Great resource for students and professionals
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I first bought this book while doing my Master of Architecture, it proved to be a valuable resrouce while designing, going over ways to integrate sustainable concepts early into the building. I love that it has quick calculations to use for a variety of things - rainwater collection, living machine sizing, PV sizing, etc. Now that I work at an architecture firm, it is proving just as useful for quick calculations to relate green building concepts to my co-workers and clients.
320428
This book is a magnificent resource for law students and lawyers. Each chapter is written by a different author, and it explains the philosophy of a different legal aspect (ie contracts, torts, criminal law, etc). Also,  each section contains a thorough bibliography of each subject, which is  extremely useful.
If you don't want to spend as much, buy the paperback  edition, but I highly recommend you get the hardcover, as this will be a  book you will use throughout your carreer and professional life, and the  hardcover is very nicely binded.
1935145
I've taught humanities online for quite awhile. A couple of years ago, I began searching for a single resource that, not only included the basics, but provided an additional (or possibly affirming) perspective on the use of online tools and strategies.

Having, previously, purchased a number of books on distance education and online learning, I eventually decided to give Ko and Rossen a go and was pleasantly surprised. The book certainly covers the basics and I believe, for anyone just beginning in online, it may prove quite useful in, not only design, strategy, and structure, but in anticipating and resolving some of the problems and issues that may tend to arise in an online environment.

I continue to use it, from time to time, as a checklist in development and as a refresher or when I find a course is becoming somewhat repetitive or mechanical. I can easily see how Ko and Rossen may be adopted as a text for instruction or use in faculty development for online. Additionally, I've referred it to a number of colleagues who are inexperienced in developing for, or in converting existing materials to, online.

I think, even if one is teaching a prepackaged course, this book has many things to offer including strategies for dealing with troublesome students and working with asynchronous discussions. A great little book and well worth the cost.
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This book is a great resource for working with groups tasked with projects in an academic setting.  It is geared toward somewhat larger groups (8-15) than the teams I tend to work with (most of my team projects are 4-6 students), but the book looks like it will be enormously helpful and I plan to implement many of these ideas in the upcoming semester.  I found it encouraging the the authors mention that some great groups get off to a rocky start (something I spend a lot of time worrying about), and provides insight into why groups fall apart and how to prevent and fix these issues.
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I have found this book to be an invaluable resource while working in a Cardiac ICU. It is well organized, succinct and provides valuable background information to both to each class of drugs and individual medications. It combines a clear format for easy access to information as well as valuable clinical and pharmacological information. I have found this book to be useful both as a reference for day to day patient care and as a read during down-time in the unit.
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This book is an informative creative resource for anyone looking into the field of physical therapy.
Also, it's a good resource for students who are entering the application process or already have applied and haven't been accepted. The author is honest and looks at the process from the interviewers perspective and supplies the reader with strategies and tips on what he has seen in strong successful candidates...I recommend this book to anyone who might be considering PT as a potential career choice! Great resource!
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As a full time educator, this book is an excellent resource! I work with all grade levels and this book provided me with plenty of information to determine the reading level of my students.  Also, the author provides tips for helping students increase their reading comprehension skills.  I have noticed that many student struggle with reading comprehension and this book is a resource that I will continue to use.
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I work as a teacher, a tutor and a counsellor.  This book is one of my most useful resources.  Both students and clients create cartoons and experience the joy of seeing what they have been able to create.  For my young counselling clients, it provides an oppportunity to develop rapport as we draw together; during tutoring - a cartoon breaks up the lesson; in the classroom - this book provides the means for students to create and draw and explore together their abilities.  I highly recommend this book.
2952947
I used this book to lead a professional learning community to create curriculum for honors and regular students in the same classrooms. Wonderful resource.
2391627
I will be teaching printmaking in my school this year and found this to be a terrific resource. It contains philosophical, historical, and technical information that will be useful to share with my students. The photographs and examples include many contemporary artists and approaches to printmaking. I especially appreciate the troubleshooting section and the information on safety and non-toxic printmaking. The chapter on digital printmaking acknowledges the usefulness of those techniques in printmaking today and presents important concepts for incorporating digital resources. Some books I have read are overwhelmingly technical or have poor illustrations and photos. I found this book to be just the right amount of clearly presented technical information to get my class going and with exciting examples to inspire my students. As a teacher with limited printmaking experience - enough to get in trouble - this will be a book I reference all year.
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A very useful book for undergraduates and masters students. I like that there is a first a summary of important concepts before the exercises/discussion questions were given. A handy resource book indeed.
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I feel this book is an excellent resource for students, teachers, family, and clinicians. I use this book on a regular basis, incorporating each homework assignment into each session and treatment plan. It is very helpful in defining the appropriate technique to a specific problem area. This book gives specific homework assignments for particular diagnoses. As clinicians, we can use this book to explore assignments other clinicians have found useful. We can also increase our knowledge of new homework assignments. This book is different to other books due to its specificity to various childhood disorders. I recommend counseling classes use this book as a guide to learn techniques. I also recommend families to read this book and try out the homework assignments. As a psychotherapist, I have found this book to be a highly effective tool in my everyday work with childhood disorders.
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I was so fortunate to find this resource as I am beginning a journey into private practice after 15 years of working in the public sector.  The information is presented in a thorough, yet accessible manner.  Interspersed throughout the book are opportunities for the clinician to reflect on their own practice, or their ideal practice, and identify areas for improvement, values to stay true to, and individual pitfalls to avoid.  The author is not instructing you on building a practice that mirrors his own, but rather, is helping each individual to create an authentic and successful practice of their own, rooted in solid business tools.  The templates and examples given are very useful!
This book has been essential to building my own private practice, but I believe it could also be useful to a therapist who has been in practice for years and is looking to take their work or earnings to the next level.  I forsee myself returning to this resource again and again and consistently finding some new way to address a particular concern in my business practices.
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I work as a college and career counselor with a lot of years of experience and found new information as well as sections that reinforced my current practices.  I would recommend it for professionals in the field!
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Excellent addition to any professional library.
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This excellent book was a great resource for me on a recent trip to China where I taught ESL. As an ex-lawyer with little teaching experience I found it invaluable for many things--the importance of greeting each child by name, making sure the students know each others' names, ideas for quick interactive games to pick up the pace. There's a lot of material I found a little theoretical and not helpful for my specific needs, like the chapter on the "Circle of Power and Respect." But the appendices are chock full of concrete ideas for the classroom. The many illustrations of charts for the news and other exercises were clear and very helpful in envisioning exactly how to execute an idea. This book was recommended by the sponsor of the ESL program I participated in, and I found it well worth the money.
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Expanding Your Strengths is a wonderful interactive resource that provides great insights regarding theme dynamics between all 34 themes from the Strengthsfinder assessment. The portability and interactivity in the kindle version makes it an invaluable resource for quickly referencing dynamics between various theme combinations. If you have an interest in Strengthsfinder, this is a must-buy. Only reason I gave it four stars (rather than five) is that I felt there could have been a little more information provided for each of the theme dynamic statements. Definitely an excellent resources regardless!