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Self-help books: study skills, University life and procrastination
There are many other good and helpful books that can be accessed either from libraries, bookshops, online, some GP surgeries etc, therefore the books listed below are just a few of a vast selection available, which may be of some use. It will be important to take into consideration that self-help reading can be very subjective and depends on personal circumstances.
Self-Motivation
Gael Lindenfield, Harper Collins, 2000
A Guide to Learning Independently (3rd Edition)
Lorraine Marshall & Frances Rowland. Open University Press, 1998
Fresher Pressure
Aiden McFarlane et al, Oxford Paperbacks, 1994
How to Get a PhD, A Handbook for Students and their Supervisors (2nd Edition)
Estelle M. Phillips and Derek S. Pugh, Open University Press, 2005
How to Get a Good Degree, Making the Most of your Time at University
Phil Race, Open University Press, 1998
Learn How to Study
David Rowntree, Warner, 1998
Getting down to writing - a student's guide to overcoming writer's block
Caroline Hall, Peter Francis Publishers, 1994
It's About Time: the six styles of procrastination and how to overcome them
L Sapadin & J Maguire, Viking, 1996
Self-Motivation
Gael Lindenfield, Harper Collins, 2000
When Perfect Isn't Good Enough
M Antony & R Swinson, New Harburger, 1998
Success from Setbacks
Gael Lindenfeld, Harper Collins, 2000
Block - Getting out of Your Own Way
Abigail Lipson & David Perkins, Lyle Stuart, 1990
The Procrastinator's Handbook: Mastering the art of doing it now
Rita Emmett, Walker & Co, 2000
The Little Book of Procrastination
Andrea Perry, Worth Publishing, 2003
Do it Later!: A 2009 Planner (or Non Planner) for Creative Procrastinators
Mark Asher, Pomegranate, 2008
The Students Guide to Exam Success
Eileen Tracy, Open University Press, 2002
Passing Exams Without Anxiety
David Acres, How to Books, 1998
Doing Your Research Project, A Guide for First-Time Researchers in Education and Social Science (2nd Edition)
Judith Bell, Open University Press, 1999
How to Research
Loraine Blaxter, Christina Hughes & Malcolm Tight, Open University Press, 2001
Successful Study For Degrees
Rob Barnes, Routledge, 2004
Writing At University: A Guide for Students
Phyllis Creme & Mary R. Lea, Open University Press, 2003
