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If you like the idea of carrying a lot of books around in something the size of a day planner, try the Amazon Kindle! Mine goes all over the place with me.

Kindles

Kindle Paperwhite 3G	Kindle Paperwhite	Kindle	Kindle Keyboard 3G
Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ 4G LTE	Kindle Fire HD 8.9″	Kindle Fire HD	Kindle Fire

Old-fashioned motivation!

This stuff is simple English practice, fun to read, and makes you feel good! Motivation to succeed is always cool, whether we’re talking about learning English or just about succeeding in general.

Try succeeding like a RHINO! CHARGE!

Rhinoceros Success [Kindle Edition]	Advanced Rhinocerology: To Help You Through the Jungle [Paperback]	Rhinocerotic Relativity [Paperback]

Books on how to learn languages and on memory

Speak Like A Native: Professional Secrets for Mastering Foreign Languages [Kindle Edition]	Speak Like A Native: Professional Secrets for Mastering Foreign Languages [Paperback]

English learning materials

Pimsleur rocks! I started Mandarin with Pimsleur, and found the material easy to absorb and easy to remember.

Chinese (Mandarin) I [Audiobook] [Audio CD]	English for Spanish Speakers 1 [Audiobook] [Audio CD]	English For Mandarin Speakers [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

OPD, Oxford Picture Dictionary—I’ve used these in language learning and language teaching, plus I kept a Spanish-English version at the desk when I was a court interpreter. This book has vocabulary in categories, with pictures, and with translations. More on vocabulary-building a bit later!

Oxford Picture Dictionary English-Chinese: Bilingual Dictionary for Chinese speaking teenage and adult students of English [Paperback]	Oxford Picture Dictionary English-Spanish: Bilingual Dictionary for Spanish speaking teenage and adult students of English [Paperback]

Princeton Review English Test Prep

I have found these resources useful for people studying for their college admission tests.

Cracking the TOEFL iBT with CD, 2014 Edition (College Test Preparation) [Paperback]	Essential TOEFL Vocabulary (flashcards) (Test Preparation) [Cards]	Word Smart for the TOEFL (Smart Guides) [Paperback]	Cracking the SAT, 2013 Edition (College Test Preparation) [Paperback]
11 Practice Tests for the SAT and PSAT, 2013 Edition (College Test Preparation) [Paperback]	Essential SAT Vocabulary (flashcards) (College Test Preparation) [Cards]	Cracking the TOEIC with Audio CD (Professional Test Preparation) [Paperback]

IELTS

Cambridge IELTS 8 Student’s Book with Answers: Official Examination Papers from University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (IELTS Practice Tests) [Paperback]	Cambridge IELTS 8 Audio CDs (2): Official Examination Papers from University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (IELTS Practice Tests) [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Graduate Record Exam

Cracking the GRE, 2013 Edition (Graduate School Test Preparation) [Paperback]	Cracking the GRE, 2014 Edition (Graduate School Test Preparation) [Paperback]	Cracking the GRE, 2013 Edition (Graduate School Test Preparation) [Kindle Edition]	The Official Guide to the GRE Revised General Test [Paperback]
GRE The Official Guide to the Revised General Test with CD-ROM, Second Edition (Official Guide to the Gre) [Kindle Edition]

Law School Admissions Test

Cracking the LSAT, 2013 Edition (Graduate School Test Preparation) [Paperback]	Cracking the LSAT with 3 Practice Tests, 2014 Edition (Graduate School Test Preparation) [Paperback]

Graduate Management Admissions Test

Cracking the New GMAT, 2013 Edition: Revised and Updated for the New GMAT (Graduate School Test Preparation) [Paperback]	Cracking the New GMAT, 2013 Edition: Revised and Updated for the New GMAT (Graduate School Test Preparation) [Kindle Edition]	1,037 Practice Questions for the New GMAT, 2nd Edition: Revised and Updated for the New GMAT (Graduate School Test Preparation) [Paperback]	1,037 Practice Questions for the New GMAT, 2nd Edition: Revised and Updated for the New GMAT (Graduate School Test Preparation) [Kindle Edition]

MCAT

MCAT Workout [Paperback]	Cracking the MCAT, 2013-2014 Edition (Graduate School Test Preparation) [Paperback]

Languages Other Than English

Very Practical Chinese: 45 Conversations to Know [Spiral-Bound]	Rough Guide Phrasebook: Mandarin Chinese [Paperback]	RVR 1960/KJV Bilingual Bible (Black Bonded Leather) (Spanish Edition) [Bonded Leather]

Teaching Languages

Becoming A Language Teacher: A Practical Guide To Second Language Learning And Teaching