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Roy Peter Clark, one of America's most influential writing teachers, offers writing lessons we can draw from 25 great texts.

Where do writers learn their best moves? They use a technique that Roy Peter Clark calls X-ray reading, a form of reading that lets you penetrate beyond the surface of a text to see how meaning is actually being made. In The Art of X-Ray Reading, Clark invites you to don your X-ray reading glasses and join him on a guided tour through some of the most exquisite and masterful literary works of all time, from The Great Gatsby to Lolita to The Bluest Eye, and many more. Along the way, he shows you how to mine these masterpieces for invaluable writing strategies that you can add to your arsenal and apply in your own writing. Once you've experienced X-ray reading, your writing will never be the same again.

With college costs rising, it's important to make every dollar count.
That's why we at The Princeton Review have worked to expand our wildly-popular"Best Value Colleges" list published annuallyin cooperation with "USA TODAY "into this comprehensive guidebook! Inside, you'll find detailed profiles of the 150 best-buy schools and learn what it takes to get into them.
.Information on WHAT MAKES A BEST VALUE SCHOOL and why these 150 are our top picks, based on 30+ data points covering academics, cost of attendance, financial aid, and more
. PROFILES of the TOP 75 PUBLIC AND 75 PRIVATE SCHOOLS that offer fantastic value for their price tags, with essential info on their costs, selectivity, classes, and facilities
. ADVICE ON ADMISSIONS and finding your "best-fit" school
.A bonus section with the TOP 9 TUITION-FREE SCHOOLS
. INDEXES by cost and location
With the 2014 edition of "The Best Value Colleges, " you'll get everything you need to find a schoolwith quality academics, reasonabletuition, andgreat financial aid. Remember: No one knows colleges like The Princeton Review!"

This is the only guide available that contains objective information on every accredited college in the United States--2,200 four-year colleges and universities, and 1,700 two-year community colleges and technical schools. With its clearly laid-out entries and more than 40 indexes, the College Handbook 2015 by The College Board is also the fastest, easiest way for students to narrow a college search and compare the schools that they're interested in.

- comprehensive listings of admission requirements, majors, sports, on-campus activities and campus computing

- targeted information for home-schooled students and students considering community college as an option

- useful features for black and Hispanic students

- tables of early decision and wait-list outcomes show information that can't be found in any other guide

- planning calendar and worksheets help students organize their applications and stay on track

- purchasers qualify for a $10 discount on The Official SAT Online Course(TM), when purchased through College Board website, the only SAT course offered by the test maker

- updated annually by a team of editors who verify information with each college--making the College Handbook 2015 the best college reference guide available

The groundbreaking guide to the 40 best colleges you've never heard of--colleges that will change your life

Choosing the right college has never been more important--or more difficult. For the latest edition of this classic college guide, Hilary Masell Oswald conducted her own tours of top schools and in-depth interviews, building on Loren Pope's original to create a totally updated, more expansive work. Organized by geographic region, every profile includes a wealth of vital information, including admissions standards, distinguishing facts about the curriculum, extracurricular activities, and what faculty say about their jobs. Masell Oswald also offers a new chapter on how students with learning disabilities can find schools that fit their needs. For every prospective college student searching for more than football and frat parties, Colleges That Change Lives will prove indispensable.

Fully revised and updated by education journalist Hilary Oswald, Colleges That Change Lives remains the definite guide for high school students (and their parents) who are looking for more in their college education than football, frat parties, and giant lectures. Building on the foundation of landmark author Loren Pope, Oswald spent more than a year visiting 40 colleges, speaking with students, faculty, and alumni to create these vivid and concise portraits.

Featuring a new introduction, a new Required Reading section, and a new chapter on learning disabilities, the book is organized into five geographic regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, Southwest, Northwest) to make for easy browsing, and urban, suburban, and rural campuses are all featured. There's also an alphabetical index of colleges. Each profile includes admissions standards as well as relevant statistics to make your decision easier, including where the school ranks in post-graduate grants and fellowships, what percentage of students go on to graduate school or further education, distinguishing facts about the curriculum, percentage of professors who have terminal degrees in their field, even what activities are available to students and what they're likely to do on weekends.

A guide to crafting a meaningful and polished college admissions essay that gets students into the school of their dreams by expressing their unique personality, strengths, and goals.

Stand out from the crowd with a memorable, meaningful personal statement that will capture the attention of college admissions officers.

Writing a college admissions essay is no easy task--but with college essay coach and New York Times contributor Alan Gelb's accessible and encouraging step-by-step instructions, you'll be able to write an honest, one-of-a-kind essay that really shines.

Gelb's ten-step approach has garnered great results for the students who have tried it, many of whom were accepted into their dream schools (Harvard, Brown, Yale, and more). This to-the-point handbook shows you how to identify an engaging essay topic, and then teaches you how to use creative writing techniques to craft a narrative that expresses your unique personality, strengths, and goals. Whether you're an A-student looking for an extra boost or a less-confident writer who needs more intensive help, Gelb's reassuring and concise guidance will help you every step of the way, from your initial draft to final revision. In the end, you will have a well-polished, powerful, and profound personal statement that you can feel proud of--a college essay that doesn't feel "pre-fab," but is a real reflection of your own individuality.