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College Knowledge:
What It Really Takes for Students to Succeed and What We Can Do to Get Them Ready 

by David T. Conley 

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Young, Gifted, and Black: Promoting High Achievement among African-American Students 

by Theresa Perry, Claude Steele, and Asa G. Hilliard III 

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Writing for Social Scientists:
How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article  

by Howard S. Becker
with Pamela Richards 

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Teaching Stories:
An Anthology on the Power of Learning and Literature  

by Robert Coles
with Trevor Hall, Ernest Patterson, and Michael Coles 

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How to Navigate Life: The New Science of Finding Your Way in School, Career, and Beyond 

by Belle Liang and Timothy Klein

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The Elements of Learning

by James M. Banner, Jr. and Harold C. Cannon 

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Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands: A Guide to the City's Hidden Shores   

by Christopher Klein 

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Thriving! A Manual for Students in the Helping Professions  

by Lennis G. Echterling 

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How to Study Linguistics:
A Guide to Understanding Language 

by Geoffrey Finch 

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Study Skills: A Student's Guide for Survival 

by Robert A. Carman
and W. Royce Adams 

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UMass Boston at 50:
A Fiftieth-Anniversary History of the University of Massachusetts Boston 

by Michael Feldberg

E-Book Titles Available for Online Reading

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The Ultimate Guide to
College Transfer: From
Surviving to Thriving 

by Lucia D. Tyler
and Susan E. Henninger 

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How to Succeed in College and Beyond: The Art of Learning

by Daniel R. Schwarz 

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The Naked Roommate:
And 107 Other Issues You Might Run into in College 

by Harlan Cohen

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Dear Teacher: Expert Advice for Effective Study Skills

by William H. Peltz

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The Secret Syllabus:
A Guide to the Unwritten
Rules of College Success

by Jay Phelan
and Terry Burnham

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Study Skills for Nurses

by Claire Boyd
and Beverley Murray

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Style Guide for Business Writing

by Michael C. Thomsett

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The Cheap Bastard's Guide to Boston: Secrets to Living the Good Life for Free!

by Kris Frieswick

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Make It Stick:
The Science of Successful Learning 

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

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The Guide to Learning and Study Skills for Higher Education
and at Work 

by Sue Drew and Rosie Bingham

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College Belonging: How First-Year and First-Seneration students Navigate Campus Life 

by Lisa M. Nunn

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The Return to Study Handbook: Study Skills for Mature, Distance, and Workplace Learners

by Chloe Burroughs

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Learning with Others: Collaboration as a Pathway to Student Success 

by Conrad Clifton
and Todd Lundberg 

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The Quick Fix Guide to Academic Writing: How to Avoid Big Mistakes and Small Errors

by Phillip C. Shon

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The Science of College:
Navigating the First Year
and Beyond

by Patricia Snell Herzog

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Falsehood and Fallacy: How to Think, Read, and Write in the Twenty-First Century

by Bethany Kilcrease

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Studying Tips, Tricks, & Hacks: Harness the Power of Routine, Build Self-Discipline, and Develop Time Management Skills 

by Misa Lindberg

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Passing Exams for Dummies

by Patrick Sherratt

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Improving Your Study Skills 

by Shelley O'Hara

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Academic Skills for Interdisciplinary Studies

by Koen van der Gaast,
Laura Koenders, Ger Post 

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How to Write Essays and Dissertations: A Guide for English Literature Students 

by Nigel Fabb and Alan Durant

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Grad School Essentials: A Crash Course in Scholarly Skills

by Zachary Shore

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A Student's Writing Guide: How to Plan and Write Successful Essays

by Gordon Taylor

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College and the Working Class: What It Takes to Make It

edited by Allison L. Hurst

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Generation Z Goes to College 

by Corey Seemiller
and Meghan Grace

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Critical Storytelling in
Urban Education

edited by Nicholas D. Hartlep and Brandon O. Hensley 

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How to Go to College on a Shoe String: The Insider's Guide to Grants, Scholarships, Cheap Books, Fellowships, and Other Financial Aid Secrets 

by Debra Lipphardt

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501 Ways for Adult Students to Pay for College

by Gen and Kelly Tanabe

Selections curated from Healey Library's media collections by Louisa Choy & Ann Marie Shafer, August 2023