Books to take to college, resources you may need
Books to take to college? Anything you might find useful while there. Don't buy a book that you already have at home. While the Web is a great tool, you will find that most profs require literary references and awareness. Many humanities courses require a wide variety of reading material, bring these with you to college or have them sent. Why have two copies? If you have already read books thus assigned, look them over to review and be happy you are ahead of the game.
Books to take to college: Academic Resources that help.Yes, you can find everything on the 'net these days, but still it is handy to have a few basic reference books to help you along, and while you are studying it is faster and easier to look it up in the open book in front of you. What to take for academic resources? We recommend the following:
"The Elements of Style", Strunk and White"Eat, Shoots, and, Leaves", Truss"The Write Source", Rea, Dean A dictionary, unless you are inclined to use the Internet exclusively for dictionary functions. I personally prefer American Heritage or Oxford Collegiate over Websters.A thesaurus: See above.Foreign language dictionary in your high school foreign languageAny reference books you have around that helped you write high school essays. I personally love "Reader's Companion to WOrld Literature," Percy. I cannot tell you the times it saved me in college when I was supposed to come up with something philosophical or esoteric. Any research papers you wrote in high school - not that you want to hand them in again, unless you are a masochist, but you can learn from them and from any teachers' comments."The Readers' Companion to World Literature", Hornstein, Percy, Brown. I regard this guide as indepensable for analyzing the immortal masterpieces of writing.MLA Style book, only if you already have one If not, the college library will have one. It is nicer on those cold evenings if you don't have to find one at the last minute. Pricey.Or, Chicago Manual of Style. Also Pricey.Books such as classics of literature, important novels, non-fiction, that influenced you in any way.The Bible: used in various parts by the big three religions, frequently used in humanities type courses.
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