Study guides reviewed by Richard Wiseman
IT’S that time of the year again. Thousands of students are flocking to their chosen seat of learning in search of wisdom, higher knowledge or perhaps just a degree. Most will be anxious to get as high grades as possible. Given this massive potential market for academic self-help guides, it’s no wonder there is a plethora of books offering advice.
Gavin Fairbairn and Susan Fairbairn provide a useful, accessible introduction to the joy of text in their Reading at University (Open University Press, £12.99). It aims to help students avoid becoming overwhelmed by the…
