Best Essays To Read - April 2024

College Essay Essentials: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Successful College Admissions Essay

Writing an amazing college admission essay is easier than you think!So you're a high school senior given the task of writing a 650-word personal statement for your college application. Do you tell the story of your life, or a story from your life? Do you choose a single moment? If so, which one? The options seem endless.Lucky for you, they're not. College counselor Ethan Sawyer (aka The College Essay Guy) will show you that there are only four (really, four!) types of college admission essays. And all you have to do to figure out which type is best for you is answer two simple questions: Have... [Read More]

• ASIN: 149263512X
• UPC: 760789258534
• ASIN: 149263512X
• ISBN: 149263512X
• Brand: Ethan Sawyer
• Manufacturer: Sourcebooks

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followedNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times • USA Today • San Francisco Chronicle • NPR • Esquire • Newsday • Booklist Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punisha... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01DHWACVY
• ASIN: B01DHWACVY
• Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau

1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List

“The ultimate literary bucket list.” —The Washington Post “If there’s a heaven just for readers, this is it.” —O, The Oprah Magazine          Celebrate the pleasure of reading and the thrill of discovering new titles in an extraordinary book that’s as compulsively readable, entertaining, surprising, and enlightening as the 1,000-plus titles it recommends. Covering fiction, poetry, science and science fiction, memoir, travel writing, biography, children’s books, history, and more, 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die ranges across cultures and through time to offer an eclec... [Read More]

• ASIN: B079VX3C6F
• ASIN: B079VX3C6F
• Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company

How To Write Any High School Essay: The Essential Guide

What do high school teachers expect from your writing? Here's the inside information on how your teachers think.If writing essays is challenging for you -- or if you want to turn a B essay into an A essay -- you'll want to read this book. How To Write Any High School Essay is the essential, easy-to-use, and comprehensive guide for any high school essay you could ever want to write -- no matter the teacher, no matter the subject.Grounded in more than a decade of tutoring in New York City's most demanding schools, How To Write Any High School Essay offers clear and creative guidance for both hig... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1539029816
• ASIN: 1539029816
• ISBN: 1539029816
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Best Books for Kids Who (Think They) Hate to Read: 125 Books That Will Turn Any Child into a Lifelong Reader (Prima Home Learning Library)

• ASIN: B006L7I06M
• ASIN: B006L7I06M
• Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press

Moana (2016) (Theatrical Version)

• ASIN: B01MSPICKN
• ASIN: B01MSPICKN

From Beginning to End

4CD set of complete recordings including the 1968 Introspection LP produced by Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman , outtakes, rarities & more

• ASIN: B015NHXM18
• UPC: 740155402839
• ASIN: B015NHXM18
• Manufacturer: Demon/Edsel

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns (Little Books. Big Profits)

The best-selling investing "bible" offers new information, new insights, and new perspectives The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is the classic guide to getting smart about the market. Legendary mutual fund  pioneer John C. Bogle reveals his key to getting more out of investing: low-cost index funds. Bogle describes the simplest and most effective investment strategy for building wealth over the long term: buy and hold, at very low cost, a mutual fund that tracks a broad stock market Index such as the S&P 500. While the stock market has tumbled and then soared since the first edition... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1119404509
• ASIN: 1119404509
• ISBN: 1119404509
• Manufacturer: Wiley

DVD For Dogs : While You Are Gone

Relaxing video and soothing sounds for your dog. A collection of calming video and soothing sounds for the dogs we love. As your dog takes a virtual walk through the woods, it encounters deer, ducks, geese, wolfs, prairie dogs, birds, horses, fish, butterflies, and more. A virtual "game of fetch" follows. The imagery is complemented with soft nature sounds, music, sonic sounds only dogs hear, and short stories to create a peaceful environment for dogs who are left alone. The auto-loop function allows the video to play all day. Dedicated to the dogs we love. Running Time: 65 min. (with auto... [Read More]

• ASIN: B000UZS9JY
• UPC: 801069000112
• ASIN: B000UZS9JY
• Brand: Bradley Joseph Music
• Manufacturer: Robbins Island Music

HP 63 Black Ink Cartridge (F6U62AN), 2 Cartridges (T0A53AN) for HP Deskjet 1112 2130 2132 3630 3632 3633 3634 3636 3637 HP ENVY 4512 4513 4520 4523 4524 HP Officejet 3830 3831 3833 4650 4652 4654 4655

HP 63 Black Ink Cartridge (F6U62AN), 2 Cartridges (T0A53AN) for HP Deskjet 1112 2130 2132 3630 3632 3633 3634 3636 3637 HP ENVY 4512 4513 4520 4523 4524 HP Officejet 3830 3831 3833 4650 4652 4654 4655. HP 63 ink cartridges work with: HP Deskjet 1112, 2130, 2132, 3630, 3632, 3633, 3634, 3636, 3637. HP ENVY 4512, 4513, 4520, 4523, 4524. HP Officejet 3830, 3831, 3833, 4650, 4652, 4654, 4655. Cartridge yield (approx.) per cartridge: 190 pages. Up to 2x more prints with Original HP ink vs refill cartridges. Original HP ink cartridges: genuine ink for your HP printer. Ensure that your printing is ri... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01C803EW0
• UPC: 193808789335
• ASIN: B01C803EW0
• Brand: HP
• Size: 1
• Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard SOHO Consumables

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A great accessory.

• ASIN: B07FNJJG5V
• UPC: 600140313536
• ASIN: B07FNJJG5V
• Brand: Satisfye
• Manufacturer: Satisfye Inc

50 Successful Harvard Application Essays: What Worked for Them Can Help You Get into the College of Your Choice

With talented applicants coming from the top high schools as well as the pressure to succeed from family and friends, it’s no wonder that writing college application essays is one of the most stressful tasks high schoolers face. Add in how hard it is to get started or brag about accomplishments or order stories for maximum effect, and it’s a wonder that any ever get written. To help, this completely new edition of 50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, edited by the staff of the Harvard Crimson, gives readers the most inspiring approaches, both conventional and creative, that won over a... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250127556
• ASIN: 1250127556
• ISBN: 9781250127556
• Brand: GRIFFIN
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

Popular Science

• ASIN: B002CT515Q
• ASIN: B002CT515Q
• Brand: Bonnier Corporation
• Manufacturer: Bonnier Corporation

Sh*t My Dad Says

• ASIN: B003H4I58K
• ASIN: B003H4I58K
• Manufacturer: Dey Street Books

Moana (2016) (With Bonus Content)

• ASIN: B01MRNUJUO
• ASIN: B01MRNUJUO

Vintage Reading: From Plato To Bradbury: A Persona Tour Of Some Of The World's Best Books - eBook

Vintage Reading brings eighty of the worlds most unforgettable books out from behind the high castle walls, lowers the drawbridge, and welcomes readers inside. With lively and concise commentary, award-winning author Robert Kanigel throws an

• UPC: 199710923
• Rating: 3.0

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2007

From "Q & A" by Dave Eggers A group of senators and assemblypersons were pressing The Best American Nonrequired Reading on a number of questions relating to the collection, so we decided to kill that

• UPC: 6114701
• Rating: 3.9

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008

"This great volume highlights the very best of this year’s fiction, nonfiction, alternative comics, screenplays, blogs, and more” (OK!). Compiled by Dave Eggers and students of his San Francisco writing center, it is thoroughly “entertaining

• UPC: 10100387
• Rating: 4.143

One Hundred Best Books: With Commentary and an Essay on Books and Reading Paperback

One Hundred Best Books: With Commentary and an Essay on Books and Reading Height : 0.15 In Length : 9.21 In Width : 6.14 In Weight : 0.25

• UPC: 161169329

One Hundred Best Books, with Commentary and an Essay on Books and Reading

One Hundred Best Books, with Commentary and an Essay on Books and

• UPC: 112368877

One Hundred Best Books : With Commentary and an Essay on Books and Reading

One Hundred Best Books

• UPC: 135274085

Books Worth Reading; A Plea for the Best and an Essay Towards Selection, with Short Introductions to Many of the World's Great Authors

Books Worth Reading; A Plea for the Best and an Essay Towards Selection, with Short Introductions to Many of the World's Great

• UPC: 24283690

One Hundred Best Books, with Commentary and an Essay on Books and Reading

One Hundred Best Books, with Commentary and an Essay on Books and

• UPC: 671592599

The Un-Adult A-Rated Wally : 16 of Wally's Best Stories, Un-Cut, Un-Edited and Un-Usually Fun Reading!

The Un-Adult A-Rated Wally: 16 Of

• UPC: 774889444

The Best Read Naturalist" : Nature Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of the most important figures in American nature writing, yet until now readers have had no book devoted to this central theme in his work. "The Best Read Naturalist" fills

• UPC: 55496720