CLEP Exams Text Books

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Biology

General Biology

Biology, 6th ed.
by Raven, Peter; Johnson, George
McGraw Hill, 2002
ISBN 0-07303-120-8

Concepts in Biology, 11th ed.
by Enger, Eldon
McGraw-Hill, 2005
ISBN 0-07255-289-1

Business

Introductory Business Law

Law For Business, 8th ed.
by Barnes, James; Dworkin, Terry Morehead; Richards, Eric
McGraw-Hill, 2003
ISBN 0-07294-163-4

Principles of Accounting

Financial & Managerial Accounting, 13th ed.
by Williams, Jan; Haka, Susan; Bettner, Mark; Meigs, Robert
McGraw Hill, 2005
ISBN 0-07294-282-7

Chemistry

General Chemistry

Fundamentals of Chemistry, 4th ed.
by Goldberg, David E.
McGraw-Hill 2002
ISBN 0-13033-719-6

General Chemistry, 8th ed.
by Ebbing & Gammon
Houghton-Mifflin, 2002
ISBN 0-61851-528-3

Computer Science

Information Systems & Computer Applications

Computers:  Information Technology in Perspective, 12th ed.
by Long, Larry; Long, Nancy
Prentice-Hall, Inc., 2005
ISBN 0-13143-235-4

Economics

Principles of Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics: Principles, Problems, and Policies 15th ed.
by McConnell, Campbell; Brue, Stanley
Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 2002
ISBN 0-07249-851-x

Principles of Microeconomics

Microeconomics: Principles, Problems, and Policies, 16th ed.
by McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, William B. Walstad
Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 2002  
ISBN 0-07242-852-8

English

American Literature

The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Shorter Edition, 6th ed.
by Baym, Nina
W W Norton, 2003
ISBN 0-39397-969-5

The Scarlet Letter
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Bantam Classic and Loveswept, 1998  
ISBN 0-55321-009-2

A Handbook to Literature, 12th ed.
by Harmon, William / Holman, C. Hugh
Prentice Hall, 2006  
ISBN 0-13134-442-0

Analyzing and Interpreting Literature

The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Thinking, Writing, 7th ed.
by Meyer, M.
Bedford Books, 2006
ISBN 0-31243-445-6

English Composition with essay

The Everyday Writer, 2nd edition
by Lunsford, Angela A.
Bedford/St. Martin's 2002

Seeing and Writing
by McQuade, Donald and Christine McQuadeb
Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002
ISBN 0-31218-016-0

Literature for Composition: Essays, Fiction, Poetry and Drama, 7th ed.
Eds: Sylvan Barnet, William Burto, William E. Cain, Marcia Stubbs
Longman Publishing Group, 2002
ISBN 0-32128-034-2

English Literature

The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Major Authors, 8th ed.
by Abrams, M. H.; Greenblatt, Stephen
W. W. Norton Company, 2006
ISBN 0-39392-829-2

College Writing Skills w/ Readings, 6th Ed. **
by Langan, John
McGraw Hill, 2005
ISBN 0-00610-454-1

** A Handbook to Literature is also required.  See American Literature

French

College French Language

We're sorry we are not aware of any guides available at this time

German

College German Language

Level I, Level II

Treffpunkt Deutsch, Grundstufe, 4th ed.
by Fritz T. Widmaier, E., Rosemarie Widmaier
Prentice Hall, 2003
ISBN 0-13040-991-X

Treffpunkt Deutsch - Grundstufe Workbook/Lab Manual
by Widmaier
Pearson Higher Education, 1999
ISBN 0-13095-347-4

History

History of the U.S. I

America: A Narrative History Volume I, 6th ed.
by Tindall, George; Shi, David
W W Norton, 2004  
ISBN 0-39392-426-2

History of the U.S. II

America: A Narrative History Volume II, 6th ed.
by Tindall, George; Shi, David
W W Norton, 2004
ISBN 0-39392-427-0

Western Civilization I

A History of Western Society: Vol. I: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment, 7th ed.
by McKay, Hill, Buckler
Houghton-Mifflin, 2003
ISBN 0-61817-048-0

Western Civilization II

A History of Western Society, Vol. II: From Absolutism to the Present, 7th ed.
by McKay, Hill & Buckler
Houghton-Mifflin, 2003
ISBN 0-61861-281-5

Humanities

Humanities in Western Culture: A Search for Human Values Vol. 2, 10th ed.
by Lamm, Robert Carson
McGraw-Hill (Brown & Benchmark), 1995
ISBN 0-69725-427-5

Management

Principles of Management

Management: Skills and Application, 11th ed.
by Rue, Leslie; Byars, Lloyd
Irwin McGraw-Hill, 2005
ISBN 0-07293-593-6

Marketing

Principles of Marketing

Marketing, 8th ed.
by Berkowitz, Eric; Kerin, Roger A.; Hartley, Steven W.; Rudelius, William
McGraw-Hill, 2006
ISBN 0-07282-880-3

Mathematics

Calculus with Elementary Functions

Calculus of a Single Variable, 8th ed.
by Larson, Roland E.; Hostetler, Robert P.; Edwards, Bruce H.
Houghton Mifflin, 2005
ISBN 0-61850-303-x

College Algebra

College Algebra: A Graphing Approach, 4rd ed.
by Larson, Hostetler, Edwards
Houghton Mifflin, 2005
ISBN 0-61839-437-0

College Algebra-Trigonometry

College Algebra and Trignonometry, 3rd ed.
by Lial, Margaret, et al.
Addison Wesley Longman, Inc., 2004
ISBN 0-32122-763-8

Political Science

American Government

Government By the People - National Version, 21st Ed.
by David B. Magleby, David M. O'Brien, Paul C. Light, James Mac Gregor Burns, Jack W. Peltason, Thomas E. Cronin
Prentice-Hall, 2005
ISBN 0-13192-159-2

Government By the People, Basic Version, 21st Ed.
by David B. Magleby, David M. O'Brien, Paul C. Light, James MacGregor Burns, Jack W. Peltason, Thomas E. Cronin
Prentice-Hall, 2005
ISBN 0-13192-158-4

Psychology

Human Growth & Development

Human Development, 9th ed.
by Papalia, Diane; Olds, Sally Wendkos
McGraw-Hill, 2004
ISBN 0-07287-869-x

Introduction to Educational Psychology

Psychology for Teaching, 10th ed.
by Lefrancois, Guy
Thomson Learning (Wadsworth), 2000
ISBN 0-53457-447-5

Introductory Psychology

Psychology, 6th ed.
by Gleitman, Henry; Reisberg, Daniel; Fridlund, Alan
W W Norton, 2004
ISBN 0-39397-767-6

Science

Natural Sciences

The Physical Universe, 11th ed.
by Krauskopf, Konrad Bates
McGraw-Hill (William C Brown), 2005  
ISBN 0-07301-465-6

Social Science/History

The Western Experience, 8th ed.
by Chambers, Mortimer
McGraw-Hill, 1999
ISBN 0-07242-437-0

Systems of Society: An Introduction to Social Sciences, 7th ed.
by Mendoza, Manuel G./ Napoli, Vince
Houghton Mifflin (DC Heath), 1999
ISBN 1-58316-056-6.

Sociology

Introductory Sociology

Sociology: A Brief Introduction, 6th ed.
by Thio, Alex
Addison-Wesley (Longman), 2005
ISBN 0-20540-785-4

Spanish

College Spanish Language

Level I, Level II

An Introduction to Spanish, Student Edition
by VanPatten, Bill. Destinos
McGraw-Hill
ISBN 0-07002-069-8