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1) Spider-man 2
Pub. Date
c2004
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Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man, is desperately trying to balance his dual identities. He can't keep up at college, pay his rent or seem to make amends with his estranged best friend Harry. Mary Jane is more skeptical than ever of Peter. One day Peter's idol, the renowned scientist Otto Octavius, resurfaces after a failed science experiment. Peter begins to notice he's losing some of his powers and wonders at the stress in his personal life. He realizes...
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Completely revised and updated, this essential guide used by hundred of thousands of students is packed with expert advice on everything from managing money to managing stress--plus hilarious, outrageous, and telling stories from students on over 100 college campuses. Includes info on college living, finding friends, classes, dating, the party scene, and money.
3) Abandon
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Description
A senior at an elite college, already under severe pressure to complete her thesis and land a prestigious job, must confront the sudden reappearance of her old boyfriend, after his two year, unexplained absence...
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Pub. Date
[2004]
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An provocative look inside the world of sorority life offers an eye-opening view of the drugs, psychological abuse, promiscuity, racism, violence, and other problems that are rampant among young women in a typical sorority and analyzes why intelligent young women put up with these abuses in order to become part of a sorority sisterhood.
Pub. Date
2002.
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Colby University is the playground for the young adults of the rich and powerful. Into this world steps a girl of modest means who dreams of becoming a lawyer. When she meets the beautiful and popular Hadley, she quickly becomes a member of an elite clique. She's about to learn the hard way that her new friends walk a dangerous line.
9) Slackers
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Description
Roommates Dave, Sam & Jeff will do anything to get through college without studying. But when class nerd Ethan catches them stealing test answers, he treatens to turn them in-- unless they hook him up the beautiful Angela, the object of Ethan's unhealthy obsession. But when Dave and Angela start to fall in love instead, all bets are off. That's when Ethan's antics turn hilariously psychotic.
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
The man. The myth. The beginning. It's freshman year at Coolidge College and Van Wilder is ready to party. To his dismay, all the girls have taken a vow of chastity and an uptight Dean rules the school. Van embarks on an epic crusade to land the campus hottie, Kaitlin and liberate his school from sexual oppression and party dysfunction. No cheerleader will be left untouched and no keg will be left un-tapped.
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
A group of college students used its math skills to win millions and life in the fast lane seemed like a sure bet. Slip back to the '80s and '90s, when a group of overachieving M.I.T. students morphed into high-rolling, big-stakes gamblers. Backed by anonymous investors, they checked into hotels under assumed names and, pretending not to know each other, communicated with secret gestures and code words inside the casinos. Betting $50,000 a hand, the...
12) 21
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. Wanting to transfer to the Harvard School of Medicine, he learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 for the tuition. Then Ben is introduced into a small but secretive club by his math professor, Micky Rosa. The club has four other students: Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Jimmy; and they are being trained by Mickey in the skill of blackjack card counting. Intrigued by the desire to make money,...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"College and university are a time of transition--a time for learning and preparing to make your own way in the world. But if you're like many young people, leaving home and being on your own can feel overwhelming. That's why you need a solid foundation to help you manage stress, stay focused, optimize performance, and foster healthy habits in body, mind, and spirit. Based on the popular Mindfulness-Based College (MBC) program at Brown University,...
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Pub. Date
[2019]
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"Nearly 70% of all college graduates end up under-employed or unemployed six months after graduation because they didn't know and act on the secrets found in this book. Discover the surprising things that celebrities and CEOs did while they were college students that launched their success, and that you can imitate." -- page [4] of cover.
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