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Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps, Second Edition
Crafting a Winning Personal Statement
Written by Alan Gelb


Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: June 25, 2013
Price: $9.99

A guide to crafting a meaningful and polished college admissions essay that gets students into the school of their dreams by expressing their unique personality, strengths, and goals.
     
Writing a memorable personal statement can seem like an overwhelming project for a young college applicant, but college essay coach Alan Gelb's organized and... Read more >
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Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps, Second Edition

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Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps, Second Edition
Written by Alan Gelb
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781607743668
Our Price: $11.99
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Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps, Second Edition
Crafting a Winning Personal Statement
Written by Alan Gelb


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: June 25, 2013
Price: $11.99

A guide to crafting a meaningful and polished college admissions essay that gets students into the school of their dreams by expressing their unique personality, strengths, and goals.
     
Writing a memorable personal statement can seem like an overwhelming project for a young college applicant, but college essay coach Alan Gelb's organized and... Read more >
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Light without Fire
Light without Fire
Written by Scott Korb
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780807001639
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Light without Fire
The Making of America's First Muslim College
Written by Scott Korb


Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $25.95

The story of America’s first Muslim institution of higher education, Zaytuna College
 
In the fall of 2010, anti-Muslim furor in the United States reached a breaking point, capping a decade in which such sentiment had surged. Loud, angry crowds gathered near New York’s Ground Zero to protest plans to build...

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Light without Fire
The Making of America's First Muslim College
Written by Scott Korb


Format: eBook
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $25.95

The story of America’s first Muslim institution of higher education, Zaytuna College
 
In the fall of 2010, anti-Muslim furor in the United States reached a breaking point, capping a decade in which such sentiment had surged. Loud, angry crowds gathered near New York’s Ground Zero to protest plans to build...

Read more >
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How to Be a Person
How to Be a Person
Written by Lindy West, Dan Savage, Christopher Frizzelle, Bethany Jean Clement and The Staff of The Stranger
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781570617782
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How to Be a Person
The Stranger's Guide to College, Sex, Intoxicants, Tacos, and Life Itself
Written by Lindy West, Dan Savage, Christopher Frizzelle, Bethany Jean Clement and The Staff of The Stranger


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $16.95

From Dan Savage, Lindy West, and The Stranger staff comes this hilarious guide to life for college students and beyond. Here is all the information you actually need to know that no one else will tell you including: which majors to avoid, how to not get a STD, everything there is... Read more >
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How to Be a Person
The Stranger's Guide to College, Sex, Intoxicants, Tacos, and Life Itself
Written by Lindy West, Dan Savage, Christopher Frizzelle, Bethany Jean Clement and The Staff of The Stranger


Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $16.95

From Dan Savage, Lindy West, and The Stranger staff comes this hilarious guide to life for college students and beyond. Here is all the information you actually need to know that no one else will tell you including: which majors to avoid, how to not get a STD, everything there is... Read more >
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Degree Mills
The Billion-Dollar Industry That Has Sold Over a Million Fake Diplomas
Edited by Allen Ezell


Format: eBook
On Sale: April 24, 2012
Price: $11.99

When the first edition of Degree Mills was published, fake universities and counterfeit degrees were already a significant problem. Fueled by the Internet, this scam continues to grow—now more than half of all people claiming a new PhD in fact have a fake degree.
In this updated edition, experts Allen Ezell and... Read more >
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Getting the Best Out of College, Revised and Updated
Getting the Best Out of College, Revised and Updated
Written by Peter Feaver, Sue Wasiolek and Anne Crossman
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781607741442
Our Price: $14.99
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Getting the Best Out of College, Revised and Updated
Insider Advice for Success from a Professor, a Dean, and a Recent Grad
Written by Peter Feaver, Sue Wasiolek and Anne Crossman


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $14.99

An insider’s guide that shows ambitious students how to optimize their college career, completely revised and updated for today’s academic landscape.

I WISH I’D KNOWN THAT IN COLLEGE
Your time as an undergrad has the potential to be incredibly fun, rewarding, and life changing in ways you may not yet even imagine–that is... Read more >
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Getting the Best Out of College, Revised and Updated
Getting the Best Out of College, Revised and Updated
Written by Peter Feaver, Sue Wasiolek and Anne Crossman
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307788801
Our Price: $11.99
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Getting the Best Out of College, Revised and Updated
Insider Advice for Success from a Professor, a Dean, and a Recent Grad
Written by Peter Feaver, Sue Wasiolek and Anne Crossman


Format: eBook, 264 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $11.99

I WISH I’D KNOWN THAT IN COLLEGE
Your time as an undergrad has the potential to be incredibly fun, rewarding, and life changing in ways you may not yet even imagine–that is, if you play your cards right and take full advantage of what your university has to offer. Sadly, very few...

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Degree Mills
Degree Mills
Edited by Allen Ezell
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781616145071
Our Price: $21.00
 Quantity: 1 
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Degree Mills
The Billion-Dollar Industry That Has Sold Over a Million Fake Diplomas
Edited by Allen Ezell


Format: Trade Paperback, 466 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $21.00

When the first edition of Degree Mills was published, fake universities and counterfeit degrees were already a significant problem. Fueled by the Internet, this scam continues to grow—now more than half of all people claiming a new PhD in fact have a fake degree.
In this updated edition, experts Allen Ezell and... Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a trade paperback.
Cool Colleges
Cool Colleges
Written by Donald Asher
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307797704
Our Price: $14.99
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Cool Colleges
For the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Differen t
Written by Donald Asher


Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: June 29, 2011
Price: $14.99

Fully revised since the first edition, COOL COLLEGES covers the most exciting schools in the U.S. and Canada, with a new chapter on eco schools, an update on tuition-free schools, and the total low-down on the so-called top-ranked schools. Are you hyper-intelligent? Self-directed? A late-bloomer? Or just different? Then you need... Read more >
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College Rules!, 3rd Edition
College Rules!, 3rd Edition
Written by Sherrie Nist-Olejnik and Jodi Patrick Holschuh
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781607740018
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College Rules!, 3rd Edition
How to Study, Survive, and Succeed in College
Written by Sherrie Nist-Olejnik and Jodi Patrick Holschuh


Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: April 26, 2011
Price: $14.99

And You Thought Getting into College Was Hard . . .

Students who assume they can figure out college on the fly often learn things the hard way—they look back and think, “If only I’d known this from the start!” College Rules! will save you the time and trouble, setting you up... Read more >
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College Rules!, 3rd Edition
College Rules!, 3rd Edition
Written by Sherrie Nist-Olejnik and Jodi Patrick Holschuh
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781607740179
Our Price: $11.99
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College Rules!, 3rd Edition
How to Study, Survive, and Succeed in College
Written by Sherrie Nist-Olejnik and Jodi Patrick Holschuh


Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: April 26, 2011
Price: $11.99

And You Thought Getting into College Was Hard . . .

Students who assume they can figure out college on the fly often learn things the hard way—they look back and think, “If only I’d known this from the start!” College Rules! will save you the time and trouble, setting you up... Read more >
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Crisis on Campus
Crisis on Campus
Written by Mark C. Taylor
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307593290
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Crisis on Campus
A Bold Plan for Reforming Our Colleges and Universities
Written by Mark C. Taylor


Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: August 31, 2010
Price: $24.00

A provocative look at the troubled present state of American higher education and a passionately argued and learned manifesto for its future.

In Crisis on Campus, Mark C. Taylor—chair of the Department of Religion at Columbia University and a former professor at Williams College—expands on and refines the ideas presented in his... Read more >
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Crisis on Campus
Crisis on Campus
Written by Mark C. Taylor
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307594600
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Crisis on Campus
A Bold Plan for Reforming Our Colleges and Universities
Written by Mark C. Taylor


Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: August 31, 2010
Price: $14.99

A provocative look at the troubled present state of American higher education and a passionately argued and learned manifesto for its future.

In Crisis on Campus, Mark C. Taylor—chair of the Department of Religion at Columbia University and a former professor at Williams College—expands on and refines the ideas presented in his... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover.
Lost in the Meritocracy
Lost in the Meritocracy
Written by Walter Kirn
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307279453
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Lost in the Meritocracy
The Undereducation of an Overachiever
Written by Walter Kirn


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2010
Price: $14.95

A New York Times Notable Book
A Daily Beast Best Book of the Year
A Huffington Post Best Book of the Year

From elementary school on, Walter Kirn knew how to stay at the top of his class: He clapped erasers, memorized answer keys, and parroted his teachers’ pet theories. But when... Read more >
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Lecture Notes
Lecture Notes
Written by Philip Mitchell Freeman
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781580087544
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Lecture Notes
A Professor's Inside Guide to College Success
Written by Philip Mitchell Freeman


Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: April 6, 2010
Price: $14.99

If you’re an incoming freshman facing the culture shock of campus life, reeling under the weight of scholastic expectations, and feeling the pressure of overwhelming financial commitments—don’t panic! Lectures Notes counters the confusion with an insider’s perspective on navigating these challenges and many more. Professor Philip Freeman reveals the three sure-fire... Read more >
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Lecture Notes
Lecture Notes
Written by Philip Mitchell Freeman
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781580084291
Our Price: $11.99
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Lecture Notes
A Professor's Inside Guide to College Success
Written by Philip Mitchell Freeman


Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: April 6, 2010
Price: $11.99

If you’re an incoming freshman facing the culture shock of campus life, reeling under the weight of scholastic expectations, and feeling the pressure of overwhelming financial commitments—don’t panic! Lectures Notes counters the confusion with an insider’s perspective on navigating these challenges and many more. Professor Philip Freeman reveals the three sure-fire... Read more >
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The Student Loan Scam
The Student Loan Scam
Written by Alan Collinge
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780807042311
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The Student Loan Scam
The Most Oppressive Debt in U.S. History and How We Can Fight Back
Written by Alan Collinge


Format: Trade Paperback, 184 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2010
Price: $20.00

The Student Loan Scam is an exposé of the predatory nature of the $85-billion student loan industry. In this in-depth exploration, Collinge argues that student loans have become the most profitable, uncompetitive, and oppressive type of debt in American history.

This has occurred in large part due to federal legislation... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
Lost in the Meritocracy
Lost in the Meritocracy
Written by Walter Kirn
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780385529266
Our Price: $11.99
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Lost in the Meritocracy
The Undereducation of an Overachiever
Written by Walter Kirn


Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $11.99

A New York Times Notable Book
A Daily Beast Best Book of the Year
A Huffington Post Best Book of the Year

From elementary school on, Walter Kirn knew how to stay at the top of his class: He clapped erasers, memorized answer keys, and parroted his teachers’ pet theories. But when... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
The Student Loan Scam
The Most Oppressive Debt in U.S. History and How We Can Fight Back
Written by Alan Collinge


Format: eBook
On Sale: February 1, 2009
Price: $20.00

The Student Loan Scam is an exposé of the predatory nature of the $85-billion student loan industry. In this in-depth exploration, Collinge argues that student loans have become the most profitable, uncompetitive, and oppressive type of debt in American history.

This has occurred in large part due to federal legislation... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
The Price of Admission
The Price of Admission
Written by Daniel Golden
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307497376
Our Price: $11.99
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The Price of Admission
How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges--and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates
Written by Daniel Golden


Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: January 21, 2009
Price: $11.99

Every spring thousands of middle-class and lower-income high-school seniors learn that they have been rejected by America’s most exclusive colleges. What they may never learn is how many candidates like themselves have been passed over in favor of wealthy white students with lesser credentials—children of alumni, big donors, or celebrities.

In this... Read more >
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Major in Success, 5th Ed
Major in Success, 5th Ed
Written by Patrick Combs, Foreword by Jack Canfield
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781580088657
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Major in Success, 5th Ed
Make College Easier, Fire up Your Dreams, and Get a Great Job
Written by Patrick Combs
Foreword by Jack Canfield


Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2007
Price: $14.99

With so much at stake during college, students need smart and inspiring advice to help them excel. Now in its fifth edition, MAJOR IN SUCCESS reaches out to undecided freshmen and sophomores in search of a major that suits their interests and career ambitions; shows near-graduation students how to bolster their... Read more >
Cool Colleges
Cool Colleges
Written by Donald Asher
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781580088398
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Cool Colleges
For the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different
Written by Donald Asher


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2007
Price: $21.99

Fully revised since the first edition, COOL COLLEGES covers the most exciting schools in the U.S. and Canada, with a new chapter on eco schools, an update on tuition-free schools, and the total low-down on the so-called top-ranked schools. Are you hyper-intelligent? Self-directed? A late-bloomer? Or just different? Then you need... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
White Money/Black Power
White Money/Black Power
Written by Noliwe Rooks
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780807032718
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White Money/Black Power
The Surprising History of African American Studies and the Crisis of Race in Higher Education
Written by Noliwe Rooks


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: February 15, 2007
Price: $19.00

The history of African American studies is often told as a heroic tale, with compelling images of black power and passionate African American students who refused to take no for an answer. Noliwe M. Rooks argues for the recognition of another story, which proves that many of the programs that survived... Read more >
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