Take Me Back to School

Here's a suggested list for adults returning to school.

Updated July 27, 2025
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Never too late : the adult student's guide to college
Klein-Collins, Rebecca
Paper Book
A smart, snappy, and comprehensive guide for the millions of adults who are thinking about going--or going back--to college and want to know how to do it right As anyone who has done it knows, going back to school is a major undertaking. For younger and older adults alike, starting or...
The art of fielding : a novel
Harbach, Chad.
Paper Book
A disastrous error on the field sends five lives into a tailspin in this award-nominated tale about love, life, and baseball. At Westish College, a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom....
A separate peace
Knowles, John
Paper Book
A conflict of loyalties between Gene and his fearless friend, Phineas, leads to tragedy.
The secret history
Tartt, Donna.
Paper Book
Truly deserving of the accolade a modern classic, Donna Tartt’s novel is a remarkable achievement—both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover...
Brideshead revisited : the sacred and profane memories of Captain Charles Ryder
Waugh, Evelyn
Paper Book
Selected by Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the century and called "Evelyn Waugh's finest achievement" by the New York Times, Brideshead Revisited is a stunning exploration of desire, duty, and memory. The...

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