Study Power: Study Skills to Improve Your Learning and Your Grades

Author: Wood Smethurst, William R., Ph.D. Luckie
List Price: $15.95
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ISBN: 157129046X
Publisher: Brookline Books (December, 1997)
Sales Rank: 27,127
Average Customer Rating: 4 out of 5

Customer Reviews

Rating: 4 out of 5
Similar to the book, SURVEY OF 300 A+ STUDENTS
This book is similar to the book, SURVEY OF 300 A+ STUDENTS: A+ STUDENTS DESCRIBE THEIR ACADEMIC STRATEGIES, by Kenneth Green (from Harvard). However, I think that Kenneth Green's book is more comprehensive and gives the information in a chronological order, which makes it a smoother read.

Rating: 2 out of 5
Annoying typography
My 2 star rating is based entirely on the typography used for the book. As you can see in the sample pages, a font was chosen which is sort of vertically stretched and horizontally smooshed. I find it rather uncomfortable to read. Your opinion may vary, but it makes me want to avoid spending much time reading the text.

What I have read, though, looks useful.

Rating: 4 out of 5
Not Exceptional
Don't get me wrong, this is a good book about survival in the school sanctuary. Still I don't think it is such a miracle. "Techniques" explained are nothing more than stuff like Listening in Class, Participation etccc (the time managing methods are really cool though).
In conclusion, I recommend this book to those who really are hopeless or those who are wondering why the other reviwers rated it so high.

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