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| 008 | 140428s2014 nyu 000 0 eng | ||
| 020 | _a9781476702711 (hardback) | ||
| 020 | _a1476702713 (hardback) | ||
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_aLA 227.4 _bD431e 2014 |
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_aDeresiewicz, William, _d1964- |
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_aExcellent sheep : _bthe miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life / _cWilliam Deresiewicz. |
| 246 | 3 | _aMiseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life | |
| 250 | _aFirst Free Press hardcover edition. | ||
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_aNew York, NY : _bFree Press, _c2014. |
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_a245 p. ; _c24 cm |
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| 500 | _aOn cover, the word "Excellent" has a big red "X" over the letters "Ex", making the title "Xcellent sheep." | ||
| 505 | _aPart 1. Sheep -- The students -- The history -- The training -- The institutions -- Part 2. Self -- What is college for? -- Inventing your life -- Leadership -- Part 3. Schools -- Great books -- Spirit guides -- Your guide to the rankings -- Part 4. Society -- Welcome to the club -- The self-overcoming of the hereditary meritocracy. | ||
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_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher. |
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_aEducation, Higher _zUnited States. |
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_aUniversities and colleges _zUnited States. |
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_aElite (Social sciences) _xEducation _zUnited States. |
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_aCritical thinking _xStudy and teaching (Higher) _zUnited States. |
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_aReasoning _xStudy and teaching (Higher) _zUnited States. |
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_aEducation, Higher _xAims and objectives _zUnited States. |
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_aEducation, Higher _xSocial aspects _zUnited States. |
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_aEducación superior _zEstados Unidos _92327 |
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_aUniversidades y colegios _zEstados Unidos _9445 |
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_aEducación superior _92426 _xFines y objetivos _zEstados Unidos |
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_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1408/2014010790-d.html |
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_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1408/2014010790-b.html |
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_3Sample text _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1412/2014010790-s.html |
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