Textbook buying thread?

[blueerica]

Sadly, even when I buy the books, I rarely read them. As much as I love books, I am more of an experiential learner. I need it applied, at least in my mind, which makes lectures better. I tend to use books as a last minute crutch - so it means I open the text around 4 times a year. I need to figure out how much homework is from the texts.

At any rate, I decided to take Alex's route to textbook success, even before he wrote it up. I'm just rarely in such a bind that I have to decide what to do about books. Not to mention I'm taking a much heavier class-load. /faints