"Education is not the learning of facts but the training of the mind to think." ―Albert EinsteinAt its best, the college experience can be invaluable for doing the most important work of all―finding your purpose. At its worst, it can be an expensive distraction that indoctrinates you into an instant-gratification culture and prevents you from building a meaningful base not just for your career but for your life.Drawing upon the great thinkers of contemporary philos...

"Is Peter Klein Australia's answer to Dick Francis? As with Francis, Klein knows the territory intimately with his autobiography of racing life, A Strapper's Tale, selling out within months. He turns out to be a dab hand at crime fiction, too. Klein is a natural writer. This is a cracking yarn, written in an action-packed, unpretentious style, underscored vividly by the author's detailed knowledge of the racing world." THE AGE Pick of the WeekJohn Punter, ...

This second edition serves as a foundational guide to plastics thermoforming, covering the essential topics of the industry today. The authors take a process application approach to the topic, rather than focusing on theory. The book explains materials and processes, as well as part and tool design. This second edition includes thorough discussion of green plastics within an expanded chapter on environmental issues. The authors also cover quality control, which is critical to any operation...

#1 Amazon bestseller in College Guides | #1 Amazon bestseller in Adult and Continuing Education | 2023 Literary Titan Gold Book Award winner | Pinnacle Book Achievement Award winner“A relevant book for our times. ... Educational and inspiring." —Readers' Favorite five-star review“A comprehensive primer for college life and the world that awaits thereafter. Indispensable." —Literary ...

An updated look at security analysis and how to use it during tough financial timesDue to the current economic climate, individual investors are starting to take much more time and effort to really understand their investments. They've been investing on their own in record numbers, but many have no idea how to handle the current financial crisis. This accessible guide shows you how to take control of your investment decisions by mastering security analysis....

You've written your book and uploaded it to an online bookstore and you are waiting for your sales to take off. However, your sales are flat and you can't figure out why. If the problem is with your blurb then Blurbs That Zing: Perfecting Your Book's Description is the book for you. Ten minutes is all it will take to get you on the road to writing blurbs that will help, rather than hinder, your book sales.

Praise for A Passion for Giving"Klein and Berrie have produced a great book that manages to make complex issues simple. It blends with grace and craft the deep with the practical and the concrete with the philosophical. It is a precious tool for both the neophyte and the experienced philanthropist. It is both a useful manual and a profound exploration of the core values of giving. In a word, this book is a true gift."Andres Spokoiny,

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You have just written your very first book and you want to sell it but you haven't got a clue how to format it so that online bookstores will accept it and stock it. What do you do? You buy a copy of this book, that's what. 'Format Your Books for Online Bookstores' provides very easy to understand instructions which will get you up and running in no time at all. It is a very short book because it contains no padding, and time is money. You just want to get your book out there and you don't...

Besides being a master impresario himself, whose extraordinary vision of "bridging differences among cultures through the shared passion of music and dance" has embraced audiences the world over, Peter is a wonderful storyteller.The reader is swept away by an intriguing journey of producing theater, from the seeds of the artistic inspiration to the excitement of opening night. Other than the trials and tribulations of show biz, the book is an adventure keenly woven into the backdro...

A serial killer is stalking young, female strappers. No one knows who it is, why he's doing it, or who is likely to be next. The police and the race clubs seem powerless to do anything. The women are terrified and the union is threatening to go on strike and close down the entire racing industry unless security can be guaranteed and the killer caught.Meanwhile, John Punter's got problems closer to home to worry about. There's a protection racket afoot and his restaurant Gino's is g...

The Gettier Problem has shaped most of the fundamental debates in epistemology for more than fifty years. Before Edmund Gettier published his famous 1963 paper, it was generally presumed that knowledge was equivalent to true belief supported by adequate evidence. Gettier presented a powerful challenge to that presumption. This led to the development and refinement of many prominent epistemological theories, for example, defeasibility theories, causal theories, conclusive-reasons theories, ...