The Personal Finance Doodle Note Book offers your middle or high school students the brain benefits of visual note taking all throughout their financial literacy coursework! The doodle notes include taxes, budgeting, credit, interest, stocks, banking, insurance, mortgage, investing, loans, net worth, and more!

This contains everything that teens need to know to transition into adulthood and become financially independent. (In fact, it will put them ahead of most young adults who are frustrated they've never learned these concepts!)

Each chapter progresses through the lesson topics with guided notes with visual memory triggers, interactive tasks, and graphic layouts that follow the brain-based doodle note method.

In addition to learning the concepts in a creative way that transfers well to long-term memory, students will develop their own budget, draft career paths, create a personal timeline for the financial phases of life, make plans, and set financial goals.

The 6 chapters are:

1: Banking, Budgeting, & Interest

2: Investing, Stocks, & Retirement

3: Taxes

4: Insurance

5: Mortgages, Loans, & Leases

6: Wealth, Worth, & Financial Planning

Take a peek inside at mathgiraffe.com/financial-literacy

This course works well for a group of students in a classroom and also is perfect for a single teen at home.

*Guided audio lectures are now available to accompany each lesson, giving the option for this book to be completely self-guided. Teens can listen to the teacher voice recordings as they work through each page. This free supplement is available at mathgiraffe.com/supplement

Doodle notes activate both hemispheres of the brain and lead to increased focus and retention! Because of dual coding theory, the student brain can process the new content more easily through the interactive tasks, visual memory triggers, and opportunities to sketch, color, and embellish!

Felix Brewer's new camcorder shows him way more than he expected-glimpses of a haunting, oddly beautiful, and sometimes nightmarish world living in symbiosis with ours. At first feeling alone in his visions, Felix comes to rely on a few strangers who seem to know what he's seeing-with their own histories with these normally invisible mysteries. Felix will need their help to survive the monstrous creatures that discover he can see them. Has Felix stumbled upon a disturbing world no one else can see, or is he barreling toward a tragic end through a haze of inherited insanity?

Crocheting is a worthwhile hobby. Studies showed that repetitive action in crocheting is an excellent stress buster. It can help calm the mind and body. It may be an age-old craft, but it never goes out of style. It is fun to do and won't eat too much of your time or money.

This book will teach you the basic stitches that you need to know first, including the proper way to wind the yarn to your fingers and the way you should hold your hook.

You will also learn the different hook sizes and the thickness of yarn that suits each hook size.

This book includes simple patterns to get you started. Hopefully, by the time that you have finished reading this book, you will be able to create your own crocheted masterpiece.

In The Ultimate Case Interview Workbook, you'll sharpen your case interview skills to dominate your upcoming interview and land your dream consulting job. Taylor Warfield, a former Bain management consultant and interviewer, provides essential practice problems and challenging cases to develop the skills needed to get multiple job offers. Use this workbook to access:

• 65+ problems tailored towards each type of question in case interviews: Feel confident across a range of interview questions including framework questions, market sizing problems, profitability assessments, breakeven analysis, charts & graphs analysis, brainstorming questions, and other qualitative questions
• 15 full-length cases based on McKinsey, BCG, and Bain interviews: Build business acumen across a variety of industries (e.g., technology, retail, healthcare, energy, finance, non-profit) and functions (e.g., strategy, operations)
• Efficient practice that can be done individually or with a partner: Save yourself time by working through carefully crafted practice problems and cases that teach you a new concept, strategy, or takeaway each time

Warfield's former students include undergraduates, MBAs, advanced degree holders, and experienced hires. They have landed job offers at top consulting firms, including McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, L.E.K., Oliver Wyman, and Accenture as well as at Fortune 500 strategy groups.

I felt really confident after my McKinsey interview - this book's cases prepared me perfectly! They were very similar to the ones I received in my first and final round interviews.
-McKinsey Consultant, Wharton MBA Candidate

I had very little time before my next BCG interview. This book provided me with plenty of practice that I could do by myself. After working through these cases, I felt excited going into my interviews.
-BCG Associate, Experienced Hire

These cases were much higher quality than those found in other case books. The explanations were detailed and thorough and I got to practice thinking like a true consultant.
-Bain Consultant, Stanford Undergraduate

Also visit HackingTheCaseInterview.com for a one-week online crash course to pass your upcoming interview.

The best history of Ethiopia in English. A unique perspective on Africa and its future.

The elegant lightness of the writing makes the reader want to know more about the country that is also known as 'the cradle of humanity.' This is an oeuvre that will enrich our understanding of one of Africa's most formidable civilisations.
-Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate, PhD, Cambridge, Univ. of Frankfurt, Great Nephew of Emperor Haile Selassie.

This book needs to be on the shelf of every historian.
-Alec Hawkins

How does this 'weak' far-off African land impact the mighty West and our lives today? Read it and discover it for yourself
-Brian Kelly

From the 1960's Ethiopian Olympic runner, Abebe Bikila, to Mussolini fighting an Italo-Ethiopian War, to the Old Testament story of the Queen of Sheba, to exploring the mystery behind the Ark of the Covenant, from population control to the potential downfall of Western civilization; Dean Arnold ties the past, present, and future together with sleek sensibility and an experienced grasp on storytelling. I loved it

-Caleb Rexford

Unknown Empire begins with a barefoot Ethiopian army defeating thousands of European soldiers in 1896. As the only African nation to never be conquered, they defeated Mussolini during WWII. With the West dying but Africa booming, Ethiopia faces population control leaders such as Bill Gates and the U.N. in an epic confrontation for the future of civilization.

In all these confrontations, the Ark of the Covenant plays a central role for Ethiopians who believe that they have held the world's most famous object since before the time of Christ. The author explores the Ark claim throughout and weaves in the claims of Eden and empire.

Utilizing his trademark style-history with a plot-Dean W. Arnold provides a unique and edifying experience, a nonfiction novel where every exciting action and quote is true.

Ethiopia? What relevance could a book on Ethiopia have to me, an American living in 2020? Quite a bit as it turns out.

The author uses the current situation in Ethiopia to highlight the struggle between traditionalism and modernism; a struggle that is being played out dramatically in America as of this writing. Do you believe that black lives matter? What about black cultures? Can the African inversion of the racial dynamics free us to find unity with its people in ethics and morality?

Arnold builds a well-researched, respectful case for traditionalism by highlighting the historical significance of Ethiopia and its long, stubborn resistance against often-overwhelming external forces. He deftly uses the story of a barefoot Olympian, who too-quickly was dismissed by the global sports community, as a metaphor for the current world's conceited opinion of the Ethiopian people and their deeply held religious orthodoxy.

It is the rare writer who can present history with any sense of suspense, but Arnold succeeds and awakens us to the Ethiopian perspective by humanizing the main actors and providing lesser-known backstories. The book often reads like a novel. The Ark of the Covenant, the Queen of Sheeba, Queen Victoria, Mussolini and Bill Gates - it takes a skilled story teller to weave this assortment of characters into a cogent plot. And, written before the onset of COVID-19, the book also presciently draws attention to incompetence and corruption in the WHO.

Having successfully resisted European colonialism in the two preceding centuries, can Ethiopia hold out against a more insidious invasion? While the present attempts to westernize Ethiopia may be less overt, are they motivated by the exact same impulses and intentions of the 19th century colonizers?

This book will challenge whatever outlook you may bring to it, but that's exactly what makes it an irresistible read.-Richard Wellford (Review on Amazon)

Get creative with these interactive visual notes for learning about and reflecting on each of the Sunday Gospels all year long! (This book accompanies Liturgical Cycle C.)

The Gospel Doodle Note Book lets students use creativity to learn more about each Sunday Gospel and reflect on it. As they color-code, sketch, answer, doodle, color, reflect, and pray their way through the year's Gospels, students will explore both factual information and personal applications of the Gospel message in their own lives.

This unique blend of detailed factual information and guided reflection is perfect for a Sunday School Faith Formation class, a Catholic school, homeschool, or even just for personal use. Teacher guides are included to support parents or educators and offer discussion questions as well as background information.

100% of the profits from your purchase of this book go to Catholic Marianist Missionaries working in Nairobi, Kenya and will help educate, feed, and clothe the children living in the Mukuru slums. Thank you!

This book accompanies Cycle Year C of the Catholic Liturgical Calendar which starts at the beginning of Advent. Learn more and see details and samples from this book at gospeldoodlenotes.org

What does a highly subjective virtual reality say about reality itself? What does identity mean when our lives are split between our real selves and our virtual selves? Which is more real, the body or the avatar?

Ketcel is an absurdist, hopeful-dystopian, psychedelic post-cyberpunk adventure, inspired by the half-truths of history, current events, and all-too-possible futures.

Every year, thousands of Americans are smuggled through narcotunnels beneath the monolithic US/Mexico border wall to find affordable healthcare in Tijuana. Don Collins, a retired timeshare salesman from Florida, finds himself running for his life after becoming an involuntary contestant on a ludicrous cartel game show. Luna Teschner, a rookie livecast journalist living in Mexico City, is contacted by an anonymous source offering access to Tijuana's secret corporate gulags. Tijuana's Haitian police captain, Kervens Dessalines, has a taste for designer telepathics and garter belts, but he's willing to give up everything he's worked for to find the woman whose body he keeps appearing in while stoned.

Don and Luna embark on a perilous journey through the desert wilds of borderland Baja, pursued by circuit-bent Border Patrol automatons, a geriatric cartel with a twisted sense of humor, and the constant need to captivate viewers. Along the way, they encounter unforgiving landscapes, rideshare pirates, deported aliens, noise punks, monster taco trucks, and the occasional hallucination to test the limits of their dumb luck and sanity.

This story is in the tradition of authors such as William Gibson, Neal Stephenson, Philip K. Dick, and Greg Egan, using an absurdist near-future to talk about current events, politics, border dynamics, and a little bit of philosophy. Think Black Mirror with a sense of humor, on a sturdy dose of psychedelics.

You are born to be a star and have a special job of letting your light shine Your light takes you to the places you are meant to see, the people you are meant to meet, and the things you are meant to do. But sometimes, you might get lost in the vast darkness of the galaxy. Luckily, you have a secret power as a star that guides you back to your inner light as well as the gorgeously painted mosaic of art in the sky that first welcomed you to your life.

It's not what you think...Hell is bone-chilling. Gabe is a good guy making the best of eternity in a place not known for its hospitality - until he is recruited by Judas Iscariot (yes, that Judas) to join a sect of double agents dedicated to sabotaging the mayhem being released on Earth.

Armed with a skill set of irritating quips and zero knowledge of the modern world, Gabe must figure out how to work with his beautiful, tough-as-nails partner without botching the mission or revealing his true identity.

If this unlikely hero can't figure it out before disaster strikes, facing the wrath of Hell will be the least of his worries...

If you like snarky characters, witty banter, and dark humor, then you'll love The Nine, the first book in the action-packed, supernatural Judas Files series. (Think Dresden Files against the backdrop of Hell).

The Nine is the winner of the Colorado Indie Author Project award for Adult Fiction!

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... One Hell of a good read!

Reminds me of the Dresden Files...

I laughed my way through this fast-paced story.

... an imaginative take on an old idea.

T naciste como una estrella y tienes un trabajo especial de brillar Tu luz te lleva a los lugares que est s destinado a ver, a la gente que est s destinado a conocer, y a las cosas que est s destinado a hacer. Pero a veces, te pierdes en la oscuridad de la galaxia. Por suerte, tienes un poder secreto como una estrella que te gu a de nuevo a tu luz interior junto al mosaico precioso de arte en el cielo que te dio la bienvenida a este mundo.

Denise Baldwin doesn't do relationships. She barely has time for a one-night stand. But missing after-work cocktails with Rob, her best friend and favorite law enforcement park ranger ... she wouldn't dream of it. The little dive bar is the perfect place for Denise to vent about her new prot g , who is as annoyingly perky as she is ambitious. Rob has work issues too. A high-tech poaching ring has set up business in his part of the woods. Pursuing them into the back country with nothing but his pistol and a can of bear spray has him taking risks Denise doesn't even want to know about.

Unexpected feelings bloom in a moment of vulnerability, causing their relationship to take a turn for the worse. Denise can't seem to do anything right at work and Rob's mind is anywhere but on the job. When the stakes rise and their worlds crash together, everything falls apart leaving Denise and Rob to reconcile their differences before it's open season on their lives.

From DMDave, the internet's most prolific original Fifth Edition content creator comes BroadSword Monthly. An original book with new adventures, monsters, player options, and more for the world's most famous fantasy tabletop roleplaying game.

All stories have a beginning, before the first words are even written. The idea that germinates for years, in the heart before the mind brings it into form. This story really began in the Presidential campaign of 1960 and the few but fertile years that followed. Fertile because they inseminated in the upcoming generation a drive to either enter public service, or to understand that they ought to be part of the fabric that constitutes what our country is destined to be at the highest level of idealism, and selflessness, instead of the lowest level of self-interest and duplicity.

The plot of a story, at least this story, is secondary to that premise, serving only to affirm the continuing importance of commitment to our country in particular, and to mankind in general.

RUSSELL IS NO ORDINARY DOG

You are about to embark on an expansive journey of the soul. From the first page of this extraordinary story, an exciting adventure unfolds. Russell is no ordinary dog. By choice, he has come into this life with a unique dual purpose - to experience his present life as a dog and to review his previous life as a man named Pete.

One of his special abilities is to telepathically hear and communicate with other animals, his Spirit Guides and even people when necessary for his growth. In the process Russell learns about the common threads of each incarnation that weave the fabric of his destiny.

His journey is multi-dimensional taking him through numerous experiences triggering a spectrum of emotions which he resists.

From a dog's point of view and that of a soul who has had many previous human lifetimes, he is taught about reincarnation, karma, grace, unlimited thinking, and forgiveness.

Trisha Watson takes us on a spiritual adventure that is skillfully crafted. You will laugh, cry and possibly find answers to questions you may have contemplated in your own spiritual adventure. May you be inspired.

Brilliantly captures Russell's earthly thoughts and emotions set against the backdrop of his quest to find spiritual meaning in his life. You will feel a spectrum of emotions as you embark on a journey into the world of Russell the Dog. --James Schwartz, Author of One Voice, Sacred Wisdom and The Mind-Body Fertility Connection

Do you want to learn Italian?

Learning a new language is actually easier than you may think

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It is truly an advantage when you know how to speak more than one language. You realize that you are more confident in communicating with other people especially when you travel; it also allows you to discover a country's culture, history, and many more advantages.

Italian Quickly : The Ultimate Italian Learning Book for Beginners is specially designed for people who know little to no Italian at all. You'll be surprised by how fast you'll be able to understand every-day Italian and to have fluent conversations.

Here's what you'll discover with this book:

• A fast way to learn the Italian alphabet and numbers
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Uncovering Childhood Secrets is the story of Sarah. Sarah was abused by several family members and felt unloved by her mother. It's a story of her painful childhood that she kept buried deep in her subconcious until the tragic and sudden loss of her son.

Sarah struggled her whole adult life with severe anxiety and boughts of depression. After the unexpected death of her only son, she sought therapy to cope with her grief. During the process of grief therapy her past began to surface. Painful memories of abuse and neglect. The terrifying events of her childhood were being released. She feared sharing her past with her children and although her husband knew some things she didn't tell him the depth of the abuse.

She was afraid her family wouldn't be able to handle the truth of her childhood. She feared rejection because as a child she never felt accepted or loved. As therapy progressed she began to realize how loved she is by her husband and chidlren. Her relationships deepened.

Holding onto painful memories and trauma doesn't serve anyone in a positive way. It's crucial to allow yourself to feel the pain and then release it. It's possible to turn your deepest pain into your biggest glories

This book is for anyone who has a vested interest in assessing and improving user experiences, including UX researchers, designers, and product owners. This book draws upon the author's experience in the late1980s developing the PSSUQ/CSUQ questionnaires and over three decades of practical use and additional research in its psychometric properties.

After the suicide of his father, Chad Daniel finds himself on the other side of the world, investigating the mysteries behind the Aokigahara in Japan, a forest known for the lives lost inside it. There Chad is forced to confront a ghost from his past as well as the forces out to destroy his future.The Curse of the Father is a thought-provoking and engaging message to people from all walks of life. -Joyce MeyerThere is a secret in the forest surrounding the quiet town of Aokigahara; many visitors kill themselves deep inside it. The locals don't want to talk about it, and they despise the forest's new nickname: The Suicide Forest. But when an obscure Japanese handbook is found at the scene of countless recent suicides in the forest, Chad Daniel dares to investigate the haunted Aokigahara, all the while carrying his own emotional wounds left by the death of his father.Chad is joined by three others: a TV producer who doesn't believe in ghosts, an aspiring actress who is as beautiful as she is superstitious, and a brazen guide who has a secretive history to the forest and it's inhabitants. They venture off the beaten path and into the unknown, but when the actress vanishes, Chad fears this endeavor may be more than what he bargained for. As the sun sets and darkness settles over the forest, a dark and seductive voice whispers to Chad, beckoning him to join his father on the other side of eternity.The Curse of the Father is as thrilling as it is poignant - a chilling tale of life after loss. Chad Daniel expertly weaves the tragic suicide of his father and his real-life journey to the Suicide Forest with hints of supernatural metaphor to communicate his testimony of redemption in a compelling and fresh way. The Curse of the Father serves not only as a thrilling story, but also as a narrative in which Chad candidly reveals significant parallels between his thrilling journey through the Aokigahara and the pitfalls we face in our walk of life.

He's a secret spy for the Judas agency. If he does good, he'll be damned. If he doesn't, it'll be worse...

Underworld double agent Gabe Gantry can't stop screwing up. But trying to commit covert good deeds from inside Hell is a devilishly tricky balancing act. Especially when his latest agency gig sends him Topside for something suspiciously non-Satanic.

Being a double agent in the Underworld is never simple, but a gig that doesn't involve preventing the next apocalypse would be a breath of fresh air. But Gabe knows better. There has to be a catch.

If this unlikely hero can't figure it out before disaster strikes, facing the wrath of Hell will be the least of his worries...

New Dominion is the second book in the action-packed Judas Files urban fantasy series. If you like snarky characters, witty banter, and apocalyptic antics, then you'll love C.G. Harris's battle of Good vs. Evil.

Runaway Trains, Demon Mimes and a bar where the booze won't get you drunk? Just another day in the life of a Judas Agent.

Gabe thought he knew his partner, but when she takes on a freelance project to murder a few thousand people, he's not so sure.

A Judas Agent is supposed to wreak havoc among the living but not Gabe. Judas Iscariot recruited him as a double agent to stop this sort of thing from happening. So why has his boss had a sudden change of heart?

Then a demonic band of clowns blows into town and makes Gabe the target of their deadly hijinks. Sure, it's Hell, but, come on, there had to be a limit.

If Gabe can't find a way to derail his partner's plans and stop the satanic circus, the word overkill could take on a whole new meaning.

If you like snarky characters and dark humor, then you'll love Artful Evil, the third book in the action-packed Judas Files urban fantasy series. (Think Dresden Files against the backdrop of Hell). Final book in series due out in Spring 2022.