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A while back I posted something on why textbooks are so expensive.
But before you start griping about how this fall's reading list will empty your pockets, check out CBS Moneywatch's list of the 12 most expensive college textbooks in America.
Acta Philosophorum The First Journal of Philosophy: $1,450
Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications: $1,215
Management Science An Anthology: $850
History of Early Film: $740
Biostatistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology: $665
Companion Encyclopedia of Psychology: $600
Feminism and Politics: $600
Concepts and Design of Chemical Reactors: $593
Advanced Semiconductor and Organic Nano-Techniques: $570
Ethics in Business and Economics: $550
Environment in the New Global Economy: $510
Solid State Chemistry and Its Applications: $500
So what's the damage at your college textbook store?
Which tomes are really putting a dent in your wallet?