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Because smart people read Idiot’s Guides!A misconception about the series is that our authors are “idiots.” In fact, our authors are professors, doctors, celebrities, professional trade writers, and journalists—all experts in their own specialty. Our readers aren’t idiots either. More often than not, they are college educated with an above average household income. Our readers just have a sense of humor about themselves and understand that while they ARE smart people, there are just some topics they know nothing about. They want a comprehensive book that explains a subject in a quick and easy manner without boring them to tears.
That’s why Complete Idiot’s Guides® are perfect for busy students!
Quick Facts about the series:
• The series started way back in 1993• More than 35 million copies have been sold• Around 100 new and revised books in the series are published each year• There are currently around 450 active titles in 30 categories in the
series; nearly 60 of them cover academic topics (everything from Algebra to Grammar and Style to Philosophy)
• Of the entire series, 58% of authors have a degree or certification spe-cific to their book topic—and around 99% of academic-related titles have topic-specific degreed/certified authors
• 26% of the series authors have a Ph.D. or M.D. specific to their book topic
• 75% of The Complete Idiot’s Guide® readership is college-educated, with an above average household income
• 75% of readers have purchased more than one book in the series
Why should I consider a Complete Idiot’s Guide® for my class?
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The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Calculus, Second Edition, The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Precalculus, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to AlgebraW. Michael Kelley is an award-winning math teacher and the author of the best-selling The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Calculus, Second Edition. He is uniquely able to explain com-plicated mathematical concepts in eerily simple terms, all the while keeping his trademark, off-the-wall sense of humor. Included among the many honors he has received through-out his career is a distinction from the Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics recognizing him as an Outstanding High School Mathematics Teacher.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Accountinglita epstein, MBa, earned her degree from Emory University. She was the content director for a financial ser-vices website, MostChoice.com, and managed the website Investing for Women. She is also the author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Social Security and Medicare, Second Edition. shellie l. Moore, cpa, is the co-author and works for an accounting practice in Ohio, focusing on tax preparation and planning for individuals and small businesses, as well as smart business consulting, bookkeeping, and payroll preparation.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Psychology, Third EditionJoni e. Johnston, psy.D., is a clinical psychologist in Del Mar, California, and CEO of WorkRelationships, helping companies build healthy work relationships. She writes a monthly column for LexisNexis and is a noted public speaker. She is the winner of numerous media awards for her transla-tion of psychological research into consumer-friendly televi-sion and print information.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Grammar and Style, Second Edition and The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Creative Writing, Second Editionlaurie e. rozaKis, ph.D., has published dozens of books, including Shaum’s Quick Guide to Writing Research Papers, Study Skills for the Utterly Confused, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Shakespeare. She is a full professor of English and humanities at Farmingdale State University of New York and has taught English and grammar for more than 15 years.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Learning Spanish, Fourth Edition and The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Learning French, Fourth EditionGail stein is the author of more than 25 books on for-eign languages, including The Pocket Idiot’s Guide™ to Spanish Phrases, Third Edition and The Pocket Idiot’s Guide™ to French Phrases, Second Edition. She has taught Spanish and French in New York City public junior and senior high schools for more than 30 years.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Economics and The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to MBA Basics, Second EditiontoM GorMan, MBa, is a full-time business author and collaborator. He holds an MBA from NYU and is a for-mer director of editorial services at DRI/McGraw-Hill, the world’s largest and oldest economic forecasting and consult-ing firm, where he edited the monthly Forecast of the U.S. Economy, and wrote and edited hundreds of articles and speeches, including the DRI chief economist’s testimony before the Congressional Economic Committee.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Understanding Catholicism, Third EditionBoB o’GorMan, ph.D., earned a Master’s degree from Loyola and a Ph.D. from Notre Dame, both in religious education. He has published books on U.S. Catholic history and education, and is director of field education and a profes-sor at the Institute of Pastoral Studies of Loyola University, Chicago.
Mary FaulKner holds a Master’s degree in religious edu-cation from Scarritt Graduate School and is director of the Institute of Integrated Healing Arts in Nashville and a psy-chotherapist in private practice.
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Reader Reviews and EmailsAs I [read your book], I thought two things. One, your humor is hilarious and two, you make math look fun. I want to further my knowledge in math now, I am going to take college Trig this term and in the fall I plan on taking Calculus. I also noticed that you want to help people learn and enjoy math. You are dif-ferent in that sense and I thank you for that. Thanks again for your time and effort.
I must commend you on that absolutely wonderful book you’ve written. I’m talking about The Complete Idiot’s guide to Calculus. It was and continues to be a lifesaver for me. In high school I despised math; now because of you, I’ve actually chosen it to be my major.
In my own teaching, I often use The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Theory as a means to jump-start the learning process for my students. Too often young musicians and teachers alike approach music theory as a Very Hard Subject That Must Be Learned, instead of a set of liberating tools that makes one’s music making easier and better. However, this book makes learning theory fun!!! Your diagrams, language and wit often contain the bit of information that allows the student to finally grasp the material at hand, often times with an accompanying smile at the author’s language and antics. Consequently, I’ve often found that theory teachers at all levels will employ it for its numerous strategies, often at a time when nothing else has conveyed the concept.
I was failing Spanish and then once I used this book, I got a 94 on my test.
This is a good left-brain book. It is well organized. Everything about gender in one section, adjectives in another section, and verb endings in another section, unlike my current text book, which skips around a lot. I studied French on my own for two years with moderate success, then started in a class. I continue to use this book as a grammar reference because the index is very functional.
After buying two really crappy books, I was ready to pull my hair out. But that's when I found The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chemistry. <insert Hallelujah Chorus here> While I did have a Chemistry class in college, I struggled through most of it. And I am really bad at math. So words like factor-label conversion and significant figures sent me into a complete panic. But the way Mr. Guch writes is so easy to follow and so non-threatening! Not to mention funny! He tells you exactly what you need to know and exactly how to do the calculations you need to do.
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