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3 Books Every College Student Should Read
By Serge Cruise • August 13, 2015
When today's college students are reading, their literary canon is centered on textbooks, course related articles, and manuscripts. Only a few students create the opportunity to read beyond the confines of their coursework and for many this is a missed opportunity. What about the books that will help you make the most of these precious years, not just the years that come after?
Just Do It
By Eva • August 10, 2015
Getting things done ahead of time is one of the most rewarding practices but, if you're anything like me, it's also one of the most challenging. I am a serial procrastinator and have been since I was old enough to pronounce the word. I'm not saying I don't do my work – I get things done on time and I don't settle for anything less than my best. But sometimes (okay most times) I don't leave myself enough time to get things done at a reasonable rate. The result? An ungodly amount of self-inflicted stress accompanied by a questionable rate of caffeine ingestion, with absolutely zero sleep (side effects usually include extreme irritability, emotional instability, stress eating, and a generally troll-like appearance).
Top Tips for Back to School
By Billy Doux • August 07, 2015
No one sums up the bitter/sweet, back-to-school feeling better than Joe Fox in that beloved movie "You've Got Mail":
"I would send you a bouquet of neatly sharpened pencils."
One Book, Two Books, We'll Find You Books
By Billy Doux • August 06, 2015
The Back-to-School Boondoggle
By Hugo Munday • August 03, 2015
Academic publishing houses bankrupting students with the high price of new textbooks Some alternatives to financial ruin are out there e.g. thriftbooks.com Back to School promo' code, giving you 15% off used textbooks until Aug 16th, 2015. Code is TBTEXTBOOKS.
If Harry was a Super Hero
By Hugo Munday • July 27, 2015
9 Reasons to Buy Used Books
By Billy Doux • July 20, 2015
We have never had so much choice when it comes to what we pick up and read. Added to time-honored institutions, such as libraries & coffee shops, we now have bucket-loads of content available from our phones, tablets, eBook readers PCs and even watches. So why are we better off buying good old used books?
Watching Harper Lee
By Hugo Munday • July 13, 2015
What's special about July 14, 2015? It's the day that Harper Collins published Go Set a Watchman, which represents half the output of one of the most successful but unprolific authors of the twentieth century, Harper Lee.
Used Books but not Abused Books
Re-stocking Thriftbooks.com Summer Reads
By Hugo Munday • July 06, 2015
We're about to hit the Dog Days of Summer, so it's time for a refresh of our Summer Reads list.
Charles Dickens: Greatest Novelist?
By Paul Ryall • February 05, 2014
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