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5 books for “getting ready for exams”

Looking for: getting · ready · exams

  1. New General Mathematics for Senior Secondary Schools 1

    M. F. Macrae

    Why it came upThread: Exam preparation · Thread: Secondary school · Title

  2. Cover of Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary by A. S. Hornby

    Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

    A. S. Hornby

    Why it came upThread: Secondary school · On the list “Ready for the new term” · Bookseller's note

  3. Exercise Books (Pack of 10, 80 Leaves)

    Why it came upThread: Secondary school · On the list “Ready for the new term” · Mentions “ready”

  4. Mathematical Set

    Why it came upThread: Secondary school · On the list “Ready for the new term”

  5. Cover of How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

    How to Win Friends and Influence People

    Dale Carnegie

    Why it came upMentions “getting”

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  • Parcel 1

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    • Lagos
    • Nigeria
    • African fiction
    • First published in the 1970s
  • Parcel 2

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    • Lagos
    • Nigeria
    • African fiction
    • First published in the 1960s
  • Parcel 3

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    • Nigeria
    • African fiction
    • Coming of age
    • First published in the 2010s

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