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| 1. |  | The Blind Side: The Evolution of a Game from Random House Audio Price: $10.98 Customer Review:  The Blind Side has great information. I teach students like Michael and I found the story very inspirational. The football information was very interesting. However, if you are not into football, you can skip those chapters and still get all of Michael's story. The most valuable information for me... |
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| 2. |  | Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (INDEXED) & Taber's Electronic Medical Dictionary CD-ROM V 3.0 from F A Davis Co Price: $11.77 Customer Review:  This book has helped me tremendously with my Masters studies in Forensic Sciences. i don't think I would have made it through Pathology without it. It is full of information, but luckily is not as heavy or as big as an encyclopedia. The CD is also a very good addition to the mix. Well worth the... |
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| 3. |  | Tuesdays with Morrie Price: $99.37 Customer Review: Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Review by Richard L. Weaver II, PhD. Mitch Albom's very popular 192-page book, Tuesdays with Morrie, can be enjoyed on a variety of levels. First, if you've ever had a great teacher, it is a wonderful and touching... |
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| 4. |  | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (New Riverside Editions) from Wadsworth Publishing Price: $12.00 Customer Review: I don't need to tell you what this book is about: everyone is familiar with it. I started reading it for the first time at age 25, fully expecting it to be the greatest novel I've ever read. I was not disappointed. I've never laughed so much with one book. The dialects, the events, the people:... |
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| 5. |  | Tess of the d'Urbervilles (New Riverside Editions) from Wadsworth Publishing Price: $5.00 Customer Review: Tess of the D'Urbervilles may be Thomas Hardy's greatest novel and would certainly be almost anyone else's. A dark, sweepingly tragic vision, it is a masterpiece in nearly every area: characterization, plot, meaningful themes, prose, and more. Hardy is well-known for being depressing, and this... |
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| 6. |  | Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges from Penguin (Non-Classics) Price: $7.96 Customer Review: I saw this book at Earlham College in Richmond, IN and thought it had much to offer from a different point of view. To be sure, the author tends to write fondly about the colleges she reviews. With a son desiring to attend one of the schools in CTCL, a neice attending another, and a friend as a... |
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| 7. |  | Up from Slavery (Oxford World's Classics) from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $5.21 Customer Review: A fascinating read about the life and times of Booker T. Washington and his march from slavery to one of the foremost men of his time. His views may seem quite antiquated in today's world, given what has happened and not happened in the last 100 years in race relations and it is easy to see how... |
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| 8. |  | Gre: Practicing to Take the General Test (Practicing to Take the Gre General Test) from Warner Books Price: $4.22 Customer Review: I love this book because it provides several practice tests and succinct reviews of information. I recommend it to all my friends who are taking the GRE. |
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| 9. |  | Admission Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know About Getting Into College (Jossey Bass Education Series) from Jossey-Bass Price: $3.00 Customer Review: great information. Helps you feel as if you may have some control, and if you don't, you will at least wory less. |
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| 10. |  | Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls (Ballantine Reader's Circle) from Ballantine Books Price: $1.76 Customer Review:  Mary Pipher published her book "Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls" in 1994, and the book back then drew a lot of attention. Now in 2010 we know that many of her arguments -- especially that schools and society are discriminating against girls in favor of boys -- are either... |
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| 11. |  | Kaplan NCLEX-RN: Medications You Need to Know for the Exam (Kaplan NCLEX-RN Exam) from Kaplan Publishing Price: $9.80 Customer Review:  I was under the impression that these would be a stack of flashcards, instead I got a paperback novel of meds. Not sure how helpful these will be to my studying since I haven't really picked up the book since I found out they weren't flash cards. =( |
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| 12. |  | Kaplan GRE Exam Math Workbook from Kaplan Publishing Price: $10.84 Customer Review: Lots of exercises and more in-depth explanations for when a crash review is not enough. It could easily become an elemental math/algebra/geometry/statistics review textbook and, at the same time, contains lots of tips to prepare you for the standardized nature of the GRE. The book is kind of... |
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| 13. |  | The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education from Penguin Press HC, The Price: $4.11 Customer Review: Military novels are often poorly written and riddled with political bias and opinion - and so in buying this book, I expected to encounter either stereotypical quality and eventually put it down. One week later, I've read through it twice, and found its words intoxicating. It is a masterfully... |
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| 14. |  | The Marketplace of Ideas: Reform and Resistance in the American University (Issues of Our Time) from W. W. Norton & Company Price: $14.06 Customer Review: Without providing yet another synopsis of *The Marketplace of Ideas* -- several of which have already appeared on Amazon -- I want to posit a couple of points about Louis Menand's book that might be of interest to readers. 1. Given Menand's admirable summation of the rise of higher education in... |
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| 15. |  | Painless Writing (Barron's Painless Series) from Barron's Educational Series Price: $0.01 Customer Review: This book presents some examples that would improve your writing skills. However, there are too much repetitious content (more than one identical sentence and idea) in the book, which make reader lose the focus and skim the reading. Some techniques in one chapter contradict techniques in another... |
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| 16. |  | Kaplan GRE Exam Verbal Workbook (Kaplan Gre Verbal Workbook) from Kaplan Publishing Price: $10.84 Customer Review: The item is great! I love the book. It helped me a lot. The only thing is that the shipment took 2 weeks. I was hoping to get it sooner. |
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| 17. |  | The Great American University: Its Rise to Preeminence, Its Indispensable National Role, Why It Must Be Protected from PublicAffairs Price: $21.68 Customer Review: I could not put this book down. Provost Cole's prose flows smoothly. It takes the reader through the methodology of getting at the truth. Citing the evidence of discoveries accomplished by the Great American Universities, Provost Cole builds the case for strong government support of research... |
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| 18. |  | The Literature Review: Six Steps to Success from Corwin Press Price: $18.95 Customer Review: This inexpensive book can be an excellent resources for any student attempting a research paper, thesis or dissertation. It has simple, step-by-step instructions to help begin and finish your literature review. It will help you find your topic, find the support for it and write the final review.... |
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| 19. | [no image] | Moby Dick from Wadsworth Publishing Price: $6.99 Customer Review: It was interesting to read the number of reviews on Melville's work, credentials unknown, as a piece of literature. There is no question or debate about whether this book is one of the great classics of American literature, or literature in general, of all time. There just isn't. So the 1-star or... |
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| 20. |  | The Gatekeepers from Viking Adult Price: $2.40 Customer Review: Being a retired director of admissions having worked at three independent colleges and a public university, I am interested in reading books dealing with admissions offices. "The Gatekeepers" is well written, an interesting read, and appears to be carefully researched and a fairly accurate depiction... |
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| 21. |  | In Search of Sisterhood: Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement from Harper Paperbacks Price: $6.97 Customer Review: This book was exactly what I needed and wanted. I am very please to have found it. |
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| 22. |  | The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University from Grand Central Publishing Price: $12.20 Customer Review: This is not the typical book I read, but because I took an online class through Liberty last year, I found Kevin Roose's story extremely intriguing. Kevin Roose transferred from the very liberal Brown University to the very conservative Liberty University three years ago and wrote about his one... |
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| 23. |  | Kaplan GRE Exam Subject Test: Psychology 2009-2010 Edition (Kaplan Gre Psychology) from Kaplan Publishing Price: $10.50 Customer Review: I bought this for my sister-in-law who, at the time, was a sophomore and who wanted a head start at studying for her GRE. She gave great compliments to the information included as it helped solidify her desire to study psychology. However, this should not be used as your only resource for studying... |
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| 24. |  | Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation (Jossey-Bass/Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching) from Jossey-Bass Price: $29.02 Customer Review: EDUCATING NURSES: A CALL FOR RADICAL TRANSFORMATION is a call for change and modification for any program teaching nursing. It offers specific steps to create new systems to improve nursing and patient care, demonstrating how and why nursing professions need to change and recommending four... |
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| 25. |  | How To Get Into the Top MBA Programs, 4th Edition from Prentice Hall Press Price: $15.50 Customer Review: i don't know if its a must read, but it certainly helps. it really gives you a good idea of how to prep for the mba process: recommendations, volunteer work, essays, etc. |
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| 26. |  | Countdown to College: 21 To Do Lists for High School: Step-By-Step Strategies for 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Graders 2nd Edition from Front Porch Press (MI) Price: $5.89 Customer Review: I found this book to be very helpfull in planning for the junior year...it gave me alot of insight. i purchased copies for my children...to get them motivated and helpful in planning for the upcomming school years. I like how it was broken down into sections by year. The suggestions/quotes by... |
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| 27. | [no image] | CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN MIND from PENGUIN BOOKS LTD Customer Review: Philosophy professor Bloom points out that the one virtue in America these days seems to be openness to anything and everything as equally valid behaviours or point of view. Any and every opinion is greeted with equal tolerance - not conviction, but tolerance. It would be unacceptable dogmatism in... |
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| 28. |  | A Is for Admission: The Insider's Guide to Getting into the Ivy League and Other Top Colleges from Grand Central Publishing Price: $9.79 Customer Review: As an independent college consultant, I meet many first-time clients whose Dream School is among the Ivies or other elite institutions. Based on experience, I have a pretty good sense, right off the bat, whether the student has a shot at these most competitive schools. Dr. Hernandez's book spells... |
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| 29. |  | Kaplan GMAT Math Workbook from Kaplan Publishing Price: $10.00 Customer Review: I self studied and scored a 770 on the GMAT. Here are my thoughts on the Kaplan GMAT Math Workbook: ===== OVERVIEW ===== The Kaplan GMAT Math Workbook deals exclusively with the quantitative section of the GMAT. Even though the math tested in the GMAT is quite basic, even elementary math... |
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| 30. |  | The Gre for Dummies, Second Edition from Hungry Minds Inc Price: $7.10 Customer Review: The best review I can give for this book is this: I signed up for the GRE a few weeks ago and had no idea where to start. I was stressing out because of a deadline, and was even more worried when I took the free demo test that Princeton Review offers on their website and only scored an 860; I... |
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| 31. |  | Getting Into the Physician Assistant School of Your Choice from McGraw-Hill Medical Price: $14.96 Customer Review: Overall good for the Pre-PA who has done little to no research on the profession or admission into PA programs. I bought this book along with others in order to prepare for PA school applications and interviews. Though it is somewhat helpful in a general sense, I felt that it wasn't as concise as it... |
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| 32. |  | Kaplan MAT, 2009-2010 Edition from Kaplan Publishing Price: $10.50 Customer Review: I also purchased Barron's How to Prepare for the MAT: Miller Analogies Test, 9th Edition MAT w/ CD-ROM (REA) -- The Best Test Preparation for the Miller Analogy Test: 5th Edition (Test Preps) I used all three to get a feel for them, and focused primarily on Kaplan. My reasons: |
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| 33. |  | U.S. News Ultimate College Guide 2009, 6E (Us News Ultimate College Guide) from Sourcebooks, Inc. Price: $19.74 Customer Review: I bought this college review for a young friend who is considering colleges. She has great potential in math and I wanted her to look at schools that would offer her more opportunities in math. I hope she will find the product helpful as she and her parents try to match her unique abilities and... |
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| 34. |  | What High Schools Don't Tell You: 300+ Secrets to Make Your Kid Irresistible to Colleges by Senior Year from Hudson Street Press Price: $9.34 Customer Review: This book changed the way I'm parenting our 13 year old. Our youngest son (8th grade) picked 3 "dream goals" from the list given, which actually helped me understand him better. I found several great ideas in the book to help him work towards his goals (including the Congressional Youth Award.) It's... |
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| 35. |  | Letting Go (Fifth Edition): A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years from Harper Paperbacks Price: $4.26 Customer Review: I was a single mom and very apprehensive about my daughter going away to school. "Letting Go" really helped me understand that my daughter needed independence when going to college. |
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| 36. |  | 1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know: (Like Buying Your Books Before Exams Start) from Thomas Nelson Price: $1.14 Customer Review: My advice: get this wonderful book for your high school freshman...the tips will help her make the most of what her high school has to offer and be an attractive candidate colleges pursue. My only caveat is #6 on pg. 12 I think those scores are way too low to gain admission to top schools. |
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| 37. |  | What the Best College Teachers Do from Harvard University Press Price: $14.50 Customer Review:  I read this book in conjunction with a Ph.D. level class at The Ohio State University. I have 25 years of successful teaching experience which made this book extremely boring to read. If you are a young, inexperienced future collegiate educator you might glean some wisdom from this book, but I... |
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| 38. |  | Hooking Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus from NYU Press Price: $10.00 Customer Review: I wrote a paper on this topic for Human Sexuality class in 2003. I got an A. :) I found this book to be a boring and inaccurate account. Some quotes from students were amusing but in general the author did a very poor job of tackling a straight-forward topic. If she hadn't claimed to be... |
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| 39. |  | The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College from Sourcebooks, Inc. Price: $6.99 Customer Review: Most of the stuff in this book is common sense, and quite trite. It reads kinda like your mom is lecturing you before you leave. Don't waste your money on it, unless you have too, because its full of worthless advices. |
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| 40. |  | How to Win at College: Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country's Top Students from Broadway Price: $6.45 Customer Review: Useful tips about how to be an outstanding student in college: how to deal with overwhelming hw and readings, how to perfectly finish all the school stuff and still have time to have fun. Pretty cool book. |
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