategies to tackle the pressing issues of twenty-first-century parenting. That’s what the Understanding and Loving Your Child series of books does. Understanding and Loving Your College Student will encourage parents who have launched their children into the next phase of life.

This book will not teach you how to boil an egg or iron a shirt, you can look that up everywhere. Instead, this book teaches you a wider framework for overcoming overwhelm and confusion by providing you with practical advice on how to take care of your body and mind, understanding other people, and acting with purpose. Each chapter is self-contained and offers practical advice to help you implement each of the skills. The book covers the basics of nutrition with a particular focus on mental health, techniques for mental resilience, how to set goals when you don't know what your goals might ...

Embark on an epic quest for financial mastery and pave the way to the lifestyle you've always dreamed of with lasting financial freedom teenage years are a playground for exploration, learning, and self-discovery. While school diligently teaches about historical events and scientific theories, practical life skills, especially financial literacy, often fall through the cracks. Sadly, this gap leaves many teens, including yourself, unequipped with fundamental financial knowledge. Skills like handling debit or credit cards, making investments, or balancing a checkbook remain a mystery.

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.

Three Women. One College Student. Life Lessons. Wayne Sloan and Linda Watson never intended to become long-term lovers. But almost a year has passed and the improbable romance, between a college student and a 45-year-old widow, is still a secret from everyone including Linda’s best friend, Cindy Sloan, who happens to be Wayne’s mom. Wayne’s poor scholastic performance incurs the wrath of his parents, and a long summer working for his uncle in a rural factory awaits Wayne. Soon after his arrival Wayne receives an unwanted gift from a promiscuous divorcee. He seeks a more appropriate ...

It's not always the earth-shattering events that are most significant in our hectic lives. More often, it's the small things, many long forgotten, that touch and shape us most deeply. Our memories of these events might bring smiles, or anger, or even a desire to forget. But every one of them helps to make us who we are today and in some ways, who we will become tomorrow.

Autumn Breeze is the winner of the prestigious San Diego Book Awards for best romance novel of the year. SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 On the morning of 9/11, a fourteen-year-old genius’s mother disappears. Her beloved father had been murdered years before. She’s now without parents. She resolves to get a new mom and dad and have them adopt her before she is deported to Trinidad. For her new mom, she selects her BFF (best friend forever), a New York City detective. For her new dad, she selects the handsome spy investigating her BFF. The investigation was the girl’s fault. She had predicted the ...

A family in crisis puts love in jeopardy and forces an impossible decision. Can this married couple survive what they're facing, or will their happy and successful marriage be ruined by external circumstances? When Connor and Laura's children find themselves in trouble - each with their own life-altering consequence, drastic decisions need to be made to turn things around and keep this family together. Connor thinks a return to Ireland might be the best answer, but Laura wants to stay in Oregon to maintain her lucrative career as a renowned attorney. To further complicate a resolution, each...

Older Woman. Younger Man. Unexpected House Guest The hurricane occurred in a time before cable news, cell phone alerts and social media. No one, including the inhabitants of wealthy neighborhoods, on the Texas Gulf Coast, were immune from the wrath of Mother Nature. Margaret Hudson was 49 and a widow. She lived a comfortable life, with the highlight of each week being a tennis match with her friend Karen Walker. Encouraged by Karen; Margaret contemplated a return to the dating scene with designs on her new neighbor, a handsome widower, named Gene Myers. Wayne Myers was 26 and struggling ...

Whether you're stepping into college for the first time or looking to up your game, this ultimate guide is packed with everything you need to thrive. Are you a freshman trying to adapt to college life? Afraid you won’t be able to juggle your studies, work, and social life? Wondering how to transition smoothly to professional life after graduation?

One hundred years ago, a burlesque dancer fell in love with the piano player as they worked together in the circus. One heart was already taken by a tormented magician and the other would only beat for her. They had no idea that their affair would not only cost the lives around them, but also those in the future. Odette Dupont has lived a pretty average college life in a sorority to dating the hottest quarterback on campus. One warning from a fortune teller at her sorority’s carnival has her life being turned upside down. Past visions, spirits, vampires, witches, and a cat that she truly ...