Study Guides and Skill Boosters

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Get ahead this school year with our carefully selected study guides and skill-building books. From SAT and AP prep to writing handbooks and study skills manuals, these resources give students the confidence and tools they need to excel. Whether you’re sharpening grammar, boosting test scores, or improving time management, these essential guides provide step-by-step strategies for success inside and outside the classroom.
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Cracking the SAT Premium Edition with 8 Practice Tests, 2020: The All-in-One Solution for Your Highest Possible Score (College Test Preparation)
Cracking the SAT Premium Edition with 8 Practice Tests, 2020: The All-in-One Solution for Your Highest Possible Score (College Test Preparation)

by The Princeton Review

THE ALL-IN-ONE SOLUTION FOR YOUR HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE--including 8 full-length practice tests for realistic prep, content reviews for all test secti...

5 Steps to a 5: AP U.S. History 2024
5 Steps to a 5: AP U.S. History 2024

by Daniel P. Murphy, Emily Lewellen

AP Teachers' #1 Choice! Ready to succeed in your AP course and ace your exam? Our 5 Steps to a 5 guides explain the tough stuff, offer tons of practic...

GRE with Online Tests (Barron's Test Prep)
GRE with Online Tests (Barron's Test Prep)

by Sharon Weiner Green M.A., Ira K. Wolf Ph.D.

This newly revised and updated manual presents a test overview, test-taking advice, and a timetable for a typical computer-based GRE test. Added featu...

"They Say / I Say"
"They Say / I Say"

by Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein

The essential little book that students love for demystifying academic writing, reading, and research...

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

by William Zinsser

On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to w...

Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel

To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the diffe...

Essential Words for TOEFL iBT: Key Vocabulary for the TOEFL Exam (TOEFL Prep Books)
Essential Words for TOEFL iBT: Key Vocabulary for the TOEFL Exam (TOEFL Prep Books)

by Jackie Bolen

Learn hundreds of essential English TOEFL words (large print edition). Improve your TOEFL score by mastering new vocabulary words. There is a particul...

How to Read A Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Readings
How to Read A Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Readings

by mortimer-j-adler-charles-van-doren

"Investigates the art of reading by examining each aspect of reading, problems encountered, and tells how to combat them."--]cProvided by publisher...

College Success (2025)
College Success (2025)

by Amy Baldwin

This book explores how first-generation college students negotiate the culture of higher education through an embrace of their multiple identities. Fe...

Anatomy & Physiology
Anatomy & Physiology

by Elaine Marieb, Katja Hoehn

For two-semester courses in anatomy & physiology. A streamlined option to equip students for success in A&P and beyond Anatomy & Physiology, 7th Editi...

Grammar Girl Presents the Ultimate Writing Guide for Students (Quick & Dirty Tips)
Grammar Girl Presents the Ultimate Writing Guide for Students (Quick & Dirty Tips)

by Mignon Fogarty

From New York Times bestselling author and creator of the top ranked Grammar Girl podcast, Mignon Fogarty, comes her bestselling Grammar Girl Presents...

The Study Skills Handbook (Bloomsbury Study Skills)
The Study Skills Handbook (Bloomsbury Study Skills)

by Stella Cottrell

This title introduces higher-level study skills and allows students to develop a deeper understanding of the learning process itself, encouraging a re...