Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
The Elements of Academic Success
Gene Kizer, Jr. · 2013
65/100
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The author's own non-traditional path back to college and his magna cum laude finish give this more personal credibility than most study-skills guides, and the numbered-section format borrowed from Strunk and White is genuinely useful for quick reference. Self-publication without editorial vetting and the inherent limits of a single institution's experience cap it at a mixed verdict — practical for the motivated reader, but not broadly validated.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance60
craft62
originality58
accuracy65
hype68
age-fit78
human-eye62
Penny’s verdict65
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