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Misused Words Have you ever said something and no sooner than it escapes your lips, you wonder—did I say that right? Did I use the right word? Chances are it was one of the 200 words covered in this book. I’m not saying it covers all the words, but it touches base with most of the...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Peter Thiel’s Zero to One and NOT the original book. Preview: Peter Thiel is one of the founding members of the payment company, PayPal. Through his experience beginning, and running, startup companies in the age of the internet, Thiel taught a...

Guide books or book notes are primarily written to make students understand the original text better, especially from all those angles which are often overlooked by a casual reader. But, in the recent years it has been noticed that a very large majority of the students, without reading the...

Georgia O'Keeffe (SparkNotes Biography Guide) Making the reading experience fun! SparkNotes Biography Guides examine the lives of historical luminaries, from Alexander the Great to Virginia Woolf. Each biography guide includes: An examination of the historical context in which the person...

This study guide includes the following sections: Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Characters, Objects/Places, Themes, Style, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion.

The College Student's Guide to Attracting Success reveals seven steps that will propel the college student to another level in their academic pursuits. An experienced professor that knows the inner workings of a student's mind shares revolutionary insights that will transform both the student in the...

ABOUT THE BOOK “Except for the bottom of the sea or the center of the earth, the North Pole, at the end of the nineteenth century, was the world's last mysterious destination.” The Ice Balloon: S.A. Andrée and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration retells the attempt by Swedish explorer...

The First Transcontinental Railroad, originally called the Pacific Railroad, was a railroad built in the United States between 1863 and 1869 that connected the western part of America with its eastern part. Built by the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad, it connected...

Dive deep into the history of Transcontinental Railroad anywhere you go: on a plane, on a mountain, in a canoe, under a tree. Or grab a flashlight and read Shmoop under the covers. Shmoop's award-winning US History Guides are now available on your eReader. Shmoop eBooks are like having a trusted, fun,...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Eliyahu M. Goldratt’s & et al The Goal and NOT the original book. Preview: The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu Goldratt and Jeff Cox describes a process by which an unprofitable manufacturing operation can be made profitable....

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Jim Collins’s Good to Great and NOT the original book. Preview: What does it take to make something—an activity, a work of art, a company—great? What are the factors that distinguish the merely good from the truly great? In Good to Great: Why...

Summary, Analysis & Review of Robbie Kellman Baxter’s The Membership Economy by Instaread   Preview:   The Membership Economy: Find Your Super Users, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue is a guide intended to show companies, nonprofits, and...

Summary of Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty | Includes Analysis   Preview: Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century is a study of inequity, both historically and in the present. The book describes how the concentration of wealth has changed...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Cal Newport’s Deep Work and NOT the original book.  Preview: Deep Work describes a method of engaging with one’s professional efforts in a full and immersive manner to produce better results. This type of focused effort does not require...