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Gray, 82, is known for being the author of “Psychology,” a seminal college textbook first published in 1991, now in its eighth edition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
A chemistry concept taught to generations of students may need to be explained very differently, according to an international team of researchers who say a long-accepted textbook description does not match modern evidence.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Apple’s CEO succession plan is a textbook case of standard corporate protocol, according to organizational experts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Chelsea McGillivray suffered an unknown cardiac event during labour last Monday after what was believed to be a textbook pregnancy.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
I’m on my stomach on this too-small bed in Ben’s too-small room with its warm, gooey air and index cards everywhere, and I’m literally reading a chemistry textbook.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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“Students who prefer physical textbooks should absolutely retain the option to purchase them, but students who cannot afford a printed book should have another way to access the materials they need to succeed,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Even though they appear in medical textbooks, she tells me she's moved away from certain terms, including "failure to progress" - which describes labour not moving forward as expected.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
On many campuses, there are campaigns either to make textbooks free or to replace textbooks with “digital resources.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Some say customers aren’t exactly paying for innovation, but rather for decades of familiarity on the educator side — along with textbooks that build the calculators into their curricula.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
She pans the phone over a bunch of textbooks sitting in front of her.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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