Back Textbooks | February Newsletter

SelectReads News
Simple News Pro
  Textbooks  
Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage

Jeremy Butterfield · Oxford University Press; 4 edition
Format: Hardcover

Why literally shouldn't be taken literally.Why Americans think home in on something is a mistake and Brits think hone in is.Is it OK to spell OK okay?What's wrong with hence why?Was Alanis Morrisette ever ironic?Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage is the world-famous...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Getting Financial Aid 2015

· College Board; Ninth Edition edition
Format: Book

A must-have book in todays economy Getting Financial Aid is for parents and students challenged by the cost of college The all-important FAFSA form is explained with step-by-step instructions and the College Boards CSSFinancial Aid PROFILE form is explained by the people who administer...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Postal Exam Book for Test 473 and 473-C

Albert B. Kim · Nova Press; Updated edition
Format: Paperback

Comprehensive Prep for the Postal Exams, Test 473 and 473-C. This book provides information on postal exams, benefits and hiring procedures: * Explanation of the Federal Employees Retirement System. * Sample tests and helpful study information for Test 473 and Test 473-C. * Nine sample...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Kaplan GED® Test Premier 2015 with 2 Practice Tests: Book + Online + Videos + Mobile

Caren Van Slyke · Kaplan Publishing; Twelfth Edition edition
Format: Book

Comprehensive content review, strategies, and practice for all sections of the GED Tests from a top expert.The GED is a high school equivalency test that is recognized by educational institutions and employers throughout the United States and Canada. Every year, hundreds of thousands of individuals...
Read More check catalog
 
 
The Real Crash: America's Coming Bankruptcy - How to Save Yourself and Your Country

Peter D. Schiff · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 444
Format: Hardcover - Revised Ed.

Peter D. Schiff has fully revised and updated his provocative New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller The Real Crash. First published in 2012, The Real Crash argues that America is enjoying a government-inflated bubble, one that reality will explode...with disastrous...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Digging for Richard III: The Search for the Lost King

Mike Pitts · Thames & Hudson; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The story of the archaeology behind the dig that found Richard III, told through a fascinating array of photographs, diagrams, and firsthand accounts In August 2012 a search began and on February 4, 2013 a team from Leicester University delivered its verdict to a mesmerized press room,...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Kitty Genovese: The Murder, the Bystanders, the Crime that Changed America

Kevin Cook · Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
Pages: 242
Format: Hardcover

At last, the true story of a crime that shocked the world. New York City, 1964. A young woman is stabbed to death on her front stoop -- a murder the New York Times called "a frozen moment of dramatic, disturbing social change." The victim, Catherine "Kitty" Genovese,...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Cities That Shaped the Ancient World

John Julius Norwich · Thames & Hudson; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

An illuminating and evocatively illustrated tour of forty of the greatest cities that shaped the ancient world and its civilizations, from China and Mesoamerica to Europe and Ethiopia Today we take living in cities, with all their attractions and annoyances, for granted. But when did humans...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Brando's Smile: His Life, Thought, and Work

Susan L. Mizruchi · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking work that reveals how Marlon Brando shaped his legacy in art and life. When people think about Marlon Brando, they think of the movie star, the hunk, the scandals. In Brando's Smile, Susan L. Mizruchi reveals the Brando others have missed: the man who collected four...
Read More check catalog
 
 
"Is It Easy Being Green?": Writing the New College Application Essay

Justin Nevin · Sourcebooks
Format: Print book

More and more universities and colleges are looking beyond grade point averages and standardized test scores to choose their incoming freshman. What criteria do these institutions of higher education use as their litmus test--the college application essay. But will your average high school...
Read More check catalog
 
 
GED Test Preparation

LLC LearningExpress · Learningexpress, LLC; Csm edition

LearningExpress has created the most comprehensive preparation guide available for the NEW GED test! LearningExpresss GED Test Preparation guide offers complete coverage of the new, completely redesigned official exam—including all of the new question types—as well as thorough practice...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Kaplan SAT Premier 2015 with 8 Practice Tests: Book + DVD + Online+ Mobile

Kaplan · Kaplan Publishing; Pap/DVD edition
Format: Book

Kaplan's groundbreaking SAT prep guide -- from the test prep leader for 75 years -- features exclusive strategies guaranteed to raise test scores!Sharpen your pencils and your minds for the Official 2015 SAT with Kaplan’s SAT Prep Premier 2015 guide. This all-inclusive package...
Read More check catalog
 
 
World War II: The Essential Reference Guide

Priscilla Roberts · ABC-CLIO
Format: Print book

World War II The Essential Reference Guide provides a comprehensive overview of the major events, campaigns, battles, personalities, and issues of World War II, supplemented by a selection of primary-source documents. Comprising essays written by leading international scholars that introduce...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey

Nicola Tallis · Pegasus Books
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

A significant retelling of the often-misunderstood tale of Lady Jane Grey's journey through her trial and execution -- recalling the dangerous plots and web of deadly intrigue in which she became involuntarily tangled, and which ultimately led to a catastrophic conclusion. "Good people,...
Read More check catalog