Don't Panic: The Procrastinator's Guide to Writing an Effective Term Paper (You Know Who You Are)

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Summary: Who do you think wrote the first review?
Review: Is it not obvious that the first review was written by the book's author? I would say that it is...just read the mid-section of his review, on how he came up with the idea.
Note how poorly-written his review is, and imagine what his "real world" college experience can lend to yours. An 'F', perhaps?
If the author cannot be bothered to write a decent one-hundred word review to sell his book, he can hardly have been bothered to write that book in a useful, comprehensible manner.
I recommend paying attention in class, finding good resources, reading deeply on your subject if possible, and geting your paper proofread by another professor: this is the only proven methood for writing an attractive essay or term paper. If all else fails, come up with an original thesis that is difficult to prove, and be persuasive about it; few teachers will give you a bad grade for original work with a limited bibliography, and it is much harder for them to refute your argument if they don't know the material well. Obscure sources can become your saving grace if you take an extra hour to use the library. Most importantly, if your paper must have a limited bibliography, devise a thesis that is based on your own personal analysis rather than on the researches of others.
I am in high school, I am a known procrastinator, and I am praised for my work regularly; and I am praised by teachers that, coming from graduate school, never stopped teaching at that level of difficulty and intensity. All it takes is a little foresight to go with your procrastination: procrastinate on getting your sources till a week before your paper is due; procrastinate on writing a draft until two days before your final paper is due, and get that draft checked the next day so you can polish it - teachers hate nothing more than common errours committed by careless writers, especially when they must read through tens or hundreds of other similarly poor papers.
Take my advice - don't buy the book - if you are desperately trying to finish an essential paper, and you are still looking to buy this book, you still have time to get yourself together and turn out something impressive. The book won't help you turn out even mediocre work, and, in the minimum time it could take this book to arrive on your doorstep, you could have enough researching completed to write a good 10,000 word paper.

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Summary: Incredible help at all levels
Review: This book is being used by a relative, who is a high school history teacher in Canada, as a basis for teaching students how to write essays, was used for a Graduation thesis at Bezerkley, is used by a grandchild in Arizona, who is in middle school, was used by 3 friends children through senior high and university. This is a tough book to find, but it a great and useful tool.