Professional Education

The book begins with an overview of the EPA 608 Certification, outlining the importance of this credential for HVAC professionals and detailing the different types of certification, including Type I, Type II, Type III, and Universal. Each chapter is meticulously crafted to cover specific aspects of the certification process, ensuring you are well-prepared for every section of the exam. Chapter by chapter, you will delve into critical topics such as EPA regulations, refrigerant types and their environmental impact, and safety and handling procedures.

Camas Davis was at an unhappy crossroads. A longtime magazine writer and editor in the food world, she'd returned to her home state of Oregon with her boyfriend from New York City to take an appealing job at a Portland lifestyle magazine. But neither job nor boyfriend delivered on her dreams, and in the span of a year, Davis was unemployed and on her own. Disillusioned by the years she’d spent mediating the lives of others for a living, she had no idea what to do next. She did know one thing: She no longer wanted to write about the real thing; she wanted to be the real thing.

Many academics attack the very idea of a Western canon as chauvinistic, while the general public increasingly doubts the value of the humanities. In Rescuing Socrates, Dominican-born American academic Roosevelt Montás tells the story of how a liberal education transformed his life, and offers an intimate account of the relevance of the Great Books today, especially to members of historically marginalized communities.

Are you gearing up for the NREMT exam and feeling overwhelmed? Wondering how to master the essentials and ace the test on your first attempt? Introducing "NREMT Exam Prep 2025-2026: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering EMT Fundamentals." This comprehensive guide is designed to simplify the study process and provide you with proven strategies to confidently tackle the National Registry Exam. With clear explanations, expert tips, and practice questions tailored to the latest exam format, you'll gain the skills and knowledge needed to excel.

Introducing PMP Exam Mastery: Unlocking the Secrets to Certification Success, the definitive guide for aspiring project managers. This comprehensive resource is meticulously designed to simplify complex concepts and provide you with a clear roadmap to PMP certification. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting, this book will equip you with the knowledge and confidence needed to excel.

Boilers, auxiliaries, and accessories are often grouped together when studying and learning boiler plant operation principles. This book focuses on those three major aspects. Added in this edition are chapters on feed water and turbines with a multiple choice section for practice at the end of the book. Whether you are studying for a license examination or would like a basic overview of boilers, auxiliaries, and accessories, this book provides that for the listener in a plain language offering.

An excellent supplement to any ITIL 4 High-velocity IT training course.

ITIL® 4 High-velocity IT (HVIT)–Your Companion to the ITIL 4 Managing Professional HVIT Certification is a study guide designed to help students pass the ITIL® 4 high-velocity IT module.

Are you struggling with cardiology? Get fully prepared with this comprehensive audiobook bundle, specifically written for medical school students taking the USMLE and other critical exams. The author and cardiologist, Anthony Bigby, dumbs down complex concepts into easy to learn analogies and real world examples making it much easier for students to follow along and understand better instead of the usual tedious and often confusing text book style learning.

Seamus O'Mahony charts the realities of work in the 'ministry of bodies', that huge complex where people come to be cured and to die. From unexpected deaths to moral quandaries and bureaucratic disasters, O'Mahony documents life in the halls and wards that all of us will visit at some point in our lives with his characteristic wit and dry and unsentimental intelligence.

Do you know what studies have shown to improve the outcome of patient care? To deliver quality care in the patient's language! The Spanish-speaking population is growing rapidly, and the number of people who need your help is only going to increase. Providing world-class medical care is challenging enough without the language barrier, not to mention all the stress involved in emergency situations.

In today's data-driven world, information is a powerful asset. But how do you ensure this information is reliable, secure, and usable? The CompTIA Data+ certification equips you with the foundational knowledge and skills to navigate the exciting realm of data storage, management, and analysis. This comprehensive guidebook serves as your roadmap to CompTIA Data+ mastery.

Over his 30-year career at Condé Nast, Nicholas Coleridge has witnessed it all. From the anxieties of the Princess of Wales to the blazing fury of Mohamed Al-Fayed, his story is also the story of the people who populate the glamorous world of glossy magazines. With relish and astonishing candour, he offers the inside scoop on Tina Brown and Anna Wintour, David Bowie and Philip Green, Kate Moss and Beyonce and a surreal weekend away with Bob Geldof and William Hague.

In this book, I'll reveal the powerful techniques employed by best-selling authors, and I'll show you how to apply them to rivet your readers. I'll start with the basics of Point of View - if you're already familiar with the concept, you can treat them as a refresher - and then guide you to advanced strategies for taking your reader deep.

The CISSP certification is the gold standard for security professionals. This exam resource is up to date for the 2015 CISSP Common Body of Knowledge created by ISC2. Simple CISSP has been intentionally kept as brief as possible without the "fluff" many other tomes include. The book is narrated by the author to ensure all information is conveyed by someone who understands the industry. As a result, all acronyms and security terminology is correctly pronounced and described.

Relinquish what you thought you knew as an education expert or trainer and embrace this new ideology on how to reach all learners, especially online. These strategies and techniques will help you create e-learning systems and content that meet the needs of learners today and also prepares them for tomorrow.

ITIL® 4 Direct, Plan and Improve (DPI) is a study guide designed to help students pass the ITIL® 4 Direct, Plan and Improve module. It provides students with the information they need to pass the exam, and help them become a successful practitioner, with additional guidance throughout which they can lean on once their training and exam are over.

Born in 1870 in Chiaravalle, Italy, Maria Montessori would grow up to embody almost every trait men of her era detested in the fairer sex. She was self-confident, strong-willed, and had a fiery temper at a time when women were supposed to be soft and pliable. At around age thirty, Montessori was struck by the condition of children in the slums of Rome's San Lorenzo neighborhood, and realized what she wanted to do with her life: change the school, and therefore the world, through a new approach to the child's mind.

This comprehensive guide is designed to provide you with everything you need to know, from basic electrical concepts to advanced troubleshooting techniques. Whether you’re refreshing your knowledge of Ohm’s Law, mastering the intricacies of wiring methods, or learning how to size circuits and protect electrical systems, this book covers all key topics in detail. It is not just about memorizing information but truly understanding the principles that will help you excel as an electrician.

Karen Fine always knew that she wanted to be a vet and wasn't going to let anything stop her: not her allergy to cats, and not the fact that in the '80s veterinary medicine was still a mostly male profession. Inspired by her grandfather, a compassionate doctor who paid house calls to all his (human) patients, Dr. Fine persevered, and brought her Oupa's principles into her own practice, which emphasizes the need to understand her patients’ stories to provide the best possible care.

The Education of a Lifetime is a compelling memoir by former Ole Miss Chancellor Robert Khayat. Khayat speaks about his childhood days in Moss Point, Mississippi, the state's segregationist policies that prevented his SEC-champion baseball team from playing in the College World Series, and the sadness of experiencing his father's arrest and guilty plea. These seemingly disparate events worked to prepare him to battle the vestiges of racial strife that continued to haunt the university's culture as he accepted the honor of becoming the university's 15th chancellor.