College Books
In addition to my Computer Science work, I pursue, on the side, a hobby of writing about the college experience. I have written two books for Broadway/Random House on the topic of succeeding as an undergraduate. Unlike previous college guides, I try to draw my information from extensive interviews with successful students (as oppose to personal experience), and I eschew the traditional touchy-feely focus on "surviving" college, and attempt, instead, an unabashed focus on doing really, really well.
Below, I have included a brief summary of both books. For more information, you can visit my publisher's website or my author web site, which includes ordering information and reprints of articles I have published on similar topics.
- How To Win at College: Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country's Top Students
- (Broadway Books, April 2005)
- The only guide to getting ahead once you've gotten in---proven strategies for making the most of your college years, based on interviews with the country's most successful students.
- How To Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less
- (Broadway Books, January 2007)
- A breakthrough approach to acing academic assignments, from quizzes and exams to essays and papers, How to Become a Straight-A Student reveals for the first time the proven study techniques used by real straight-A students.