You've been doing college all wrong! So says, the author in his first book, A.T.T.E.N.D.: A Hustler's Guide To Hacking College. Students who routinely pull all-nighters or become presidents of endless organizations are in a never-ending trap. The A.T.T.E.N.D. method, designed by Georgetown student Adrian Abrams, is written to give you insider's knowledge on how to hack college. As a low-income student embarking on a journey unprecedented in his immediate family, Adrian knew that ascending to the realms of academic excellence would be the guiding force in getting his family out of a cycle of generational poverty. In order to achieve this goal and get the most out of his collegiate experience, he created the A.T.T.E.N.D. method as he progressed through college. Follow his journey — from his senior year in high school to now — and experience not only the struggles, but his triumphs as well. Understand the circumstances that led him to unearth critical keys for academic success and discover how you can implement these same strategies to improve your academic performance. Yes, you too can hack college!

A.T.T.E.N.D.: A Hustler's Guide To Hacking College

Education & Teaching

Abrams, Adrian A

Schools & Teaching

New Degree Press

"Indie Gaming provides insights and a depth of knowledge that you would only expect from an industry veteran." -- David Helgason, Co-Founder of Unity Technologies The video game industry is poised to change in a significant way. Indie game entrepreneurs are the key to unlocking a future that will redefine how video games are perceived: an art form, an entertainment medium, and a business. Video games are a $100 billion business that will soar to new heights when independent game developers recognize their entrepreneurial roots and hone their skills. After countless interviews with innovators and entrepreneurs at the forefront of the industry, Brian Bies has refined years of industry experience to provide readers with an easy-to-read understanding about how to be an effective entrepreneur in the video game industry. This book highlights essential strategies and tactics necessary to succeed in video games.The next sandbox for future entrepreneurs to disrupt is an industry that is at the intersection of entertainment and technology. Indie Gaming will show you how entrepreneurship is the next noteworthy event to overtake the video game industry. And what you can do to get in on the ground floor.

Indie Gaming: Finding Entrepreneurial Success in Video Games

Bies, Brian

Business & Money

In How to Become an Excellent Server: Earn a Tip Above 20% Every Time, Daniel Lysak provides an entertaining yet informative guide for success in the often challenging world of restaurants. More than just a "how-to" book, it is filled with real life examples and amusing anecdotes. The author applies his research of psychology and people to the ultimate “people job”: waiting tables. Being a server can be a thankless and often humiliating way to earn money, but Daniel Lysak "turns the tables" and puts the server in charge by focusing on personal interaction. The book first takes a deep dive analysis of how a server's relationship with managers, restaurant hosts, bartenders, and fellow servers is crucial to success. Then, the book examines the most important relationship of all: that with the customer. By illustrating the uniqueness of each table, the book provides a framework for working the room - and ultimately earning oversized tips every time. Over one night, increasing the average tip from 15% to well over 20%, a server's income is substantially improved. Daniel Lysak explains how to make it a game, win the game, and enjoy people - peers and customers - at the same time. "Daniel Lysak’s book is a must-read for all in the hospitality industry, from the kitchen staff to the servers to the top management. My extensive experience in all levels of the restaurant business in America, Italy, and South America tells me that Daniel is 100% right! Use his advice to score 20% (and much more) in tips. Beyond that, use his strategies to get ahead with your boss, your peers, and your clients. Read and reap the rewards." Matteo Russoniello General Manager, Il Canale Georgetown, Washington DC “When I first met Daniel in my office, I knew in a moment I had in front of me an extraordinarily talented young man with big dreams and a contagious enthusiasm.  Beyond inspiring, his fearless and eager disposition reflects his roots and the essence of Italian hospitality. Daniel’s “opera prima” is a must-read primer for anyone considering the first step toward a successful career in this industry.” Franco Nuschese President, Georgetown Entertainment Group Owner, Cafe Milano

How to Become an Excellent Server: Earn a Tip Above 20% Every Time

Reference

Lysak, Daniel

Etiquette

It is finally time to get off that never-ending “diet” and transform your life forever. The CUSP Method is an innovative approach to a healthy lifestyle. It’s a simple way to eat healthy and balanced meals. CUSP is your answer to higher productivity at work, better quality sleep, fresher skin, higher energy levels, a happier life and so much more.It is not a restrictive diet that results in binge eating, but rather it is a lifestyle that focuses on your body’s wants and needs. You can CUSP it anywhere you go no matter what you are eating or drinking. By following the simple acronym (Concentrate, Understand, Supplement, Portion), CUSP reminds us how easy it is to live a balanced life.CUSP is a movement. It’s time we join together and stop promoting deprivation diets and quick fixes. Your body deserves more than that. Join the CUSP revolution today for a happier and healthier you. I promise you will never look back.

The CUSP Method: Your Guide to Balanced Portions & a Healthy Life

Health, Fitness & Dieting

DiGregorio, Jaclyn

Exercise & Fitness

At twenty-one, Maryn Cannon found herself standing at a crossroads. With college graduation approaching, she had two options: follow the traditional career trajectory and buy a business professional wardrobe, or follow the uncertain career trajectory and find a job in the outdoors. This book shares the stories of eighteen inspiring women that showed Maryn that choosing a life in the outdoors can be done, and should be done. These women shared details about what comes along with being a woman in the outdoor industry – both the indoor corporate sphere and outdoor athletic sphere. Their experiences runs the gamut from professional sailing, kayaking, skiing, snowboarding, rock climbing, alpine climbing, and kitesurfing, to thru-hiking, ultramarathon running, fly fishing, solo-backpacking, and outdoor education instruction. These uplifting women (and so many more) have not only accomplished jaw-dropping feats in the outdoors, but they have defied our society’s expectations.

The Glass Sky: A Woman's Guide to Breaking Into the Outdoor Industry

Cannon, Maryn

Children's Books

For the college student that cannot wait to break out of the habit of drinking beer that some might consider “skunk”, or just for the beer drinker who is intimidated by the word “craft”—take heart! Monica Fritz's Graduate Your Beercraft: A Poor College Kid's Guide to Craft Beer delivers the basics to helping you break into the world of craft beer from a beginner herself. Starting with a little background into the craft beer industry and the business of it, this book will walk you through beer at a depth that’s not too overwhelming, but deep enough to build your confidence in ordering a good beer when out. With more than 5,000 small and independent craft breweries operating in the U.S., there are more options than ever when it comes to enjoying great beer. With tips and different forms of cheat sheets throughout, this book will make ordering your first craft beer less stressful whether it’s with your new boss at your first job, or just out with friends at the local pub.  A primer for the true beer aficionado, Graduate Your Beercraft: A Poor College Kid's Guide to Craft Beer comes just in time for summer reading.

Graduate Your Beercraft: A Poor College Kid's Guide to Craft Beer

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Fritz, Monica

Beverages & Wine

Focusing on the needs of the up-and-comer, Digital Hustle: How to Make it in Hip-Hop is a book for striving artists, managers, producers, and even the general hip-hop junkie. In this premier book, Nick Wareham covers all the basics: from choosing the right platform to marketing through social media to touring to naming the song. Wareham describes a world unknown to many by including his own experiences as a hopeful and ambitious manager, and delves into client communication, growth strategies and more. Digital Hustle: How to Make It in Hip-Hop is a primer for those who want to know how to make it in the $10 billion industry, and a terrific read for those who have made it and want to connect with the next generation of music entrepreneurs.

Digital Hustle: How to Make it in Hip-Hop

Arts & Photography

Wareham, Nick

Music

Football's governing body, FIFA, has more nation members than the United Nations-an organization whose ultimate goal is world peace. Simply said, a big part of the world lives in the beautiful game's shadow. Yet, one of the world's biggest markets remains virtually untouched in footballing terms-India. From a population of 1.3 billion, not a single Indian player has really "made it" in the world of football. 1.3 billion potential spectators, players and enthusiasts-who can argue the obvious fact that India represents football's next great expansion? The world's second biggest population and an up-and-coming love for the game combine to make India one of the most exciting opportunities out there. The question is no longer "Will football develop in India?" The question is now "When?" Indian football will inevitably, and inexorably, develop. Endless opportunities await in India... Three minutes of injury time have just been added on, are you ready to nick a late, late winner?

1.3 Billion: A Footballing Revolution in the Making

Sports & Outdoors

Jhangiani, Shiv

Soccer

Why do we play? We play because we want to win. We choose to change something. We want to be remembered. Millennials are an interesting bunch, according to author Yasmeen Sharara. The issues that matter to them are very different than the issues that mattered to their parents, or to generations before. They value more than simply making money; they want to follow their passions, their goals, and their aspirations in a variety of rewarding ways. Millennials seek that satisfaction through a combination of money, doing the right thing, and working for a company that believes in the same philosophies as they do. How do millennials define what an athlete is? Some would say, “it's when you put yourself out there and play the game.” The definition of what an athlete is has also changed; a by-product of that are the novel ways that sports companies are targeting today's consumers. Millennials idolize athletes far differently than their parents did. Tom Brady and Michael Phelps are prime examples who have proved that age is only a number. Think about the “This Girl Can” campaign that uses Missy Elliott's song, “Get Ur Freak On” about how a woman can do what she wants - “sweat like a pig,” “feel like a fox,” “kick balls” just because she can. Why We Play: How Millennials are Rewriting Sports Marketing is a book that describes one college woman’s venture into what so many have said is a “man’s world,” and how staying true to her beliefs and passions helped her succeed in this “man’s world.” It is about how a young woman seized every opportunity to fall down seven times but get back up eight times. It is about one woman who did not let the status quo define her. And, most importantly, it is the proof that following the road less traveled is far more rewarding in every way.

Why We Play: How Millennials Are Rewriting Sports Marketing

Sharara, Yasmeen

The We and the They

"Our collective genesis guides our heartbeat as We run." With nature reclaiming cities and mountainous tides drowning islands, a group of individuals - known collectively as the We - find themselves ravaged by hunger and struggling to survive. When another community - the They - promise them luxurious meals, the We are unable to decline. After following the They to their farm, the We begin to notice some mysterious habits: odd sacrifices, talk of flames, and a strange book. Throughout the story, the We uncover the truth behind the secretive group and learn the most important part of being human. The We and the They is a fiction novel set in a world crumbling underneath the grip of the Great Famine. You will enjoy this book if you are fascinated by oral tradition, you like considering questions about community and identity, or you just want a break from curating your "I."

Literature & Fiction

Dawkins, Kyra Ann

Genre Fiction

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