Dr. Laurie Rozakis is a writer of the "Complete Idiots" books and as an expert on writing, grammar, usage, and test preparation. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Hofstra University in 1973; her Master of Arts from Hofstra in 1975; and her PhD from the State University of New York in 1984.
Rozakis got her start as a writer in 1981, when she published a review book on the Advanced Placement exam in English Literature with ARCO. To date, she has...
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Dr. Laurie Rozakis is a writer of the "Complete Idiots" books and as an expert on writing, grammar, usage, and test preparation. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Hofstra University in 1973; her Master of Arts from Hofstra in 1975; and her PhD from the State University of New York in 1984.
Rozakis got her start as a writer in 1981, when she published a review book on the Advanced Placement exam in English Literature with ARCO. To date, she has published more than 100 books and articles.
In addition to writing, Rozakis has been teaching for 35 years.
Rozakis's first work was a series of books for ARCO, many in test preparation (The New GED, College English Placement and Proficiency Exam, Reading Power: Getting Started, and Power Reading.) She continued writing widely on test preparation, most recently publishing three test prep books for elementary and middle-school students through Scholastic.
Between 1995 and 2003, Rozakis wrote more than a dozen books in the Complete Idiots Guide...
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