Some of our writers focus on the research done for graduate degrees, others on the early years of a career. They are informal, spontaneous and to the point. Initially I have invited writers known to me, for whom I was the chair of their graduate committees. My own experience in early post-dissertation years, gave me a clue that learning acquired through professional education may be useful for only three or four years into a career. After that I had to rely on my own resources for problem solving.
Authors write out of their own authority, their experience on the job and in their own being.
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