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NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2012
COLLEGE: WHAT IT WAS, IS, AND SHOULD BE
by Andrew Delbanco
"Although stronger on diagnosis than cure, this is an impassioned call for a corrupt system to heal itself."
Has the democratic ideal of a classical education, open to rich and poor alike, become a thing of the past? Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 17, 2011
CHANGE.EDU: REBOOTING FOR THE NEW TALENT ECONOMY
by Andrew S. Rosen

An enjoyable look back at the history of higher education in America and the startling new ways it might develop in the future. Read full book review >
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Released: Sept. 1, 2011
THIS IS NOT THE IVY LEAGUE: A MEMOIR
by Mary Clearman Blew
"A fierce and unsentimental book that stands eloquent testament to the high price that women of a certain generation had to pay to pursue their dreams."
In this quietly probing memoir, Blew (English/Univ. of Idaho; Jackalope Dreams, 2008, etc.) chronicles how she tried to escape her rural Montana roots as a young adult, only to be unexpectedly "called home" by an academic job that would both liberate and entrap her. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 16, 2011
COLLEGE ADMISSION: FROM APPLICATION TO ACCEPTANCE, STEP BY STEP
by Robin Mamlet, Christine VanDeVelde
"They're here to show readers how."
Mamlet, a former dean of admissions at a number of well-known universities, teams up with journalist and parent VanDeVelde to create a practical and easy-to-understand primer on college admissions. Read full book review >
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Released: July 1, 2011
DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO, JUST SEND MONEY: THE ESSENTIAL PARENTING GUIDE TO THE COLLEGE YEARS: REVISED EDITION
by Helen E. Johnson, Christine Schelhas-Miller
"A valuable guide for every parent."
Completely revised and updated guide to assist parents in evolving from their lifelong supervisory role to observing from afar, with a new focus on how to navigate the often confusing and treacherous waters of parenting a technologically dependent generation. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 4, 2011
IN THE BASEMENT OF THE IVORY TOWER: CONFESSIONS OF AN ACCIDENTAL ACADEMIC
by Professor X
"Intelligent, convincing and depressing, despite the author's evident zest for teaching."
Expanding on his controversial Atlantic Monthly essay, "Professor X" assails the ill-considered optimism that encourages unprepared students to assume crippling debt to get college degrees they don't really need. Read full book review >