In addition to its complete coverage of reading and study skills, this practical text provides students with advice for dealing with common problems such as money management, taking tests, and controlling stress. Accessible student software, packaged with the book, helps students develop basic computer literacy as they create budgets, study schedules, and lists of campus resources. Unique pedagogical devices such as “What Do You Do Now?” and “Thinking Things Over” help students relate information to their own lives and achieve better insight into their own thoughts, fears, and biases.