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See also the Skills Hub guide:

Skills Hub: Study Skills

Study Skills Books (general)

Essential Study Skills by Sandra Sinfield; Tom Burns
ISBN: 9781446203255
Publication Date: 2012
Essential Study Skills by Linda Wong
ISBN: 9781285430096
Publication Date: 2014
The good study guide by Andrew Northedge
ISBN: 0749259744
Publication Date: 2005
Skills for success : the personal development planning handbook by Stella Cottrell
ISBN: 1403911320
Publication Date: 2003
The Smart Study Guide by Louise Tamblin; Pat Ward
ISBN: 9781405121170
Publication Date: 2006
The study skills book by Kathleen McMillan and Jonathan Weyers
Call Number: 371.3 MCM [Dubai] / 378.17 MCM [Edinburgh, Borders]
ISBN: 9780273773313
Publication Date: 2012
2nd Edition
Study Skills for Dummies by Doreen du Boulay
ISBN: 9780470740477
Publication Date: 2009
The Study Skills Handbook by Stella Cottrell
Call Number: 371.3 COT [Borders, Dubai, Edinburgh, Malaysia]
ISBN: 9781137289254
Publication Date: 2013

Study Skills Books (specific)

The dyspraxic learner : strategies for success by Alison Patrick
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781784500498
Publication Date: 2015
How to Study for a Mathematics Degree by Lara Alcock
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9780191637360
Publication Date: 2012
Studying Science by Pauline Millican; John Heritage
ISBN: 9781904842743
Publication Date: 2009
Study skills for international students by Kathleen McMillan and Jonathan Weyers
ISBN: 0273731157
Publication Date: 2011
The Study Skills Toolkit for Students with Dyslexia by Monica Gribben
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9780857029324
Publication Date: 2012