College Survival

Power is a game, and this one is rigged. Some people would be excited about the first magical tournament in thirty years; the first in my lifetime. It's basically the supernatural Olympics, a chance for all five magical races – Wolves, Witches, Trolls, Fae and Vampires – to get their shot at real power. Or at least that's how it's supposed to work. Too bad the vampires have fixed every tournament for the past three centuries, keeping an iron grip on the rest of us through dark dealings, subterfuge and political betrayal. The mundane human world doesn’t even know we exist, and ...

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 ...

I’m forced into marrying a man I have hated all my life to fortify a business partnership between our fathers. Lucas is an infuriating rich guy who thinks he can charm anyone. Neither of us want to disappoint our fathers so we agree to honor their request for us to get married. We intended to end this forced marriage by creating fake affairs for each of us to dupe our parents. But the surprising and passionate sex caused something to shift between us. His smoldering gazes and waking fantasies were softening even my stubborn resolve. The closeness forced upon us was now becoming a flaming ...

Choosing to pursue a PhD is not an easy decision. It can include enormous financial and time investments, relocation, and loss of personal time. It is stressful and onerous work, yet it can bring prestige, better career opportunities, increased income, priceless knowledge, and memorable experiences. Even if you know you want to pursue a PhD, how do you choose which program to apply for? How do you fund your studies? And what questions do you not even know to ask? In The PhD Journey: Strategies for Enrolling, Thriving, and Excelling in a PhD Program, Dr. Gladys Chepkirui Ngetich shares her ...

Jack Edwards has spent the last three years figuring it all out and is here to impart his wisdom to other potential freshers. From university applications to socials, this book is filled with helpful tips and tricks, real advice and fun anecdotes and is perfect to turn to for any questions you have about university!

Berks County, PA - January 1996Two distracted college seniors, Garvey and Wyatt, take a road trip to the Poconos to enliven their dull winter break. After crashing into a ditch during a whiteout, the boys take refuge at a hotel, hang at the bar and make fast friends. A hip truck driver, Tully, suggests the boys head on a dual mission to New England where Garvey’s rockstar girlfriend, Malee, is missing and where Tully’s estranged family is in danger. Meanwhile, a duo of stranded bridesmaids comfort the boys and reveal their struggles with an overindulgent cop and a nefarious cult leader....

This is a collection of 50 simple tips of advice that any student would like to know. The book offers practical timeless tips, including money management, your major and school, friends and socializing, and starting your career.

If you are like most students, college admissions essays push you into the scary, uncharted territory of writing about yourself. It doesn’t help that you feel unprepared to craft this unfamiliar type of personal essay or that you also feel incredible pressure to make it perfect. But there’s still time to learn—and ace it! The Writing Survival Kit will prepare you to write a killer essay using a toolkit of powerful narrative writing techniques. If you can tell your real-life stories, you will engage your readers and reveal your personality, talents, skills, character, intellectual ...

Darren was just getting settled into life at college when his world was turned upside down. After he and his research partner stumble upon a network of tunnels beneath the campus, his research partner goes missing. Now the faculty are covering it up. After Audrey steps into his life and into the tunnel with him, the pair try to uncover what they soon realize is bigger than anything they ever expected. Something lies in the darkness of the tunnels. Something that is growing. Something that they must stop at all costs.

If you are starting college or know someone who is, this concise and powerful book will provide the tools every freshman needs. Success in the first year of college means more than a high GPA. To be truly successful in college and beyond requires emotional intelligence. Average 2 Awesome will guide readers through the four components of emotional intelligence. Learn how to become more self-aware and how to control your emotions. Then discover the importance of empathy and how to increase that valuable "soft skill." Finally, find out what it takes to become a leader.

Four women. Four decades of friendship. Four twisted relationships. Roxanne – the popular beauty whose encounter with Ted Bundy seals her fate when he murders the young women who are her sorority sisters. Her guilt turns her into a bully with dark and mysterious motives as she seeks revenge. Jackie – the peacemaker who settles for a revenge marriage instead of sweet love when she marries the bully from college surprising everyone when her dark enemy turns into her lover. It takes her decades to realize the truth about her marriage and complicated friendship with Roxanne. Charlene – ...

Having a roommate is one of life’s inevitabilities. With so many different variables to navigate, coexisting with other people can be a real struggle or a complete party. But it all depends on how you choose to approach and handle it. This book navigates the ins and outs of living with others using a fun and realistic approach. This survival guide for living with roommates is designed to take you from your first roommate experiences in college to the years beyond.

Survival demands perseverance and forgiveness. Joining the enemy of my enemy may be the first step in achieving it. When 17-year-old Milla Solara sets out with her parents to claim a land grant promised to them, she dreams of building a new life on fertile soil. Those dreams turn to dust when she returns from a failed hunt to find their camp in ruins and splattered with blood. The unforgiving desert stretches before her, with nothing but a canteen of water, a few meager supplies, and the weight of grief pressing down on her. Searing heat and scarcity of resources are nothing compared to the...