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YOUR COURSE MATERIALS

Murrin et al.,

Liberty, Quality, and Power: A History of the American People, 5e

You will…

— be tested— receive homework

assignments— have reading

assignments

…from these materials

STUDENTS…USE WHAT YOUR PROFESSOR ADOPTS

– Nine in ten professors (90%) say that students would do better if they made greater user of the assigned textbook.

– Students’ pass rates, retention rates and grades improve when they employ supplemental materials in addition to their textbooks.

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WHAT’S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT THE NEW EDITION?

– For those of you taking the 1st half of the book, chapters have been reorganized to make them easier to follow.

– For those of you taking the 2nd half of the book, there is a new chapter (32) recent history including Bill Clinton and George Bush.

– There is a new co-author in this edition, Alice Fahs, who added more on the history of women, and cultural history.

GET THE GRADE RESOURCES!

— Companion Website— ThomsonNOW— Study Guide— U.S. History Atlas— American History

Resource Center

WHAT IS THOMSONNOW?

ThomsonNOW is an online suite of services and resources providing you the choices and tools you need to improve your grade. ThomsonNOW is your source for results-NOW!

– Personalized Study Plan– Video Clips– Animations - Timelines– Simulations– Integrated ebook

WILL THOMSONNOW HELP ME GET A BETTER GRADE?

87.3% of students agree using ThomsonNOW regularly will help them perform better on exams.

83.9% of students agree that Personalized Study was a valuable study tool.

76.3% of students agree using ThomsonNOW regularly will help them get a better grade.

82.7% of students are likely to tell a friend about ThomsonNOW

YES!

PRE-TESTS AND POST-TESTS

HOW CAN THOMSONNOW HELP ME WITH TESTS?

STUDY NOTES

E-BOOK

INTERACTIVE MAP EXERCISES

DOING HISTORY ONLINE

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

STUDY GUIDE

Prepare for your quizzes, tests, and exams with this valuable resource that includes a number of ways for you to review each chapter's material: summaries, outlines, learning objectives, key terms with definitions, and practice quizzes.

ISBN for Study Guide:0495116114

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FREE COMPANION WEBSITE!

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STUDENTS…PLEASE READ

If your textbook doesn’t already come with the helpful study aids we’ve discussed, go to your local college bookstore or go on-line to the iChapters.com.