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Graduate Studies
Dartmouth College
6062 Wentworth (Room 304)
Hanover, NH 03755-3526
Phone: 603.646.2106
Fax: 603.646.8762

Books for the Struggling Dissertation Writer

  • Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott (Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1995)
  • Enjoy Writing Your Science Thesis or Dissertation!: A Step by Step Guide to Planning and Writing Dissertations and Theses for Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Elizabeth Fisher and Daniel Holtom (Imperial College Press, 1999)
  • Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or Ph.D. by Robert L. Peters (Noonday Press, 1998)
  • Secrets for a Successful Dissertation by Jan Secrist, Debra J. Wright, and Jacqueline Fitzpatrick (Sage Publications, 1998)
  • Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis by Joan Bolker (Henry Holt and Company, 1998)