Excellent sheep : the miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life
Title:
Excellent sheep : the miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life
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William Deresiewicz.
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Edition:
First Free Press hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Free Press, 2014.
Physical Description:
245 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781476702711
9781476702728
Abstract:
"A groundbreaking manifesto for people searching for the kind of insight on leading, thinking, and living that elite schools should be--but aren't--providing"-- Provided by publisher.
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Contents:
Introduction -- pt. 1. Sheep : The students ; The history ; The training ; The institutions -- pt. 2. Self : What is college for? ; Inventing your life ; Leadership -- pt. 3. Schools : Great books ; Spirit guides ; Your guide to the rankings -- pt. 4. Society : Welcome to the club ; The self-overcoming of the hereditary meritocracy.