These study guides cover the basic concepts and skills required in a subject at first-year level and combine generic academic skills, professional skills and academic content. They simplify difficult concepts and allow the student to practice and apply these concepts. Each chapter covers the key areas of skills, ideas and practice. The step-by-step approach promotes an understanding of complex concepts. Practice for the exam exercises at the end of each chapter help students prepare for the exams. Tips are provided on how to cope with learning in the tertiary environment.

Skylark Three is the second in Edward E. Smith's Skylark series. Originally serialized through the Amazing Stories magazine it was first collected in book form in 1948. Skylark Three is set a year after the events of The Skylark of Space, during which antagonist Marc "Blackie" DuQuesne has used his wealth obtained in The Skylark of Space to buy a controlling interest in the story's World Steel Corporation. DuQuesne announces a long absence from Earth searching for a species more knowledgeable than the Osnomians allied with protagonist Richard Seaton.

Transformation is a personal, true story about brain tumor surgery. I was totally unaware of the tumor, until I started having grand mal seizures. Scary I show what happens from the time the tumor is discovered through the surgery and recovery. I also provide ten tips on how to approach the situation with your doctor, your family and friends.