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The Stranger by Albert Camus Publisher Comments Since it was first published in English, in 1946, Albert Camus's extraordinary first novel, The Stranger (L'Etranger), has had a profound impact on millions of American readers. Through this story of an ordinary man who unwittingly gets drawn into a... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White Publisher Comments You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. A new Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.00 Used - Trade Paper
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On the Road by Jack Kerouac Publisher Comments On the Road chronicles Jack Kerouac's years traveling the North American continent with his friend Neal Cassady, "a sideburned hero of the snowy West." As "Sal Paradise" and "Dean Moriarty," the two roam the country in a quest for self-knowledge and... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins Publisher Comments Still Life with Woodpecker is a sort of a love story that takes place inside a pack of Camel cigarettes. It reveals the purpose of the moon, explains the difference between criminals and outlaws, examines the conflict between social activism and romantic... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ariel: Perennial Classics Edition by Sylvia Plath Publisher Comments "In these poems...Sylvia Plath becomes herself, becomes something imaginary, newly, wildly and subtly created." -- From the Introduction by Robert... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Publisher Comments The Bell Jarchronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under--maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S Thompson Publisher Comments Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good ever committed to the printed page. It is also the tale of a long weekend road trip that has gone down in the annals of American pop culture as one of the... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde Publisher Comments “ZAMI is a fast-moving chronicle. From the author’s vivid childhood memories in Harlem to her coming of age in the late 1950s, the nature of Audre Lorde’s work is cyclical. It especially relates the linkage of women who have shaped her . .... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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College Survival 4TH Edition by Greg Gottesman Publisher Comments ARCO's runaway hit is back -- and it's better than ever! This brash, lively handbook -- the group effort of college students from Boston to Berkeley -- has been a smash hit through three editions, selling out printing after printing. Now freshly updated,... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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College Countdown: The Parent's and Student's Survival Kit for the College Admissions Process by Jill F Vongruben Publisher Comments College is not the automatic answer to "What happens after high school?" In order for college to be the answer, many steps must be taken: forms have to be filled out and submitted, and long range planning needs to occur. The planning actually needs to... (read more) List Price $16.25 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood Staff Pick This is my favorite out of all Margaret Atwood's books. It tells the story so convincingly of the cruelty and competition between young girls as viewed by the now older narrator Elaine. Complex and disturbing, Cat's Eye is a momentous book from one of... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Fiske Guide to Getting Into the Right College by Edward B Fiske Publisher Comments Nobody knows more about college than Edward B. Fiske, whose annual college guide is consistently ranked at the top of the list. The Fiske Guide To Getting Into The Right College walks students step-by-step through the whole process and shows them how to:... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Mass Market
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Writing Skills Success (Skill Builders) by Judith F Olson Publisher Comments Writing is a skill that can be acquired by mastering a few basic, yet vital steps. This book helps readers learn about problem verbs, pronoun agreement, as well as the essentials of style. Everyday examples help fine-tune writing skills as they relate to... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The College Admissions Mystique by Bill Mayher Publisher Comments In this fresh and plainspoken book, admissions professional Bill Mayher demystifies the college application process, guiding students and parents through this too often anxiety-filled ritual. He covers practical issues, including discovering colleges... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Beating the College Blues by Paul Grayson Publisher Comments Beating the College Blues deals with many potential collegiate pitfalls with insightful, timely, and compassionate support. Topics covered include changing family relationships; sex, date rape, and sexual harassment; coping with anxiety, depression, and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $1.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Is for Admission: The Insider's Guide to Getting Into the Ivy League and Other Top Colleges by Michele A Hernandez Publisher Comments A former admissions officer at Dartmouth College reveals how the world's most highly selective schools really make their decisions.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League To the College That Is Best for You by Jay Mathews Publisher Comments Smarten UpIt's Time to Choose the Right College Think that your life's growth, success, and happiness depend on which college you attend? The higher-profile school, the better, right? Wrong! Neither is true. Written by, yes, a Harvard grad, Harvard... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Gatekeepers: A Premier College Admits Its Freshman Class by Jacques Steinberg Publisher Comments From the fall of 1999 to the spring of 2000, New York Times education reporter Jacques Steinberg was given unparalleled access to an entire admissions season at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. In that time, he discovered just how difficult it could... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Dollars & Sense for College Students: How Not to Run Out of Money by Mid-Terms (Princeton Review) by Ellen Braitman Publisher Comments Going away to school, everyone gets the same lecture: Only use your credit card in an emergency. Well, a 1:00 A.M. pizza is an emergency, right? And a new snowboard? After a semester or two of "emergencies," not... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $0.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Real Freshman Handbook: An Irreverent & Totally Honest Guide to Life on Campus by Jennifer Hanson Publisher Comments Geared to equip students for the front lines of the college experience, The College Handbook is a funny and insightful manual on everything a freshman needs to know to make the transition from high school to college, from home life to dorm life. From... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Mass Market
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