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Welcome back! Come in and check out our back-to-school display in the library to view our display of books we have selected to help you have a successful semester.



How to Write a Sentence and How to Read One by Stanley Fish. This book discusses how to identify what makes a sentence a good sentence. Fish also has chapters on the importance of a good first and last sentence of a piece of writing. Throughout the book, he provides samples from classic and popular works of the elements he is explaining. 



Thinking Critically in College: The Essential Handbook for Student Success by Louis E. Newman. In this book, Newman teaches students how to learn, what critical thinking is and how to apply it to different aspects of college learning, and how to understand college assignments.



How to Study in College by Walter Pauk and Ross J.Q. Owens. This book teaches students techniques on how to learn, retain, and explain information by giving them a foundation of study skills. 



 



Get the book from COM Library. Want More? Get more resources by checking out our Study Skills Guide and our Academic Basics guide. Also, see How to Use OneSearch to find even more resources. 


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