Free College and Training Money For Women [Paperback]

Matthew Lesko (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 5, 2000

A Book wich lists all the help women need to do what they've always dreamed with the help of $80 Billion in Grants, Loans, Scholarships just for Women Who Want to Go Back to School or Train for a New Job.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Women have bigger brains. 26% more women than men are in college. 68% more women over 35 than men over 35 are taking college courses. 21% more working women than working men participate in non-college training...this book helps you get where you never thought possible with help and Matthew's expertise. -- From The Publisher

About the Author

Matthew Lesko is the #1 Source in the U.S. on Free Government information, expert advice, and money. A New York Times best-selling author and winner of two Best Reference Book of the Year Awards from the Amerian Library Association, Lesko tops the charts with his best-selling books "Information USA" and "Getting Yours". He has written over 80 books including his national bestsellers, "Gobs and Gobs of Free Stuff", and "Free Money To Change Your Life". His credentials include syndicated columns for the New York Times and Good Housekeeping Magazine, and a frequent guest on national TV talk shows including Larry King, Good Morning America, Jay Leno's Tonight Show, Oprah, and The Today Show.

Product Details

• Paperback: 767 pages
• Publisher: Information USA; First Edition edition (January 5, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878346520
• ISBN-13: 978-1878346520
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #692,494 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

89 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Be cautious about this book, May 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Free College and Training Money For Women (Paperback)

I read the reviews for this book and it seemed like a good choice, but I guess I didn't read between the lines. This book really didn't help me in my search at all. The reason: I am a white female, who isn't in high school anymore, who is not already attending a "college" and currently is employed. I was very disappointed in this book. Most of the listing are for women just getting out of high school, for those who are already in school or those who are unemployed and seeking to join a woman friendly job enviroment (nurse, teacher, or science technology etc). I found only 4 listing that would apply to my situation, and all 4 required membership to the organization, before I could get any information about the money offered in this book. Please go to your local book store or library and thumb through this book before you buy it. You might save yourself some money in the long run.

47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Why pay for wrong information, February 4, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Free College and Training Money For Women (Paperback)

I am the programs manager for a national academic organization. Someone just called me and quoted a section in this book that claims our organization offer scholarships to girls and women from the U.S. and Canada. Totally not true. It really bothers me when people put out false or made up information and the unsuspecting general public pays good money for it. Clearly, this book was not well researched and was probably just copied from other not-well-researched sources.

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Shame on Lesko!, May 30, 2004

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"brian_ny" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Free College and Training Money For Women (Paperback)

I found this book completely useless except for a paperweight or doorstop! What I did find interesting is that Vickie Adkins-Marcum seems to review all of Matthew Lesko's books. Of course Vickie highly exalts him using such phrases as "KUDOS to Matthew Lesko! He's making this world a better place!" For those of you who are a little slow, let me inform you that Vickie Adkins-Marcum is really Matthew Lesko, or someone Matthew gave this review to and paid Vickie to post it. It's strange that Vickie's reviews all start out with the same first paragraph and have many of the same phrases throughout. It is also strange that Vickie only reviews Matthew's books. Shame on you Matthew Lesko for writing your own review!