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Continuing Education Bookshelf

A Continuing Education bookshelf for the non-traditional student. Lists and reviews.
The 2009 Job Hunting in Hard Times Edition of What Color Is Your Parachute?
Hard times indeed. Add What Color Is Your Parachute to your bookshelf, stand out in the crowd, and find the job that's right for you.
Bookshelf - The Global Achievement Gap by Tony Wagner
Right answers may have been okay in the old world, but knowing how to ask the right questions is the key to survival in the new, global world our students are entering.
Bookshelf - The Adult Student's Guide to Survival & Success
Returning to school and need to beef up the bookshelf? The Adult Student's Guide to Survival & Success by Al Siebert and Mary Karr belongs on every student's bookshelf. The sixth edition will help adults of all ages return to school confidently and successfully.
Bookshelf – Major in Success, 5th Edition, by Patrick Combs
If you’ve thought that getting good grades makes you a successful student, think again. In his book, Major in Success, Patrick Combs clearly outlines what being successful really means for students, no matter how old they are. The difference between mediocrity and greatness is not family or intelligence, he says, it’s extraordinary drive.
Bookshelf - i before e (except after c) by Judy Parkinson
Judy Parkinson teaches all kinds of helpful mnemonics in her book, i before e (except after c). How do you remember the names of the Great Lakes? The musical scales? How about the bones in the wrist? Or the steps of First Aid? Wait, the bones in the wrist?

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