The Ultimate Study Skills Handbook 9780335234424_A01.indd 1 3/19/2010 2:44:08 PM 9780335234424_A01.indd 2 3/19/2010 2:44:08 PM The Ultimate Study Skills Handbook Sarah Moore, Colin Neville, Maura Murphy and Cornelia Connolly Open University Press 9780335234424_A01.indd 3 3/19/2010 2:44:08 PM Open University Press McGraw-Hill Education McGraw-Hill House Shoppenhangers Road Maidenhead Berkshire England SL6 2QL email:
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