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Popular public speaker and syndicated columnist Harlan Cohen's practical, irreverent take on college life has entertained and helped parents and kids across the country. Now, you can get his wit and wisdom in book form, thanks to The Naked Roommate... And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College. Yes, you'll find tips on dealing with unclothed dorm buddies, but also advice on college dating, cash, classes and time management. (Compare prices)

The collective wisdom of hundreds of college students went into How to Survive Your Freshman Year: By Hundreds of College Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Who Did. Published by Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides, this collection includes real-life student advice on lecture halls, professors, parties and everything else those hundreds of "heads" wished someone had told them. (Compare prices.)

Been There, Should've Done That takes a similar approach with 995 tips for making the most of your college years. "The problem with college," says a University of Florida student, "is that you figure it out about the time you're ready to graduate." So editor Suzette Tyler gathered the wisdom from 900-some seniors into a small, bite-sized book with chapters ranging from "The Orientation Express" to "To be or not to be ... Greek" and "Professor Pleasers."(Compare prices.)

Dorm life is one of the biggest adjustments for new college kids, many of whom have never shared a room at all, let alone with a stranger who parties hearty, pumps up the volume and borrows your best stuff. It's certainly character building. But Mary Lou Podlasiak's Rules for Roommates: The Ultimate Guide to Reclaiming Your Space and Your Sanity and its dorm-centric conflict resolution tips will help with all those burning questions, including "Could you be any more annoying?"(Compare prices.)

And naturally, there's a Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook on college life too. It's as tongue-in-cheek as you'd expect, but there is some practical advice on surviving all-night study sessions and avoiding nightmare hook-ups, as well as a pronunciation guide so Junior can talk about Toulouse-Lautrec and Schopenhauer in lecture hall without embarrassing himself. Hardly a complete primer on college life, but it's guaranteed to make any overwrought freshman - and his parents - laugh. (Compare prices)