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From William Deresiewicz, author of the highly acclaimed A Jane Austen Education, comes 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.

Author:

  • William Deresiewicz

Narrator:

  • Mel Foster

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 8 h 34 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Nonfiction
  • Education and pedagogy
  • Society and Social Sciences
  • Society
  • Warfare
  • Social science

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    William Deresiewicz

    William Deresiewicz was a professor at Yale until 2008. He is the author of the landmark essays “The Disadvantages of an Elite Education” and “Solitude and Leadership” and is a frequent speaker on campuses around the country. A contributing writer for The Nation and a contributing editor for The New Republic and The American Scholar, he is the author of A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter. Visit BillDeresiewicz.com.

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