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Getting In: Inside the College Admissions Process Getting In: Inside the College Admissions Process
by William Henry Paul

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With the crisp pacing of a suspense novelist, veteran reporter Bill Paul follows five high-school honor students and the dean of admission at Princeton through each step of the college admissions process. As the narrative unfolds, we watch the students... (read more)

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Still Life With Woodpecker (80 Edition) Still Life With Woodpecker (80 Edition)
by Tom Robbins

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One of Robbins most popular novels, this is a sort of 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, and paints a portrait of contemporary society... (read more)

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Cat's Eye (88 Edition) Cat's Eye (88 Edition)
by Margaret Atwood

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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)

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The Gatekeepers: A Premier College Admits Its Freshman Class The Gatekeepers: A Premier College Admits Its Freshman Class
by Jacques Steinberg

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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)

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Questions and Admissions: Reflections on 100,000 Admissions Decisions at Stanford Questions and Admissions: Reflections on 100,000 Admissions Decisions at Stanford
by Jean H Fetter

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Written in a lively manner by a former Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Stanford University, this book will enlighten college applicants and their parents, teachers, and counsellors about the practical, philosophical, and ethical issues involved in... (read more)

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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood

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"The Handmaid's Tale, despite its scenarios of great despair, is ultimately a hopeful book — Offred, and others, simply cannot be human without the possibility of hope, and therein lies the strength of the resistance. Twenty years after it was first... (read more)

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Will To Power (67 Edition) Will To Power (67 Edition)
by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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Represents a selection from Nietzche's notebooks to find out what he wrote on nihilism, art, morality, religion, and the theory of knowledge, among others.... (read more)

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The College Admissions Mystique The College Admissions Mystique
by Bill Mayher

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In this fresh and plainspoken book, Bill Mayher demystifies the process. He covers practical issues, including discovering colleges, narrowing the search, finding financial aid, and using college counselors to the best advantage. And he deals with the... (read more)

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Dr. Ruth's Guide To College Life Dr. Ruth's Guide To College Life
by Ruth K. Westheimer

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In this handbook for the college-bound student, Dr. Ruth addresses such topics as leaving home to roommate relations to campus dating.... (read more)

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The Fiske Guide to Colleges (Fiske Guide to Colleges) The Fiske Guide to Colleges (Fiske Guide to Colleges)
by Edward B Fiske

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First published 22 years ago, this annual guide to more than 300 colleges and universities is the indispensable source of information for thousands of students and their parents. Now in its third year of a bold new format, The Fiske Guide to Colleges... (read more)

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