workbook
noun
work·book
ˈwərk-ˌbu̇k 
1
: a worker's manual
2
: a booklet outlining a course of study
3
: a record of work done
4
: a student's book of problems to be solved directly on the pages
5
: a single computer document that contains multiple associated spreadsheets
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Typically, the district charges fees for classes that require workbooks, novels or lab supplies and any changes reflect increases in publisher prices or printing costs or revisions to the curriculum.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
The book is part self-help book, with facts about the perimenopause and menopause transition; part memoir; part practical workbook with tools and resources; and part humor book, brimming with Sanders’ raw and authentic comedic style.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
For workbooks of a newer vintage, there’s this make-your-own-comics kit ($32) and this guide to drawing anime ($11).
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
These creators — many of whom sell their own workbooks and classes on how to game the KDP system — take public domain classic literature and use AI to add summaries and discussion questions before relisting them on the site with a new cover.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
The book is part self-help book, with facts about the perimenopause and menopause transition; part memoir; part practical workbook with tools and resources; and part humor book, brimming with Sanders’ raw and authentic comedic style.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
For workbooks of a newer vintage, there’s this make-your-own-comics kit ($32) and this guide to drawing anime ($11).
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
These creators — many of whom sell their own workbooks and classes on how to game the KDP system — take public domain classic literature and use AI to add summaries and discussion questions before relisting them on the site with a new cover.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Workbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workbook. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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workbook
noun
work·book
-ˌbu̇k
: a book of problems or practice examples for a student to use as part of a course of study
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