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In this guide M.J. Wilson explains: How to choose the right major and school; how to deal with difficult professors and impossible exams; how to keep from changing your major again (and again, and again!); how to reduce test stress, improve your G.P.A. and graduate on time; how to handle being homesick, lovesick and lonely; how to leave a legacy, improve your resume and make a grand exit!

The study of clay minerals is complex and yet central to disciplines such as geology, geotechnical engineering and agriculture. The main problems concern the identification and characterization of what are usually fine-grained, complex mixtures of grains with varying physical and chemical properties. This book, edited by one of the foremost authorities in the field, looks at the most widespread determinative methods: the physical methods.

In this unprecedented collaboration, twenty-three of the world's favourite crime writers bring you original, co-written short stories featuring teir much loved series characters.

Happy Lives, Good Lives offers a thorough introduction to a variety of perspectives on happiness. Among the questions at issue: Is happiness only a state of mind, or is it something more? Is it the same for everyone? Is it under our control, and if so, to what extent? Can we be mistaken about whether we are happy? What role, if any, does happiness play in living a good life? Is it sometimes morally wrong to pursue happiness? Should governments promote happiness through public policy? Asking and answering these questions is worthwhile not only as an intellectual exercise, but also as a means of gaining practical insight into how best to pursue a happy life.

This final report summarizes the results of a project to develop a machine calculation code program using the Monte Carlo technique to compute radiation flux or dose rates from radioisotopes sources.

A collection of reflections, writer confessions and advice on writing male and female characters. Gender in Fiction offers an insightful look into how writers approach dialogue and description when writing the opposite sex and takes a look at the research required to accurately depict diverse characters in fiction.