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"From the PEN/Faulkner finalist and critically acclaimed author of Hold it 'Til it Hurts comes a dark and socially provocative southern-fried comedy about four liberal UC Berkeley students who stage a mock lynching during a Civil War reenactment--a fierce, funny, tragic work from a bold new writer"--.

Ross Gregory Douthat chronicles his academic adventures at Harvard University, describing how the school was influenced by money, elitism, and the religion of success.

"Seventeen-year-old Natalie Waite longs to escape home for college. Her father is a domineering and egotistical writer who keeps a tight rein over Natalie and her long-suffering mother. When Natalie finally does get away, however, college life doesn't bring the happiness she expected. She becomes infatuated with a married professor and feels lost and overwhelmed. Little by little, Natalie is no longer certain of anything--even where reality ends and her dark imaginings begin"--Back cover.

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Getting ready to go to college? Muchnick has put together valuable checklists that will help you keep track of campus visits, scholarships, health care paperwork and financial aid. It's the ultimate guide for making a smooth transition into college life.

College in a Can is chock full of all the answers you need from what to bring and how to study effectively to what the best college radio stations are and how to meet new people. Here you'll find bite-size wisdom and entertainment in the form of more than 250 lists about the topics that matter most to college students. College life doesn't have to be full of unknowns, so open College in a Can to get a realistic idea of what it's all about.

Morran dispenses thoughtful advice on how to sleep, slack, and swill your way to good grades and a college diploma.

"Quentin Coldwater has been cast out of Fillory, the secret magical land of his childhood dreams. With nothing left to lose he returns to where his story began, the Brakebills Preparatory College of Magic. But he can't hide from his past, and it's not long before it comes looking for him. Along with Plum, a brilliant young undergraduate with a dark secret of her own, Quentin sets out on a crooked path through a magical demimonde of gray magic and desperate characters."--Provided by publisher.