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Here’s how to enter:
1) Leave a comment telling me what the thickest textbook you ever had to carry around was. (Mine was my AP Biology text senior year of high school. That alone must have weighed at least ten pounds!) Be sure that you have your email visable in your profile or leave it in the comment.
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This giveaway will run until 11:59 pm September 30th. At that time, a winner will be chosen using Random.org and notified via email. The winner will have 72 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen and notified.
This contest is open to those who have a mailing address in the contiguous 48 states. The backpack was graciously provided by Airbak.
Pres. Kathy says
Thanks for the opportunity! My heaviest book was my chemistry book in college! Thank God that class is over!
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My heaviest that I remember was my Literature book in middle school. Thanks so much.
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Ang says
my heaviest textbook was this dense sucker of a Chemistry textbook back in high school
Smarti says
calculus definitely- or maybe physics
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calculus definitely.I’m sure if the book was lighter I would have gotten a better grade
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cstironkat says
My Business Law book was huge and then there were case studies to boot.
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hum that is a good one!
I think it was my history book, but i hated that subject so maybe it felt the heaviest lol.
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Mike says
My Art History book was massive, must have weighed 20 pounds. Thanks!
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EyeBeeLeaveEweHoney says
I had a Chemistry book in College that was not only super heavy but oversized as well. It never fit in with the other books. But I learned a lot from it.
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Anonymous says
The thickest textbook I ever had to carry was an English lit book. JD
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Mnemosyne says
My thickest textbook was my college Physics text. Oi!
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Biology!
EmmaPeel says
I Guess History book
hale2005 says
Social studies was my heaviest book.
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doozercries says
the first book that came to mind was my geography book sophomore year in hs. it had that extra bigness because of the maps. awww goodtimes 😉
Kristen says
Organic Chemistry in college!
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Bebemiqui says
Mine was an Earth Science book for freshman science.
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Faither says
had to have been my chemistry or biology books
sweepmom says
Mine was an Anatomy and Physiology textbook in college.
Celeste says
that would have to be a tie between my AP Biology book & my AP European History book from high school… both HUGE!
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wildcat32 says
The thickest book I ever had was a botany book in college.
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The thickest book I ever had was a botany book in college.
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Nanci says
I had a chemistry book that was huge.
AmandaSue says
I honestly dont remember what class had the heaviest book, I just remember they were all REALLY heavy!
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clynsg says
I think it was my Medical-Surgical text in college, but others were just about as bad.
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metaphizz says
I remember a Multivariate Statistics Text – it was a back-killer with extra-heavy thick glossy pages. Thanks for this giveaway!
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Apple says
Thickest book I ever carried was this chemistry book in college. It’s yellow and authored by Brown. I think everybody has used this. 😀
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crystalf says
I would have to say my biology book in high school. Thank you!
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mrssquigg says
My Social Studies/World History book was ancient and huge! I practically needed a wheel barrow to carry it around.
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Pat says
I would say my Western Civilization book in college. It was fat and heavy.
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amy16323 says
my algebra book
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sweetsue says
I’m in school now and have many heavy textbooks. My heaviest so far has been an Accounting book. I hated that book!
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jsc123 says
My thickest textbook was World History my junior year of high school.
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My Physics book in high school. trinitygsd at yahoo dot com
Julie says
My Social Studies book back in junior high-:)
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Jodi says
Mine was Chemistry, I hated dragging that book around.
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candy says
Mine was my accounting book it was a combo book af accounting 1 and 2 wilcarvicatgmaildotcom
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Hotsnotty2 says
The Psychology of Personality was pretty darn thick! Had to bring it to every class too!
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the thickest textbook Iever had to carry around was some kind of economy book
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Michael says
As I recall my ‘thickest’ textbook was European History (Illustrated) – it put a phone book to shame! 😉
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WWillows6 says
My biggest textbook was my college anatomy book.
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Anonymous says
My heaviest book was my modern lit book. It was a beast!!
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demmi says
I think it was my world history book
DarcyO says
My thickest book from college was a mass communications textbook.
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Breanne says
I like mine was also my high school AP Biology book!
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tina reynolds says
Toss up between western civ and biology thanks for the chance eaglesforjack@gmail.com
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SalanderServant says
Definitely my algebra textbook, ewwww.
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Miranda Ward says
I had an amrican lit book that was 1400 some pages