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They gave me a number to shoot for.  It was about twice than what I had been making at the time.

So I went online, did some research, found some figures backing up my claim, put it all together and went to my boss.

I got what I asked for.

If it hadn’t been for that person in accounting telling me I was way underpaid, I’d have never known.  I went from barely scraping by to being able to have a savings account and getting all my debts paid thanks to them.

I think that people forget that condoms protect you from more than just pregnancy.

It’s called post exposure prophylaxis.

http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/prophylaxis/en/

If you’ve had unprotected sex and are afraid of possibly being at risk for HIV, please go to the emergency room and ask about POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS.

http://men.prepfacts.org/the-questions/

It’s basically bullshit resume speak for “I’m good at quickly understanding what people mean, and I am good at getting people to understand what I mean.” 

This is a very hard thing to self-assess, so it’s a weird thing to ask for when looking for job applicants. But, also, for a job like this it’s basically the whole job, so we put it in there. You have to talk to people who might be frustrated, they might be very busy, they might be overly polite. So someone in creator relations has to be extremely respectful of the client’s time while conveying a lot of information politely and respectfully. Balancing brevity and respect…efficiency and politeness…professionalism and friendliness. It’s not a simple job.

You also have to have similar productive relationships with product developers, designers, and manufacturers. 

I made this today and can confirm it is the real deal. If you are poor and/or eat instant ramen all the time like me, you should give it a try.

you can eat the stalks whole one by one, or just cut the greens off with scissors and let them grow back from the white base. just don’t let the water get too old or too warm, or submerge too much of the greens, or you risk losing a stalk to rot— just replace the water once or twice a week, do an occasional sniff test.

if the roots get real long, you can even upgrade your stalks to houseplant status. when potted, the upkeep’s a little higher, because you have to water them regularly, but the onions start to reproduce.

If you’re adding green onions/chives, add them at the same time or immediately after the seasoning and be sure to stir them in well, or else you’re just kinda going to get onions around the rim of the pan.

Keep it on heat once you crack the egg over it to make sure it actually cooks. I had to put mine back ON the heat to make sure it got to the egg. Alternatively, if you don’t like runny yolks like I do, you can probably just fry the egg separately and make sure it cooks through. But if you DO like a good runny yolk, stir the noodles ALL UP IN THAT SHIT when it’s done and coat them well for some extra yummy eggy flavor!

Also, a tiny bit of spice and seasoning go a long way. I found some ground ginger in my spice cabinet and added a pinch, along with a splash (no more than 1 tbs) of soy sauce.

 @owenabbott​ 

Apply to a  job, wait (1) day, then call.  Give them your first and last name. Tell them you submitted an application and that you’re very motivated to find [Enter field name] work. Let the conversation lead you wherever it takes. Be very polite. Say” thank you for your time, I’ll be looking forward to hearing back from you.” Rinse, repeat. This is to force them to be looking out for your application. 

 When you get to the interview, shake their hand firmly,  tell them your first and last name.  

Describe your experiences  as “ two years transcription and data entry” if you have a desk job interview and “ [however many years]  costumer service, retail and stock” for your retail jobs.  

Don’t use job “ buzz words” I stg they hear them all day. Say  things like, “ I’m detail oriented and am very good at taking instruction.”  “ I would like to work for a company with integrity and I feel that [ company name] would be a good fit”

When they ask you if you have “reliable transportation” say  YES. don’t tell them what kind of transportation, just say yes. (if you don’t do this, you wont get the job , I’m telling you right now). 

Research the company. Know what they do, why they do it, how OLD the company is. WHERE it was founded, and what kind of position you’re intending to apply for.

When they ask you “ give us a situation where you had to blah blah blah” Make one the fuck up. Make yourself sound good as hell, and like you put your company’s needs slightly above the customer’s needs, but make the customer happy. 

If they ask you about being outgoing, Say you “like to focus on your work so you can concentrate on doing things right” (which buys you out of having to act friendly all the time)

Questions for after the interview:

1.  Does this position offer upward mobility?

2. Do you enjoy working for the company? (if you’re not interviewing for a temp agency who will send you anywhere)

 Then, shake their hand,  Ask them to repeat their name (REMEMBER THIS) say thank you for your time, wish them a nice day and leave. write their name down outside if you have to, just remember the fuck out of it. 

AFTER your interview, send a card directed to the name of the person who interviewed you (I’ll give you them) that says “Thank you for the interview, I appreciate the opportunity. have a great day” This shows  that you have an understanding of professionalism, and will have them thinking of you kindly (or at least remembering you) when they’re shuffling through the choices. 

DO NOT tell them you just moved to the city over the phone.  In person, tell them you just moved to the city. Make it sound like the only reason you need a job is because you moved. Not because you’re desperate. 

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 The titles of each section are key words you can use to search for jobs on Snagajob.com  and Simplyhired.

Data Entry:

http://citystaffing.com/job/data-entry-specialistsmailroom-clerk/?utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indeed

https://www.roberthalf.com/officeteam/job-search/chicago-il/data-entry-clerks-needed/43517752?codes=IND

http://www.simplyhired.com/job/data-entry-specialists-job/chicago-transit-authority/jepfivkhjk?cid=udsowkxtausyzitcfeecaeuzoxkltmbl

https://jobs-theprivatebank.icims.com/jobs/3435/temporary—data-entry/job?mode=job&iis=SimplyHired&iisn=SimplyHired&utm_source=simplyhired&utm_medium=jobclick&mobile=false&width=792&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-360&jun1offset=-300

 Front Desk:

http://localjobs.joblur.com/jobapplication2/?jobid=99957&subaffid=300006&JobType=Food%20/%20Bev%20/%20Hosp&ix=1&c1=99957

https://jobs.ajg.com/job/-/-/109/1256110?apstr=%26src%3DJB-10280

https://pepper.hiretouch.com/job-search/job-details?jobID=32066&job=receptionist

http://accesscommunityhealth.hodesiq.com/jobs/default.aspx?JobID=5203566 (this one is close to the place you rented.)

http://ihg.taleo.net/careersection/all/jobdetail.ftl?job=R113601&lang=en&media_id=24863&src=Indeed&src=JB-10920

https://covalentcareers.com/employer/listing/86450f8517588197c9b04f5068ed4300/detail/?apply=1&ref=indeed&v=30&utm_source=indeed&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=indeed_optical

http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobseeker/jobs/jobdetails.aspx?APath=2.21.0.0.0&job_did=JHN0KY6823WBWZX21VM&showNewJDP=yes&IPath=JRKV0F

http://www.simplyhired.com/job/front-desk-receptionist-customer-service-sales-job/rosin-optical-co-inc/qaeoquzgdi?cid=ivdnhijkmxchdanahwfoupazcwisfnxt

http://www.simplyhired.com/job/receptionist-front-desk-job/all-us-jobs/fonj7wmldf?cid=trhyvmfcsgjltxkjxkemyinsjveewfjp

Other jobs you don’t need a degree for that aren’t retail:

Dental hygenist ( yeah, seriously, who knew!) They also make about 40,000 a year)

Stenographer-Court Reporter

Surveyer ( you need a certificate for this, but its something you can get while working a temporary job and doing this on the side. Also, they make like $55,000 a year sooooooo) https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGWEbHost/jobdetails.aspx?jobId=1406428&PartnerId=16023&SiteId=5118&codes=IND

Real Estate Broker

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products ( basically you arrange to buy large things) they make like 60K

Claims adjuster 

Loan Officer

Subway driver (trains) they make like 60K,

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PANDA EXPRESS ORANGE CHICKEN (COPYCAT)

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Grilled Chicken Caprese With Buffalo Mozzarella Cheese

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Free/Cheap/Easy Textbooks!

Amazon student - You will probably find the cheapest prices through this link. Simple to use, over a million text books from previous students or discount companies at the click of a button. They’re even offering free delivery on sign-up.

Chegg - Plants a tree every time you buy a book (I know, it’s a beautiful business plan). Their delivery is fast and on average people save about 450 dollars per order. Mostly everyone I know buys from here.

RentText - This one is possibly my favorite, it’s very independent and has a wonderful design and customer service. You can only rent or sell books on this one, but with high turn out.

BookByte - Extremely popular with sellers and also very great with purchasing, fast delivery. Super easy to use website.

Skyo

BigWords

Biblio.com.  Seriously, they are the one purveyor I recommend most to everyone I know.  Not only can you get rare and out-of-print books, but all the sellers are independent. AddALL.com.  Another great resource that gives you all kinds of great options, but mostly deals with the Big Wigs (Amazon, Half.com, B&N, etc).  BetterWorldBooks.com.  These people are amazing.  Not only do they do novels, they also do textbooks.  Even better, they donate one book for every one you purchase.  SwapTree.  Great little website where all you need to do is pay shipping.  BookMooch. Similar concept, but working with “points.” 

And now for the free resources!

Project Gutenberg.  Free online ebooks.  Yeah, they might be dated, but you know what?  Shut up.  Free is free. Librivox.com.  If you’re of the audiobook persuasion.  Great if you want to get your reading in and, say, do a lot of bouncy cardio at the same time.  The Online Books Page.  Run by some Penn state peeps.   Open Culture. Not a large a selection, but high quality texts. If you just want to skim a book to brush up on a course you took in ninth grade, download one of these. I have yet to be disappointed.  Book Boon. Provides free college-level textbooks in a PDF format. Probably the widest range of subjects on the web. The site is also pretty.  Flat World Knowledge. The worlds largest publisher of free and open college textbooks. Humanitie texts are particularly difficult to come by, this site has a great selection in all disciplines.  Textbook Revolution. Some of the books are PDF files, others are viewable online as e-books, or some are simply web sites containing course or multimedia content.  Library Pirate. When this site opened a few months ago, I went a little overboard. After dropping two hundred large on a paperback spanish textbook, I downloaded the ebook version. It will be interesting to see how this site grows — they already have a great selection. 

Bartleby - Bartleby has one of the best collections of literature, verse and reference books that can be accessed online for no charge.

Biblomania - A great collection of classic texts, reference books, articles and study guides.

Books-On-Line - A directory of more than 50,000 (mostly free) books that are posted on the Internet. Browse by author, subject or keyword.

Bookstacks - This site has nearly 100 free books from 36 different authors. The books can be read online or downloaded as a PDF.

Bookyards - Featuring more than 30,000 links to ebooks, this site also provides access to video, HTML books and online libaraies.

Bored.com - Read thousands of classic books and other ebooks online or transfer files to your computer. Special topics include music, games, cooking, science and travel.

Classic Book Library - A free online library containing historical fiction, romance, mysteries, science fiction and children’s literature.

Classic Bookshelf - Electronic library of classic books with a special Java eBook reading program for easy viewing.

Classic Reader - An expanding collection of classic fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children’s stories and plays - more than 4,000 works by hundreds of authors.

Ebook Lobby - Hundreds of free ebooks in categories that range from business and art to computing and education.

Fiction eBooks Online - Hundreds of plays, poems, short stories, picture books and classic novels.

Fiction Wise - Free works of fiction from the top independent ebook seller in the world.

Full Books - Thousands of full-text books sorted by title - both fiction and nonfiction.

Get Free Books - Thousands of free books on nearly every topic imaginable. All books are available for instant download.

Great Literature Online - Free, HTML formatted e-text from ClassicAuthors.net. A links page for each author makes this site a great resource for college students.

Hans Christian Andersen - A wonderful collection of stories and fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen (translated into English).

HorrorMasters - If you’re a big fan of spooky stories, this site, with hundreds of free .pdf format horror books, is a great resource.

Internet Public Library - Includes links to other online free book databases.

Literature of the Fantastic - Small collection of science fiction and fantasy books with links to discussions.

Literature Project - Free library of classic books, poems, speeches and plays with optional speech-to-text software.

Magic Keys - Free illustrated children’s stories for people of all ages.

Many Books - More than 20,000 free ebooks for your ebook reader, smartphone or iPod.

Page By Page Books - Hundreds of classic books that can be read in the Page By Page e-Library.

Project Gutenberg - More than 25,000 free books are available from Project Gutenberg. An additional 100,000 titles are accessible through Project Gutenberg’s partners and affiliates.

Public Literature - A huge collection of fine literature that showcases classic authors and modern works from around the world.

Read Print - Free online library with thousands of books, poems and plays for students and teachers.

Ref Desk - Free encyclopedias and other reference books from the best reference site on the Web.

The Complete Works of Shakespeare - Thanks to MIT, the complete works of the Bard of Avon are online.

The Online Books Page - A listing of over 30,000 free books on the Web from the University of Pennsylvania.

The Perseus Digital Library - An evolving digital library from Tufts University that features texts from the classical and Renaissance world.

FilesTube - FilesTube searches THE ENTIRE INTERNET for files uploaded to file-sharing websites such as Rapidshare, Mediafire, or WuUpload. Sometimes people will upload pdf files of your textbook. This is always an important first search.

Google Books - You usually won’t find your textbook on Google Books, but it’s always worth a look. Sometimes pages are missing because it’s only a preview of the book, but again - always worth a look.

Scribd - People upload documents to Scribd and by becoming a member (free!) or connecting through Facebook (if you’re lazy!), you can download whatever files you may find. This sometimes includes textbooks.

BookBoon - website specifically for finding pdf versions of textbooks

Curriki - free open source materials

Flat World Knowledge - free business, humanities, and science textbooks

California Learning Resource Network

Open Culture

Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources

TorrentScan - textbooks are also uploaded to torrent sites in some cases - you may as well check.

If push comes to shove, you can try variations of googling “textbook name torrent” or “textbook name download” or “textbook name download free.” Sometimes things pop up and I never would have known about them.

LibraryPirate is a torrent search site specifically for textbooks. (Added 10 October 2011)

AMAZING Reddit post (Added 2 November 2011)

JenkThat - I haven’t tried this out yet, but I’ve heard good things from others. It’s also a good place to find other ebooks that aren’t textbooks. (Added 29 December 2011)

Bookfi - I just briefly looked at this site and searched for a few common terms and it looks great! Download links are provided straight from the search results. Definitely useful! (Added 1 August 2012)

Ink eBook - Recommended by a few. Seems to just be a general eBook search site! (Added 12 January 2013)

Ebookee - This one had a few textbooks on the recently viewed section when I visited it, so it looks promising! (Added 12 January 2013)

This subreddit (Added 31 March 2013)

Textbook Revolution (Added 31 March 2013)

GaTech Math Textbooks (Added 31 March 2013)

Freebookspot (Added 31 March 2013)

Free-ebooks (Added 31 March 2013)

Get Free eBooks (Added 31 March 2013)

Oerconsortium (Added 31 March 2013)

Project Gutenberg - Always a classic. Can’t believe I haven’t added it until now. (Added 31 March 2013)

Met Museum Art History Books (Added 20 June 2013)

TextbookRevolution.org

JustFreeBooks.Info

A Fabulous List

Online Textbooks for Free

160 Free Textbooks: A Meta Collection | Open Culture

Boundless - Free Textbooks

Touch Textbooks | Download FREE College Textbooks To Your iPad, iPhone, Android, Tablet Or e-Reader. - Touch Textbooks (Pay a joining fee of $49.90)

mobibookz | ebooks in .mobi format (I doubt it’s fore textbooks)

Free ebooks - Project Gutenberg (not very useful)

ManyBooks.net - Ad-free eBooks for your iPad, Kindle, or eBook reader

Welcome to Open Library (Open Library) (Not too sure how this is working, you probably want to check the search under ebook option)

Bartleby.com: Great Books Online — Quotes, Poems, Novels, Classics and hundreds more (it directs me to amazon???)

Online Textbooks, eTextbooks @Flat_World Knowledge | Read and Remix

Free Books - Books to download for free | LibrosPDF.net

Neotake: Your ebook search engine

375 Free eBooks: Download to Kindle, iPad/iPhone & Nook | Open Culture

Free eBooks at Planet eBook - Classic Novels and Literature

Science Books Online

eBooks@Adelaide: Free Web Books, Online

E-Books Directory - Categorized Books, Short Reviews, Free Downloads

Book:Lists/Subjects - TextbookRevolution

TextbookRevolution

Online texts

FreeBookSpot | Download e-books for free

Download Free Ebooks, Legally

Free-eBooks.net | Download free Fiction, Health, Romance and many more ebooks

#1 in Textbook Rental. Rent or Buy Your Books Now | Chegg.com

Electronic library. Download books free. Finding boooks

Open Textbooks « Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources

Book Nova Free Text Book Torrents

Ebookee: Free Download eBooks Search Engine!

Scribd

Curriki

Online Textbooks, eTextbooks @Flat_World Knowledge | Read and Remix

Digital Textbook Initiative

tscan.mg

Bookdepository

Abebooks

Gettextbooks

usedaddall

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http://textbookrevolution.org/index.php/Main_Pagehttp://textbookrevolution.org/index.php/Book:Lists/Subjects

http://www.reddit.com/r/trackers/comments/hrgmv/tracker_with_pdfsebooks_of_college_textbooks/c1xrq44

http://jenkthat.com/ (not quite sure if this one is working for me)

ePub Bud - Publish, Convert, Store, and Download free children’s ebooks online for the iPad and nook color!

A reddit post that has a few more links http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1aw7zb/til_the_cost_of_college_textbooks_in_the_us_has/c91fxb1

A good tumblr post that also has advice on how to find your books http://rainydaypaperback.tumblr.com/post/84161611092/shadesofmauve-songscloset-nihilisme

Free books: 100 legal sites to download literature

The Classics

Browse works by Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad and other famous authors here.

Classic Bookshelf: This site has put classic novels online, from Charles Dickens to Charlotte Bronte.

The Online Books Page: The University of Pennsylvania hosts this book search and database.

Project Gutenberg: This famous site has over 27,000 free books online.

Page by Page Books: Find books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and H.G. Wells, as well as speeches from George W. Bush on this site.

Classic Book Library: Genres here include historical fiction, history, science fiction, mystery, romance and children’s literature, but they’re all classics.

Classic Reader: Here you can read Shakespeare, young adult fiction and more.

Read Print: From George Orwell to Alexandre Dumas to George Eliot to Charles Darwin, this online library is stocked with the best classics.

Planet eBook: Download free classic literature titles here, from Dostoevsky to D.H. Lawrence to Joseph Conrad.

The Spectator Project: Montclair State University’s project features full-text, online versions of The Spectator and The Tatler.

Bibliomania: This site has more than 2,000 classic texts, plus study guides and reference books.

Online Library of Literature: Find full and unabridged texts of classic literature, including the Bronte sisters, Mark Twain and more.

Bartleby: Bartleby has much more than just the classics, but its collection of anthologies and other important novels made it famous.

Fiction.us: Fiction.us has a huge selection of novels, including works by Lewis Carroll, Willa Cather, Sherwood Anderson, Flaubert, George Eliot, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others.

Free Classic Literature: Find British authors like Shakespeare and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, plus other authors like Jules Verne, Mark Twain, and more.

Textbooks

If you don’t absolutely need to pay for your textbooks, save yourself a few hundred dollars by reviewing these sites.

Textbook Revolution: Find biology, business, engineering, mathematics and world history textbooks here.

Wikibooks: From cookbooks to the computing department, find instructional and educational materials here.

KnowThis Free Online Textbooks: Get directed to stats textbooks and more.

Online Medical Textbooks: Find books about plastic surgery, anatomy and more here.

Online Science and Math Textbooks: Access biochemistry, chemistry, aeronautics, medical manuals and other textbooks here.

MIT Open Courseware Supplemental Resources: Find free videos, textbooks and more on the subjects of mechanical engineering, mathematics, chemistry and more.

Flat World Knowledge: This innovative site has created an open college textbooks platform that will launch in January 2009.

Free Business Textbooks: Find free books to go along with accounting, economics and other business classes.

Light and Matter: Here you can access open source physics textbooks.

eMedicine: This project from WebMD is continuously updated and has articles and references on surgery, pediatrics and more.

Math and Science

Turn to this list to find books about math, science, engineering and technology.

FullBooks.com: This site has “thousands of full-text free books,” including a large amount of scientific essays and books.

Free online textbooks, lecture notes, tutorials and videos on mathematics: NYU links to several free resources for math students.

Online Mathematics Texts: Here you can find online textbooks likeElementary Linear Algebra and Complex Variables.

Science and Engineering Books for free download: These books range in topics from nanotechnology to compressible flow.

FreeScience.info: Find over 1800 math, engineering and science books here.

Free Tech Books: Computer programmers and computer science enthusiasts can find helpful books here.

Children’s Books

Even children’s books are now available online. Find illustrated books, chapter books and more.

byGosh: Find free illustrated children’s books and stories here.

Munseys: Munseys has nearly 2,000 children’s titles, plus books about religion, biographies and more.

International Children’s Digital Library: Find award-winning books and search by categories like age group, make believe books, true books or picture books.

Lookybook: Access children’s picture books here.

Philosophy and Religion

For books about philosophy and religion, check out these websites.

Bored.com: Bored.com has music ebooks, cooking ebooks, and over 150 philosophy titles and over 1,000 religion titles.

Ideology.us: Here you’ll find works by Rene Descartes, Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, David Hume and others.

Free Books on Yoga, Religion and Philosophy: Recent uploads to this site include Practical Lessons in Yoga and Philosophy of Dreams.

The Sociology of Religion: Read this book by Max Weber, here.

Religion eBooks: Read books about the Bible, Christian books, and more.

Plays

From Shakespeare to George Bernard Shaw to more contemporary playwrights, visit these sites.

ReadBookOnline.net: Here you can read plays by Chekhov, Thomas Hardy, Ben Jonson, Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe and others.

Plays: Read Pygmalion, Uncle Vanya or The Playboy of the Western World here.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: MIT has made available all of Shakespeare’s comedies, tragedies, and histories.

Plays Online: This site catalogs “all the plays [they] know about that are available in full text versions online for free.”

ProPlay: This site has children’s plays, comedies, dramas and musicals.

Modern Fiction, Fantasy and Romance

These websites boast collections of graphic novels, romance novels, fantasy books and more.

Public Bookshelf: Find romance novels, mysteries and more.

The Internet Book Database of Fiction: This forum features fantasy and graphic novels, anime, J.K. Rowling and more.

Free Online Novels: Here you can find Christian novels, fantasy and graphic novels, adventure books, horror books and more.

Foxglove: This British site has free novels, satire and short stories.

Baen Free Library: Find books by Scott Gier, Keith Laumer and others.

The Road to Romance: This website has books by Patricia Cornwell and other romance novelists.

Get Free Ebooks: This site’s largest collection includes fiction books.

John T. Cullen: Read short stories from John T. Cullen here.

SF and Fantasy Books Online: Books here include Arabian Nights,Aesop’s Fables and more.

Free Novels Online and Free Online Cyber-Books: This list contains mostly fantasy books.

Foreign Language

For books in a foreign language like French, Spanish and even Romanian, look here.

Project Laurens Jz Coster: Find Dutch literature here.

ATHENA Textes Francais: Search by author’s name, French books, or books written by other authors but translated into French.

Liber Liber: Download Italian books here. Browse by author, title, or subject.

Biblioteca romaneasca: Find Romanian books on this site.

Bibliolteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes: Look up authors to find a catalog of their available works on this Spanish site.

KEIMENA: This page is entirely in Greek, but if you’re looking for modern Greek literature, this is the place to access books online.

Proyecto Cervantes: Texas A&M’s Proyecto Cervantes has cataloged Cervantes’ work online.

Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum: Access many Latin texts here.

Project Runeberg: Find Scandinavian literature online here.

Italian Women Writers: This site provides information about Italian women authors and features full-text titles too.

Biblioteca Valenciana: Register to use this database of Catalan and Valencian books.

Ketab Farsi: Access literature and publications in Farsi from this site.

Afghanistan Digital Library: Powered by NYU, the Afghanistan Digital Library has works published between 1870 and 1930.

CELT: CELT stands for “the Corpus of Electronic Texts” features important historical literature and documents.

Projekt Gutenberg-DE: This easy-to-use database of German language texts lets you search by genres and author.

History and Culture

Refresh your memory of world history, the classics and U.S. history here.

LibriVox: LibriVox has a good selection of historical fiction.

The Perseus Project: Tufts’ Perseus Digital Library features titles from Ancient Rome and Greece, published in English and original languages.

Access Genealogy: Find literature about Native American history, the Scotch-Irish immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries, and more.

Free History Books: This collection features U.S. history books, including works by Paul Jennings, Sarah Morgan Dawson, Josiah Quincy and others.

Most Popular History Books: Free titles include Seven Days and Seven Nights by Alexander Szegedy and Autobiography of a Female Slave by Martha G. Browne.

Rare Books

Look for rare books online here.

Questia: Questia has 5,000 books available for free, including rare books and classics.

JR’s Rare Books and Commentary: Check this site for PDF versions of some rare books.

Arts and Entertainment

This list features books about celebrities, movies, fashion and more.

Books-On-Line: This large collection includes movie scripts, newer works, cookbooks and more.

Chest of Books: This site has a wide range of free books, including gardening and cooking books, home improvement books, craft and hobby books, art books and more.

Free e-Books: Find titles related to beauty and fashion, games, health, drama and more.

2020ok: Categories here include art, graphic design, performing arts, ethnic and national, careers, business and a lot more.

Free Art Books: Find artist books and art books in PDF format here.

Free Web design books: OnlineComputerBooks.com directs you to free web design books.

Free Music Books: Find sheet music, lyrics and books about music here.

Free Fashion Books: Costume and fashion books are linked to the Google Books page.

Mystery

Here you can find mystery books from Sherlock Holmes to more contemporary authors.

MysteryNet: Read free short mystery stories on this site.

TopMystery.com: Read books by Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, GK Chesterton and other mystery writers here.

Mystery Books: Read books by Sue Grafton and others.

Poetry

These poetry sites have works by Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe and others.

The Literature Network: This site features forums, a copy of The King James Bible, and over 3,000 short stories and poems.

Poetry: This list includes “The Raven,” “O Captain! My Captain!” and “The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde.”

Poem Hunter: Find free poems, lyrics and quotations on this site.

Famous Poetry Online: Read limericks, love poetry, and poems by Robert Browning, Emily Dickinson, John Donne, Lord Byron and others.

Google Poetry: Google Books has a large selection of poetry, fromThe Canterbury Tales to Beowulf to Walt Whitman.

QuotesandPoem.com: Read poems by Maya Angelou, William Blake, Sylvia Plath and more.

CompleteClassics.com: Rudyard Kipling, Allen Ginsberg and Alfred Lord Tennyson are all featured here.

PinkPoem.com: On this site, you can download free poetry ebooks.

Miscellaneous

For even more free book sites, check out this list.

Banned Books: Here you can follow links of banned books to their full text online.

World eBook Library: This monstrous collection includes classics, encyclopedias, children’s books and a lot more.

DailyLit: DailyLit has everything from Moby Dick to the more recent phenomenon, Skinny Bitch.

A Celebration of Women Writers: The University of Pennsylvania’s page for women writers includes Newbery winners.

Free Online Novels: These novels are fully online and range from romance to religious fiction to historical fiction.

ManyBooks.net: Download mysteries and other books for your iPhone or eBook reader here.

Authorama: Books here are pulled from Google Books and more. You’ll find history books, novels and more.

Prize-winning books online: Use this directory to connect to full-text copies of Newbery winners, Nobel Prize winners and Pulitzer winners.

3 main reddit links:

http://www.reddit.com/r/trackers/comments/hrgmv/tracker_with_pdfsebooks_of_college_textbooks/c1xrq44

http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1aw7zb/til_the_cost_of_college_textbooks_in_the_us_has/c91fxb1

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/179yg4/what_was_your_biggest_holy_shit_why_havent_i_done/c83sbdr

CHECK: - norris bookstore - chegg etc., other websites - Beck’s - facebook group - bookstore extension on norris website - wildcatbooks - ILL and other library options

here is a collection of links that will lead you to free books, hope these help  out bc textbooks esp can be so fucking expensive. I’ve tried not to include illegal or possibly illegal sites and sources so you’ll have to find those by yourself. You can also find textbooks and things by searching google with the title of your books but with pdf added (that sounds basic just thought I’d add it since that’s how I find a lot of my books) often schools or university groups have pdfs of a higher level textbook if you just google it. Like always this isn’t every site out there and if you have a good (legal) one hmu!

General 

Sites where you can download free books

100 legal sites for free books 

ebook version of original classics (like the original print its kinda cool)

10 sites for free ebooks

wikibooks

project gutenburg 

online library of liberty 

Textbooks

openstax

how to find free textbooks

MITopencourse (list of their free textbooks)

openculture list of textbooks

textbook revolution 

center of math (they offer pretty much all their textbooks for free to download, to buy the textbook is anywhere from 10-20$ they are a really good resource!)

ways to get your textbook for free (x) 

amazon.com has tons and tons of textbooks in every condition possible (i like used because hey extra notes already taken for me)

bigwords.com 

a giant list of free textbook sites

chegg.com for renting

ask friends who have taken the class before

for any class requiring shakespeare reading, find it online or in a super discount pile. shakespeare plays and poems are free or dirt cheap. do not pay full price for those

scribd for free online books

check the school library

check the local library

email the professor to ask if you need that specific edition- the last edition might be way cheaper, and if the only difference is page numbering, you can always ask what chapters are assigned instead of pages

check online searches at your school (such as worldcat

check if your school has an inter-library loan system where you can request materials from other schools (great for when your library is all out of that one $500 textbook)

however:

please do not just not read a book because you cant find it

worst case scenario, you go to office hours and tell your professor you cant afford/find/acquire a textbook. they will help you bc they do not want you to fail

Hi Everyone!!

I was asked by @dankamphetamemes to share my holy grail textbooks and I did, but I thought I’d do you guys one better. I recommended that you should check them out in PDF versions before you buy them because honestly they’ll burn a hole through your pocket - so I gathered all the books I use and a couple of others for you to check out!! 

Heres a list of books you’ll find in my google drive:

- Robbins and Cotran’s Pathological Basis of Disease

- BRS Pathology

- Lippincott’s Biochemistry

- Lippincott’s Pharmacology

- Physiology by Linda Costanzo

- BRS Physiology

- Moore’s Clinically Oriented Anatomy

- Gray’s Anatomy Flashcards 

- Unfortunately I couldn’t find a PDF version of Medical Microbiology by David Greenwood - Ill keep looking and upload it when I find it

Extra books/flashcards:

- Guyton and Hall Textbook of Physiology

- Clinical Microbiology made ridiculously simple

- Netters Anatomy Flashcards

- Snells Clinical anatomy by regions

If you happen to face any trouble downloading them or accessing them shoot me a message and let me know

Here’s the link - enjoy!!

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByVv1ccrvWveUGVuZFRCQWp3MDQ&usp=sharing

More medical resources:

 @owenabbott​ 

Apply to a  job, wait (1) day, then call.  Give them your first and last name. Tell them you submitted an application and that you’re very motivated to find [Enter field name] work. Let the conversation lead you wherever it takes. Be very polite. Say” thank you for your time, I’ll be looking forward to hearing back from you.” Rinse, repeat. This is to force them to be looking out for your application. 

 When you get to the interview, shake their hand firmly,  tell them your first and last name.  

Describe your experiences  as “ two years transcription and data entry” if you have a desk job interview and “ [however many years]  costumer service, retail and stock” for your retail jobs.  

Don’t use job “ buzz words” I stg they hear them all day. Say  things like, “ I’m detail oriented and am very good at taking instruction.”  “ I would like to work for a company with integrity and I feel that [ company name] would be a good fit”

When they ask you if you have “reliable transportation” say  YES. don’t tell them what kind of transportation, just say yes. (if you don’t do this, you wont get the job , I’m telling you right now). 

Research the company. Know what they do, why they do it, how OLD the company is. WHERE it was founded, and what kind of position you’re intending to apply for.

When they ask you “ give us a situation where you had to blah blah blah” Make one the fuck up. Make yourself sound good as hell, and like you put your company’s needs slightly above the customer’s needs, but make the customer happy. 

If they ask you about being outgoing, Say you “like to focus on your work so you can concentrate on doing things right” (which buys you out of having to act friendly all the time)

Questions for after the interview:

1.  Does this position offer upward mobility?

2. Do you enjoy working for the company? (if you’re not interviewing for a temp agency who will send you anywhere)

 Then, shake their hand,  Ask them to repeat their name (REMEMBER THIS) say thank you for your time, wish them a nice day and leave. write their name down outside if you have to, just remember the fuck out of it. 

AFTER your interview, send a card directed to the name of the person who interviewed you (I’ll give you them) that says “Thank you for the interview, I appreciate the opportunity. have a great day” This shows  that you have an understanding of professionalism, and will have them thinking of you kindly (or at least remembering you) when they’re shuffling through the choices. 

DO NOT tell them you just moved to the city over the phone.  In person, tell them you just moved to the city. Make it sound like the only reason you need a job is because you moved. Not because you’re desperate. 

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 The titles of each section are key words you can use to search for jobs on Snagajob.com  and Simplyhired.

Data Entry:

http://citystaffing.com/job/data-entry-specialistsmailroom-clerk/?utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indeed

https://www.roberthalf.com/officeteam/job-search/chicago-il/data-entry-clerks-needed/43517752?codes=IND

http://www.simplyhired.com/job/data-entry-specialists-job/chicago-transit-authority/jepfivkhjk?cid=udsowkxtausyzitcfeecaeuzoxkltmbl

https://jobs-theprivatebank.icims.com/jobs/3435/temporary—data-entry/job?mode=job&iis=SimplyHired&iisn=SimplyHired&utm_source=simplyhired&utm_medium=jobclick&mobile=false&width=792&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-360&jun1offset=-300

 Front Desk:

http://localjobs.joblur.com/jobapplication2/?jobid=99957&subaffid=300006&JobType=Food%20/%20Bev%20/%20Hosp&ix=1&c1=99957

https://jobs.ajg.com/job/-/-/109/1256110?apstr=%26src%3DJB-10280

https://pepper.hiretouch.com/job-search/job-details?jobID=32066&job=receptionist

http://accesscommunityhealth.hodesiq.com/jobs/default.aspx?JobID=5203566 (this one is close to the place you rented.)

http://ihg.taleo.net/careersection/all/jobdetail.ftl?job=R113601&lang=en&media_id=24863&src=Indeed&src=JB-10920

https://covalentcareers.com/employer/listing/86450f8517588197c9b04f5068ed4300/detail/?apply=1&ref=indeed&v=30&utm_source=indeed&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=indeed_optical

http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobseeker/jobs/jobdetails.aspx?APath=2.21.0.0.0&job_did=JHN0KY6823WBWZX21VM&showNewJDP=yes&IPath=JRKV0F

http://www.simplyhired.com/job/front-desk-receptionist-customer-service-sales-job/rosin-optical-co-inc/qaeoquzgdi?cid=ivdnhijkmxchdanahwfoupazcwisfnxt

http://www.simplyhired.com/job/receptionist-front-desk-job/all-us-jobs/fonj7wmldf?cid=trhyvmfcsgjltxkjxkemyinsjveewfjp

Other jobs you don’t need a degree for that aren’t retail:

Dental hygenist ( yeah, seriously, who knew!) They also make about 40,000 a year)

Stenographer-Court Reporter

Surveyer ( you need a certificate for this, but its something you can get while working a temporary job and doing this on the side. Also, they make like $55,000 a year sooooooo) https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGWEbHost/jobdetails.aspx?jobId=1406428&PartnerId=16023&SiteId=5118&codes=IND

Real Estate Broker

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products ( basically you arrange to buy large things) they make like 60K

Claims adjuster 

Loan Officer

Subway driver (trains) they make like 60K,

hello everyone! a lot of you have requested a masterpost on language learning, so here are some resources that i’ve come across and found useful, as well as some tips from me :^) hope you guys find it helpful!

apps:

tunein radio - this is a free radio app that gives you access to hundreds of radio stations from all around the world in different languages; great for improving listening comprehension skills + everyday vocabulary

anki - super super flexible + powerful flashcards tool which implements spaced repetition!!

quizlet - for on the go flashcards + other interactive games to help with memorization

memrise - offers hundreds of courses at different levels of difficulty for a huge variety of languages! 

duolingo - interactive app for grammar + vocabulary

pleco - hands down the BEST dictionary app for chinese learners

multi-language websites:

fluentin3months - language hacks!! super helpful and motivational in my opinion!

conjuguemos - for spanish, french, german, latin, italian, portuguese

languagepod101 - downloadable podcasts that teach 31 different languages from beginner conversation skills to advanced!

linguanaut - has phrases, videos + alphabets of over 50 languages

livemocha - super cool community where you can learn a new language while helping others learn your native language!

forvo - this is an AMAZING resource which has pronunciations by native speakers in basically. every language. it’s great so check it out

some tumblr resources:

list of language studyblrs from my studyblr directory!

thelanguagecommunity - this blog has sooo many helpful resources for a huge variety of languages

amazing language masterpost with dozens of useful websites for specific languages

some resources for specific languages:

(these are just on the languages that i’m learning, but i thought i’d include them anyways!)

french

french masterpost by @laprincessequietudie

bbc bitesize list for gcse french!

list of french resources including youtubers + music

50 advanced french phrases - this is so so so helpful

french compound tenses and moods

verbs cheat sheet!

pretty good explanation of qui and que (relative pronouns) 

japanese

hiragana chart - #1 priority for beginner japanese learners!

katakana chart - the other japanese alphabet for pronunciation of foreign words 

super cute writing practice for hiragana!!

and for katakana!

tofugu - an extremely extremely helpful and comprehensive guide to japanese resources + finding exactly what tailors to your needs

wanikani - i’ve been using this kanji learning tool and let me tell you it is a blessing. if you are at all interested in learning kanji please use this it’s amazing

explanation of when to use on’yomi and kun’yomi readings for kanji!

crunchy nihongo - super cute word-of-the-day blog that uses mnemonics to help you remember vocab!

nihongogo - the best japanese learning tumblr i’ve come across yet! full of amazing resources + frequent updates

master3languages - frequently posts great japanese + korean content! 

korean

learn to read korean in 15 minutes (!!!)

an ask i answered on the super super basics of learning korean

talktomeinkorean youtube channel - extremely helpful!

naver dictionary - korean to english, english to korean

master3languages - frequently posts great japanese + korean content!

how to tell the times of day/periods of time in korean

really cute website for learning korean

masterpost of korean textbooks!

memorization tips!

use mnemonics! this is what i’ve been using to learn vocabulary since day 1, it makes language learning so much more fun + easier. here is a good explanation of what mnemonics do.

use a spaced repetition system like anki which has been proven to basically be the best way to learn vocabulary for a second/third language!!

here’s a super useful introduction to different memory techniques!

make a schedule - memorizing something once won’t make it stick, you have to commit to revision

if you decide not to use anki/other spaced repetition software, set time-based targets for what you want to achieve! 

+ flashcards insp if you want to make flashcards

@studyign‘s amazing alternative to flashcards method that works miracles for anything to do with memorization

study tips:

set a target of at least 5 mins a day either reviewing past content or learning something simple with some of the apps listed above!

keep a “messy tips book” to note down any interesting information you come across on your language-learning journey/any questions you want to ask + write the answers down to later!

keep a “grammar book” - add to this as you go and it will probably help you a lot later on for revision and reference!

a phrasebook MAY be a worthy investment if you are ready to commit to actively learning from the book and make sure you’re not going to buy it to just let it sit there and collect dust

stick to one course/book at a time. there is a huge temptation to start 43 different courses at once, but this distracts you from focusing on completing + mastering the content!

immerse yourself in the language by getting into that culture’s tv shows, music, etc. you’ll probably pick stuff up along the way!

motivation for when the going gets tough:

think about being able to watch tv shows in the language without subs

have secret convos with your language friends

be able to travel to that country and get around no problem

imagine being mistaken for a native speaker!!

10 benefits of learning another language

being able to say “i self-learned ____!”

learning more languages opens up a lot more career options + makes you more in demand in the workplace!

i really hope this helped you guys! wishing you all the best in your language-learning endeavours :^)